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Tutors in Hawthorne include a former high school Deputy Principal and maths teacher with 30+ years' experience, an elementary specialist with dual Masters in Education and Special Ed, a recent ATAR 99.25 achiever and experienced online tutor, seasoned K–12 home tutors, university medalists, research scholars, and camp leaders skilled at mentoring and inspiring students.

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Sanjuktha

Biology Tutor Cannon Hill, QLD
Building confidence in students, to make them comfortable to share their doubts, and making them independent in taking decisions. I am a very creative person, so that will ihelp me find ways to convey the topic to students in a way that interests them. I am also a calm person and that is important when it comes to remaining patient and welcoming…
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Sangay

Biology Tutor Norman Park, QLD
For me, making sure the student does not feel intimidated is vital, especially if they are working with a private tutor. If a student feels scared or intimidated towards their tutor, it will refrain them from clearing their doubt or asking questions. Hence, it is important that tutors make sure the students feel like they are in a comfortable…
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Sarah
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Sarah

Biology Tutor Windsor, QLD
I believe it is integral to grasp the individual students learning style and tailor my lessons accordingly. As a part of this, it's also important to learn what doesn't work for them, and avoid these techniques. For example, an English teacher might teach them poetic terms by getting the student to write out definitions. If a students doesn't…
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Emma

Biology Tutor Brisbane, QLD
The most important things a tutor can do is empower the student to be confident in themselves, along their learning journey. Through active listening, creative problem solving, and consistency, most students will be able to cultivate an enjoyment for learning new things about the world they live in, and have the inner confidence to tackle…
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Antoine

Biology Tutor Woolloongabba, QLD
I believe listening and understanding the difficulties of a student is the first thing a tutor has to be able to do in order to help and teach a student efficiently and properly. I am empathetic, non-judgemental, motivator and try to explain problems in a way that will be receptive to the student (e.g. using visual…
Megha
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Megha

Biology Tutor Herston, QLD
A tutor plays a crucial role in a student's learning journey, and there are several important things a tutor can do to effectively support their students: Every student is unique. A good tutor takes the time to understand the student's learning style, strengths, weaknesses, and goals. This understanding helps tailor the tutoring sessions to meet…
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Om

Biology Tutor Brisbane, QLD
The most important things a tutor can do for a student are to build their confidence, tailor lessons to their unique needs, and foster a genuine understanding of the subject. By creating a supportive and encouraging environment, tutors help students feel comfortable tackling challenges and develop problem-solving skills they can apply beyond…
Sherrie
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Sherrie

Biology Tutor Woolloongabba, QLD
I think one of the most important things is that you tailor lessons to the students needs and pin pointing their weak areas to help them improve. I am patient, caring and given my background in science I am able to use my knowledge to guide…
Ronald
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Ronald

Biology Tutor Brisbane, QLD
I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is make an honest effort to listen to the student as they relate their experience to their studies. Listening critically can teach a teacher/tutor/mentor lot about a student/mentee: the manner in which they communicate and feel most comfortable receiving communication. It allows the…
Benjamin
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Benjamin

Biology Tutor Woolloongabba, QLD
Improve their self esteem by helping them do better at school. I think the student being tutored is the most important person, so you want to help them and improve their skills as much as possible. Strengths are listening, honesty, cheerfulness, calmness, communication Weaknesses: I'm probably a bit on the softer side, a bit too…
Olivia
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Olivia

Biology Tutor Coopers Plains, QLD
Work with them thoroughly in order to help the child understand I understand the content very well and I believe I come at questions from a students point of view and offer a different lens for the student to understand the…
Abidemi
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Abidemi

Biology Tutor Camp Hill, QLD
The most important things I can do for a student are helping them with topics that they find difficult. It is important that besides explaining a topic, a I can provide the student with strategies on how to approach exam questions and assignments. Additionally, I will listen to the student so I can tailor my tutoring to their individual needs and…
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Lachlan

Biology Tutor Herston, QLD
I think the most important things a tutor can do are: understanding the student's current level of knowledge, guiding them through a challenging level of work, which isn't too easy or too hard, just enough so they can learn. And also helping students understand different concepts through a few different perspectives and ways of teaching. I think…
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Terence

Biology Tutor South Brisbane, QLD
Teach them the skill to achieve independently also improving critical thinking and problem solving skills Patience, Adaptive,…
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Ainsley

Biology Tutor Carina, QLD
I believe the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to encourage them to learn and create a space for students to ask questions without judgement. I also believe in establishing short and long term learning goals to ensure each tutoring lesson has an overall objective. My strengths as a tutor is that I'm passionate about learning…
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Jin

Biology Tutor South Brisbane, QLD
it Is really important to sit down with the mentee and work out what they want and what you can give. While tutoring is about straight knowledge transfer, but I believe mostly its about seeing strengths in that particular tutee and making them aware of those strengths. I respect my student individuality, leadership style and goals regardless of…
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Keerti

Biology Tutor Herston, QLD
- not only explain questions/ideas/concepts but also allowing them to explain it back (whether it is by asking questions or some other means) so that the tutor is able to better understand how well the student has grasped the information. - a tutor has to be able to do is teach students how to approach questions, what syllabus descriptors are…
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Ashlin

Biology Tutor Woolloongabba, QLD
I think a tutor can give a student confidence, that a student doesn't need to be intimidated by a STEM class. The general attitude that these subject are 'too hard' or that a student 'will never use these skills again' sets up bright students for failure before they even set foot in a classroom. The most important thing a tutor can do is boost a…
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Kuan Yu

Biology Tutor South Brisbane, QLD
Teach the students how to think for solving the questions, and do not pressure them. Let them really understand the methods and think by themselves. Patient and can illustrate the same question in different way for student to…
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Ishrath

Biology Tutor Carina, QLD
To make the subject interesting to their students and instill a love for learning and imparting knowledge in them, so that they don't consider learning a chore and they genuinely look forward to learning. Their perception of what "learning" means changes to something more positive so that they look forward to it rather than shy away from it; this…
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Steffanie

Biology Tutor Cannon Hill, QLD
Ultimately help them understand the areas of study which are more difficult for them and in turn supplying them with the confidence to complete the subject at school knowing that they did the best they possibly could I am very patient and can establish many different ways to explain difficult terms or problems in order to make it understandable…
Julia
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Julia

Biology Tutor Lutwyche, QLD
Having been a student myself, the greatest feeling when coming away from my tutor was a feeling of relief and greater understanding. I believe the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is simply make them feel more confident in approaching and applying concepts to questions. I believe my strengths as a tutor would be my ability to…
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Keira

Biology Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
I think kids need to more than anything feel confident in their ability, and finding the ideal way they learn is ultimately a priority to help them gain that confidence through understanding. Schooling in South Africa was very rigorous so I feel that I have quite a broad base of knowledge and a natural passion for…

Local Reviews

Ara and Steven are getting on well. I think it has helped just having someone to ask questions of outside the classroom setting. Also getting an alternate explanations is helping her really click on concepts. She is well advanced on her assignment which she has worked through with Steven. Seems to be more confident to back herself as well.
Julie, Hawthorne

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Content Covered

Year 5 student Bella focused on adding and subtracting mixed numbers as well as converting improper fractions to mixed numbers, using diagrams to visualise fraction operations.

Year 10 student James worked through linear algebra concepts including simplifying and factorising like terms, along with an introduction to the power law and compound interest calculations.

Meanwhile, Year 12 student Rebecca practised dividing polynomials using long division and began exploring applications of derivatives in real-world problem contexts.

Recent Challenges

A Year 11 student, when faced with worded problems in Maths Methods, struggled to synthesize learned concepts into clear written solutions; as a tutor observed, "he tried to do most of the work in his head," making it difficult to spot and fix errors.

Meanwhile, a Year 9 student's homework was incomplete due to heavy assignment loads—recent lessons saw only partial tasks attempted before deadlines.

In English (Year 7), one student hesitated to share ideas during discussion, likely held back by shyness. These habits led to repeated misunderstandings and less effective revision time, especially just before assessments.

Recent Achievements

One Hawthorne tutor noticed a big shift in a Year 10 student who previously hesitated to ask questions—this week, she started pausing the lesson to clarify confusing steps on her own, which helped her tackle tricky algebra problems with less prompting.

In a senior chemistry session, another student patched gaps in stoichiometry after struggling with calculations earlier in the term; he could now complete most practice problems without needing extra hints.

Meanwhile, a primary student who often rushed through fraction work began double-checking answers independently and corrected mistakes before moving on.

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 Bulimba Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Sts Peter and Paul's School.