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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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Marcelina

English Tutor Kangaroo Point, QLD
There are a lot of qualities that go into being a good tutor. I believe some of the most important skills for the field is patience and communication. As I am working with students and their respective area of difficulty in learning, it is important and a priority for myself to approach any circumstances with patience at all times. This is an…
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Hassan

English Tutor Coopers Plains, QLD
Being organised, patient and understanding towards the student. Being able to communicate the complex formulas in a simpler manner. Im patient and nice when it comes to helping. I understand math is hard which allows me to convey my point across thoroughly and…
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Ratnica
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Ratnica

English Tutor Auchenflower, QLD
I think identifying the misunderstanding and making sure their foundation is solid. As long as they understand the content, they will be able to answer the questions! I would say I'm very patient, and due to my fluency in English, I'm able to easily get the child to understand the content. I also excelled throughout school, and have a high GPA at…
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Swagata

English Tutor Bowen Hills, QLD
Can change the students’ life by recreating their mind. 1. Passionate teacher . 2. Easy , simplistic way of teaching 3. Thorough- detailed explanations 4. Punctual 5. Finishes course within time. 6.…
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Idelle

English Tutor Auchenflower, QLD
Support them. Sometimes students just need that boost of confidence and support to understand. Frustration in their own learning can often end up being the reason why a concept is not being understood. I was an inclusion support assistant at a primary school, working with various kids with learning difficulties and disabilities. This has given me…
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Aanya

English Tutor Auchenflower, QLD
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is understand them completely and tailor the learning experience accordingly as well as creating a nurturing and understanding environment for all. Being a good tutor is immensely important me. I believe my strongest point is being able to really connect with the students and understand their…
Holly
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Holly

English Tutor Kangaroo Point, QLD
- Raise achievement - Increase academic confidence - Provide students with the tools they need to problem solve and achieve academic success independently in the future. My biggest strengths are my understanding of effective pedagogical methods, my understanding of the Australian Curriculum and my strengths based attitude towards students. As a…
Ethan
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Ethan

English Tutor Kangaroo Point, QLD
Tutors fill a different role than teachers. They can build more personal teaching relationships with their students and therefore should aim to: - Truly personalise the learning experience - Use connections to the student's interests - Teach to the student's strength and have the student set the pace - Work on and improve the student's…
Roberto
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Roberto

English Tutor Ashgrove, QLD
Relate. The student will understand the concept once it resonates with something the student is interested in. A tutor needs to describe the concept, demonstrate the concept and invite the student to attempt the concept. This open dialogue, dispelling fear of failure and welcoming the opportunity to learn is an important attribute a tutor must…
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Shayan

English Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
I think that as a tutor, being able to understand the perspective of the student is crucial in educating them. Tutoring is a student-centred occupation and one should be able to assess students' knowledge in real time in order to develop effective teaching solutions. Another important tutoring technique is to be prepared for sessions. Whether it…
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Shivani

English Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
I believe a tutor play a great role in helping his/her student to build up self confidence. A tutor can help a student in identifying their strengths and weaknesses and work accordingly. 1. Customising the teaching methods as per the need of a student. 2. Dedicated individual focus. 3.…
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Gabrielle

English Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
The most important thing for a tutor can do for a student is to constantly be encouraging, calm and understanding. I believe that creating a great environment for the student to learn is essential to improving their grades, outlook towards maths, and problem solving tools. I believe my strengths as a tutor is being able to understand where a…
Sienna
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Sienna

English Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
Build up their confidence and belief in themselves Patience,…
Nick
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Nick

English Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
Tutors are there to motivate a student to achieve greater outcomes in life, principally in the area of academic study. Whether this is confidence, the knowledge that someone believes in them, strategies for studying and/or comprehension, through to developing initiative, self correction skills and the ability to constantly improve, tutoring is a…
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Ajit

English 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…
Brianne
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Brianne

English 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…
Adrien
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Adrien

English Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
The most import thing a tutor can do for a student is to have a real impact on his life. By learning with enthusiasm, the student will discover what he really likes ! Teaching is part of values that everyone shares in his daily life, this idea of improvement, doing the best and the right job. My strenghts are : - My technical skills ( a lot of…
Jet
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Jet

English 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…
Naomi
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Naomi

English Tutor Newmarket, QLD
Believing in your student has to be one of the most important things a tutor can do as you help the student know that nothing is impossible and they can do it all. I also think patience is also important as everyone learns differently and at various paces. I believe I am easy to communicate with. In terms of communicating with parents, my…
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Noverose

English Tutor Bardon, QLD
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to help improve and enhance the skills of his tutees and support them in all ways. My strength of being a tutor is that I'm being responsible in a sense that I'm incharge with my tutee in the whole duration of my tutoring…
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Onasha

English 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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Algena

English Tutor Dutton Park, QLD
A tutor should first be very welcoming and create a warm environment for students. In order to help students achieve their highest potential tutors should adapt and create new engaging ways of teaching the subject to make the student feel confident and have fun while learning it. I have great problem solving, communication and organization skills.…
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Anna

English Tutor Bardon, QLD
The most important things a tutor can do are to listen to their students and respond accordingly when tutoring them. It is also important to encourage their abilities and help them to succeed. A tutor should also be there to encourage continuous learning and creating a positive learning environment. I believe my strengths as a tutor are working…

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.