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St Ives' tutors include a 10-year veteran maths teacher with postgraduate credentials, Gold Duke of Edinburgh and AMC Distinction awardees, ATAR 97+ achievers in Extension Maths and Science, peer mentors, scout leaders, netball umpiring coaches, seasoned private tutors for all ages, and academic prizewinners recognised for excellence across STEM and the humanities.

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Zac

Info Processing Tutor Beacon Hill, NSW
To ensure a student can be tutored effectively, they have to feel open about discussing topics and concepts they do not understand well which can be daunting. Thus, by maintaining a friendly and welcoming personality and relationship as a tutor, students are able to be more open about their weaknesses, allowing for me to tailor myself to their…
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Andalib

Info Processing Tutor Epping, NSW
To listen and understand their own difficulty and try to help them in a way, that only works for that particular student. I can break down tough concepts into small bits that are much more easier to understand while ensuring ech bit is easily connectible to others, such that the student can get the whole picture but in clearer…
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Matthew

Info Processing Tutor Lane Cove, NSW
Motivation and confidence are two key elements of student success, if I can support them in achieving a sense of self-efficacy regarding these elements, they are bound to see improvement. Students often know where they fall short in their work, they just need motivation to improve those areas. Once they know that they can achieve this themselves,…
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Hilario

Info Processing Tutor Ryde, NSW
Understanding how young adults learn will be helpful in teaching and learning. Being able to identify individual strengths and weaknesses, develop strengths and remediate underdeveloped strength Formal education in teaching has given me the opportunity to gain significant understanding of 21st century…

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We are extremely happy with our tutor Neema. He has been so encouraging for Sophie. She is feeling more confident already.
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Year 5 student Jasmine focused on long division through worded problems and multi-step questions.

In Year 9, Ben worked on applying trigonometric ratios (sin, cos, tan) to find unknown angles and side lengths, as well as tackling coordinate geometry challenges involving harder diagrams.

Meanwhile, Year 10 student Mia concentrated on finding x- and y-intercepts of parabolas and determining maximum values on curves using graphing techniques.

Recent Challenges

In Year 9 mathematics, messy written work—particularly in function notation—made it tough to spot errors and track logic, as one tutor noted: "Setting out work neatly and clearly" was a key target.

A Year 11 student revising statistics struggled to apply feedback after calculating the median incorrectly by one position, leading to repeated mistakes with quartiles on homework.

In senior economics, over-reliance on notes during practice questions meant formulas weren't memorised; when asked about opportunity cost or the balance of payments, he needed his sheet every time. This reliance slowed recall under timed conditions.

Recent Achievements

One St Ives tutor recently saw a Year 12 student who used to mix up the different accounts in balance of payments now accurately distinguish between them and explain what causes deficits or surpluses—something he'd struggled with before.

In a Year 10 session, Jasmin, who was previously confused by box and whisker plots, can now confidently calculate quartiles and interpret what they represent in data sets.

Meanwhile, a Year 3 student who would rush through maths questions is now pausing to read each one carefully before answering, leading to fewer mistakes on their worksheets.

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 St Ives Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School.