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Millbrook's tutors include a PhD in Mathematics Education and international university lecturer, a former school Dux with an ATAR of 98.5 and multiple subject awards, seasoned private maths and English tutors, youth mentors, music teachers, and high-achieving university students—many with real classroom, coaching, or mentoring experience supporting K–12 learners.

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Noma

Tutor Golden Grove, SA
I believe that an effective tutor will help the student develop as a learner and problem solver, not only in the subject tutored, and give them lifelong study skills. This is important because the subject and level being tutored is only temporary, whereas people continue gaining and using knowledge for their whole lives. My objective as a tutor is…
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Jacob

Tutor Golden Grove, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do is to provide an environment where students feel comfortable with revealing where they are struggling so as to be able to get help with what then need. I have a strong knowledge of the subjects supported by further studies. I have lots of patience and am not judgemental when students are having…
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Angus

Tutor Redwood Park, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is teach them how to effectively study and learn. By being able to teach a student how to effectively study, tutors can help students learn for the future and improve upon their current learning strategies. My main strengths as a tutor are my knowledge of the content and my communication…
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Justin

Tutor Surrey Downs, SA
Have patience and understanding. Not everybody understands maths as well as the next person, for osme people they could get it easily, but for others it could take a while. Having patience for a student is a great way to help them and also encouragement; is another very important thing that could be done for a student and hopefully a combination…
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Lachlan

Tutor Surrey Downs, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do is be engaging and enthusiastic about what they are teaching. Being patient and open-minded to different teach methods is important as every student is different, what might work for one student, won't work for another. Constant encouragement and positivity as well will create the best learning environment…
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Abdallah

Tutor Highbury, SA
The most important is working to the individual’s strengths and approaching things in ways they will understand, offering a tailored learning experience. I also firmly believe immediate repetition combined with increasing-interval repetition is a vital component of consolidating knowledge and methods, ensuring my student’s understanding does…
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Joshua

Tutor Hope Valley, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is be able to to adapt to difference in teaching between schools. For example Mathematical processes and notation can vary slightly between schools and teachers, and being able to encounter these differences and still teach effectively is paramount. I Believe my main strength is being able to…
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James

Tutor Highbury, SA
Give them confidence in their own abilities, particularly if they are having trouble in a particular area, for example Maths. Some of my strengths are that I work well with children and tend to be able to build a good rapport with them. I also have a strong sense of empathy for others which will help me to relate to the students and see issues…
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Hakeem

Tutor Greenwith, SA
As I outlined earlier, a teacher's or a tutor's sole responsibility is not to teach academia, it is to serve as a role model and to help their students grow as people. I think it's so important to treat students as adults, no matter their age, (Of course with a little sensibility applied) and even more importantly as an individual -- to not apply…
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Anna

Tutor Golden Grove, SA
I believe there are two things that are most important for a tutor. The first is not only knowing what area of help the student is in need of, but understanding why they need help with that, which is then enlightening as a tutor in how they should receive assistance. The second point is to be approachable and kind, so that students feel as though…
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Dave

Tutor Highbury, SA
I feel like a tutor has the responsibility that student should never be sacred to ask any question he or she might have lingering in their head as that leads to more confusion and hence bad results. My strength as a tutor would be my different approaches towards teaching maths. I can modify my teaching technique depending upon how the student…
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Jake

Tutor Golden Grove, SA
BE THERE FOR THE STUDENT A student needs support! Yes, knowledge is also a key attribute, but not supporting your student throughout the year can lead to them becoming self-doubted. Communication - Vital Supporting students throughout their studies as I understand the stresses which can be associated with Year 12. Knowledge - As a student of…

Local Reviews

All in all the tutoring has gone well. My son has increased his skills and is now performing well.
Toby

Inside MillbrookTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 8 student Dominic worked on operations with fractions—including converting between mixed numbers and improper fractions—and practiced BEDMAS rules through real-world number problems.

In Year 10, Abigail tackled techniques for factoring quadratic expressions in various formats and clarified confusing points about early statistics concepts like measures of central tendency.

For senior student Laura, recent lessons focused on introductory calculus concepts such as finding derivatives and antiderivatives, including applying differentiation rules to real-life contexts.

Recent Challenges

No significant process obstacles or soft skill issues were noted across Years 3–12 in the recent sessions.

For example, a Year 12 student maintained strong motivation and engaged fully with new mathematics concepts, while a Year 7 learner demonstrated steady improvement by actively asking questions about essential ideas.

As one tutor remarked, "Abigail is quick to make connections as we work through related problems," highlighting her adaptive approach during lessons.

In these cases, students were seen clarifying misunderstandings promptly rather than letting confusion linger, which meant more time spent deepening understanding instead of revisiting old errors.

Recent Achievements

A tutor in Millbrook recently noticed Abigail becoming much more independent with algebra—she now asks specific questions to clarify concepts instead of waiting for prompts.

Dominic, another high schooler, has shifted from passively listening to actively requesting practice problems and even asking for extra exercises on frequency distributions after struggling before.

Meanwhile, during a Year 8 session, Laura overcame her initial hesitation by bringing up particular areas she found confusing and working through clarifications together; she finished the lesson by trying out several new types of questions on her own initiative.

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