Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth Science to the WA Curriculum by 90+ ATAR-grad tutors, launching soon. A preview of the lab-thinking and conceptual base senior Chemistry, Physics and Human Biology will assume.
Year 9 Science is launching soon. Drop your email and we’ll let you know the moment classes open. No spam, no marketing blasts, just one email when we’re ready for trial bookings.
Curriculum-mapped, weekly homework built in, the same format ATAR students rely on.
Small groups, structured 90-minute lessons. Teachers actually know your child’s name.
Every Educatta tutor scored 90+ ATAR. They’ve done what your child is doing.
Here’s a preview of what to expect when we launch. Year 9 Science at Educatta will be mapped to the Western Australian Curriculum (delivered through the WA School Curriculum and Standards Authority, or SCSA). The course will cover four sub-strands of Science Understanding (Biological, Chemical, Physical and Earth & Space Sciences) alongside the Science Inquiry Skills strand that schools assess through practical reports.
Lessons will translate dense textbook chapters into structured, week-by-week notes. A 90+ ATAR tutor will walk through each concept, then students will work through curriculum-style questions and a marked weekly homework set. The goal is a Year 9 student who actually understands atoms, energy and ecosystems, not one who has memorised the labels.
Atomic structure, electron arrangement and reading the periodic table: the conceptual base for ATAR Chemistry.
Word and balanced equations, reaction types (combustion, neutralisation, decomposition) and conservation of mass.
Energy transfer, transformation efficiency, the wave model, sound and light: the spine of Year 11 Physics.
Coordination of digestive, respiratory, circulatory and nervous systems: direct preparation for Human Biology.
Food webs, energy flow, biotic and abiotic factors, and human impact on biodiversity.
Plate tectonics, the rock cycle and our position in the solar system, with practical inquiry skills woven through.
Year 9 is where the conceptual scaffolding for senior Science gets built. Atomic structure, balanced equations and energy transfer are the load-bearing ideas behind ATAR Chemistry, ATAR Physics and Human Biology. A student who blurs them in Year 9 spends Year 11 patching gaps instead of stretching their ceiling. Educatta’s Year 9 Foundations track is sequenced so the same teaching style, vocabulary and rigour students will see in our ATAR programs starts here.
When the program launches, classes will run weekly for 2 hours in groups of no more than 10 students. Every student will get a printed term workbook mapped to the WA SCSA Year 9 Science syllabus and sequenced to run a step ahead of school. Each week will pair in-class teaching with marked, annotated homework so misconceptions get caught early. Practical inquiry skills (hypothesis, variables, fair testing, valid conclusions) will be woven into every topic, not bolted on at the end of term.
When we launch, Year 9 Science will run weekly out of our Canning Vale centre, the only Educatta centre that runs Year 9 and Year 10 classes alongside the full ATAR program, plus a fully live online stream for families anywhere in WA. Each class will be a structured 2-hour session, capped at 10 students.
1/2 Batman Rd, Canning Vale WA 6155. Central for Canning Vale, Willetton, Thornlie, Harrisdale and Southern River families. Two classrooms, snacks provided, free wifi.
Same tutor, same workbook, same 10-student cap, streamed live. Ideal for families outside the southern suburbs or anywhere in regional WA.