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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.

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Zain

Modern History Tutor Sydney, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to show the student that through perseverance they can be good at the subject, and to appreciate the subject's content for what it is. Another important feature is instilling confidence in the student as that is a skill that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. I am currently…
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Srika

Modern History Tutor Parramatta, NSW
Helping them broaden their way of understanding and making their approach to studying more suited to their strengths rather than their weaknesses. This means tailoring your approach to each student’s understanding according to their needs and how their method of thinking and applying concepts works. My biggest strengths as a tutor are my real…
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Herrick

Modern History Tutor Breakfast Point, NSW
To understand what my students strengths and weakness are and to approach on as a senior or superior but as a co-worker as we are both learning and adapting to problems that we face together. I'm easy going, not too strict, understand the stress of school and won't pile on the homework but still ensure enough to prove that my students understand…
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Samuel

Modern History Tutor Tennyson Point, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to be patient with them and be prepared to explain things multiple times and from different angles. This ensures information retention is kept high and the student's self-confidence is improved. My strengths as a tutor include my ability to explain concepts in language that is easy to…
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Sara

Modern History Tutor Meadowbank, NSW
A few of the important things a tutor can do for a student is to care, understand and support. Although a tutor may have an incredible breadth of knowledge, it is the way that they deliver this knowledge that is key. Firstly, they need to care and understand the student's level and ability to learn and process information. As much as delivering…
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Sujan

Modern History Tutor Strathfield, NSW
Tutoring can be challenging, especially when it comes to motivating your learner. You see the potential they have, and they often hear about the potential they have, but they do not feel as though they got what it takes. Living in such a busy and demanding time can often make us feel the time constraints on everything we do and we expect our…
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werwer

Modern History Tutor Burwood, NSW
As a tutor cannot take exams or do homework for the student, the most important things a tutor can do for a student are to have faith in the student's ability and assist the student in every way possible to ensure that the student has faith in their own ability to achieve their goals. Patience, passion and empathy. Patience as it takes time to…
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William

Modern History Tutor Burwood, NSW
Instill a deeper understanding and appreciation of the subject. Those are the foundations upon which the rest is built. Strengths: I love kids and I love maths. I believe I'm quite adaptable and am happy to modify how I teach depending on the learning style of the student. Weaknesses: As of yet I still don't have much experience, particularly in…
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Shannon

Modern History Tutor Burwood, NSW
The fun part of my job is getting to know my students and getting to understand them. As a tutor and mentor it is our job to make sure our students achieves the highest grade possible, but we must remember. It is also our duty to nurture and guide them on the right path into their future. We must keep in mind each students have their own struggles…
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Patrick

Modern History Tutor Croydon, NSW
I consider above all listening to the student and what they do and don't understand to be most important, in order so that I as a tutor can direct my attention and teaching where it is needed most. In terms of long-term goals however, I consider instilling the student with diligence, resilience and a mentality to succeed in the future to be the…
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Nashita

Modern History Tutor Silverwater, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do is be patient and personable with the student. Tutoring is very different from a school environment, in that the benefits that exist are going at a pace that is suitable to the student's needs. Tutors are understanding and can target specific difficulties in a student's learning. We also not only identify…
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Aida

Modern History Tutor Silverwater, NSW
I believe a tutor should be fully committed to each students' improvement and in doing so, also act as a mentor to meaningfully guide students. One of the most important things a tutor can do for a student is listen so as to understand any shortcomings in their approach to the content being taught. Any tutor can teach the content, but the most…
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Andre

Modern History Tutor Leichhardt, NSW
Teach obviously! but i think if the tutor can make the lessons as fun as possible so that the student looks forward to them as something enjoyable rather than as purely work, the best results will occur. I am an excellent communicator and can teach via example quite effectively in almost any subject. I am easily able to match my communication…
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Djuna

Modern History Tutor Leichhardt, NSW
I consider the most important thing that a tutor can do for a student is to create an environment where learning and education is associated with personal growth, mastery and support. In addition, I feel that a great tutor can translate the student's content and materials into information that is accessible and easier to understand. I am a…
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Maydaywenz

Modern History Tutor Lidcombe, NSW
A tutor has the ability to create a sense of value in hard work, discipline , structure and reward in students. With the assistance of a tutor, students will understand the significance of working hard to achieve a goal and can with enough persistence, develop self motivation, a foundation that will be valuable to the student in achieving further…
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Kristen

Modern History Tutor Petersham, NSW
The most important thing that a tutor can do for a student is to give them one-on-one attention which allows for a better understanding of the individual student and what learning methods work for them. By working on their study, it helps them go at their pace and gives them more confidence in the classroom. I think my strengths are in creativity,…
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Matthew

Modern History Tutor Lane Cove, NSW
Motivation and confidence are two key elements of student success, if I can support them in achieving a sense of self-efficacy regarding these elements, they are bound to see improvement. Students often know where they fall short in their work, they just need motivation to improve those areas. Once they know that they can achieve this themselves,…
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Dash

Modern History Tutor Balmain, NSW
Always be prepared to explain everything as many times as it takes. Speaking thematically for English and finding alternative methods for maths. I did four unit English in my HSC, as well as topped maths at Sydney Grammar School, so I can cover all bases. 98.45…
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Edwin

Modern History Tutor Marsfield, NSW
Effective teaching of a student to me involves two fundamental aspects, this is; development of key fundamental concepts and knowledge, and maturing a student's perspective of their learning through evolving of their own self-confidence and faith in themselves. This is achieved through establishing of comfortability as a teacher to develop…
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Katherine

Modern History Tutor Dundas, NSW
I think the most important things for a tutor to do is to make sure the student understands how to do the question, and not just give them the answer or formula. It is essential for them to utilise all the skills and I want to foster the ability to identify which methods are required for each question. I like to teach in fun ways so hopefully that…
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Nicholas

Modern History Tutor Greenwich, NSW
Pique their curiosity to ensure they are fully engaged in the learning process, which in turn ensures their performance is optimised and they enjoy the process. Communication skills and highly personable. Ability to understand the best method for engaging a student given their personality profile and interests, and making it fun where possible to…
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Luke

Modern History Tutor Canterbury, NSW
Help them to a greater understanding of a given subject/field Proficient communicator, patient,…
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Hudson

Modern History Tutor Macquarie Park, NSW
Listening to the student to hear feedback on their response to teaching styles, observing student progress to ensure effective and fast results, and finally the ability to adapt to each students individual needs I believe my strengths as a tutor are patience, understanding and adaptability to any students educational…

Local Reviews

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