Year 5 student Elise practiced adding and subtracting integers—including negative numbers—and refreshed her skills in simplifying and converting mixed fractions.

For Year 9, Amelie focused on quadratic equations by working through vertex form and root-finding strategies using worksheets.

Another Year 9 student tackled trigonometry, concentrating on applications such as angles of elevation and depression, while also solving problems involving trigonometric relationships in three dimensions.

In Year 9 maths, one student's written work was "very haphazard," making it difficult for both tutor and student to follow calculations during revision.

A Year 7 student repeatedly avoided reading full questions before answering, leading to errors on English and maths worksheets; despite reminders, this habit persisted—"she continues to do this, despite my constant insistence that she read all text."

Missed or incomplete homework also slowed progress in several sessions across Years 6–10, as time had to be spent catching up instead of moving forward.

In senior years, over-reliance on calculators meant key algebra steps were skipped and important rules forgotten by test day.

A tutor in Knuckey Lagoon noticed some great steps forward recently. Amelie was able to pinpoint where she went wrong on a maths test and then fix her mistakes independently—something she used to hesitate with.

Elise, another high schooler, has begun outlining every step of her maths working much more clearly, after previously skipping explanations; now she explains her thinking aloud before solving problems.

In primary, Michael volunteered to expand his short story draft at home for the first time instead of waiting for guidance.

Last session, Amelie chose a new strategy without any prompting.