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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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Ekram Ali

Online Tutor Red Hill, QLD
The most important things a tutor can do for a student are to make learning easy, enjoyable, and clear. By simplifying complex concepts, creating an engaging learning environment, and providing clear explanations, a tutor can instill confidence in the student. Additionally, fostering a positive and supportive relationship helps in addressing any…
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Mattias

Online Tutor Spring Hill, QLD
Having worked with tutors in my own high-school days, I learnt to appreciate the importance and vitality of having high-aiming, passionate and amiable teachers. Often, the teachers that are most passionate about their subjects are those whom you learn best from and are able achieve high results. It is evident when you meet me that I have a passion…
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Joanne

Online Tutor Brisbane, QLD
One of the most important things a tutor can do for a student is being able to identify and modify the teaching method to accomodate the student's individual learning style and what is best for them. I am passionate, calm, patient, positive, enthusiastic, empathetic, responsible, confident, problem solver, self-reflection, good communicator and…
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Ashar

Online Tutor Brisbane, QLD
Interact with them and make them comfortable and reduce there stress level. Able to communicate…
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Sohel

Online Tutor South Brisbane, QLD
According to me, the most important thing that a tutor can do for a student is wake up their curiosity. Getting good grades are important, but equally important is to make sure that the student is enjoying and understanding the subject being taught. As this helps make the student pursue the subjects further. These are the future of the humanity,…
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Evie

Online Tutor South Brisbane, QLD
I believe that patience and consideration are the most important things, as it can take very different amounts of time for people to understand concepts that I may have learnt at a faster pace, or that another student learnt faster. Flexibility is also important as everybody learns in a unique way, and what may help one person completely…
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Henry

Online Tutor Brisbane, QLD
A tutor should set a good example for the student by punctual, respectful and approachable. A tutor should help the student set clear goals and monitor their progress. Above all, a tutor needs to believe in the student's capacity for growth, self-discipline and excellence. I think that I am very structured. I try my best to relate to students and…
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Jessica

Online Tutor Brisbane, QLD
First of all, seeing improvement in the grades is one of the important aspect. Although it is important, I would also want the student to feel safe to ask me any questions to allow them further understanding in the contents they are working on. For me, I consider "learning fully and safely" as the most important point. This will provide them the…
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Sofia

Online Tutor Fortitude Valley, QLD
The most important things a tutor can do for a student is listen to what their problems are, be attentive to their needs and work with them to make sure they're learning in ways that are effective for them. I am open and honest in communication with students, this is vital in order to truly understand where their difficulties are. Additionally…
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Thihan

Online Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
Be a calming presence. Learning something is difficult, and there is enough pressure and competition at school already. A tutor should provide a comfortable environment for a student to learn at their own pace without feeling inadequate or behind I'm patient, and I also try and make my teaching as real world applicable as possible - it helps the…
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Online Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
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Jack Men

Online Tutor St Lucia, QLD
Show passionate on the subject, lead students to engage and interest to the topics, and willing to help students to understand the topics well. Caring, love to connect with students, concern on students learning progress, and…
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Ashlin

Online 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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Tony

Online Tutor Taringa, QLD
Being able to explain concepts well to a student is arguably the most important thing. The best tutors are those who can explain and teach challenging ideas with relative ease in a short period of time because they have such good interpersonal skills. I believe my greatest strength is personal interaction with the student, and the ability to…
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Jacques

Online Tutor Kalinga, QLD
If a tutor can maintain a professional friendship with a student while focusing on the learning or task at hand, then the student is much more likely to share the enthusiasm with the tutor. I am enthusiastic about learning and communicating my knowledge with others. I am patient and able to adapt to different learning styles. Furthermore, I…
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Matthew

Online Tutor Chelmer, QLD
As mentioned previously, a tutor must provide a friendly and proactive environment for which all students can interact with entirely. A student should view their tutor as a friend and have no hesitation to ask any question. Importantly, a tutor should strive to improve a students ability to not only do the work needed but also comprehend the…
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Joanna

Online Tutor Holland Park West, QLD
To help a student build confidence in their academic ability and enjoy learning. Also, to ensure the student understands the subject material rather than just memorising. My strengths as a tutor include patience, creativity, good communication and interpersonal skills.…
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Ishrath

Online Tutor Carina, QLD
To make the subject interesting to their students and instill a love for learning and imparting knowledge in them, so that they don't consider learning a chore and they genuinely look forward to learning. Their perception of what "learning" means changes to something more positive so that they look forward to it rather than shy away from it; this…
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Nirvan

Online Tutor Wavell Heights, QLD
I believe that the most important things a tutor can do for a student are: - provide a customised learning experience that suits the student's learning style - allow the student to gain confidence through a gradual progression in work load - be a mentor as well as assist with studies - encourage and facilitate discussion with regards to strengths…

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.