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Petrie Terrace's tutors include a PhD mathematician and university medallist with over a decade of teaching experience, a seasoned secondary maths teacher, an award-winning biomedical science graduate (ATAR 99), K–12 English specialists, accomplished peer mentors, and former school teachers—offering students guidance from experts who've excelled both academically and in real-world classrooms.

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Ajit

Chemistry Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
Teaching effectively and making students understand the concepts. It is also important to guide students in education and be a mentor to them by giving them good advice My strengths are effective communication to the students and emphasizing…
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Brianne

Chemistry Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
Build confidence in their own abilities as well as provide guidance and support where needed My strengths would be being able to communicate clearly and precisely along with my flexibility and professionalism whilst also being approachable. My weakness would be that I haven't had too much experience in a professional tutoring position, so I would…
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Siddharth

Chemistry Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
It is always for me to put their thoughts first and give them the importance. It is simply how a student learn and grow. A little bit of channeling of concepts, guidance and being there as a support is what makes it work. It is all about concepts how well you know them and how easy you can make them for students to understand. I always try to…
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Bronte

Chemistry Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
I believe that it is incredibly important for a tutor to inspire their student to achieve their very best in terms of their academics. I also believe that a tutor can act as a more relatable source of academic help instead of a teacher; a tutor can provide more in depth help outside the class room. I can sympathise with the students in terms of…
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Jet

Chemistry Tutor Bardon, QLD
Instil confidence, teach problem solving and critical thinking that can be applied across all academic areas, and encourage resilience when students are struggling, reiterating that it is okay to not understand straight away and that persisting is the most important thing. Determining why and how a student may be having trouble with a concept, and…
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Louis

Chemistry Tutor Bowen Hills, QLD
Going on from my previous response, the most important things a tutor can do for a student is to obviously listen to the needs and adapt to the students' strenghts and weaknesses. This means with more experience, and I am hopeful to gain alot of experience with commerical tutoring here at Ezymath, I will be able to hone my own teaching skills and…
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Lavenia Alou

Chemistry Tutor Bowen Hills, QLD
As a tutor, I believe the most important thing I can do for a student is to create a safe and supportive learning environment where they feel comfortable asking questions and making mistakes. This engaging and safe environment allows for open communication and a deeper understanding of the material. I've experienced countless hostile learning…
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Minh Ngoc

Chemistry Tutor Toowong, QLD
As a tutor, the most valuable thing we can do is to inspire our student to be more confident in their abilities. We must help students build their own critical thinking and problem solving skills for their long-term success. I believe fostering an encouraging space that prioritizes learning over being right or wrong is best for this. My strength…
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MANISHA

Chemistry Tutor Woolloongabba, QLD
The most important thing a tutor does for his students is boosting the morale of their weak students and providing them assistance accordingly because every student has a different grasping level so, unlike a teacher, the tutor has to modify his teaching methods and strategies according to his students. I am very determinate and passionate about…
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David

Chemistry Tutor Newmarket, QLD
-listen carefully to understand student's perspective -reassure that many problems are not as difficult as they first appear -where possible make the content interesting and immersive -work to grow the students confidence -patience, thinking of creative approaches to explain problems, depth of knowledge, friendly…
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Venkat Yashwanth

Chemistry Tutor St Lucia, QLD
I think the most important things a tutor can do for a student are to build their confidence, make them feel comfortable and create a positive environment. In my childhood, I was taught "a good teacher is someone who makes a student fall in love with the subject" and the idea has always been in me. I try to follow that ideology by making leaning…
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Hoi Yan

Chemistry Tutor St Lucia, QLD
I believe tutoring helps students develop a genuine love for learning. There are 2 characteristics a tutor needs to achieve this. Firstly, the tutor should have an open and friendly personality. Learning is inherently effortful, and having someone friendly to guide the process makes it more enjoyable and productive. Additionally, tutors need to…
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Huy

Chemistry Tutor St Lucia, QLD
One of the most important things a tutor can do is help students see the significance and practicality of the concepts they are learning. Rather than just teaching for the sake of memorizing, a great tutor bridges the gap between theory and real world application, allowing students to appreciate the beauty of a subject. Because only when students…
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Haysus

Chemistry Tutor Bardon, QLD
Perspective in the particular subject they may be struggling on. Relatable and friendly since I understand their…
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Isaac

Chemistry Tutor Toowong, QLD
The most important things a tutor can do for s student is make sure he/she has outstanding communication skills to be able to communicate whether the student is on the right track with the problem, not on the right track or has solved the problem. Another topic that is important is for a tutor to show patience when the student does not get the…
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Onasha

Chemistry Tutor St Lucia, QLD
Make the students feel confident on themselves and making them trying out the questions independently first. And let them k know that they can learn more from their mistakes and it’s a normal thing to make mistakes in the classroom. And make them feel comfortable with me and make them feel secure. If they don’t understand the concept I help…
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Lois Justin

Chemistry Tutor Ashgrove, QLD
- Build a better study habit and work ethic - Identify strengths and weaknesses, and improving on the weaknesses while maintaining the strengths - Learn things in a new perspective (different from their teacher's). There are different ways of doing things. - Clarify misunderstandings and confusions about difficult topics. - Overall, these…
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Juhan

Chemistry Tutor St Lucia, QLD
The most important things I do as a tutor are listening carefully to understand where a student is struggling, explaining concepts in a way that matches their vocabulary and thinking style, and building the right mindset. Knowledge alone can only take a student so far - confidence in their own understanding is what truly helps them improve and…
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Parnika

Chemistry Tutor St Lucia, QLD
The most important things a tutor can do for a student is providing clear explanations, fostering a comfortable learning atmosphere, and tailoring teaching methods to suit the student. Effective communication and active listening is key in identifying areas of struggle and providing targeted assistance. It's critical to cultivate deeper…
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Drew

Chemistry Tutor St Lucia, QLD
It's very important that a tutor can passionately engage with a student and journey with them as they progress. I also think that a tutor's role as a mentor in general is important I am very passionate about it and that allows me to enthusiastically and actively engage with students and try hard to help them understand and appreciate more…
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Arishneel

Chemistry Tutor St Lucia, QLD
The most important thing that a tutor can do is to inspire a sense of lifelong learning for the subject that is being tutored. My major strength is my appreciation of the subjects I tutor. Along with that, I always prepare myself with material, supplementary exercises and further reading before class. As a student engineer, I am also very adept…
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Nandini

Chemistry Tutor Toowong, QLD
A tutor can change a student's life in ways more than one. She can help them find their confidence. She can, also, help them believe in themselves and encourage them to ask questions they have been scared to ask in their classes. A tutor can help a student overcome their fears and help them improve. Apart from helping the students achieve their…
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Sana

Chemistry Tutor Toowong, QLD
First and foremost a tutor needs to give them confidence, A tutor should show the students that even the hardest questions can be solved by practicing and hard working. As a student I know the challenges and problems of learning, I have experienced many exams, so I can use my methods to help students learn in the best possible way. They need to…

Local Reviews

Ava seemed to enjoy her class with Travis. Travis is a lovely young man
Leanne, Brisbane

Inside Petrie TerraceTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 6 student Olivia focused on converting fractions and percentages, as well as reinforcing her understanding of improper fractions using visual aids.

In Year 9, Ethan worked through algebra worded problems and practiced expanding and simplifying linear equations to prepare for upcoming assessments.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Ava concentrated on mastering the derivatives of exponential functions and applying these techniques to related optimisation questions, reviewing step-by-step differentiation strategies throughout the session.

Recent Challenges

In Year 8, one student showed progress in worded maths problems but often avoided revisiting difficult textbook questions between lessons—"he admitted he has not been practising what we've been going through," the tutor noted after a topic test.

A Year 10 student, while understanding new concepts during sessions, struggled to recall key steps the following week due to limited consolidation outside class; this led to re-covering old material instead of advancing.

In senior years, incomplete homework and minimal independent practice meant recurring calculation errors persisted across assignments, even when students could recognise these mistakes after feedback was given.

Recent Achievements

A tutor in Petrie Terrace recently noticed some genuine steps forward across a few students. One Year 11 student, who used to quietly skip over difficult calculus problems, now asks for clarification and talks through his reasoning—he even took the lead on breaking down a tricky chain rule question last session.

Meanwhile, a Year 8 student has shifted from second-guessing her answers to confidently judging if solutions "look right," often explaining out loud why she trusts her method.

In primary sessions, one younger learner who once hesitated with worded maths problems successfully read all the key terms aloud before working through each step herself.

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 Brisbane Square Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Brisbane Grammar School.