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Karrakatta's tutors include a General Exhibition awardee and state top 50 scholar, seasoned ATAR and high school maths specialists, university-level teaching assistants in engineering and science, accomplished peer mentors, creative writers, speech and drama medalists, experienced camp leaders, and subject prizewinners—many with ATARs above 97 and academic awards for excellence.

Caitlin
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Caitlin

English Tutor Nedlands, WA
Above all else, I believe an english tutor should prioritise student wellbeing. Beyond academic achievement, it's essential to foster a sense of belonging, confidence and self-worth in each student. This involves attentive listening, emotional support, and creating a safe, judgement-free space. Additionally, empowering students to take ownership…
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Sarah

English Tutor Nedlands, WA
I think the most important things I can do for a student revolve around mentorship. Being an english tutor is not just about imparting information and tips to the student. It is recognising the student as a whole, looking after their mental wellbeing, and ensuring that what they're learning is being tailored to them, rather than a cookie-cut…
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Winnie

English Tutor Nedlands, WA
Ensure that the student is gaining confidence and is improving. I believe its not the final result that counts, but its ensuring the student's mental health is taken care or whilst the student is experiencing a steady improvement. I believe I am a person with strong moral values that can grasp concepts relatively quickly. I also memorise content…
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AFEEF AHMAD

English Tutor Nedlands, WA
Taking initiative to bring the student out of their comfort zone. In a lot of cases, students fear showing their lack of knowledge, especially in group settings. However, it is important for the tutor to recognize this and invite the student into the circle of discussion and let them contribute. It is crucial to create a safe space that is…
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Beth

English Tutor Shenton Park, WA
Improve a student's confidence and understanding of a subject and to help aid self learning. Thoroughly explaining concepts and accommodating my tutoring to the learning style of the student. Furthermore I am a firm believer in repetition, which solidifies understanding in…
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SHOBHIT

English Tutor Crawley, WA
Understand his/her concern and teach the things in most amicable and productive way so that the student loves learning. Amicable to students, Cooperative and understanding, Time management…
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Yana

English Tutor Nedlands, WA
I consider the time and space an english tutor gives to the student the most important thing. It is all about what they, as the student, are comfortable with. However, this does not stop another important aspect; pushing a student through their limits in order to achieve their goals. These are the most important things a tutor can do for a…
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Jordi

English Tutor Nedlands, WA
To believe in the students ability to take what they've learnt in the session out into practice and to take part in individual study to further improve their skills as a student, particularly going into more serious years of high school. My ability to cater for a students individual concerns and needs. I know that ALL students have different…
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Keana

English Tutor Claremont, WA
I think the most important thing an english tutor can do for a student is creating an environment and relationship where the student understands and feels comfortable knowing that it is okay not to understand something and it is ok to ask for, or need help. I believe that still being a student myself allows me to relate to students and the…
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Cindy

English Tutor Crawley, WA
I consider an english tutor responsibility towards students is to be committed and flexible. The tutor should be with their student even if both have been going through the exam period. The tutor should never cancel on a lesson with a student for their own studies. As well, it is a must to be patient towards the student and be flexible as a tutor…
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Leopold

English Tutor Jolimont, WA
Make sure they understand key concepts not just getting questions correct, increasing results to an acceptable level so they can get some enjoyment out of improving their grades. My strengths are getting the best results out of all students no matter their difficulty. Also communication with students are very…
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Sanjay

English Tutor Jolimont, WA
I think the most important thing an english tutor can do is to teach a student how to pursue their own studies, that is, if I can teach a student how to study without the need for a tutor, that's worth more than tutoring them the whole year and it will serve them well for the rest of their life. An excellent tutor will keep their students…
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SHEETAL

English Tutor Jolimont, WA
A tutor can change a student's perspective towards studies and make difficult subjects easy for them. Thereby boosting a student's confidence in the subject, which enables them to further share this knowledge with fellow classmates when they have a difficulty. I am very patient and willing to explain the concepts again and again with examples till…
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Walter

English Tutor Jolimont, WA
The tutor should understand his subject matter to be able to deliver complicated ideas to the students simply and concisely. If the tutor cannot do so, he should further his knowledge of that subject matter. I love to use descriptive and outside the box methods to understand mathematical concepts. Because school teaching is restrict by time, the…
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Rachael

English Tutor Jolimont, WA
The goal of an english tutor is to help the students gain confidence in their subject and help the student with their grades. It is important a tutor is able to help a student gain enjoyment from the subject so that they are inspired and happy to continue to study when the tutor is not around. My greatest strengths are in tutoring English. I am…
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Soumya

English Tutor Jolimont, WA
The most important thing an english tutor can do for a student is to impart knowledge and let them grow. Also, tutors need to be patient when it comes to teaching students. The greatest strength I have as a tutor is patience. I am calm & patient with kids which helps me to build a great rapport with them. Also, as a teacher it's important to…
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Christopher

English Tutor Crawley, WA
A tutor does not just teach a student a particular subject. I believe that the most important function of an english tutor is to foster overall academic confidence in a student and to develop better study techniques/learning habits more generally. A good tutor can give a student motivation and techniques to achieve not only in the tutored subject,…
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Saif Ali

English Tutor Subiaco, WA
Assess the current level of proficiency of the student Plan a roadmap for the student to get from Novice - Competent Adjust as per child's learning style and attention span Amicable personality Excellent Orator Can understand different Accents Break down complex topics to provide understanding from the…
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Advita

English Tutor Floreat, WA
The most important things I can do for a student is to come prepared and organised to lessons. Making the most of my time with the student is essential to help the student gain the most advantage from tutoring. In high school some of the tutors I had made lessons very boring and awkward hence why I also ensure lessons are fun and safe for my…
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Rena

English Tutor Perth, WA
Helping them to understand any difficult or confusing concepts they may not understand before. I am patient and enjoy taking my time to ensure the concept I'm teaching is explained…
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Anna

English Tutor Wembley Downs, WA
Making sure that the student properly understands what they're being taught and assisted with - that the information is going to stick and actually be of use to them after the tutoring session is over. Being able to break down complicated writing-related concepts into a form that's both novel and understandable. I'm also a fast reader, and am…
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Shiva Ram

English Tutor Northbridge, WA
I think the best thing an english tutor can do for a student is to teach him different things while motivating the student and making sure he/she/they understand the essence of the teaching so that they can apply it in daily life rather than asking them to memorize different things. This way the students not only get good grades but also store…
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Ruthvik

English Tutor Perth, WA
Although it is highly important that an english tutor teaches their students the material covered in the syllabus, it is equally as important that the tutor teaches their students the tools required to succeed in a competitive academic environment. As a tutor, I instil in my students a great work ethic, teaching them highly effective study and…

Local Reviews

We cannot speak highly enough of Melika who has been working hard with Christopher to encourage him and improve his skills and increase his confidence.
Deb

Inside KarrakattaTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 8 student Michael practised simplifying and comparing fractions, then applied these skills to converting between decimals and percentages.

In Year 10, Sarah focused on quadratic equations by converting from general form to turning point form and identifying roots and axes of symmetry using worked examples.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Alex tackled linear and non-linear relationships by interpreting graphs and equations from real-world contexts.

Recent Challenges

A Year 10 student repeatedly avoided writing out full working in algebra and index notation questions; as one tutor observed, "mistakes were made due to lack of working out," which led to hidden errors that slowed progress during review.

In Year 11 physics, over-reliance on the equation sheet was noted—Chris needed more familiarity with deriving formulas independently rather than searching for answers, especially under time pressure.

Meanwhile, a Year 7 student struggled with reading worded problems closely; skipping key details resulted in incomplete answers on circumference and probability tasks.

During practice exams, several students lost marks due to poor time management and not checking their responses before moving on.

Recent Achievements

One Karrakatta tutoring session saw a Year 11 student, Chris, move from avoiding challenging physics questions to working through them independently and even explaining his thinking out loud—a real turnaround from early lessons where he'd hesitate or stay quiet.

In Year 10, Mitchell has stopped skipping steps in his maths working; instead of trying to solve everything mentally (and making errors), he now writes out each stage clearly and checks his answers.

For a younger student, Antonio's focus has improved noticeably—he stayed engaged for the full lesson and was quick to spot tricky parts in mental maths problems that used to trip him up.

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 Nedlands Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Hollywood Primary School.