Curricula · US High School
US high-school tutoring, one student at a time.
For students inside the American high-school system, Hanlin runs fully individual tutoring: a bespoke study plan for every learner, and a tutor team that tracks progress week by week. GPA is the spine of a US application — the synchronous courses keep it strong while the AP years build on top.
Why Hanlin for US High School
Four advantages behind the GPA.
As presented on Hanlin's Chinese US high-school page.
Top-30 university tutors
Full-time tutors are graduates of US top-30 universities, the UK G5 and China's C9 elite.
Personal study plans
Every plan is built from the student's own situation — school, level and goals — not a template.
A professional service team
A dedicated team supports each family through to university-application guidance.
Progress, tracked
Learning progress is followed continuously, with gaps found and closed in time.
Course routes
Two ways to study.
Bespoke or beside the timetable.
Premium one-to-one
A fully individual syllabus and schedule — the default route for US high-school students, built around each learner's courses and calendar.
Synchronous tutoring
Runs beside the school timetable, unit by unit, keeping coursework and assessments on track through the semester.
The timetable
Eight subjects, rolling enrolment.
For students studying inside the US high-school system. Every course runs 30 hours and opens year-round.
| Subject | Hours | Enrolment | Subject | Hours | Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra | 30 h | Rolling, year-round | Biology | 30 h | Rolling, year-round |
| Geometry | 30 h | Rolling, year-round | Chemistry | 30 h | Rolling, year-round |
| Calculus | 30 h | Rolling, year-round | English | 30 h | Rolling, year-round |
| Physics | 30 h | Rolling, year-round | History | 30 h | Rolling, year-round |
How it runs
Six steps, one support team.
The 4-to-1 team — tutor, planner, supervisor and study manager — behind every course.
Step 1Entry assessment
Submit the tutoring brief; the starting level is measured.
Step 2Tutor matching
A subject tutor is matched, with background notes.
Step 3Plan and group
The study group opens and the plan is agreed.
Step 4Scheduled teaching
Lessons run on the agreed timetable.
Step 5After-class reports
Content and learning state reported after every lesson.
Step 6Homework follow-up
Assistant and form teacher keep the practice honest.
Free resource pack
The US high school resource pack
The same material our own US high school students work from, Scan the code, say what you need, and an advisor sends it.
Tell an advisor which competition and year group, and the material comes back the same day. Free, and you do not have to enrol in anything. If we do not already hold what you need, we will go and find it.
- PDFSubject notes and reading lists for grades 9 to 12
- PDFThe course map: which subjects stack onto which
- PDFGPA weighting explained, and what it means for applications
- PDFThe application calendar, working back from Early Decision
Faculty
The US high-school tutor team.
Nine tutors presented on the Chinese US high-school page.
Yin
Master's in finance from UCL; College Board-certified with a maths teaching licence.
IELTS 8.0 and deep English-medium teaching experience.
Xu
Educated at Raffles Institution, Singapore, with industry experience from drug-pipeline valuation to green-finance index design.
Brings applied mathematics into the classroom.
Ding
Physics master's at Brown; Central China Normal elite-programme degree.
College Board-certified; students include a Cambridge admit.
Guan
Biomedical engineering at Cornell; electrical-engineering master's at Columbia.
Physics taught with an engineer's instinct for where the marks live.
Li (Chemistry)
Manchester master's in environmental monitoring; SCAU environmental engineering.
Industry research experience across organic chemistry.
Li (Biology)
Emory biology, Georgia Tech biomedical engineering, Penn bioengineering master's.
College Board-certified across the life sciences.
Zhang
UCSD cognitive-science master's on a full scholarship; UC Davis double honours.
Ten years of overseas study and a perfect TOEFL speaking score.
Wang
Utah accounting; King's College London finance-and-accounting master's.
Official NEC and IEO coach.
Lu
Education master's at Penn; psychology and philosophy double major at Mount Holyoke.
A solid grounding in education and psychology behind the humanities classroom.
The centres
Where the courses run.
Learning centres in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu — online classes run worldwide across time zones.
Talk to an advisor
Everything Hanlin does for the US high school curriculum, in one conversation.
Course selection, GPA weighting, and the competitions that sit alongside a US transcript.
Competition entry and planning
Which competitions suit this student, in what order, and by when - then we handle the registration, including the ones that can only be entered through a school or a centre.
Competition coaching
Taught by full-time subject tutors, on a course tier chosen by placement paper rather than by year group.
International curriculum tutoring
IB, AP, A-Level, IGCSE and the US high school curriculum, taught alongside school and timed around the exam calendar.
Competition past papers, free
A large library of past papers, mark schemes and syllabus breakdowns across every competition on this site. No charge and no enrolment.
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Say which competition or course you are asking about. Replies in Chinese or English.
Or call +86 21 6352 6630FAQ
US high school, briefly answered.
What families in the American system ask first.
What does a US high-school transcript need?
A strong GPA across four years, course rigour that steps up through Honors and AP levels, and consistency — universities read the whole arc, not a single season.
How do regular, Honors and AP courses differ?
They form a rigour ladder: regular courses cover the standard syllabus, Honors deepens it, and AP reaches university level with credit-bearing examinations. The plan sequences all three.
Can Hanlin teach across US time zones?
Yes — one-to-one scheduling adapts to the student's school calendar and time zone, online, alongside the in-person centres in China.
Can a US high-school student apply to UK universities?
Yes — full-time US high-school students apply to Oxbridge and the G5 with AP scores and admissions tests; Hanlin coaches both sides of that route.
How does this connect to AP?
The synchronous courses keep the GPA strong while AP courses build the rigour on top — the AP page carries the timetable and the 78% five-rate cohort.
US high-school enquiries
Keep the transcript strong, term by term.
Tell us the school, grade and current courses, and an advisor will build the study plan and tutor match.