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Mortlake's tutors include a high school maths dux and Olympiad winner, an experienced secondary science teacher from Teach for Nepal, a seasoned HSC Extension 2 Maths scorer (ATAR 98.65), award-winning selective school graduates, accomplished peer mentors in STEM and English, and patient K–12 specialists with proven results in coaching, leadership, and academic excellence.

Julius Reyner
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Julius Reyner

English Tutor Eastwood, NSW
A tutor should be able to explain concept in easy way and teach how to solve a problem related questions easily I can boost students…
Maisha
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Maisha

English Tutor Strathfield, NSW
Adapt to student's style Patience, Calm,…
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Prottoy A
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Prottoy A

English Tutor Eastwood, NSW
Inspire, motivate, and provide the proper tools and knowledge for the kids. Understanding different cultural contexts for a diverse…
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Wenxi

English Tutor Rydalmere, NSW
The most important things I can do for a student revolve around providing them with a supportive and conducive learning environment. Firstly, I believe in establishing a strong rapport and building a trusting relationship with the student. By fostering a safe and non-judgmental space, I encourage open communication and ensure they feel comfortable…
Samir
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Samir

English Tutor Balmain, NSW
Support their discovery of the subject they have a difficulty in understanding. NOT to think for them, instead, challenge them to use their own capacity to think solutions and have the unlimited courage to make mistakes and learn from them. My strengths as a tutor include patience, perseverance and insight into the misunderstandings and challenges…
Mohammad Noman
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Mohammad Noman

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
The most important thing would be to truly personalise the learning, incorporate best connections to the student's interests, also teach to the student's strengths and try to minimise the student's weaknesses. My strengths as a tutor are self confidence, honesty, my knowledge, my past experience, passion for leading children to the success and…
Natasha
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Natasha

English Tutor Lane Cove, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to offer them unconditional support. From this support comes a relationship of trust, within which the best teaching can occur. When students trust tutors, they become more engaged and benefit from intellectual discussions about the content. Additionally, the students feel motivated and…
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Jaymish

English Tutor Lidcombe, NSW
One of the most important things when tutoring is to maxmise your effort to help a student in any way possible, without actually doing an assignment/answering the question for them. I believe my role as a tutor is to help grow self-efficacy and to empower my students, so they are confident in tackling any problem. I am well spoken and am able to…
Hadi
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Hadi

English Tutor Leichhardt, NSW
I think one of the most important things a tutor can do is create a comfortable and supportive environment where the student feels confident to ask questions and make mistakes. Learning really happens when students feel safe to try, even if they don’t get it right the first time. A tutor should also explain things in a way that makes sense to…
Kaitlyn
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Kaitlyn

English Tutor Croydon Park, NSW
In my view, the paramount role of a tutor is to cultivate a learning environment filled with patience and empathy. By recognising the challenges students may encounter along their learning journey and demonstrating empathy towards these obstacles, a positive and supportive environment is created between the student and tutor. This allows me to…
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Bella

English Tutor Lane Cove, NSW
I believe a tutor is not only a teacher but also a mentor. They are someone for the student to look up to, but also there to help the student develop their understanding through friendship and camaraderie. As they are separate from both school and home settings, they can offer an external and unique perspective on both academic and personal…
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Elvira

English Tutor Strathfield South, NSW
Whilst a tutor is only present with their student for a limited time, they can help by providing a clear understanding of what the syllabus wants and giving resources. They are also there to answer and clarify a student’s questions and assist in developing a structured work routine. Since I have recently completed the HSC and have studied the…
Tanya
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Tanya

English Tutor Lane Cove North, NSW
Helping students learn confidently is the best work of life. I love using all teaching methods and means to help students overcome their learning difficulties so that they can learn happily and confidently. - A teacher with 12 years of teaching experience - Understand students' strengths and needs well - Able to work with students with different…
Brian
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Brian

English Tutor Lewisham, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to be loving. Actually caring for the student's academic success will not only make them more likely to succeed, but it will help them go beyond to reaching a scholarly level. My two leading strengths are that I know how to teach to make difficult subjects more easy to understand and I am…
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Harshika

English Tutor Lewisham, NSW
1. Students who believe they "are just bad at math" will block themselves from learning. It's important to rebuild that self-belief by pacing lessons to guarantee early, small wins that stack into genuine confidence. 2. Don't just hand over answers or act as a human calculator. The goal is to teach independent problem-solving strategies and…
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Pamilla

English Tutor Leichhardt, NSW
being able to give honest feedback and having patients as well as being able to tutor in different ways to fit the students learning style as every students learn differently I have the ability to explain complex ideas in a clear, relatable way while creating a supportive learning environment that builds confidence and understanding. With each…
Ian
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Ian

English Tutor Auburn, NSW
I believe one of the most important things a tutor can do for a student is serve as a secondary teacher/mentor to a school teacher. As school teachers have to focus on a large class (usually around 30 students), they are unable to address the needs of each student. As each student has their own struggles and needs, an exterior tutor provides…
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Emma

English Tutor Annandale, NSW
To me, the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to foster a transformative journey of self-discovery and empowerment. Beyond just imparting knowledge, I believe that a tutor's role is to serve as a guide, mentor, and cheerleader rolled into one. Firstly, it's crucial to create a safe and supportive environment where students…
James
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James

English Tutor Marsfield, NSW
Provide them with confidence: with my own experience in the subjects myself, I can show them the path they can follow to improve their marks, the advice I can give as an expert giving them encouragement that things are not hopeless, and that success is tangible. Teach them how to think, not parrot: I learnt myself in highschool english, my…
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Andy

English Tutor Dundas Valley, NSW
A good tutor should be several things. They are an accountability partner, a mentor in the area the student wishes to improve in, and they are also a source of inspiration for the student. Doing a couple questions in the lesson but not finishing the rest of the homework is not good enough. It is a huge success for a tutor to be able to encourage…
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Ashlee

English Tutor Dundas Valley, NSW
Support and understanding. Whilst also acknowledging their potential in doing the very best. Patience and working with students overtime. Whilst also finding new ways to help approach the different learning styles of students. Providing consistent support for students and ensuring that they can achieve the best of their abilities.…
Daniel
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Daniel

English Tutor Dundas Valley, NSW
Getting my students into the headspace required for success. I’ve worked with countless teachers, successful past students, and tutors from year 12 until now which has now given me a wealthy accumulation of knowledge for each individual subject. Exam response structure, mental tactics to approach exams, maximising use of past exam papers - I…
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Shahzaib Ali

English Tutor Dundas Valley, NSW
Understand where the student stands and get to that level to explain to the student so that the student actually enjoys learning I can get down to the level of each student, understand their personality and help them learn according to the type of person they…

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Nathan has been a fantastic help with Ruby and helped her gain some confidence.
Jodi, Croydon

Inside MortlakeTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 6 student Lily worked on adding and subtracting fractions, then practiced multiplying and dividing both mixed and improper fractions using visual aids.

In Year 8, Ethan focused on expanding brackets in algebraic expressions and began factorising basic expressions for homework support.

For Year 11, Olivia reviewed the strategic role of financial management along with objectives of finance and explored the interdependence between finance and other business functions within her Commerce studies.

Recent Challenges

A Year 8 maths student often rushed to answers without showing step-by-step working, especially in algebra and inequalities—this made it hard to spot sign errors or missing pronumerals. "He tends to work out the answers in his head instead of writing out his working," a tutor noted, which led to small mistakes accumulating on assessments.

In senior economics, a Year 12 struggled with structuring business report evaluations and sometimes neglected reviewing class notes for macroeconomic concepts.

One Year 9 English student read quickly but overlooked grammatical errors and failed to organise ideas clearly in written responses, impacting both comprehension and expression.

Recent Achievements

One Mortlake tutor noticed real shifts across different year levels recently. In Year 8 maths, Tyler used to skip showing his working out, but now consistently sets it out for problems he can't do mentally, which has helped him catch errors before moving on.

In senior Business Studies, Kai moved from mostly descriptive writing to crafting more analytical paragraphs in his reports after targeted feedback—he now explains cause and effect instead of just listing facts.

Meanwhile, Zarraf (Year 6 English) went from hesitating to share ideas aloud to making thoughtful predictions about challenging texts and backing them up with details from the story.

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 Gladesville Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like St Patrick's Catholic Primary School.