The course most university programmes ask for
Pre-Calculus 12 Tutor for BC Students
Pre-Calculus 12 is the prerequisite that opens science, engineering and commerce programmes at UBC and SFU. We work from your class notes, homework and past unit tests so the marks reflect what you actually know.
Pre-Calculus 12
Course-specific help for Pre-Calculus 12
Pre-Calculus 12 carries more weight than most Grade 12 courses, because it is the prerequisite that university programmes check. It also moves quickly through a lot of separate-looking topics — transformations, polynomials, logarithms, trigonometry — and it is easy to pass a unit and then lose it by the final.
Sessions start from your own material: the unit you are on, last week's homework, the test you just got back. Working from the actual paper matters here, because BC schools differ in pace and in how much written reasoning a teacher expects.
Who this is for
Students who benefit most from this support
The best sessions usually start with a specific point of friction: a lecture topic, assignment set, midterm date, or recurring mistake.
- Students who need Pre-Calculus 12 for a UBC or SFU programme prerequisite.
- Students whose marks dropped when the course moved into logarithms or trigonometry.
- Students who understand the lesson but lose marks on tests through setup or notation.
- Students rebuilding gaps from Pre-Calculus 11 that are now getting in the way.
- Students preparing for a final and wanting the whole year connected rather than re-read.
- Parents looking for steady weekly support rather than emergency cramming.
Common problems
Where Pre-Calculus 12 students usually get stuck
The topics look unrelated while you are in them. Most of the difficulty is that they are not.
Transformations are memorised, not understood
Shifts, stretches and reflections get learned as rules to recall. We tie them back to what is happening to the graph so you can apply them to a function you have not seen before.
Logarithms feel like a separate language
Log laws are easy to state and hard to use under pressure. We practise recognising which law a question is inviting, and what to do when none of them apply directly.
Trigonometry arrives all at once
Radians, the unit circle, identities and equations land close together. We build a reliable order of operations for trig questions instead of trying every identity in turn.
Rational functions expose earlier algebra gaps
Asymptotes, holes and domain restrictions all depend on factoring cleanly. If the algebra from Grade 11 is shaky, this is where it shows, so we fix it here.
Finals ask the year as one subject
Unit tests let you revise in isolation; the final does not. We work on recognising which topic a question belongs to before starting it.
Our approach
Understanding first, then speed
Sessions are practical and built on your own coursework, at the pace your class is actually moving.
- 1Start from the unit you are on and the questions you got wrong most recently.
- 2Explain the reasoning behind each step so it holds up when the numbers change.
- 3Repair gaps in factoring, functions and trigonometry as they surface, rather than later.
- 4Write solutions the way your teacher marks them, so method marks are not lost.
- 5Finish with a short, specific list of practice problems for the week.
What we can help with
What we can help with in Pre-Calculus 12
Why this helps
Why Pre-Calculus 12 is worth getting right
The goal is not just to finish one problem. The goal is to make the next assignment, tutorial, or exam question less confusing.
Tutoring options
One-on-one and group support
One-on-one support is $65/hour, which suits students who want focused help with their current unit, a test they just got back, or final exam review. If you are studying with classmates in the same course, a group block is $25 per hour for each additional student — two of you pay $45 each instead of $65, and three pay about $38 each.
Location and online
Online across BC, or in person in Vancouver
Online tutoring is available anywhere in British Columbia, which is how most high school sessions run. In-person tutoring is available in the Vancouver and UBC area depending on tutor schedule and availability.
First-Session Fit Guarantee
A clear way to make sure the session fits
We want your tutoring session to feel useful from the beginning. For your first session, if you feel within the first 30 minutes that the support is not the right fit, we can stop there and you will not be charged. If you choose to continue past the first 30 minutes, the full session is billed at the regular rate.
Not sure what to book?
Ask first, book when it makes sense
Not sure if tutoring is the right fit? Send us your course and the topic you are struggling with, and we'll suggest the best option.
Where this leads
Keep the next step close
Pre-Calculus 12 is a gateway course, so it helps to see what it unlocks and what sits either side of it.
FAQ
Questions students ask before booking
Do you tutor Pre-Calculus 12?
Yes. Pre-Calculus 12 is one of the courses we are asked about most, covering transformations, polynomial and rational functions, exponentials and logarithms, trigonometry, and sequences and series, plus unit test and final exam preparation.
My school calls the course something slightly different. Is that a problem?
No. BC schools name and order their pathways differently. We go by your course outline and the unit you are on now rather than assuming a fixed sequence.
I need Pre-Calculus 12 for a university programme. Can you help me hit a specific mark?
We cannot promise a grade, but we can be specific about what is costing you marks now — whether that is a topic gap, algebra from Grade 11, or how solutions are written — and work on those directly. Bring a marked test and we can tell you what we see.
Can you help with just the trigonometry unit?
Yes. Single-unit support is common, and trigonometry is the most frequent request. We can work on radians, the unit circle, identities and equations without covering the rest of the course.
Are sessions online or in person?
Both. Online sessions work anywhere in British Columbia and are how most high school tutoring runs. In-person sessions are available in the Vancouver and UBC area subject to tutor availability.
How much does Pre-Calculus 12 tutoring cost?
The current one-on-one rate is listed in the Tutoring Options section above. Group tutoring may be available when two or more students are in the same course.
What if I am not sure tutoring is the right fit?
For your first session, we include a 30-minute fit check. If the session does not feel helpful within the first 30 minutes, we can stop there and you will not be charged. If you choose to continue past the first 30 minutes, the full session is billed at the regular rate.
Need help before the next Pre-Calculus 12 test?
Tell us your grade, the unit you are on, and what is coming up. Bring the homework or the test you just got back.