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Karalee's tutors include a Senior Cambridge mathematics teacher with six years' classroom experience, a primary education specialist currently teaching in local schools, an IB 42/ATAR 99.30 achiever and medical student, seasoned K–12 maths and English tutors, peer mentors, youth sports coaches, and university scholars in science, engineering, psychology, and data science.

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chelsea

English Tutor Tivoli, QLD
I believe the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to set up reachable and positive expectations for individual students. No two students learn the same, so it is important to cater for the individuals learning needs whether they need concrete materials, whiteboards, etc. As I am still relatively young, and work in a low socio…
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Rebecca

English Tutor Redbank, QLD
Most important things I would say would be to be encouraging and prepared. As I said students can feel discouraged sometimes, so I think being positive and patient so that they can have an open mind and have some resilience when content is hard is crucial. As a tutor I think one of my biggest strengths is that I am a student as well and have…
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Maddison

English Tutor Booval, QLD
Be understanding and take the time to help…
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Meika

English Tutor Booval, QLD
Teaching the student ways to learn to their style. Giving them different options on how they like things explained and letting them being in control of their learning. Helping them grow confidence within themselves, as I believe this is a huge contributing factor in willingness to pursue when topics seem too hard. - Good communication. -…
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Mihindu

English Tutor Westlake, QLD
The important thing that a tutor can provide for a student is a relaxed learning environment. When students are comfortable with owning up to their mistakes and they trust that their tutor will quickly identify the problem and take them through it at their desired pace, then they will be more motivated and appreciative of help in the future. I'm a…
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Tony

English Tutor Westlake, QLD
Being able to explain concepts well to a student is arguably the most important thing. The best tutors are those who can explain and teach challenging ideas with relative ease in a short period of time because they have such good interpersonal skills. I believe my greatest strength is personal interaction with the student, and the ability to…
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Aiden

English Tutor Brassall, QLD
The most important thing is for a tutor to inspire the student to put in their maximum effort. I believe identifying strengths and weaknesses would be one of my strong…
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Jack

English Tutor Raceview, QLD
Help the student find out the why and how to questions. Instead of just answering it for them, allow them to find reasoning and critical thinking Persistent,…
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Benjamin

English Tutor Raceview, QLD
Provide a supportive environment so a student feels as though they can reach their full potential Knowledge of relevant and up to date…

Local Reviews

Anthony was lovely and did a great job.
Tenille, Karalee

Inside KaraleeTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 5 student Cara focused on mastering 4, 6, and 9 times tables and worked through problem-solving questions involving percentages, using quick quizzes and Mathletics tasks for practice.

In Year 10, Lilly explored the basics of functions and linear equations from her textbook, with an emphasis on breaking down worded problems into manageable steps.

Year 11 student Sanvi concentrated on trigonometric identities—specifically cosine and sine rules—and also practiced solving exam-style permutation questions to build confidence for assessments.

Recent Challenges

In Year 4 maths, one student was urged to "write down what the question is asking" and keep a homework notebook, as skipping this led to confusion and forgotten tasks.

In Year 9 algebra, another student repeatedly avoided showing working on paper, instead attempting steps mentally—this habit hid errors and left gaps in logic.

For Year 11 chemistry, over-reliance on notes was noted during practice; as one tutor observed, "she needed the data table for every oxidation number question." This dependence slowed progress during exam-style questions when resources weren't available.

Recent Achievements

One Karalee tutor noticed that Lilly, a high school student, has started asking for help only after really giving each maths question her best shot—something she hesitated to do before.

In another session, Sanvi tackled all questions on her practice exam and showed clear improvement in connecting chemistry concepts together; her latest rationale was notably stronger than earlier drafts.

For a younger student, Zebediah now points out words he doesn't know during reading time instead of skipping over them and recently managed to read almost an entire new book aloud with just minimal assistance.

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 Redbank Plaza Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Karalee State School.