Year 4 student Ella focused on mastering the 2, 5, and 10 times tables and improved her understanding of place value up to six digits, including decimals to the thousandths.

In Year 8, Jay worked through quadratic factorization using the quadratic formula and practiced applying algebraic rules and expressions to a range of problems.

Meanwhile, Year 9 student Max reviewed trigonometry concepts by solving for missing angles and sides in triangles and reinforced his knowledge of algebraic factorisation with targeted exercises.

A Year 4 student avoided showing working in multiplication, which made it hard to spot calculation errors—"she tends to jump straight to answers and hides her thinking," one tutor observed.

In Year 7, anxiety led a student to freeze when starting assignments; even with strong content knowledge, the fear of getting stuck delayed progress on new topics.

A Year 10 student struggled with time management in exam conditions: rushing through quadratic problems without organizing work clearly resulted in repeated sign mistakes that were only caught after reviewing feedback together. This often left her feeling frustrated at not seeing improvement as quickly as hoped.

One Aldinga tutor recently noticed a big shift in a Year 10 student who used to hesitate asking for help—now, she actively points out where she's unsure and checks her own work during lessons.

In another session with a Year 9 student, the tutor saw her confidently explain new algebraic methods back to them, which marked real progress from earlier sessions where she'd wait for prompts.

Meanwhile, a Year 4 student surprised her tutor by recalling tricky times tables without using fingers—a change from previous weeks when counting aids were always needed—and then finished her homework sheet independently.