HIGH SCHOOL LITERACY CLUB · YEARS 7–10
High school English is harder than most students expect. We make sure yours is ready.
The jump from primary to high school English is steep. More complex texts. Essay questions with no obvious answer. Analysis marks that disappear when thinking isn’t structured. FunFox prepares students with the skills and the confidence to meet that standard.
No commitment · One free session · Years 7–10
High School English Rewards Communicators
Not Tutoring · A Communication System
Essay Structure · Analysis · Argumentation
B to A Students in One Term
THE HIDDEN PROBLEM
High school doesn’t reward the smartest students. It rewards the ones who communicate clearly.
“She reads the book but doesn’t know what to write about it.”
“His essays are just a summary. No analysis at all.”
“She knows the content, the marks just don’t reflect it.”
“He freezes when the essay question isn’t straightforward.”
The gap isn’t effort. It’s structure. Schools grade writing ability. They don’t teach it. They assume students figured it out somewhere between primary and Year 9. Most didn’t.
WHAT HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TESTS
Three skills. Most students have none of them explicitly taught.
FunFox High School teaches all three, not as exam tricks, but as permanent thinking and writing habits.
01
Close textual analysis
Reading between the lines, not just what the text says, but how and why the author made those choices.
02
Structured essay writing
Argument first. Evidence second. Analysis third. A clear, coherent structure that earns marks on every question type.
03
Critical thinking under pressure
Forming an original response when the question is unfamiliar or complex, not reciting a memorised answer.
THE CURRICULUM
A structured curriculum across all four years
Each year group studies age-appropriate texts with the right level of analytical depth.
Year 7
Stories and perspectives
Short fiction, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Where the Wild Things Are, Harry Potter. Character analysis, narrative perspective, media literacy, speech writing. Foundation skills, built properly from the start.
Year 8
Identity, justice and power
To Kill a Mockingbird, Macbeth, Persepolis, Akira. Shakespearean language analysis, persuasive argumentation, visual literacy, comparative analysis.
Year 9
Complex argument and voice
Advanced essay structures. Independent textual analysis. Personal voice in persuasive and creative writing. The skill that separates B grades from A grades.
Year 10
Senior preparation
Extended analytical essays. Exam technique and time management. Close reading of unseen texts. Preparation for Years 11–12 so students enter senior English with composure, not panic.
TWO SESSIONS PER WEEK
Two sessions per week. Both serve a different purpose.
High school English demands more than one hour a week. Our structure reflects that, without overwhelming a student’s schedule.
Session 1 · 45 minutes
Weekly tutorial
A focused support session addressing the week’s key discussion areas, text analysis, understanding the argument, working through a specific passage.
Session 2 · 75 minutes
Weekly class
Analysis, discussion, and essay writing. Students apply what they’ve prepared, hear different analytical perspectives, and receive live teacher feedback on reasoning and writing structure.
REAL RESULTS
From students and parents who’ve seen the shift
Year 8 · Essays improved
★★★★★
“My son went from writing plot summaries to actually analysing how authors use language. His Year 8 English teacher commented on the improvement in just one term. The feedback he gets from FunFox teachers is genuinely useful, not just ticks and crosses.”
Parent · Google review · Sydney
Year 9 · Argument structure
★★★★★
“She used to panic about essay questions she hadn’t seen before. Now she has a structure she trusts. Knowing how to approach an unseen question is the biggest shift, she’s genuinely more confident in exams.”
Parent · Google review · Melbourne
Year 7 · Smooth transition
★★★★★
“We enrolled him right at the start of Year 7. It completely smoothed the transition. He wasn’t thrown by the new expectations, he already had the analytical tools his classmates were still trying to figure out.”
Parent · Google review · Brisbane
SIMPLE PRICING
Two sessions per week. Real results.
HIGH SCHOOL CLUB
$240
per month
3-month term · cancel before next term
$80 one-time enrolment fee on signup
45-minute
weekly tutorial session
75-minute
weekly main class
Personalised
written feedback on essays
Class recordings
via Learning Den
Small groups
maximum 6 students
Two expert-led sessions per week. Personalised essay feedback. The analytical skills that determin, senior English performance, and university readiness.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Everything parents want to know, answered honestly.
No jargon. Just clear answers to the questions parents actually ask.
About the program
No, and the distinction matters. Tutoring covers specific assignments. FunFox builds the underlying thinking and writing architecture so your child can handle any assignment, including ones they’ve never seen before. Small group discussion also means students hear multiple perspectives on texts, which sharpens analytical thinking.
No, about half our high school students are already performing well. They enrol because they want to reach the top of the grade, not just pass. The analytical depth we teach is what separates B students from A students, and A students from those who genuinely stand out.
Not at all. Year 9 is a critical window, students are building the analytical habits that determine their Year 10 and senior performance. Starting now gives them two full years to embed the skills before it really counts.
Yes, directly. We teach close reading, essay structure, and analytical thinking: the exact skills school assessments reward. Students consistently report improved marks within one to two terms.
Sessions and scheduling
The 45-minute tutorial and 75-minute class are scheduled to work around school. Students in Years 7–10 consistently manage both with their existing workload, and because the skills directly apply to school English, the time investment pays back in every assessment.
Session 1 is a 45-minute tutorial focused on the week’s key discussion areas, text analysis, understanding arguments, working through a specific passage. Session 2 is the 75-minute main class where students apply what they’ve prepared, discuss with peers, and receive live teacher feedback on their analytical writing.
$240 per month for a 3-month term. A one-time enrolment fee of $80 applies on signup. Cancel before the next term starts. No hidden charges.
Still have a question?
Our team responds quickly, usually within a few hours.
High school English rewards students who know how to think , not just students who work hard.
One free trial session. No pressure. Just let your child experience what structured analytical thinking actually feels like, and what it unlocks.
$240/month · Years 7–10 · Two sessions per week · Cancel anytime