Our comprehensive Thinking Skills course targets students of various abilities with our ascending levels of difficulty. These courses encompass various aspects of critical and creative thinking: problem-solving, computational thinking, ethical reasoning, and metacognition. These topics are learnt through the decoding of puzzles and patterns, reading diagrams, making inferences and applications of spatial, verbal and logical abilities.
The Intermediate Thinking Skills course is designed to focus on one or two specific thinking skills topics per lesson, teaching students the basic principles and techniques required to solve various question types. The teacher provides in-depth insights and clarification on methods, notable details and likely mistakes through practice questions attempted within class time. Students receive detailed feedback and corrections throughout the lesson. Additionally, students are assigned homework to be completed after the lesson. Prerecorded explanations for homework questions are available on the parent's portal.
| School | Offered | Reserved |
|---|---|---|
| James Ruse AHS | 42 | 20 |
| North Sydney Girls HS | 28 | 2 |
| Baulkham Hills HS | 23 | 17 |
| North Sydney Boys HS | 20 | 8 |
| Normanhurst Boys HS | 17 | 1 |
| Sydney Boys HS | 14 | 6 |
| Hornsby Girls HS | 14 | 4 |
| Sydney Girls HS | 8 | 1 |
| Fort Street HS | 7 | 2 |
| Penrith Selective HS | 7 | 1 |
| Girraween HS | 7 | 1 |
| St George Girls HS | 6 | 1 |
| Hurlstone Agriculture HS | 6 | 1 |
| Others | 52+ |
| YEAR 5/6 | YEAR 7/8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Prize | Aarushee Batra | Ryan Du | |
| Second Prize | Bella Zhang | Alvis Shi | |
| Third Prize | Pranaya Prakash | Tara Liu | |
| Highly Commended | Anay Shah Aditya Paul |
Aditya Patel |
| School | Offered | Reserved |
|---|---|---|
| Beecroft Public School | 7 | 9 |
| North Rocks Public School | 13 | 3 |
| Ermington Public School | 10 | 3 |
| Artarmon Public School | 15 | 5 |
| Matthew Pearce Public School | 8 | 1 |
| Dural Public School | 9 | 3 |
| Summer Hills Public School | 8 | 2 |
| Waitara Public School | 6 | 2 |
| Hurstville Public School | 2 | 1 |
| Ryde Public School | 7 | 1 |
| Ironbark Ridge Public School | 6 | 4 |
| Chatswood Public School | 8 | 2 |
| Others | 45+ |