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Southern River's tutors include a North Shore TEE Success College teacher with years of experience, an ATAR 99.3-predicted maths and science honours student, a Kumon-trained mentor, a UWA data scientist with preschool–Year 12 expertise, NAPLAN specialists, high-achieving scholarship recipients, and PhD-qualified educators dedicated to nurturing K–12 learners.

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Amal

English Tutor Huntingdale, WA
Personalize learning and teach the student specific to their learning style. Its best to ensure they learn the info required in the way the student is capable of learning, rather than enforcing them to follow a default method. Definitely communication and experience with younger people, if they struggle to understand a topic I could explain in…
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Adam

English Tutor Canning Vale, WA
Understanding and patience, some students lack knowledge of basic concepts and require a boost, so it's important to tailor tutoring styles to each student, whether that is written examples or oral analogies, especially in the Maths and Sciences. I can simplify things to the most basic form, which is what I needed help with when I was in high…
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Uyen
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Uyen

English Tutor Thornlie, WA
I believe forming a connection with the student and building a positive relationship with them that way they have a more positive look on being tutored. Most students dont enjoy the aspect of tutoring because it can be a chore for them, but by building a relationship during these sessions, you can make them look forward to being tutored more.…
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Prasila Tisha

English Tutor Harrisdale, WA
I consider patience to be very essential when it comes to teaching. In order to be able to guide a student in the best possible way, I strongly feel that a tutor should understand the needs of a student and take the time to lead them in the direction that they aim to achieve. Motivation is also key as it is usually effective if pushing a student…
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indumini

English Tutor Canning Vale, WA
The most crucial role of a tutor is to inspire a love for learning while providing personalized guidance. Understanding each student's unique learning style and adapting teaching methods accordingly is vital. Establishing a supportive and encouraging environment fosters confidence and intellectual curiosity. Effective communication and active…
Isabella
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Isabella

English Tutor Thornlie, WA
As a tutor the most important thing I can do to support a students development and progression is to provide an open and encouraging environment. By doing this, I am providing a space where students can be honest about their challenges and feel comfortable asking for help rather than feeling embarrassed to acknowledge when they are struggling to…
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Alen

English Tutor Canning Vale, WA
the most important things a tutor can do for a student are provide academic guidance, human connection, and consistency, and the combination of these factors can potentially help the young learner to understand the subjects better. Creativity and enthusiasm for teaching. Ability to explain difficult things in a simple way. Ability to connect…
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Wasiq

English Tutor Canning Vale, WA
Simply making a difference by being a democratic tutor not Autocratic, Although It sounds like a Cliche, Some of my favourite tutors I have had in Highschool Listened to my opinions and they changed my life by working with me, and now If given the opportunity I want to be that Change for other students. I would say forsure my communication skills…
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Tej

English Tutor Canning Vale, WA
In my humble opinion, I believe that ACTIVE LISTENING is the most important quality that good tutors must possess. - Good tutors must recognise that students generally have an idea of the topic at hand. Instead of simply continuing to "teach" it is vital that tutors ask students of their understanding of the topic so that gaps in knowledge can…
KAVITRA
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KAVITRA

English Tutor Harrisdale, WA
A tutor should boost the confidence of the student and being a tutor shouldn't be limited to only improving the students' results. They should be the most approachable person, after the parents, should the student face any issues with school or even life. A tutor should be the student's best friend and the bond should grow while nurturing the…
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Sindhura

English Tutor Harrisdale, WA
I believe the most benefical things a tutor can do for a student is to foster comprehension, build confidence and encourage independent thinking. Even though it is important to help a student comprehend the topic, it is equally important that we make a comfortable environment for them to make mistakes, learn from them, ask even slighest of doubts.…
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Emilie

English Tutor Gosnells, WA
Being kind and helpful to their needs. Listening to them and their parents. Being knowledgeable enough to help them or willing to learn to help them. Be a reliable source of help and help them as much as possible. I am very helpful in identifying their problems and drawbacks, I am effective in changing behaviours to give them an advantage or edge.…
Alyssa
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Alyssa

English Tutor Harrisdale, WA
First, I think a tutor should have good subject and curriculum knowledge so that they may be able to provide as much information as they can towards the kids. I think communication skills is another important thing a tutor must have (the way they explain the topics so that it is easy for the students to understand). Finally a tutor must be patient…
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Dwight

English Tutor Canning Vale, WA
Provide them with external resources in order for them to continue further study Be a mentor and set an example towards the student so that they can have someone to rely on whenever they are struggling in class Also provide further feedback outside of tutoring hours when they need clarification. I'm very knowledgable and easy going I make the…
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Mohammad

English Tutor Champion Lakes, WA
For tutors, the most critical task is to assist students in developing independence and self-confidence as learners, along with the essential skills and knowledge necessary to achieve their goals. For tutors, it's important to possess several skills to ensure their students' success. These skills include having patience and empathy to understand…
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Ajenthika

English Tutor Champion Lakes, WA
The most important things a tutor can do for a student are to explain concepts clearly, adapt to their learning style, and be patient while guiding them. A tutor should also build the student’s confidence by encouraging them and helping them believe in their abilities. Making learning engaging and relevant is key, as it keeps students motivated.…
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Mehakpreet

English Tutor Canning Vale, WA
The most important thing a tutor can do for their student is understand their study habits and figure out the best ways to enhance their overall performance by improving the way of their study. If the tutor understands where their pupil is making a mistake, only then will the student understand it as well and will be able to work on it. As a…
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SAMANTHA

English Tutor Camillo, WA
Support and encourage students to develop their skills and knowledge and to help them become confident learners. I am dedicated to providing children with quality education and maintaining a friendly, safe and welcoming atmosphere online. Strengths in an excellent tutor, being welcoming, friendly, encouraging and supportive. Being a skilled…
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Carine

English Tutor Thornlie, WA
The most important is to listen to them. What tutors may want from the student could be different from what the student wants. By listening to each other and figuring out a solution, it could really make a difference in the outcome. I think as person who is calm, I can help students manage their study by suggesting logical and strategic methods to…
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Ravneet kaur

English Tutor Champion Lakes, WA
The most important thing is to understand the mindset and strengths of a student and work on them while instilling confidence with practice. I've been a diligent student throughout my academic career, hence I can devise great techniques to memorise content and I also can help students with understanding how to write in exams to score…
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Sheila Mae

English Tutor Champion Lakes, WA
My role as a tutor is to teach, discuss, give clarity, and give more practice to hone students' understanding of the subject matter. Also, to motivate my students to love learning not just for the classroom's sake but in preparation for their future chosen career. My experience as a tutor for the last twelve years is my greatest strength. I have…
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Ken

English Tutor Thornlie, WA
Walk with them down the path of learning at their own comfortable pace. I am patient I enjoy explaining something to a student in the simplest term…
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Alexandra

English Tutor Thornlie, WA
Tutoring is a form of specialised teaching, and two-way communication is fundamental to successful teaching. It is easy to talk at a child to teach them a concept on a basic level, but patience, asking the child questions and listening to their responses effectively are essential elements in ensuring the student understands the content. From many…

Local Reviews

Thanks for your help arranging a tutor in such a short period of time, honestly I am very happy and satisfied with the way John is teaching and the way he is managing his time for extra tuition classes for Harman.
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Inside Southern RiverTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 10 student James reviewed the Cartesian plane and tackled algebraic concepts, including plotting points and working with linear equations.

In Year 6, Olivia focused on identifying rules in number sequences and practiced dividing fractions, with extra attention to converting between measurement units.

Meanwhile, Year 8 student Sarah strengthened her understanding of operations with fractions and place value, then briefly explored Roman numerals and multiplication strategies for numbers ending in zero.

Recent Challenges

In Year 10 Mathematics, a student left the semester review homework incomplete and showed hesitancy when tackling short answer questions, with one tutor noting, "homework: complete semester review (short answers)." This led to less exposure to unfamiliar question types and reduced feedback opportunities.

Meanwhile, a Year 7 student struggled with organisation—forgetting to submit word class homework on nouns, adjectives, and verbs.

In senior maths sessions (Year 11), skipping written steps during algebraic simplification made sign errors harder to spot; as observed: "needs more practice with dealing with negative/minus signs when solving problems." Missed steps lingered into later revision.

Recent Achievements

A tutor in Southern River noticed a Year 10 student who had struggled with fractions is now completing worksheets on decimals independently and shows much more ease tackling new arithmetic topics.

In Year 11 maths, one student recently started asking clarifying questions about solving for area until each step made sense—a big shift from staying silent when confused.

Another win came from a Year 7 English session where the student, previously unsure about comprehension questions, began identifying exactly what each question was asking and could answer with far less prompting than before. Last week, she asked the tutor for a tougher reading passage.

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 Amherst Village Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Southern Grove Primary School.