Clarence Gardens' tutors include a primary teacher with over 50 years' experience across K–12 and international schools, a TAFE education manager and former primary teacher with decades in curriculum leadership, a SACE-experienced maths and science teacher, university medalists and high ATAR achievers, plus passionate mentors in engineering, psychology, English, music, sport, creative writing and more.
The tutor arrived on time, a confident, happy and friendly attitude throughout the time he spent with us. My daughter seemed to get on with him very well but thought that they will both have to work towards her getting his teaching methods. This tutor is passionate about what he can teachlen, Clarence Gardens
Year 3 Molly practised multiplication and division using the 2, 4, and 8 times tables along with basic number facts, working through word problems and quick quizzes.
Year 10 Andrea focused on solving exponential equations and revising factorials and multiples as part of her preparation for an upcoming test.
For Year 11 Ella, recent sessions addressed laws of indices—including negative indices—and applying these to problem-solving scenarios using targeted practice questions.
A Year 11 student entered sessions unprepared for superannuation revision, as noted: "He needs to send me work to prepare. It is challenging to just jump in without preparation." This lack of organization meant valuable lesson time was spent clarifying tasks rather than practicing application.
In Year 7 mathematics, incomplete recall of times tables led to hesitation during division problems—extra time was lost searching for basic facts instead of solving more complex questions.
Meanwhile, a Year 4 student repeatedly erased mistakes when writing sentences, hesitant to leave errors visible; this slowed progress and created anxiety about making corrections on the page.
One Clarence Gardens tutor noticed a big shift in a Year 10 student who, after weeks of hesitation, now confidently solves algebraic equations using BEDMAS and no longer skips steps when handling parentheses.
In Year 8 maths, Ella went from avoiding word problems to working through them with real engagement—last session she tackled multi-step questions independently and even asked for more challenging ones.
Meanwhile, a younger primary student who previously relied on prompts now uses self-talk strategies to work through tables and rarely needs aids; last week he completed all multiplication facts without reminders.
