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Tutors in Shellharbour include veteran classroom teachers with over 25 years' experience, HSC high achievers and subject duxes, a mathematics faculty medallist, seasoned private tutors across K–12, an award-winning science student, English specialists with postgraduate credentials, accomplished coaches and mentors, and educators with international teaching backgrounds and advanced degrees.

Melanie
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Melanie

Tutor Shellharbour, NSW
I believe a tutor should be a role model. Where they should embody not only the study skills they teach but also be honest, patient and a motivator, all whilst being professional. Through this a student can grow both academically and as a person allowing them to reap the rewards more deeply. A tutors role is to listen and provide their clients…
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Samantha

Tutor Shellharbour, NSW
I think the most important things a tutor can do is to: - listen to the student and understand their perspective before teaching the concept - find out the students strengths in order to construct an effective way of teaching - be patient and persistent - build confidence for the student - communicate with their parents and guardians in…
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Isabella

Tutor Shellharbour, NSW
The best thing a tutor can do for a student is help grow their confidence. I am patient, engaging and encouraging of students…
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Joshua

Tutor Shell Cove, NSW
The most important things for a tutor to do is to help a student strengthen their own ability to learn independantly. It is far more important that a student understands the learning process and what works best for them rather than simply memorise a single topic. Having transferable skills as a student and being able to apply their knowledge to…
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Pierre Jan

Tutor Shell Cove, NSW
Although my goal is to see them be at the top of their class, it is more important to see improvements in their tutor lessons and use the knowledge I give them at school to refine their skills I am very easy going and I have a lot of patience. So I am good with kids that are struggling to understand. I use the 4 predominant learning styles:…
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Ashton

Tutor Flinders, NSW
Providing guidance and knowledge to students is a critical part of tutoring but I also believe it is import to provide a comfortable environment for the student to learn, with no additional pressure. The tutor must make the classes engaging so the student can enjoy the work and be motivated to progress their skills and knowledge. The tutor must…
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Bronte

Tutor Warilla, NSW
As mentioned above, it is extremely important for tutors to enjoy the content they are teaching. These attitudes are projected onto the willingness of students to engage with the subject. In addition to this, it is important for tutors to create and maintain relationships with their students that emulate trust and belief in their abilities. A…
John
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John

Tutor Oak Flats, NSW
I always find people learn best when they're comfortable and truly believe they can master the concept. Therefore, I would say the most important thing for a tutor is to build a mutual respect with their student. From there encouragement, communication, and teaching is much easier. Although I have a good knowledge off mathematics and the sciences,…
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Jennifer

Tutor Windang, NSW
Provide a calm and supportive environment where learning is a partnership and where a strong relationship between tutor and learner is established. Having positive learning experiences are key to a child's success, along with making the learning fun and engaging. I have had 29 years experience as a classroom teacher. During this time I have…
Leslie
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Leslie

Tutor Albion Park Rail, NSW
Give students more confidence in the subject so that they can progress in their learning. Provide students feedback on how they are going. Differentiate the content to the students ability. Relate mathematical concepts to the real world. 1. Excellent knowledge of NSW Mathematics curriculum gained whilst working as a Maths teacher for 11…
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Aditya

Tutor Primbee, NSW
I think close support and motivation especially during their examinations is crucial. Making the student sharp by regular homework/assignments and making them fall in love with the subject and eventually learning are very important in my opinion. Identifying students strengths/passion and grooming them is another very imperative factor. I think…
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Jordan

Tutor Flinders, NSW
Listen to them, let them teach you about themselves, let them have a go and try things and trial and error. No matter how many times they get it wrong they will always learn more by putting the effort in rather than just being given the answer. Also find out what techniques help them learn best, some students can pick up things in different ways…
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Keelie

Tutor Barrack Heights, NSW
Effective tutoring involves understanding students' needs, providing clear explanations, fostering confidence, offering support, and promoting critical thinking. This creates a supportive environment for learning and growth. As a tutor, one of my strengths is being able to explain concepts in various ways until the student fully understands. I'm…
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Terry

Tutor Barrack Point, NSW
Reduce anxiety by always behaving professionally, providing information at the students level and listen carefully to their responses. Experience, friendly and…
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Aaron

Tutor Barrack Heights, NSW
To make sure the student always understands as they follow along and that its kept simple but relevent to what they need to know and understand. I am great at breaking things down and summarizing things in easy to understand visual and verbal ways, as many learn in different…
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Taleah

Tutor Flinders, NSW
Reinforce confidence in said students own abilities, and help them to improve them. I am very patient and I'm willing to sit down with the student until they understand a certain…
Mason
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Mason

Tutor Warilla, NSW
Being able to motivate their students to progress when they're not around. Being able to minimise their weaknesses. Being resilient, as explaining something once may not be clear for the student, so being able to explaining something in different ways. Having a clear voice in order for students to…
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Yuser

Tutor Flinders, NSW
A tutor must be able to gain the trust of the students to allow them to feel comfortable enough for the learning to commence. An intimidating environment is an ineffective one for teaching. I focus my attention mainly to the weak areas and skills that the student require improvement in. By doing so, I successfully tutor the student to overcome any…
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Esme

Tutor Blackbutt, NSW
Make learning enjoyable. the last thing I want as a tutor is a student dreading doing their work. If I can push them to find satisfaction and fun out of learning then I feel I have succeeded. I believe I have an alternative perspective on most topics and can therefore explain concepts to students who may not grasp it through their teachers…
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Kaleb

Tutor Albion Park Rail, NSW
Support the student in their learning and help to not only understand their current learning content but also give them the skills to learn independently in the future. I believe I have a few strengths as a tutor that help me. The first of these strengths is my ability to teach a topic in numerous ways. Another is being able to communicate and…
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Chloe

Tutor Albion Park Rail, NSW
To ensure they feel safe and comfortable. This can be achieved by removing any pressure they may feel about their grades and building a genuine rapport. - Analysing each individual learning style and need. -Fun and engaging lessons. - The ability to improvise and work off the plan, if and when…
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Muhammad Taha

Tutor Albion Park Rail, NSW
A good tutor helps a student feel confident and curious. They make tough subjects easy and fun to understand. They are patient, adapt to students' needs, and always encourage them to do their best. I am good at understanding different ways people learn and making complex topics easy to grasp. I am patient and know my subjects well, which helps me…
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Anastasia

Tutor Albion Park Rail, NSW
I think one of the most important things a tutor can do is build a student’s confidence. It’s not just about helping them get the right answer, but helping them believe they’re capable of getting there on their own. A tutor should also create a supportive environment where the student feels safe to ask questions, make mistakes, and learn at…

Local Reviews

We've seen such a positive change in our daughter's approach to maths since she started working with Tala. She was struggling and losing confidence in year 7, but Tala's been incredible at helping her understand the basics and build up from there. Our daughter now actually looks forward to her lessons and maths thanks to Tala.
Maya

Inside ShellharbourTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 9 student Molly revised the financial maths topic in preparation for a test, focusing on applying formulas to pay calculations and converting between hourly and weekly rates, then moved to exploring nervous system structure and brain lobes.

Year 10 student completed a session on trigonometry by practising the sine rule and solving area problems for non-right-angled triangles using worked examples.

For Year 11, Emma started Standard Maths with an introduction to compound interest calculations and discussed key syllabus points relevant to upcoming assessments.

Recent Challenges

In Year 10, exam stress led to mistakes in familiar content—"she lets her stress get the better of her," one tutor noted, which meant errors crept into algebra that she usually handled with ease.

During Year 7 trigonometry, skipping clear written steps and not labelling working made it harder to spot where calculations went wrong or to review answers later.

In a recent senior revision session, hesitation about making guesses slowed progress on unfamiliar problems; more time was spent waiting for confirmation than practicing reasoning through uncertainty.

When reading multi-step questions in financial maths, rushing led to misinterpreting key information and missing out on full marks.

Recent Achievements

One Shellharbour tutor noticed a Year 11 student who previously struggled to show her working in maths now clearly lays out each step when tackling z-score problems, making fewer errors and checking her answers independently.

In Year 8 science, another student has started asking targeted questions about electron shells—last term she rarely spoke up, but now actively seeks clarification to close knowledge gaps.

Meanwhile, a Year 6 learner who used to skip over tricky geometry tasks recently applied earlier formula work to solve new area questions without prompting, finishing all ten problems accurately on her own.

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 Shellharbour Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Shellharbour Public School.