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Tutors in New Farm include a former Deputy Principal and maths teacher with over 30 years' classroom experience, a Master of Education student with extensive K–12 and special needs teaching expertise, QUT mathematics undergraduates and Olympiad awardees, college instructors in engineering, seasoned Kumon and volunteer tutors, and passionate youth mentors and activity leaders.

CHEUK YU PHOEBE
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CHEUK YU PHOEBE

Biology Tutor Nathan, QLD
Make student think they are good at studies, and help them find their effective way of learning. My strength is organising material and designing different study methods according to different…
Eesha
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Eesha

Biology Tutor Chapel Hill, QLD
I believe the most important things a tutor can do are to support their students, believe in their potential, and have patience. It's also important to understand that each student learns differently, to know when to challenge them, provide helpful practice materials, and encourage them. My strengths as a tutor are patience, clear communication,…
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Emma
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Emma

Biology Tutor Brisbane, QLD
The most important things a tutor can do is empower the student to be confident in themselves, along their learning journey. Through active listening, creative problem solving, and consistency, most students will be able to cultivate an enjoyment for learning new things about the world they live in, and have the inner confidence to tackle…
Victoria
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Victoria

Biology Tutor Brisbane, QLD
I think the most important thing is really understanding how each student learns, not just what they're struggling with. I try to be patient and break things down until it actually clicks for them, not just enough to get through the next assignment. And I think creating a space where they feel comfortable asking questions, even if they think it's…
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Om

Biology Tutor Brisbane, QLD
The most important things a tutor can do for a student are to build their confidence, tailor lessons to their unique needs, and foster a genuine understanding of the subject. By creating a supportive and encouraging environment, tutors help students feel comfortable tackling challenges and develop problem-solving skills they can apply beyond…
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Sangay

Biology Tutor Norman Park, QLD
For me, making sure the student does not feel intimidated is vital, especially if they are working with a private tutor. If a student feels scared or intimidated towards their tutor, it will refrain them from clearing their doubt or asking questions. Hence, it is important that tutors make sure the students feel like they are in a comfortable…
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Antoine

Biology Tutor Woolloongabba, QLD
I believe listening and understanding the difficulties of a student is the first thing a tutor has to be able to do in order to help and teach a student efficiently and properly. I am empathetic, non-judgemental, motivator and try to explain problems in a way that will be receptive to the student (e.g. using visual…
Sarah
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Sarah

Biology Tutor Windsor, QLD
I believe it is integral to grasp the individual students learning style and tailor my lessons accordingly. As a part of this, it's also important to learn what doesn't work for them, and avoid these techniques. For example, an English teacher might teach them poetic terms by getting the student to write out definitions. If a students doesn't…
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Ronald

Biology Tutor Brisbane, QLD
I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is make an honest effort to listen to the student as they relate their experience to their studies. Listening critically can teach a teacher/tutor/mentor lot about a student/mentee: the manner in which they communicate and feel most comfortable receiving communication. It allows the…
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Sherrie

Biology Tutor Woolloongabba, QLD
I think one of the most important things is that you tailor lessons to the students needs and pin pointing their weak areas to help them improve. I am patient, caring and given my background in science I am able to use my knowledge to guide…
Olivia
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Olivia

Biology Tutor Coopers Plains, QLD
Work with them thoroughly in order to help the child understand I understand the content very well and I believe I come at questions from a students point of view and offer a different lens for the student to understand the…
Benjamin
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Benjamin

Biology Tutor Woolloongabba, QLD
Improve their self esteem by helping them do better at school. I think the student being tutored is the most important person, so you want to help them and improve their skills as much as possible. Strengths are listening, honesty, cheerfulness, calmness, communication Weaknesses: I'm probably a bit on the softer side, a bit too…
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Terence

Biology Tutor South Brisbane, QLD
Teach them the skill to achieve independently also improving critical thinking and problem solving skills Patience, Adaptive,…
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Megha

Biology Tutor Herston, QLD
A tutor plays a crucial role in a student's learning journey, and there are several important things a tutor can do to effectively support their students: Every student is unique. A good tutor takes the time to understand the student's learning style, strengths, weaknesses, and goals. This understanding helps tailor the tutoring sessions to meet…
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Jin

Biology Tutor South Brisbane, QLD
it Is really important to sit down with the mentee and work out what they want and what you can give. While tutoring is about straight knowledge transfer, but I believe mostly its about seeing strengths in that particular tutee and making them aware of those strengths. I respect my student individuality, leadership style and goals regardless of…
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Kuan Yu

Biology Tutor South Brisbane, QLD
Teach the students how to think for solving the questions, and do not pressure them. Let them really understand the methods and think by themselves. Patient and can illustrate the same question in different way for student to…
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Ashlin

Biology Tutor Woolloongabba, QLD
I think a tutor can give a student confidence, that a student doesn't need to be intimidated by a STEM class. The general attitude that these subject are 'too hard' or that a student 'will never use these skills again' sets up bright students for failure before they even set foot in a classroom. The most important thing a tutor can do is boost a…
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Sanjuktha

Biology Tutor Cannon Hill, QLD
Building confidence in students, to make them comfortable to share their doubts, and making them independent in taking decisions. I am a very creative person, so that will ihelp me find ways to convey the topic to students in a way that interests them. I am also a calm person and that is important when it comes to remaining patient and welcoming…
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Lachlan

Biology Tutor Herston, QLD
I think the most important things a tutor can do are: understanding the student's current level of knowledge, guiding them through a challenging level of work, which isn't too easy or too hard, just enough so they can learn. And also helping students understand different concepts through a few different perspectives and ways of teaching. I think…
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Keira

Biology Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
I think kids need to more than anything feel confident in their ability, and finding the ideal way they learn is ultimately a priority to help them gain that confidence through understanding. Schooling in South Africa was very rigorous so I feel that I have quite a broad base of knowledge and a natural passion for…
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Sakshi

Biology Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
As a tutor the most important thing I consider is to create a safe learning space for every student. In order to do this, I will always hold a friendly approach towards my students and attempt to answer as many questions as I am able--literally about anything! I strongly believe emotional safety directly affects academic growth. Alternatively, I…
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kim

Biology Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
The most important thing I can do is always believe in the student and always teach in a way that benefits the student. This includes understanding and developing a connection with the student to more understand the best way the student learns, and teach them in the most effective way for them to achieve the goals that they would like to achieve…
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Sophie

Biology Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
To make sure they understand a concept fully, and why it makes sense, especially in maths and science. This helps to give the student confidence in that type of question so they are able to replicate it on an exam. In assignments helping a student to meet all elements of the marking guide by giving examples without doing it for them. Having just…

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Inside New FarmTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Ben practised identifying and writing sentences with metaphors, similes, and personification to boost creative language skills.

For Year 11, Ella worked through her Maths Essentials assignment—focusing on completing the conclusion section—and reviewed feedback for her English IA2 task.

Meanwhile, Year 12 student Jack explored chemical stoichiometry by balancing equations and briefly reviewed a recent maths assignment for clarity.

Recent Challenges

A Year 8 student often arrived unprepared, with forgotten materials and assignments, which made it difficult to settle quickly into lessons.

In Year 10 Maths, he skipped showing steps in algebra, which hid sign errors, resulting in more time spent retracing calculations than progressing.

A senior Chemistry student became sidetracked by unrelated physics content during revision, leading to incomplete review of essential topics before an upcoming assessment.

Meanwhile, a Year 11 English draft was overloaded with information but lacked clear referencing—feedback given wasn't fully addressed in the final submission, leaving assignment requirements unmet and creating last-minute stress.

Recent Achievements

One New Farm tutor noted that a Year 11 student who had previously hesitated to ask for help is now openly seeking clarification during sessions, making it much easier to target her learning needs.

In a recent Year 9 session, a student who struggled with focus earlier in the term stayed engaged through the whole lesson and completed his assignment draft with only minor corrections needed.

Meanwhile, a Year 4 student showed new independence by attempting every question unprompted in his maths test—something he avoided before—and finished the series pattern problems entirely on his own.

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 New Farm Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Holy Spirit School.