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Year 9 Courses - Melbourne

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Year 9 is a pivotal year in high school, where students consolidate foundational skills and prepare for more advanced concepts in English and Mathematics. Matrix Education offers structured courses designed to strengthen these core areas, ensuring students build confidence and achieve academic success.

Course Structure

  • Duration: 9 weeks per term

  • Lesson Length: 1.5 hours per week

  • Delivery Modes:

    • On-Campus: Face-to-face classes at Matrix campuses

    • Matrix+ Online: Flexible online learning with video lessons, quizzes, and downloadable resources

Year 9 English Course

The Year 9 English course develops students’ skills in literary analysis across a range of text types. Students explore novels, poetry, film, and Shakespearean drama, learning to analyse language, structure, and techniques while building their own analytical and creative writing skills.

Term Topics

  • Term 1: Understanding Novels – Building reading skills, characterisation, setting, and plot

  • Term 2: Poetry – Shakespearean poetry, Emily Dickinson, modern poetry, and Australian poetry

  • Term 3: Understanding Film– Complex film techniques, the role of the director, and how to analyse film

  • Term 4: Understanding Shakespeare (Tragedy) – Strategies for reading Shakespeare, approaching Macbeth, writing analytically and imaginatively

Year 9 Mathematics Course

The Year 9 Mathematics course deepens students’ understanding of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. They develop skills in solving equations, working with surds and indices, exploring geometric properties, and analysing linear and quadratic relationships, as well as probability.

Term Topics

  • Term 1: Algebraic Equations, Problem Solving, Surface Area, Volume

  • Term 2: Numbers of Any Magnitude, Surds and Indices, Trigonometry

  • Term 3: Properties of Geometrical Figures, Linear Relationships, Variations and Rates of Change

  • Term 4: Linear Inequality, Quadratic Techniques, Probability

Year 9 Science Course

The Year 9 Science course helps students understand the principles behind real-world scientific phenomena. With a focus on experimentation, theory, and analytical thinking, this course prepares students for senior science subjects.

Term Topics

  • Term 1: Chemical World: Chemistry Part 1

  • Term 2: Living World: Biology Part 1

  • Term 3: Physical World: Physics Part 1

  • Term 4: Earth and Space: Earth Science Part 1

Holiday Courses

Matrix offers 4-day Holiday Skills-based Courses for Year 7 students in English and Maths. Each course runs for 2 hours per day and focuses on developing essential skills that reinforce term learning and prepare students for the term ahead.

These holiday programs are ideal for students who want to:

  • Deep-dive into an fundamental skill with step-by-step instruction

  • Build a complete understanding of how and when to apply it

  • Strengthen confidence through practice and feedback

  • Lay the groundwork for future success in class and assessments

By the end of the program, students walk away with more than just theory—they leave with practical skills they can use straight away.

More information on our skills-based Holiday Courses for Year 7-10 students can be found here.

What You’ll Get at Matrix

  • Expert teachers – No university students; only experienced subject matter experts

  • Syllabus-ready resources – Comprehensive workbooks updated each term

  • Online lesson videos – Rewatch any class anytime, anywhere

  • 1-on-1 help – Free private tutor workshops for on-campus students

  • Modern campuses – Purpose-built classrooms for focused learning

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