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Willoughby's tutors include a Master's-qualified nanotechnology engineer and award-winning science presenter, seasoned English and ethics teachers with postgraduate credentials, an ATAR 96.9 graduate, high-achieving North Sydney Girls alumnae, maths Olympiad top 2% scorers, peer mentors, volunteer study skills coaches, and K–12 specialists experienced in classroom teaching, mentoring, and creative enrichment.

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Zara

English Tutor Lane Cove North, NSW
Listen to what they need and provide resources. Excellent communication skills and knowledge in selected subject areas. (Band 6 in all…
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Sarthak

English Tutor Lane Cove, NSW
In my opinion, a tutor can act as the bridge between the student and the learning outcome. I feel the job of a tutor is to instill confidence in the child and inculcate a joy of learning the subject. My job as a tutor is to administer lessons to students in such a way to adapt to his capabilities and to meld the subject matter with his interest in…
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Tim

English Tutor Greenwich, NSW
Tutors must be flexible in their assistance to students through recognising individual learning preferences. Hence, they must cater to one's level of academic proficiency, their learning weaknesses and holes in education to provide a tangible improvement in grades. I have recent experience undertaking high school Extension 1 and 2 Mathematics,…
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Thomas

English Tutor Wollstonecraft, NSW
Help a student gain the confidence needed to know what they need to do in studying for a subject, as well as the desire to succeed in that area, knowing that they can with the required commitment. Focusing on what a student needs to most efficiently improve their grade, rather than wasting time, so as to provide the most value possible in a short…
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Naasha

English Tutor Wollstonecraft, NSW
Tutors must be able to demonstrate openness towards the needs of each student and help to better understand a students situation. I feel that the ability to carefully understand the certain needs and goals of each student and provide particular guidance and assistance a long the way to achieving these goals is crucial in tutoring, rather than…
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Jasmine

English Tutor Lindfield, NSW
It is so important for tutors to adapt their method of teaching to the way the student learns. Every student not only has different needs and difficulties, but learns concepts differently. It is extremely important to regularly re-evaluate the student's objectives. Modifying your approach as a tutor to make the student feel comfortable and…
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Ian

English Tutor Killarney Heights, NSW
A great tutor should focus on building a student's confidence for learning by fostering understanding, critical thinking, and a safe environment for growth. By clarifying concepts and questions carefully step-by-step, tutors make learning approachable. Positive reinforcement for progress while setting and tracking achievable goals offers clear…
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Oliver

English Tutor Lindfield, NSW
Make sure I am understanding of their strengths and weaknesses and how to further develop them Patience, communication and an understanding for the…
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George

English Tutor Wollstonecraft, NSW
To me, the most essential role a tutor can fulfill is that of an enabler and empowerer. I believe a tutor's primary goal should be to provide students with a strong foundation of knowledge and a resilient problem-solving framework, not only to tackle academic challenges but also to navigate any obstacle life may present. An empowering tutor equips…
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Akshay

English Tutor Neutral Bay, NSW
As a tutor, it is important that you pass on the right knowledge to the student. Make them think about things by themselves instead of giving them straight away. A tutor, shouldn't discourage students if they ask a dumb question, they should resolve all their queries with a good understanding. A tutor's job is to support a student and be curious…
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Bettina

English Tutor Cremorne, NSW
By giving students a new skillset through tutoring, tutors can improve self esteem by boosting confidence at school. I am a good listener who understands the different ways that students learn to teach them in ways that cater to the unique abilities of the…
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Sarah

English Tutor Cremorne, NSW
This most important thing as a tutor for a student is ensuring you can answer their questions and assist in explaining things in a logical way that can be understood and applied. Ability to articulate things in an easy way to understand. I have learnt this skill being in business and having to explain things in an easy way to…
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Beatrice

English Tutor Seaforth, NSW
I believe the most important things a tutor can do for a student are to build their confidence, tailor lessons to their unique learning style, and create a supportive environment where they feel comfortable asking questions. Beyond just teaching content, a tutor should inspire curiosity, foster a positive attitude toward learning, and help the…
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Taryn

English Tutor North Sydney, NSW
Listen to them. So you can fully understand where they are struggling and best direct your attention. Kindness, patience and the ability to explain and demonstrate concepts and how to solve…
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Anna Fedora

English Tutor Seaforth, NSW
1) Creating a collaborative, positive and friendly environment where the student feels encouraged and enthusiastic about learning. 2) A personalized approached to tutoring each student. I am very empathetic, hard-working and love connecting with kids and younger people. I am confident these traits, along with my commitment and dedication to…
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Rebecca

English Tutor Forestville, NSW
I believe a tutor should always be reliable, punctual, patient, kind, and supportive - as this creates a safe learning environment for all students. I am newly graduated, meaning I still recall all the emotions and stresses of high school, and know the content and structure of various subjects extremely well. I excelled at my own school in English…
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Sulagna

English Tutor Mosman, NSW
A tutor needs to be gentle and authoritative at the same time. There is a balance that needs to be maintained for healthy learning. As a tutor, making an effort to understand the student is much more important than just being knowledgeable yourself. patience, empathy, thoroughness, attention to detail,…
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Evan

English Tutor Killara, NSW
As mentioned in some of the earlier answers, I think that a tutor is not only there to impart their own knowledge, but also be there for the development of any responsibility or independence characteristics as students grow. This can include but is not limited to: confidence, tenacity, perseverance and the ability to bounce back against adversity…
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Mohammad Noman

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
The most important thing would be to truly personalise the learning, incorporate best connections to the student's interests, also teach to the student's strengths and try to minimise the student's weaknesses. My strengths as a tutor are self confidence, honesty, my knowledge, my past experience, passion for leading children to the success and…
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English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
I believe the most important things a tutor can do for a student are to build their confidence, foster a positive learning environment, and tailor explanations to their individual needs. It's crucial to help students feel comfortable asking questions and making mistakes, as this is when real learning happens. As a tutor, I think my strengths lie…
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Thirza Aurelia

English Tutor Macquarie Park, NSW
What I consider to be the most important things a tutor can do for a student is to build a relationship with them. Listening to a student, assessing what areas they struggle with most, and celebrating the accomplishments they have made in their studies (whether big or small), is key in strengthening the student's trust in the tutor. In turn, this…
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Samir

English Tutor Birchgrove, NSW
Support their discovery of the subject they have a difficulty in understanding. NOT to think for them, instead, challenge them to use their own capacity to think solutions and have the unlimited courage to make mistakes and learn from them. My strengths as a tutor include patience, perseverance and insight into the misunderstandings and challenges…
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Vanessa

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
A tutor should be there to support the student through all academic struggles they are facing and help the student reach all their academic goals. The tutor should be familiar with their students learning style and preferences, then adjust their tutoring to suit. A tutor should also create a safe environment where the student feels they can ask…

Local Reviews

Things are going really well. Kai enjoys Noah's tutoring. On his last math's assessment he received 80% in comparison to the one before which was 55%. I met with his math's school teacher and she has provided upcoming topics for Noah to discuss with Kai as well as 2 practice tests. Her feedback was positive too and constructive. If we stay on this path, I'm confident that it will prepare him well for the upcoming HSC.
Melani, Chatswood

Inside WilloughbyTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 6 student Aiden focused on fractions and percentages, building confidence through practical problem sets.

For Year 9, Grace revised index laws—applying them to simplify expressions—and explored how to convert between roots and indices using worked examples.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Lucas tackled advanced probability questions and practiced working with random variables and probability distribution functions for his mathematics course.

Recent Challenges

A Year 9 student struggled with revision because old notes hadn't been reviewed, which led to confusion over index laws and difficulty simplifying complex algebraic expressions—"he wasn't sure when to use (a^m)^n = a^(mn)," as noted in the session.

In Year 7, unfinished assigned work meant new percentage topics weren't practiced enough for speed.

For a senior Physics student, not specifying help areas clearly made it harder to target gaps in understanding during tutorials.

Meanwhile, an English student avoided dialogue writing tasks, limiting progress in developing character depth and narrative tension within creative pieces.

Recent Achievements

One Willoughby tutor recently noticed Kristina, a Year 12 student, overcoming her initial overwhelm with Advanced Mechanics by stepping back to strengthen her trigonometry skills—she now tackles those foundation questions without hesitation.

Meanwhile, Cael in Year 7 shifted from needing frequent prompting during writing sessions to experimenting independently with dialogue and building character profiles for stories.

In primary school, Aylin moved from passive participation to actively engaging in lessons and now attempts every question on her own initiative; last session, she completed all addition and subtraction tasks without waiting for guidance.

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 Castlecrag Community Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Willoughby Public School.