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Delacombe's tutors feature a primary school teacher and coordinator with international experience, a university medallist in English with advanced writing credentials, a VCE Dux across four subjects, an Education Support-trained learning mentor, experienced private maths and science tutors—including Olympiad achievers—and peer mentors skilled in working with diverse learners from early years to senior secondary.

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Jared

English Tutor Mount Pleasant, VIC
Guidance. It's always guidance. Tutors facilitate learning and help activates students' potential. :) Tutors receive all the questions most of the students don't ask in class, and I find it amazing because real learning happens between tutors and students. I already know how to handle them and I can give excellent activities that they can enjoy…
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James

English Tutor Bakery Hill, VIC
The most important things an english tutor can do for a student are to be honest, collaborate in their learning journey, and give them learning strategies. Students benefit from having a tutor they trust who is honest with them on their current strengths and weaknesses and who also inspires confidence that the weaknesses can be overcome.…
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Carrie

English Tutor Ballarat East, VIC
The most important thing to keep in mind when tutoring in my opinion is to help them gain confidence & enjoyment in the subject. If a student believes they are bad at a subject, they often won't try as hard because they view it as pointless. Confirmation bias can also lead to only noticing when they make mistakes, meaning they won't recognise the…
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Oluwaremi

English Tutor Black Hill, VIC
I believe it’s important for tutors to create a supportive environments for students. This will allow them to feel comfortable and open to learning. Learning is almost impossible in an environment where students do no feel safe. I also think it’s important for tutors to give students the opportunity to share their learning to encourage active…
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Yusra Begum

English Tutor Mount Helen, VIC
Trying to eradicate the fear or hopelessness that the students feel when they cannot overcome an "obstacle". I am a great listener. I try to find the root of issue and get to know about the problem from the student's…
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Catherine

English Tutor Newington, VIC
Help them to meet personal goals Simplifying…
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Muskan

English Tutor Ballarat, VIC
The tutor must understand the learning and understanding power of the children and how they can digest in the single session of tutoring. The tutor should be a good friend for a student. My strengths are that i am patience and I know how to handle a child and make them understand in the easy way. I have quality of good time management so my…
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Zayda

English Tutor Canadian, VIC
The most important thing an english tutor can do a student is listen to them and their needs as well as create an environment whether that's in person or online that is safe, supportive and positive for them to learn and thrive. I have a very personable, open and kind approach when interacting with staff, parents and most importantly students so I…
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Isaac

English Tutor Ballarat East, VIC
The most important things an english tutor can do for a student is provide the with the strategies, tools, and perhaps most importantly: confidence they need to succeed and thrive in their studies. I believe my strengths include my ability to effectively communicate and teach important concepts and skills to my students. In particular I pride…
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Yongjing

English Tutor Ballarat North, VIC
Helping the student find their best way of thinking and study techniques that could benefit them most in the future. Being patient and cautious regarding every question the student might have. I am an empathetic and patient person who loves to communicate and help other students with all my abilities. I am also good at finding study techniques…
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Alison

English Tutor Mount Helen, VIC
The key things an english tutor can do are build a strong rapport with the student, create a safe space where they feel comfortable asking questions and making mistakes, and help them develop problem-solving skills. I am patient, approachable, and skilled at breaking down complex ideas into simpler, more manageable steps. I make it a priority to…
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Claye

English Tutor Mount Helen, VIC
Help the student reach their maximum potential in the area being studied. Be persistent and willing to persevere to maximise learning. Develop good morale with the student and be enthusiastic around them. My strengths are having high patience, ability to explain things clearly to different education levels and a passion in helping…

Local Reviews

Teagan is wonderful, polite, punctual and Archer is very happy so far. We are very lucky.
Mel

Inside DelacombeTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 7 student Greta focused on negative numbers, including multiplication and division, and worked through algebra problems involving powers of small integers using step-by-step examples.

Year 10 student Aiden practiced solving linear simultaneous equations by substitution and revisited simplifying and rationalising surds from a previous test paper.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Zara covered trigonometry concepts such as SOH CAH TOA, sine rule, and cosine rule, tackling practice questions with calculator use for accuracy.

Recent Challenges

In Year 11 Specialist Maths, a student's notes revealed persistent confusion with induction proofs and negated statements; as one tutor noted, "there is a serious level of misunderstanding of how induction and negated statements work." This led to repeated errors during problem sets.

In Year 8 Maths, reliance on visual aids for fractions persisted even as problems became more complex, making it harder to solve tasks like drawing sixths or managing equivalent fractions without diagrams.

Meanwhile, in Year 4 English, reluctance to show written working made it difficult for teachers to pinpoint the exact cause of errors—sometimes whole steps were missing from answers.

Recent Achievements

One Delacombe tutor noticed a big shift in a Year 9 student who, after previously making frequent errors with exponent laws, now works through non-standard equations with far more independence and accuracy.

A recent high school session saw another student confidently solve complex probability problems using tables and arrangements—something they struggled to set up without guidance just weeks ago.

Meanwhile, in Year 4, a student who used to guess when asked about fractions now carefully groups and counts items to find answers, moving from impulsive guessing to methodical 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 Sebastopol Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Lumen Christi School.