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General Maths
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General Maths covers the maths most students will actually use after school. The pace is reasonable, but the assessments still count toward your ATAR. Our tutors keep things simple, focus on the topics that matter for marks, and help your child stay ahead of the assessment schedule rather than always playing catch up.

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The syllabus, unit by unit

SYLLABUS MAP

General Maths runs across four units. Sessions can target a single unit, a single topic inside it, or the whole subject end-to-end, whichever the student needs.

Unit 1

Foundations & functions

  • Money, business and financial mathematics
  • Bivariate data

Unit 2

Calculus & modelling

  • Statistics and data
  • Time series analysis

Unit 3

Further calculus & statistics

  • Measurement and geometry

Unit 4

Synthesis & exam technique

  • Networks and matrices

How it's assessed

IA120%

Problem-solving & modelling task

IA215%

Examination, short response

IA315%

Examination, short response

EA50%

External exam, short & extended

Examples we work through

WHAT A SESSION LOOKS LIKE

Four snapshots of the kind of questions we drill, and the bit students usually miss until someone walks them through it.

Functions

Solve log₂(x + 3) − log₂(x − 1) = 3 for x ∈ ℝ.

How we coach it

Combine the logs first, then exponentiate. Most students forget to check that x − 1 > 0 in the original equation. We make domain-checks a non-negotiable step.

Calculus

A water tank drains at dV/dt = −0.4t + 8 L/min. How long until empty if it starts at 100 L?

How we coach it

We integrate the rate, set V(0) = 100, then solve V(t) = 0, the trick most students miss is checking the sign of dV/dt over the interval.

Statistics

A sample of 250 voters returns 0.46 in favour. Build a 95 % confidence interval and explain what it actually means.

How we coach it

We do the formula, but the real lesson is interpretation, "95 % of intervals built this way contain the true proportion" beats "we are 95 % sure" every time.

Modelling · IA1

Model the spread of a flu outbreak across a school of 1 200 over 8 weeks given an initial rate and a known recovery curve.

How we coach it

The IA1 reward isn't the answer, it's the cycle, formulate, solve, evaluate, refine. We rehearse the four headings QCAA actually marks against.

The Pythora approach

HOW WE LIFT YOUR RESULT

Find the gaps

A quick diagnostic shows exactly which topics are shaky, so no time is wasted.

Build, then stretch

Lock in the fundamentals, then push into the harder modelling and exam questions.

Exam-ready

Past-paper drills and timing practice so the external feels familiar, not scary.

Outcomes

WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH

  • Reliable marks across every internal assessment
  • A strong ATAR contribution from a manageable subject
  • Real-world maths that carries past school
Real Pythora families

WHY 300+ FAMILIES CHOOSE US

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Amrita used to leave General Maths till the night before and panic. Now she chips away at it through the week, and the stress is honestly gone.

Madhu A.

Amrita, Year 12 General Maths

Wasn't sure online would click for Frankie, but he logs on himself now and actually likes his tutor. Didn't expect that.

Kylie K.

Frankie, Year 11 General Maths

The recap after each lesson means I know how Aarav's really tracking in General Maths, not just "yeah, it's fine".

Riminder J.

Aarav, Year 12 General Maths

Mia asked to book an extra session before her General Maths test. She never used to care, so that threw me a bit.

Sarah T.

Mia, Year 11 General Maths

Good questions

GENERAL MATHS, ANSWERED

A tutor who recently sat QCAA General Maths and scored above 95 ATAR in it. They know the current syllabus, the IA tasks and the external exam inside out.

Yes. We work through internal assessment tasks, then drill past papers and exam strategy in the lead-up to the external.

Year 11 & 12. We also cover the prerequisites that feed in.

60 minutes private, over Google Meet. The tutor brings a plan; we adapt to what the student walks in with on the day.

Yes. Standalone marking is $50 a draft, returned inside 48 hours with QCAA-criteria comments.

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