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Elizabeth Downs' tutors include a veteran primary teacher with special needs expertise, an award-winning mathematics educator (MSc, BEd) with international classroom experience, a University Merit scholar specialising in K–12 mentoring, experienced private STEM tutors including an ATAR 97.9 scorer and Brain Bee top 10% finalist, plus passionate early childhood educators and youth mentors.

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Vivi

Science Tutor Salisbury East, SA
Being able to thoroughly explain in detail and make sure that students understand the work content Willingly to be there and help students whenever possible even if it outside of work hours Reliable, focused, and dedicated to the task Time management and organise weekly assessment work Keeping track of students' academic results helps to…
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Tamana

Science Tutor Salisbury Downs, SA
I think the most important things are that a tutor should should consider are knowing the student's leaning style because not every student are the same to just get a question or example at one go, it is important to make the student ask questions or ask them questions so they think outside the box and get a better understanding. I think my…
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Aaliyah

Science Tutor Salisbury Downs, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do is guide a student, giving them the confidence and belief in their own abilities to learn. I am able to listen to students and understand what they need to succeed. I am reliable and approachable. I try to make learning fun and engaging while still focusing on the core concepts of the…
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Teerth

Science Tutor Golden Grove, SA
Building rapport with students and creating a welcoming, safe, and collaborative environment are likely the most important things a tutor can do to promote learning and progress. In such an environment, students feel free to ask questions, express their learning preferences, and simply enjoy being there and learning. My strengths as a tutor stem…
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Mandeep

Science Tutor Gulfview Heights, SA
In my opinion, tutor can give students a deep understanding about the life and helping them to find out their aim. I think that having a knowledge is important, but the way to give knowledge is a art in which I am good…
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Brian

Science Tutor Golden Grove, SA
A tutor should take responsibility for helping students perform well academically. This is achieved through developing a strong relationship with the student ensuring the one-on-one sessions are productive. Additionally, tutors should identify students’ individual learning needs and discuss the students’ progress with their parents/guardians.…
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Emma

Science Tutor Salisbury East, SA
I think establishing a relationship is important. If you know the student then you will understand how they learn best and they will also trust you in return and feel that it is okay to make mistakes. I enjoy making lessons as creative and engaging as I can to keep student interest. I always talk to my students and greatly value their input into…

Local Reviews

Alicia, is softly spoken and paced and this appeals to my teen Rose. Alicia picks up when Rose hasn't understood and works to explain it differently until she does. We are very happy with the confidence Rose has gained in maths & the skills she can now apply at school.
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Inside Elizabeth DownsTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Ava worked on understanding place value up to five-digit numbers and practised long addition and subtraction with multi-digit problems.

Year 8 student Chase explored the angle sum property of quadrilaterals and triangles, including proving similarity and using cross multiplication to find corresponding sides.

For Year 10, Daniel revised solving quadratic equations by factorising and finding roots, as well as tackling practice questions on constructing angles using a protractor.

Recent Challenges

A Year 11 student preparing a Research Project left work until the last minute, saying he "did not want to pursue" it—this meant rushed drafts and little time for meaningful revision or feedback.

In Year 9 English, messy written work made it hard to keep ideas clear; as one tutor noted, "focus slips when writing longer responses," so arguments became repetitive or lost formality.

For Year 6 mathematics, a reluctance to write steps—especially in expanded notation—led to confusion when checking answers.

The unfinished homework on number patterns and times tables left gaps that slowed progress during sessions.

Recent Achievements

One Elizabeth Downs tutor noticed that a Year 10 student, Chelsea, has started to ask for clarification on equations right away instead of hesitating or skipping over difficult steps—a real shift from her earlier sessions.

Meanwhile, Caitlin in Year 9 independently tackled all the Pythagoras application questions without waiting for hints and even checked her answers herself before moving on.

In a younger group, Chase (Year 5) now consistently uses finger-tap spelling while reading tricky words out loud, showing much more patience than when he'd previously rush through and guess.

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 Playford Civic Centre Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Taparra Primary School.