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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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Andrea

English Tutor St Lucia, QLD
To prepare for class and constantly check up on their progress. Students often need help outside of class, which lots of tutors do not provide. I am always accessible outside of class hours, ensuring students get help whenever they need it. Another important thing is to motivate the student. I always felt inspired to study after my sessions with…
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Kyena

English Tutor Woolloongabba, QLD
Be patient and understanding and realise that each student has different needs, and that the best way to help each student is to alter the tutoring experience to they needs. Additionally being clear with the student of what their goals are from the beginning and reassuring and instilling confidence in them that they can achieve them. I think my…
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Khin Thawdar
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Khin Thawdar

English Tutor Toowong, QLD
The most important things a tutor can do for a student are - monitoring the progress of the student and help them improve to their full potential, helping the student to achieve their dreams, sharing my own study experiences so that the student can learn from those experiences and make the most effective studying. My strengths as a tutor…
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Dhyana

English Tutor Toowong, QLD
I think the most important aspect of being a tutor is to assist students in coming up with their own interpretations, especially in english, by expanding their skill set. By giving students the tools to succeed but letting them work through the problems first, it allows them to put forward any errors or miscommunications, which can then be…
Divpreet
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Divpreet

English Tutor St Lucia, QLD
the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to make sure that the concept they have taught is clearly understood. One wrongly interpreted concept, especially in maths can be a huge hindrance in understanding other concepts in higher grades. Thus solving all the questions that students have with clarity is the tutor's biggest…
Helga
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Helga

English Tutor Toowong, QLD
Having both been the tutee and the tutor, I believe that it is imperative that a tutor is supportive of the student and caters their teaching to the student's specific needs. Tutoring is only truly effective when the student is completely engaged with the tutor and I believe that this can only happen when the student believes that they are in an…
Mahima
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Mahima

English Tutor Toowong, QLD
Students, in my opinion, are like clay that can be molded in any way. And if I have such a wonderful opportunity, I'll do everything in my power to make the most of it. I believe that a tutor should always be ready to help pupils with their concerns. In order for students to do better under him, a tutor must not only assist students academically…
Jonathan
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Jonathan

English Tutor St Lucia, QLD
Tutors need to provide support for their students to feel capable of learning while also constantly challenging them to improve by utilizing applicable information, providing new approaches/perspectives, and celebrating the students' improvements. 1. 5+ years of experience teaching science-themed programs to an extremely diverse array of students…
Joel
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Joel

English Tutor St Lucia, QLD
A tutor provides a supportive environment for their students. This is most true for the students who struggle the most, who may need more help than their peers who don't find the topic as difficult. Hello, I am a first-year university student studying the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Master of Engineering Accelerated Pathway at the University…
Jiatong
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Jiatong

English Tutor St Lucia, QLD
Provide a platform for them to think independently, develop good time management and prepare for future exams. Clear communication skills Respectful attitude Competent…
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Badrakh

English Tutor Woolloongabba, QLD
In my opinion, the tutor's responsibility is to reaffirm the knowledge the student has already gained in school or help those who are behind. Considering this, I would say the most important thing is to understand and be patient with the student and help them to progress step by step. I am able to communicate with a wide range of age groups. My…
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Nur Hanisah

English Tutor St Lucia, QLD
The most important thing is to get the student have a deep understanding on the part they have troubles. I believe once they understand there will be no problem to do well and increase their passion in that particular subject. "You can't love what you don't know" is my motto. My strength as a tutor is making things more simple to understand…
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Hasti

English Tutor St Lucia, QLD
In my opinion the most important thing is to teach your students HOW to learn. This means to teach them how to approach a new topic and break it into smaller steps, and how to use a study technique that work best for them. As we have all heard: give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. :)…
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Fana

English Tutor Fairfield, QLD
The most important thing I can do for my students is create a safe, supportive environment where they feel confident to ask questions and make mistakes. I focus on understanding their individual learning needs and explaining concepts in a way that finally ‘clicks’ for them. My goal is to empower them to become independent, motivated learners.…
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Jade

English Tutor Taringa, QLD
The most important things I can do for a student: - Be a kind but firm figure, understanding of struggle but still encouraging progress. - Be someone who teaches how to learn just as much as they teach a subject. Learning skills will continue to serve students well after their school years are through. - Be passionate about my subject. A…
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Lidia

English Tutor Bulimba, QLD
The most important things a tutor can do for a student is to motivate them, encourages students to strive to be the best they can, to reach their goals, to recognize their strengths, to focus on learning so that they will be successful in the future. Additionally to encourage the students to identify several alternative study strategies from…
Sanjana
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Sanjana

English Tutor Woolloongabba, QLD
A tutor can do a lot for a student. But I feel like the most important thing that can be done is to change the idea of a negative notion about a subject in the students mind. Attitude plays a key role in learning, and diminishing that fear, and giving the student confidence can really change their entire interest and perception about that certain…
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Damini

English Tutor Woolloongabba, QLD
The most important thing a tutor can do for the student is to take time to understand their expectations and needs as well as motivate the student to do better using appreciation and engagement. As a tutor, using relevant and relatable examples to explain concepts, providing important tips to remember and understand is the content are my…
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Ginevra

English Tutor Albion, QLD
Guiding them to conceptualize their academic learning which will help guide them in life as a whole I have a flexible timetable, I am very patient, and understanding, but I like to plan out a child's learning. I like to make sure that during tutoring lessons, my students have conceptualized the prevailing…
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Edward

English Tutor Taringa, QLD
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is foster an excitement about the learning process. A good tutor can help a student to achieve not only their language goals but to appreciate how important language is to their overall academic achievement. My strengths as a tutor revolve around my communicative style of teaching/tutoring. I'm…
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Dana

English Tutor Taringa, QLD
The most important thing I can do as a tutor is to encourage the student to do their best and achieve their goals. If their goal is to get straight A's then I will ensure that I do all I can to help them get there. If their goal is to pass or to improve their grades, it is important that I help them do that. I do not want to give them the answers,…
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Toby

English Tutor Taringa, QLD
The most important thing that a tutor can do for a student is to build rapport so that they trust in your abilities and in your desire to help them. I also believe that it is important that students feel that the time that they have spent with you has been worth the cost and the effort. One of my tutoring strengths is my ability to explain…
Sarah
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Sarah

English Tutor Lutwyche, QLD
Help them to achieve their academic goals. I am committed, flexible, consistent, organised and have the ability 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.