Year 8 student Lily worked on simplifying ratios and solving real-world ratio problems, while also practicing rate conversions between different units.

For Year 10, Josh tackled trigonometric calculations in right-angled triangles and revised linear equations by graphing and solving them using algebraic methods.

Meanwhile, Year 12 student Adeel focused on financial mathematics, covering compound interest problems as well as questions involving shares, dividends, and market price using past HSC exam material.

A Year 9 student tackling linear equations showed an over-reliance on formulas—"he applied the rule but didn't check if it fit the problem," a tutor observed—leading to confusion with unfamiliar rearrangements.

In Year 12, attempts at complex finance and networks questions were hindered by unclear working: steps were skipped or crowded together, making errors hard to trace during review.

One senior student's homework was left incomplete before a trial exam, meaning missed opportunities for targeted feedback.

In another instance, a Year 7 struggled to set out answers neatly in multi-step problems; when calculations went awry, retracing became nearly impossible.

A tutor in Far Meadow recently noticed some great shifts in student engagement and skill. In Year 11, Laaibah had been hesitant to tackle compound interest questions independently, but this week she completed several financial maths problems on her own and even created a study plan for her upcoming test.

Meanwhile, a Year 9 student who used to avoid showing working out in ratio tasks is now routinely writing detailed steps, making it easier to catch small mistakes.

During a recent Year 7 session, one student quickly recognised their own error with two-step equations and corrected it without prompting.