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Karragarra Island's tutors include a former school Dux and Prefect, an education-qualified teacher aide with hands-on K–6 experience, a peer mentor with university awards for academic excellence, accomplished maths and science undergraduates, and tutors who've led gifted student programs, published creative writing, or coached children in sports and music at national levels.

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Amy

English Tutor Redland Bay, QLD
Of course, an english tutor is there for the student academically. However, the most important thing a tutor can provide is confidence in the students. Students who may not be achieving high marks might believe it reflects their self-worth. My job is to show them that it doesn't. As I'm currently a swim teacher, I have built the skills of…
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Ansu

English Tutor Redland Bay, QLD
The most important is to break the ice and make the student as comfortable as possible. It is important to communicate to the student that just because they do not understnd sometihing now, does not mean that they cannot improve and eventually understand. Another important factor is to consider the personality and learning preferance of the…
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Rebecca

English Tutor Redland Bay, QLD
Making sure that the student is understanding what the tutor is explaining and keeping the student motivated, as there isn't much use of a student being tutored if they cannot understand or if they are not motivated. I am able to explain things in a way that are easy to understand, I help the student stay out of frustration and help them approach…
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Steffanie

English Tutor Redland Bay, QLD
Ultimately help them understand the areas of study which are more difficult for them and in turn supplying them with the confidence to complete the subject at school knowing that they did the best they possibly could I am very patient and can establish many different ways to explain difficult terms or problems in order to make it understandable…
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Amanda

English Tutor Redland Bay, QLD
To fill in the missing piece/s to the puzzle so that students can understand what is being taught and be able to add to that and continue to learn and achieve. To provide the basic building blocks or foundation so that students can continue to build on their learning on their own. Ultimately to give them the confidence that they have the ability…

Local Reviews

My daughter has found Jaylan to be patient and able to explain anything she is unsure about clearly. She says she feels more confident in her understanding of certain areas after her sessions with Jaylan.
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Inside Karragarra IslandTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Ella practiced multiplication tables up to x12 and worked on larger addition equations, also briefly touching on perimeter.

In Year 10, Taylor focused on algebraic techniques like expanding and rearranging equations, as well as coordinate geometry skills such as calculating distances using the distance formula and sketching linear graphs.

Meanwhile, Year 12 student Jakob reviewed financial mathematics topics including annuities and loan repayments through targeted practice questions, alongside data analysis tasks involving least squares regression and interpreting box plots.

Recent Challenges

A Year 11 student preparing for a maths test was urged to "revise without notes," but relied on aids when tackling annuities and loan repayment problems, limiting recall under pressure.

In Year 9, a tutor noted confusion with rearranging equations: "he gets stuck simplifying, especially with signs (+,-)," which slowed progress during simultaneous equation drills.

Meanwhile, a primary student continued to count on fingers for addition despite repeated practice sessions; this habit made multi-step calculations harder as question complexity increased.

In each case, these process obstacles led to time lost reworking errors instead of moving confidently onto new material.

Recent Achievements

A Karragarra Island tutoring session saw a Year 11 student begin writing out their working for maths problems, shifting from doing calculations mentally to showing steps on paper—a crucial change for partial marks in exams.

Another high schooler who previously hesitated to pick challenging questions started selecting harder problems themselves and worked through them with less prompting.

Meanwhile, a Year 3 student who relied on counting with fingers is now completing single-digit addition more quickly and independently. One lesson ended with her confidently solving double- and single-digit sums without waiting for the tutor's help.

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 Russell Island Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Russell Island State School.