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Carbrook's tutors include a secondary school maths teacher with UK and international classroom expertise, an IB graduate with a 99.1 ATAR and Academic Excellence awards, a scholarship student ATAR 98.3 peer mentor, an award-winning biomedical scientist and university peer tutor, plus experienced mentors in psychology, science, languages, special needs support and youth coaching.

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Science Tutor Carbrook, QLD
I think being positive and encouraging is the best thing a tutor can do. With previous students I have tutored, I found that many of them lacked the confidence in themselves, making them less interested in the work and anxious about assessments. But breaking the question/concept down, encouraging them to try, suggesting different methods to…
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Science Tutor Redland Bay, QLD
Helping to reduce stress of students who need help. Offering my life wisdom (so far) to younger people. Providing the students with a contact so they can feel supported whenever they are struggling with their studies. Being the eldest of 4 kids, I have experience interacting with younger people. I have 4 years of experience tutoring 2 high school…
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Science Tutor Eagleby, QLD
I believe a tutor's duty is not to necessarily improve the intellectual capability of their client, but rather, guide them in a way that allows them to harness their own learning potential through customised, carefully tailored programs specific to the individual. Whilst this may not necessarily be viable for every circumstance, it is the role of…
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Science Tutor Cornubia, QLD
The most important thing tutors can do for students is create a safe, comfortable, and fun space for students to learn. My strengths as a tutor would be my ability to make people comfortable and break concepts down from start to finish, for students to fully understand and grasp…
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Science Tutor Redland Bay, QLD
The best kind of confidence builder is being able to understand something on your own so the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to get the student to a point where they don't need a tutor anymore. I'm a very patient person which I think is useful when trying to explain something tricky. I also get along great with students…
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Science Tutor Redland Bay, QLD
The most crucial role of a tutor is to assist students in acquiring the ability to develop their own problem-solving skills. This empowers them to independently navigate through challenges without the ongoing need for external guidance, as they develop the necessary skills to tackle problems on their own. My strengths lie in my capacity to adapt…
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Science Tutor Beenleigh, QLD
Making sure to have a lasting effect, not just the time of the tutor session. This means making the learning environment fun and enjoyable so that they can continue enjoying learning and studying without the need of a tutor, helping them progress through their academic careers. Being able to empathise with my student and being flexible to adjust…

Local Reviews

We are happy with Amber tutoring Cruz and he is learning new things.
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Inside CarbrookTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Ella revised **times tables up to x12** and practiced larger addition equations, focusing on accuracy and confidence.

For Year 10, Taylor tackled coordinate geometry skills such as **calculating distances with the distance formula** and determining gradients, along with sketching linear equations on a grid.

Meanwhile, Year 12 student Jakob worked through **annuities and loan repayments** using practice questions from General Maths resources, then applied least squares regression analysis to real data sets.

Recent Challenges

A Year 12 student working on annuities and loan repayments repeatedly made small errors in their calculations; as noted, "Jakob still made some small mistakes in his working," which meant time was spent fixing these rather than tackling new problems.

In Year 10, confusion arose when rearranging equations—sign changes would trip the student up, slowing progress through algebra topics.

Meanwhile, a Year 4 student continued to rely on counting with fingers for addition practice instead of building fluency; this slowed down her ability to keep pace during more complex subtraction work.

One high schooler hesitated to ask questions in class, leading to uncertainty when extracting equations from worded linear relations problems.

Recent Achievements

One Carbrook tutor noticed a big shift with a Year 10 student who, after needing step-by-step help last month, now works through practice exam questions almost entirely on his own—just checking his notes for trickier parts.

Another high schooler who used to guess at answers is now openly asking for clarification and then correcting her own mistakes during sessions, which she'd never done before.

Meanwhile, a younger primary student who always relied on counting fingers has started finishing double-digit addition problems much faster and rarely needs prompting to keep going.

Local Spots for Tutoring

If you'd prefer not to have lessons at home, tutoring can also take place at a local library—such as Beenleigh Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Carbrook Animal Assisted Learning Centre.