Year 6 student Eden focused on subtraction strategies and then practiced translating word problems into mathematical equations.

In Year 9, Ava worked through exam revision covering geometry and linear algebra using recent practice tests.

For Year 12, Michael prepared for assessment by tackling optimisation problems—calculating maximum area with second derivatives—and reviewing differentiation rules like the product and chain rule.

In Year 11 Specialist Maths, a student hesitated to double-check answers during practice tests, missing small errors that "could be easily corrected," as one tutor noted.

Another Year 10 student tackling simultaneous equations struggled to organize their working, sometimes skipping the step-by-step layout and getting lost in calculations.

In English (Year 9), cohesion between ideas and adapting new writing styles remained a challenge—paragraphs didn't always flow logically, which affected clarity.

Meanwhile, a primary-level learner found it difficult to translate word problems into equations without concrete aids; this reliance slowed progress on abstract tasks and made independent problem solving harder.

One Main Beach tutor noticed a big shift in a Year 11 student who, after previously getting stuck on mock test questions, independently searched for the trapezoidal rule and used it successfully to solve a challenging problem.

In another session, a Year 9 student who used to avoid sharing her reasoning started talking through domain and range questions out loud and checked her work using definitions, showing real initiative.

Meanwhile, a Year 4 learner who'd relied on rote learning for multiplication was able to spot patterns in timestables and use concrete objects to translate word problems—she finished the lesson by explaining her process without prompts.