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Riverview's tutors feature a 10-year maths tutoring veteran with a UNSW Dean's Award, an HSC Dux and full academic scholar (ATAR 99.35), experienced peer mentors and school coaches, IB and HSC high achievers in English, maths, and sciences, plus specialist support from university graduates and classroom teachers with proven success guiding K–12 students.

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Vanessa

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
A tutor should be there to support the student through all academic struggles they are facing and help the student reach all their academic goals. The tutor should be familiar with their students learning style and preferences, then adjust their tutoring to suit. A tutor should also create a safe environment where the student feels they can ask…
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Justin

English Tutor Crows Nest, NSW
I believe that the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to act as both an academic and emotional mentor to alleviate some of the stress that comes with studying. Naturally, it is expected for tutors to help students with breaking down the content into manageable concepts for the student to understand. However, aspects such as study…
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Su jin

English Tutor Crows Nest, NSW
I deeply care about understanding children’s need in order to support the needs for the children, building confidence for the children about the questions, providing clear explanations if needed and regarding any unclear questions and encouraging critical questions so the children themselves can solve the questions by themselves I an very…
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Chris

English Tutor Chatswood, NSW
The most important things as a tutor is to: - Provide the correct guidance and advice to a student in need of help, also mental support - Encourage a flexible ability to solve problems, which gives the student experience with a wide range of complex problems in which is only acquired through timely but effective learning - Be able to assess…
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Samantha

English Tutor Chatswood, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to be there for them not only as a teacher but also as a friend. Different people experience different things on a daily basis, it would be best for the student to know that they are being understood and listened to when they're having a hard time. I think that I am a pretty down-to-earth…
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Kai

English Tutor Abbotsford, NSW
I believe the most important thing a tutor can do is help the student understand a topic. This may sound intuitive however it is often majorly overlooked and replaced with acceptance or shear memorisation for the student. What I want is for my students is a true understanding of the subject, giving them the tools of learning so that they can…
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Renelove

English Tutor Chatswood, NSW
The most important thing you can you as a tutor for a student is guidance and patience. You have to consider that every child is unique and has also their own strengths and weaknesses. I want them to love and enjoy learning because that’s life may thought us as we grow older. I want to have an impact to the students that he/she will be able to…
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Liam

English Tutor Chatswood, NSW
I think that the most important things that a tutor can do for a student would be to inspire them to love the subjects that they take and study, to be able to inspire them to do their work and really work at it in their own time, such that the tutoring isn't a dependency but a supplement to their success. Once that's achieved, it becomes much…
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Thirza Aurelia

English Tutor Macquarie Park, NSW
What I consider to be the most important things a tutor can do for a student is to build a relationship with them. Listening to a student, assessing what areas they struggle with most, and celebrating the accomplishments they have made in their studies (whether big or small), is key in strengthening the student's trust in the tutor. In turn, this…
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Jodie

English Tutor Chatswood, NSW
I think a tutor should empower students to think for themselves, as this is what is required for the student to succeed independently when taking exams. So the most important thing I could do as a tutor is to encourage students to work out answers rather than giving it to them immediately. I pride myself on being patient. I believe strongly that…
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Ara Lou Margaret

English Tutor Wareemba, NSW
The tutor must understand the student. Some students try really hard to learn but may fail to show successful results. The tutor must understand this, assure the student that he/she is making progress, and guide the student every inch of the way. Second, the tutor must consider the pursuits of the students as his/her own personal endeavor as…
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Angel

English Tutor Russell Lea, NSW
The most important things a tutor can do for a student is build confidence and spark an interest for learning. I would do this by encouraging a growth mindset and applying school concepts to the real world to show students that school learning does relate to the real world and doesn't just remain in the books. This is something I personally found…
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Alyssa

English Tutor Wareemba, NSW
I consider being empathetic and adaptive for students is highly important. Being empathetic of your students struggles and not putting them down for not understanding is the most important thing a tutor can do for them to ensure they feel comfortable and confident in their learning. Adaptability is also a key component for a tutor as not every…
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Alexandria

English Tutor Chatswood, NSW
Transfer knowledge in an engaging, welcoming way Teaching them how to systematically approach a subject/field of study Offer motivational/psychological/wellbeing support Excellent communication skills Knowledge Compassion Enthusiasm Time management Understand students learn differently and will facilitate their unique ways of…
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Vishakha

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
According to me, the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to believe in them. Every student has the capability of doing better in every aspect of their lives if provided with personalized training that takes into account their strengths and weaknesses. I believe that my deep understanding of the foundational level of subjects is…
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Artin

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
Making sure that the content is understood by every single student as well as helping students identify their strength and weaknesses Present the subject with methods that make understanding the content easier. Identify strength and weakness of each student as well as supporting them…
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Dhruv

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
-Personalize the Learning Experience: Every student learns differently. It’s essential to adapt teaching methods to suit each student's individual needs, strengths, and areas for improvement, ensuring they can grasp concepts at their own pace. -Build Confidence: A tutor should help students develop confidence in their abilities by offering…
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Doreen

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
I think the most important thing is being patient with them. There are many students who will not understand the concept after many tries which can rile some tutors tempers. Being calm and patient would also help the lessons atmosphere. - Making learning enjoyable yet effective - Extremely…
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Dumisile

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
The most important thing a tutor could do for a student is show them that every student responds to education in the same way or at the same pace and whichever way they process information is perfectly normal. The goal is to maximize learning, in the way that works best for the students. I have seen this significantly reduce academic frustrations…
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Bernard

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
Put yourself in the situation. Think about what you would do as someone who is supposedly better at tackling difficult problems if you stumbled upon the same question. Then convey your thinking to the student. I am patient and I am good at predicting what student may find difficult in a certain exam/test. I am also adaptive to individual dilemmas…
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Anika

English Tutor Lindfield, NSW
I believe creating a comfortable environment for the student to thrive in, and being able to adapt to different students learning styles are among the most important things a tutor can do. Alongside this, a tutor should be able to explain topics in an interesting, yet simple way, whilst simultaneously pushing the students knowledge. I am able to…
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Simran

English Tutor Breakfast Point, NSW
Make a study environment as least stressful as possible. Bring fun into learning . Introduce new ways to learn the study material to stimulate the students minds. Focus on what a student may find challenging in a particular topic or content and build that aspect of that topic/content into their strength. I think my strengths are really…
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Tejas

English Tutor Roseville, NSW
Understand the students problem and orient the teaching accordingly. Tutoring must be personalised basis the students requirements. Its equally important for the tutor to measure the students progress and ensure effective learning. Effective communication skills, can connect to students irrespective of age, make learning easier by un-complexing…

Local Reviews

First tutor didn't really suit our needs but this was resolved very quickly and I am now very happy with how things are progressing. If anything, there is probably a little too much communication via email. A monthly newsletter would be better than a series of single subjects as I tend to delete without reading them if I get too many.
Susan, Riverview

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Content Covered

Year 4 student James practised division strategies and worked on adding and subtracting decimals in money problems.

In Year 10, Sarah revised coordinate geometry with a focus on distance and midpoint calculations, then tackled function transformations using graph sketches.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Ben completed past paper questions involving sequences and series, as well as probability scenarios requiring multi-step reasoning.

Recent Challenges

In Year 11 Mathematics, a student lost nearly half their marks in a major exam due to repeated "silly errors"—often tied to negative signs and missing steps—despite knowing the underlying concepts. As one tutor observed, "almost 40 out of 80 marks lost due to silly errors."

In Year 7, trouble choosing between operations (addition vs. subtraction) slowed progress on worded problems and led to hesitation when faced with multi-step calculations.

Meanwhile, in primary years, short-term memory lapses with times tables (especially 6–8) meant relying on reference charts instead of mental recall during timed drills, adding pressure mid-task.

Recent Achievements

A Riverview tutor recently noticed a Year 11 student who used to make frequent minus sign mistakes in calculus now double-checking his work and catching those slips before finishing.

In Year 8, a student who'd struggled with curve sketching managed to re-apply their understanding of transformations to tackle tougher questions with less hesitation than last month.

Meanwhile, one primary student who could only recall some times tables now completes a full 10x10 grid in under ten minutes—twice as fast as just a few weeks ago.

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 Lane Cove Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Saint Ignatius' College, The Regis Campus.