Year 11 & 12
HSC Chemistry Tutoring

329 Canley Vale Road, Canley Heights NSW 2166 | 0405 977 793 | admin@curiechemistry.com

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Supporting students from all over New South Wales

Reddam College

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Caringbah High School

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East Hills Girls High School

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De La Salle College

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Macquarie Fields High School

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North Sydney Girls High School

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St George Girls High School

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Cabramatta High School

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Hurlstone Agricultural High School

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Moorebank High School

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Prairiewood High School

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Holy Spirit College Bellambi

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Bossley Park High School

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Girraween High School

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Mary MacKillop Catholic College

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Cerdon College

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Maclean High School

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St John's Park High School

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Glenwood High School

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Fairvale High School

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Georges River College, Oatley Senior Campus

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Killara High School

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Canley Vale High School

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St Dominic’s College

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St Johns College Dubbo

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Pymble Ladies' College Sydney

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St Pauls International College Moss Vale

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Castle Hill High School

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Marist College Kogarah

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Cherrybrook Technology High School

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Chatswood High School

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Good Samaritan Catholic College

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Penrith Anglican College

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Canberra Grammar School

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Burwood Girls High School

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Rosebank College

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Casula High School

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John Edmondson High School

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Penrith Selective High School

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Reddam College • Caringbah High School • East Hills Girls High School • De La Salle College • Macquarie Fields High School • North Sydney Girls High School • St George Girls High School • Cabramatta High School • Hurlstone Agricultural High School • Moorebank High School • Prairiewood High School • Holy Spirit College Bellambi • Bossley Park High School • Girraween High School • Mary MacKillop Catholic College • Cerdon College • Maclean High School • St John's Park High School • Glenwood High School • Fairvale High School • Georges River College, Oatley Senior Campus • Killara High School • Canley Vale High School • St Dominic’s College • St Johns College Dubbo • Pymble Ladies' College Sydney • St Pauls International College Moss Vale • Castle Hill High School • Marist College Kogarah • Cherrybrook Technology High School • Chatswood High School • Good Samaritan Catholic College • Penrith Anglican College • Canberra Grammar School • Burwood Girls High School • Rosebank College • Casula High School • John Edmondson High School • Penrith Selective High School •

  • "Tuition at Curie Chemistry has been the best decision I’ve made for my academics. There is not a lesson where I feel I haven’t understood a concept. Since attending, my grades have excelled and I am always ranking high in the class. I could not recommend Curie Chemistry more!"

    Raina Reddy

    East Hills Girls High School

  • "Julina's passion for the subject is contagious. She possesses a remarkable ability to break down complex topics into manageable, understandable segments, making learning both effective and enjoyable. "

    Shubham Giri

    St Johns College Dubbo

  • "Julina has exceeded all my expectations and has cleared my doubts about the same material I had tried to learn previously. I'm so grateful to have discovered a tutor that can simplify concepts and make learning interactive."

    Ayana Sapra

    Pymble Ladies’ College Sydney

  • "Julina's tutoring at Curie Chemistry has completely changed my view on what tutoring should be. She always ensures we have a strong grasp of our fundamentals first before diving into the tricky stuff which she always breaks down in a clear, concise and easy to follow manner. "

    Corliss Au

    Caringbah High School

  • "The concepts are explained really well and the class atmosphere is very engaging to be in. One of the best parts is that all student questions are answered comprehensively. I would 100% recommend this centre!"

    Saavan Baba

    Hurlstone Agricultural High School

  • "Curie Chemistry has helped me build confidence in the subject through its thorough notes, extensive question sets and the high quality lessons. Julina is always so friendly and easy to approach whenever I have questions. Would highly recommend."

    Jennifer Leung

    St George Girls High School

  • "Julina is incredible at what she does. She simplifies concepts and makes them super understandable. Within this short time together, she has been able to pick up on my shortcomings and focus on what I need to work on."

    Dayne Visser

    St Dominic’s College

  • "Julina's exceptional knowledge in Chemistry and her clear yet detailed teaching style has changed my perspective on the subject and has helped me achieve amazing marks. "

    Zolanda Pham

    Prairiewood High School

  • "Julina is by far the best tutor I’ve ever had. The resources she provides are unlike anything I’ve ever had, with hundreds of practice questions, notes and mock exams. This made it easy for me to learn every syllabus dot point and apply that knowledge to questions."

    Ry Pirie

    Maclean High School

  • "Class is very engaging and I find that I am able to pick up what is being taught quickly. Miss Julina does a really good job in immersing us in the lesson and using real life examples and analogies to better our understanding of concepts."

    Noah Sawaqed

    De La Salle College

  • "Julina is one of the main reasons I stress less when it comes to Chemistry. I'd highly recommend her to anyone looking for support with Year 11 and 12 Chemistry."

    Hadiah Aghaei Zanjani

    Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus

  • "Julina breaks down difficult concepts like a piece of cake. Every lesson, students are encouraged to ask questions without the fear of being judged. Ever since joining the class, I’ve been answering more in class (at school) and able to grasp difficult concepts. "

    Thao Nguyen

    Cabramatta High School

  • "I appreciate her approachable nature as she encourages her students to be more confident, and answers any questions completely free of judgement. Class notes are arranged in accordance to the syllabus and covers the topics in great detail. "

    Tracy Pham

    North Sydney Girls High School

  • "What I enjoy about class is the fact that I genuinely learn. It sounds a bit odd but before, when I did online tutoring for a different subject, I think the online factor made it a lot more difficult to actually grasp a concept, but I am completely fine here. "

    Noyo Akra

    Central Coast Grammar School

  • "Julina is honestly the most amazing tutor I have ever had. She makes me feel so comfortable asking questions, and is always happy to help even if I ask a question a million times. If you struggle with Chemistry, she is a saviour!"

    Mashiyat Mamun

    St George Girls High School

  • "Every class provides insightful and structured lessons which engage students and allow for a great understanding of the content. The resources provided are also incredible and give students a wide variety of study tools including checklists, notes, practice exams."

    James Kalli

    Marist College Kogarah

  • "It’s been an amazing experience of having Julina as my Chemistry tutor and I couldn’t have asked for anyone better. Especially when tackling a difficult subject, Julina never fails to show her support in and outside of class by providing helpful resources."

    Grace Neculman

    Cerdon College

  • "Julina is an amazing explainer and every lesson is interesting. Chemistry, being one of the harder subjects of the HSC syllabus, is easily understood through Julina’s methods and I cannot recommend her enough!"

    Justin Kaprot

    Marist College Kogarah

  • "One of the best things I have ever done was to enrol into Julina’s Year 12 online class. As a result of her classes, my ability to answer exam style questions has increased drastically and this has helped to improve my school assessment results."

    Milton Knight

    Canobolas Rural Technology High School

  • "Julina takes her time to explain things clearly, which has been so helpful and I feel like I can properly grasp concepts and ideas which I struggled with previously. Her teaching style is so engaging and I'm more motivated to do well because of that."

    Rachael He

    Cherrybrook Technology High School

  • "Starting Year 11 Chemistry with Julina has been my best decision yet, as the concepts taught in the preliminary Chemistry syllabus are hard to wrap your head around and she explains it in extreme detail which makes it easy to understand."

    Israa Chowdhury

    East Hills Girls Technology High School

  • "Julina truly cares about her students and makes sure everyone understands everything. The pace of the classes are perfect and are clear. The recorded lessons are also very helpful to look back on and resources such as questions, notes and tests are all super useful."

    Alvin Chiu

    St Mary’s Senior High School

Meet your tutor…

Ms Julina Lim is studying a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Chemical) at the University of New South Wales under the university’s Co-op and Scientia Scholarship programs. Her professional background is in the chemical processing and education industries. She has had experiences as an R&D Chemist at DuluxGroup, Process Engineer at Qenos and Academic at UNSW before founding Curie Chemistry to specialise in HSC Chemistry tuition.

She completed the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC) examinations in 2020 and graduated with a 99.95 ATAR, 2 NSW state ranks and a Band 6 mark (> 90%) in all subjects including Chemistry.

Julina employs a facilitator or activity teaching style to help students develop critical learning and thinking skills necessary to thrive in an independent exam situation. She takes a student-centred approach to classroom management and lesson planning, ensuring that each student’s unique learning needs and weaknesses are targeted even in a group tutoring setting.

Classes

  • 2-hour weekly face-to-face or online classes that are engaging, interactive and easy-to-understand with an industry-experienced tutor.

    Face-to-face classes are held at 329 Canley Vale Road, Canley Heights NSW 2166. Online classes are run on Zoom. See the class timetable below.

  • Students receive comprehensive syllabus notes, exam-style questions and step-by-step solutions to apply and test their knowledge.

    Due to high demand, Curie Chemistry syllabus notes are now available for purchase. Navigate to the 'Resources' tab to learn more.

  • Weekly quizzes at the start of each class to provide regular feedback on the student’s academic progress.

  • Mock 1-hour topic test at the end of each module, with the opportunity to receive a specially written test paper customised to your school’s assessment task notification.

    Year 11 students sit a mock 2-hour Preliminary Trial exam at the end of Module 4, and Year 12 students sit a mock 3-hour exam before official HSC exams are run by NESA in October of each year.

  • Students are encouraged to contact their tutor to ask questions about homework, school work and assessment tasks outside of class.

  • Year 11 and Year 12 online classes are recorded each week. Lesson recordings are accessible to both face-to-face and online students for additional reviewing and to help students catch up on a missed lesson.

  • A study checklist is an exhaustive list of all areas of knowledge students should know for a module. A cheat sheet is a double-sided A4-sized print summarising the key ideas on a module.

    These resources are produced exclusively for enrolled Curie Chemistry students to provide them with guidance as they study for each module.

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Timetable

Year 11 Chemistry (online)

Monday 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (beginning 13 January 2025)

Year 11 Chemistry (face-to-face)

Saturday 11:00 am to 1:00 pm (beginning 18 January 2025)

Year 12 Chemistry (online)

Tuesday 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Wednesday 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Thursday 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (Modules 7, 8, 5, 6)

Year 12 Chemistry (face-to-face)

Saturday 9:00 am to 11:00 am

 Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes, we teach according to the Chemistry Stage 6 Syllabus released by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).

    Our notes, questions and answer books are structured according to the syllabus dot points to give our students confidence that they are covering all content that can be assessed in an exam.

  • Face-to-face classes are held at 329 Canley Vale Road, Canley Heights NSW 2166. Online classes are held via Zoom. Students join their online class each week using the same Zoom link provided upon booking their first lesson.

  • Face-to-face classes are $500 for 10 lessons. Online classes are $450 for 10 lessons.

    Enrol before the end of 2024 for a $50 discount.

  • Yes, you can trial your first lesson obligation-free. Only pay if you choose to continue after your trial lesson.

    Please contact us on 0405 977 793 to book.

  • Each class begins with a 10 to 15 minute quiz on content from the previous lesson. Marks and ranks are returned to students by the end of the lesson.

    The tutor updates students on the content they are up to in the syllabus. Content is taught with a 5 minute break in the middle of class to sustain energy and focus for the remainder of the lesson. Students will notice from their first lesson that class is highly interactive, engaging and easy to understand. Students will also find that their classmates are encouraged and feel comfortable to ask and answer questions.

    Homework questions are allocated at the end of the lesson.

  • Curie Chemistry runs small classes with a maximum of 12 students. This is half the standard class size recommended for New South Wales government schools, allowing Curie Chemistry students to feel confident that they are receiving sufficient attention and support from their tutor.

  • Yes, you can! Enrolled students are provided with their tutor's contact details and encouraged to ask questions outside of class.

  • Lesson recordings of the online class are shared to students enrolled both face-to-face and online. This may be used to catch up on a missed class.

  • Yes, classes continue to run during the 2-week school holidays between Terms 1 to 4. Curie Chemistry classes are closed for 3 weeks during the summer holidays in December/January and for a 1 week Easter break each year.

  • Yes, we open a waitlist for full classes. Please contact us on 0405 977 793 or admin@curiechemistry.com to join and learn your position on the waitlist.