Year 6 student Isabel revised fractions and percentages through targeted worksheets and tackled area and perimeter of circles, often working through visual diagrams.

In Year 9, Ana focused on trigonometry—specifically applying the sine and cosine rules to solve problems involving non-right angled triangles—and also practiced advanced algebraic equation solving using real-world examples.

Meanwhile, Em in Year 10 worked on expanding and factorising quadratics (using sum and product methods), as well as revising REDOX chemistry theory ahead of an upcoming test.

A Year 8 student often got tangled in their thoughts during algebra and worded problems, leading to confusion about when to add or multiply—one tutor noted, "he skipped showing steps in algebra, which hid sign errors."

In Year 10, a student arrived unprepared for test revision after forgetting which units were being assessed; this left her overwhelmed and piecing together topics from online resources instead of focusing on practice.

For a senior folio task, another struggled to convert drafts into a formal document and hesitated to work independently—motivation dropped as deadlines approached, with unfinished homework piling up.

One Marden tutor recently noticed a big shift in a Year 10 student's approach: after months of hesitating to ask for help, she arrived with her own list of questions and managed to work through all of them in one session, even deciding on her own to make a revision notes sheet for an upcoming test.

In Year 11, another student who had struggled with algebraic fractions tried out a new three-step study strategy and used it independently—her latest test score jumped to 80%. Meanwhile, a Year 5 student who typically did mental math silently began talking through his problem-solving steps aloud for the first time during their lesson.

Began talking through problem-solving steps aloud for the first time during their lesson.