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Alberton's tutors feature a Taipan Tutors scholarship student with an estimated ATAR of 98.30, a Bachelor of Education candidate, an award-winning IB graduate with ATAR 99.1, a clinical psychology doctoral graduate and seasoned tutor, university peer mentors and subject specialists, plus accomplished high school duxes and academic prizewinners in science, maths, writing and languages.

Jessie
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Jessie

English Tutor Eagleby, QLD
I consider empathy, support, and patience to be core qualities tutors can offer students. With empathy, an english tutor can help students feel comfortable in being honest, distressed by external factors, and other obstacles they may have to overcome in their learning journey. Patience and support go hand-in-hand with one another as by showing…
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Matthew

English Tutor Mount Warren Park, QLD
My focus is to help a student achieve their best. This is achieved through working collaboratively to break down concepts and turn them into bite size digestible sizes. I can also share my experiences of studying and working across several sectors to help coach and mentor students for future endeavours. Communication across stakeholders is…
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Amanda
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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…
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Ebony

English Tutor Ormeau, QLD
I think the most important thing an english tutor can do for a student is to listen to them and understand their learning style as to understand how to best approach content and exercises. As a tutor, my strengths are that I'm patient and flexible, and I am open to trying as many different approaches and strategies as necessary to help get the…
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Alastair

English Tutor Windaroo, QLD
The most important thing would be to keep the student engaged - the mere delivery of information means nothing if the student is not interested, or given a chance to apply it. Providing activities is paramount in this case, as it allows students to apply concepts at a pace they are comfortable with and become familiar with them through 'learning…
Victoria
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Victoria

English Tutor Ormeau, QLD
Make learning fun. Getting to know my students well and planning learning activities directly linked to their strengths,needs and…
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Colleen

English Tutor Ormeau, QLD
It is very important that a student has trust in their tutor and whilst learning can also have fun. A student needs to feel like they are in a safe environment before learning can occur. I will bring out the best in every student in their own unique ways. I will show them that they can do anything they put their mind to it and help guide them onto…
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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…
Emma
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Emma

English Tutor Belivah, QLD
I believe two of the most important things an english tutor can do for a student are help them gain some new insight and understanding into a subject, as well as try to inspire a genuine passion for the topic. As a tutor, I believe my one of my strengnths would definitely be my intense love of English. I'm also extremely time efficeint and…

Local Reviews

Olivier has been a great addition to my daughter's learning and understanding of Year 12 Maths Methods. He has helped create her a much better understanding of the concepts and procedural methods involved to move forward with her knowledge and progress in this subject. He is organised, punctual and polite and my daughter's feedback is always positive following her tutorial's with Olivier. I gladly recommend his services as a tutor to anyone in need of same.
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Content Covered

Year 4 Zara focused on statistics, learning to find the mean, median, mode, and range of small data sets using real class examples.

In Year 8, Mia tackled algebraic expressions and practiced solving equations for x through targeted worksheet problems.

Meanwhile, Year 10 Sam worked through trigonometry revision, including basic questions on angles and sides as well as an introduction to vectors and geometric transformations.

Recent Challenges

A Year 10 student, when working on algebra and worded equations, tended to avoid showing all steps—this made it harder to spot where small errors crept in, as noted: "she skipped showing steps in algebra, which hid sign errors."

In Year 12 maths, one student hadn't completed Task 3 and needed to clarify assignment requirements with their teacher; this delayed progress.

Meanwhile, a Year 7 learner was sometimes distracted during workbook tasks and required redirection before refocusing. These habits led to repeated confusion or incomplete assignments rather than building confidence through independent problem-solving.

Recent Achievements

One Alberton tutor noticed a Year 10 student who used to hesitate with the substitution method now confidently switching between methods when solving simultaneous equations, even correcting earlier mistakes without prompting.

In a recent session, a Year 8 student who previously guessed answers during statistics work is now carefully explaining her process—taking time to show her working for each step before moving on.

Meanwhile, two younger students have started insisting on trying themselves first before asking for help, showing a clear shift from passive listening to eager problem-solving.

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.