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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.

Lavenia Alou
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Lavenia Alou

English 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…
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
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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…
Chiara
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Chiara

English Tutor New Farm, QLD
Give them the tools, and bring them to a level, where they can study and learn independently. This requires them to have a good attitude, good confidence, and a good method, all things which can be developed in tutoring. I'm kind, empathetic, and understanding, and quickly and easily make people feel comfortable. My communication is clear and…
Minh Ngoc
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Minh Ngoc

English 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…
Dattatreya
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Dattatreya

English Tutor Woolloongabba, QLD
The tutor should act like a robust bridge between the student and knowledge. He/she should guide the student in achieving erudition by showing the correct path. Tutors should also try to develop interest in students for subjects and it should not be confined to the prescribed curriculum. On the other hand it is prerogative for the tutor to realize…
Brodie
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Brodie

English Tutor Bardon, QLD
Support and motivate them without giving away the answers and doing it all for them. Being relatable and creating a friendship. Motivating…
Paige
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Paige

English Tutor Bardon, QLD
Be able to alter your teaching strategy to each child’s preferred and most beneficial learning style. I have experience with assisting children in learning through my working as a teachers aide which allowed me to have experience in both mainstream and special education teaching. I have excelled in school in school from a very young age…
Haysus
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Haysus

English Tutor Bardon, QLD
Perspective in the particular subject they may be struggling on. Relatable and friendly since I understand their…
Algena
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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.…
Onasha
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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…
Anna
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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…
Andrea
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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…
Kyena
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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…
Clarissa
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Clarissa

English Tutor Toowong, QLD
To understand their student. People will always learn better when the subject is related to topics they enjoy (hobbies, movies, shows). So, to help a student learn, the tutor must first learn about their student. I have a couple of helpful experiences. In high school I tutored a student a grade below me for a semester. I was also a TA for Linear…
Nandini
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Nandini

English 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…
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…
Dhyana
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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…
Phuc
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Phuc

English Tutor St Lucia, QLD
The most important things a tutor can do for a student are to provide personalized attention, create a supportive learning environment, and adapt their teaching style to meet the student's needs. Additionally, it's crucial for tutors to foster a growth mindset in their students, encouraging them to persevere through challenges and develop a love…
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…
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…
Annie
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Annie

English Tutor St Lucia, QLD
To be able to teach the concepts with patience and clarity. A good tutor would be able to inspire the students to develop an interest and enjoy learning Maths. I am able to teach Maths at all levels from grade 5 to grade 12. I can breakdown complicated concepts into simple terms, such as calculus, trigonometry and integration, etc. I am also…
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…

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.