Year 7 Scarlett focused on improving sentence structure, including independent and dependent clauses, and practiced applying Greek and Latin roots in vocabulary activities.

Year 12 Aimee worked through advanced Chemistry concepts such as stoichiometry calculations (mole-mass conversions) and revising Organic Chemistry using practice SACs.

In Year 12 Biology, Charli consolidated her understanding of the adaptive immune system by answering targeted questions and reviewed evolution topics with guided exam-style practice.

In Year 11 Chemistry, Aimee sometimes became overwhelmed by complex questions and struggled to break them into manageable parts. As one tutor noted, "she overcomplicates the nature of some questions," leading to confusion and missed marks during SACs.

In Year 9 English, Scarlett often hesitated to put her ideas on paper out of fear they weren't good enough; this led to delays in starting creative writing assignments and difficulty editing her drafts effectively.

Cameron, in Year 7, was observed making repeated punctuation errors and not fully correcting them when drafting essays—so final work often retained basic mistakes that could have been fixed with more careful review.

One Risdon Vale tutor noticed a big shift in Aimee (Year 12 Chemistry), who now openly asks for clarification when she doesn't fully understand a topic—where previously she'd keep quiet.

In Year 11 Biology, Charli has started tackling practice questions independently before sessions and uses diagrams from her notes to test herself, instead of waiting for guidance.

Meanwhile, Zane (Year 8 English) took feedback on his writing task seriously and reworked his draft by integrating contrasting ideas into one paragraph after struggling with structure last term.