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Burraneer's tutors include a primary school teacher with over 20 years' classroom experience, an IB graduate with a 99.10 ATAR, a First Class Honours educator from Wales, multiple current education and engineering university students, subject duxes, state-level maths and science prizewinners, and peer mentors who have led K–12 coaching in academics, sport, music, and debating.

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Tara

English Tutor Kogarah Bay, NSW
I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to have the ability to cater to their needs and build self esteem, especially when one method of learning isn’t working. This not only allows for the student to understand concepts in other ways but also ensures and improves self esteem as often, students may fall behind from a…
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Alexandra

English Tutor Connells Point, NSW
I believe the most important things I can do for a student include offering consistent support and encouragement which can help their confidence and motivation, provide constructive feedback, identify their specific learning needs and adapt my teaching methods to help them, and encourage critical thinking and asking questions. I am very patient…
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Ethan

English Tutor Oatley, NSW
To me, a tutor is someone that can not only prepare a student in the classroom but to prepare them for life. Learning skills allow for the child to develop their own interests and pursue them further beyond the idea of exams and tests. I hope that my valuable skills allow for students to become high achievers, both in the academic situation and…
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Thomas

English Tutor South Hurstville, NSW
To effectively guide and help students, a tutor must be able to build trust with said student, fostering a sense of psychological safety whilst simultaneously encouraging self confidence and an intrinsic desire for success. Tutors must also be able to employ a personalised learning approach in order to ensure effective guidance for all…
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Jesslyn

English Tutor South Hurstville, NSW
The most important thing a tutor could probably do is to make the process of learning an enjoyable experience, and engaging the student constantly to form their own thoughts and ideas. A positive mindset to learning is the pivot to academic progress, and without enjoyment students will reach a mental plateau. High engagement with students also…
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Samrin

English Tutor South Hurstville, NSW
Working with students can be a challenge, especially if we're meeting to help them bring up low grades. One thing I do when I meet the student for the very first time is to ask them questions about their interests, like sports, school subjects, music and movies. In the math problems that I create, I incorporate references to these interests. It…
Thomas
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Thomas

English Tutor Dolans Bay, NSW
I believe the three most important things I could do for a student is academic support, addressing study habits and confronting weaknesses. I believe focusing on these three aspects will do the upmost for the student in the short and long term. I’ve grown up and worked with people from across the socio-economic spectrum, I think I have a…
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angel

English Tutor Dolans Bay, NSW
I think the two most important things that a tutor can do for a student is tailoring their teaching approach to match the students learning style and pace. I also think it's extremely important to create a positive learning environment for the students so that they feel supported and encouraged to learn and ask questions. I am able to adapt well…
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Tamsyn

English Tutor Port Hacking, NSW
I believe the most important thing for a tutor to do is encourage their students. School content will be challenging for everyone at some point and it is often hard to persevere when we do not understand the content. By being patient with students and helping them until they grasp the concept tutors are able to assist students in gaining…
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caitlyn

English Tutor Port Hacking, NSW
Tutors need to be able to listen, support, and communicate with their students in a way that makes them feel comfortable to ask questions and admit when they don’t really understand what’s going on. By being an approachable person, students are less likely to feel anxious and in a comfortable environment, are more likely to absorb the…
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Raquelle

English Tutor Cronulla, NSW
The most important thing I believe a tutor can offer to their student is focusing on the students individual needs, confidence and long term learning skills. Providing personalised attention will allow the student to understand the concept to a greater degree and thus enhance their knowledge and will also build their individual self esteem as…
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Ted

English Tutor Cronulla, NSW
Understand the students needs, and be able to connect with them positively so that they are able to get the most out of the tutor. Communication skills to younger students, as well as being able to apply topics or areas of study to real world situations to help a student understand it…
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Shania

English Tutor Woolooware, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to really understand who they are, including their abilities, weaknesses and strengths. From this knowledge, the teacher can provide them with the right scaffolding to help support the child and their learning needs. The tutor must be able to relate to the student so they may be able to…
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Jasmine

English Tutor Caringbah South, NSW
Tutors should provide students with valuable learning experiences, study techniques, as well as a safe environment where the student is not afraid to ask questions or for help. It is important that tutors tailor their teaching approach to the needs of each individual student . I am able to connect with the students and provide unique learning…
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Jaydon

English Tutor Cronulla, NSW
Establishing good habits. I believe that habits are key to getting things done, especially tasks students may not want to do. By creating accountability and helping students develop healthy study habits, I find I can significantly enhance their learning experience. Having been tutored for over two years during high school, often for more than 12…
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Edwin

English Tutor Cronulla, NSW
Be there to challenge them but more importantly encourage them. Some of the most admirable teachers that I've had in school were the ones that understood me individually as a student, and did not just base their attitude towards me based on the mark I received. Empathy, patience, assertive, challenging, rewarding, and attentive. I believe that…
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Ella

English Tutor Caringbah South, NSW
Tailoring teaching to the student's needs, helping them develop good study habits, but more importantly, making them feel comfortable and helping them believe that anyone can achieve anything, by giving them positive reinforcement. Having just left school I have a good understanding of the curriculum as well as the pressure on students today . I…
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Prikshita

English Tutor Miranda, NSW
In my opinion, a teacher must always be willing to learn those concepts for his students which they want to know. Also , a teacher must even provide them with some learning methods so that they can get grasp over any topic easily. Moreover, a teacher must always motivate a student and help him to think out of a box. Apart from that, teacher can…
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Morgan

English Tutor Miranda, NSW
The most important thing as a tutor is acknowledging their strength and weaknesses and using them to improve their academic skills. Also allowing the students to know that it's ok to make mistakes, that's why tutors are here to help. Easy to communicate and open to any type of conversations. I can break things down into primary school language to…
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Iyla

English Tutor Gymea Bay, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is teach them the material in a way that makes sense to that student. There are multiple different types of learners and it is vital for a tutor to explore other methods of teaching the subject matter, so the student may have the best chance at understanding and retaining the subject matter. I…
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Ethan

English Tutor Miranda, NSW
Be able to communicate with the student well and improve on their skills gradually Being able to communicate and connect with the…
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Aryan

English Tutor Sylvania Waters, NSW
Help them build confidence in themselves and their abilities I think I am great at building a comfortable environment with new people in general (this would extend to my…
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Gian

English Tutor Taren Point, NSW
The most important aspect of tutoring, besides providing students with better grades, is allowing them to feel comfortable when I am tutoring them. A logical concomitant of comfort is a better ability to learn and as a consequence better results. Thus, I place a great emphasis on understanding the idiosyncrasies of the student and allowing them to…

Local Reviews

Went really well, Dillon was exactly on time and Samir found him super helpful and effective. I think he'll be a great tutor for Samir.
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Inside BurraneerTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 Thomas reviewed addition, subtraction, telling time, basic shapes, and skip counting to assess his current maths level.

For Year 9 Maddie, recent sessions explored angle relationships such as co-interior, alternate, corresponding, supplementary, and complementary angles using visual examples.

Meanwhile, Year 10 James focused on solving algebraic equations where x is negative and practiced converting units for weight measurement.

Recent Challenges

In Year 11 maths, a student often jumped straight to answers without showing working—he skipped showing steps in algebra, which hid sign errors. This meant extra time was spent hunting for mistakes instead of progressing.

For a Year 12 humanities subject, one student collected sources after completing work rather than during research; as a result, it was harder to recall references when writing essays.

Meanwhile, a Year 7 student's untidy handwriting made numbers hard to read, occasionally causing confusion between 6 and 8 on division problems. In the moment, misreading their own work led to calculation slips and frustration.

Recent Achievements

During a Burraneer tutoring session, a high school student began to tackle complex equations independently after initially relying on step-by-step guidance; she's now explaining why each part works before moving forward.

Another tutor noticed a Year 11 student who once hesitated with probability now choosing to attempt harder revision problems unprompted and applying correct terminology throughout.

In humanities, Maiee, who previously struggled to connect sources with essay questions, is now matching evidence directly to rubric points and exploring how different perspectives could shape her argument.

Last week, she drafted an outline for an essay using her own source selections.

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 Cronulla Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like St Aloysius College Cronulla.