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Stanmore's tutors include a seasoned literacy and numeracy consultant who has mentored clinicians, an Italian-qualified maths teacher with both education and engineering degrees, selective school preparation experts, high school peer mentors with perfect IGCSE scores, primary classroom leaders, creative writing award-winners, Dean's Merit scholars, and accomplished university STEM students recognised for academic excellence.

Kyle
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Kyle

Tutor Lewisham, NSW
I believe the most important things a tutor can do are to build a student’s confidence, develop good problem-solving skills, and create a positive learning environment. A good tutor helps students understand the process, not just the final answer. My strengths as a tutor are clear explanations, patience, and strong subject knowledge. I break…
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Diana

Tutor Lewisham, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is offer them hope through creating a realistic pathway to help the student gain their desired mark in their subject. This will motivate the student as they realise their goals are in fact achievable. My strengths are my empathy, kindness, dedication and reliability. It is essential that the…
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Jinyi

Tutor Lewisham, NSW
The knowledge that we have and capable of providing a healthy learning environment. Generally,I am a hospitable and outgoing person, love to form a bond with all my students but also make strict rules in class to keep everything professional. I create a loving, open learning environment for students, allow them to express themselves and feel free…
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Aglesha

Tutor Lewisham, NSW
I believe the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to believe that the student can overcome their learning difficulties and push them on the path towards excellence despite the obstacles. Trusting in the students ' abilities and motivating them to study is important. Another significant duty of a tutor is to help foster independent…
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Dimitri

Tutor Lewisham, NSW
Make them like learning the subject. Enthusiasm for the subjects, ability to connect with my student, and strength in…
Harshika
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Harshika

Tutor Lewisham, NSW
1. Students who believe they "are just bad at math" will block themselves from learning. It's important to rebuild that self-belief by pacing lessons to guarantee early, small wins that stack into genuine confidence. 2. Don't just hand over answers or act as a human calculator. The goal is to teach independent problem-solving strategies and…
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Cheryl

Tutor St Peters, NSW
Patience I'm patient and know how to explain a problem in more understandable…
James
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James

Tutor Sydenham, NSW
The most important role a tutor plays for a student is to assist the student in developing their own agency in their subject area. When we believe a subject is beyond us, or we're not smart enough to grasp it, we shy away and don't push ourselves as hard. Often this belief has developed from what others have told us or from not having the right…
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Lachlan

Tutor Lewisham, NSW
Develop their understanding of the subject. This means ensuring they understand the process and the mechanism behind a math calculation for example. This will boost their confidence in being able to answer harder questions that require this skill. Particularly for maths, the harder questions are situated in Q15 and Q16. Attaining marks in this…
Ailish
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Ailish

Tutor Lewisham, NSW
There are many facets of tutoring essential to achieve the optimum yet I think the most important element is the one on one quality of tutoring. This enables a student to be provided with specific feedback and assistance of their areas for improvement or difficulties. Understanding the strengths an weaknesses of a student is the most important…
Joseph
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Joseph

Tutor Sydenham, NSW
I believe the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to tailor their teaching approach to meet the individual needs of each student. For example, I work with a student who has mild ADHD and struggled with maintaining focus. To address this, I incorporated short physical activities, such as star jumps, into our sessions every 15…
Vien Phat (Jason)
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Vien Phat (Jason)

Tutor Sydenham, NSW
I believe that is essential for a tutor to establish and master the “groundwork’’ and fundamental concepts with the students before moving on to more complicated concepts. For subjects like Mathematics and Physics, new knowledge is very commonly built on knowledge that you have learnt before. As a result, tutors need to make sure that…
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Megan

Tutor Sydenham, NSW
Encouraging their student to do their best is one of the most important thing a tutor can do, even if the student may not get the right answer. The most important thing is to not diminish their interest in the subject despite their difficulties in understanding them. Another important thing is to communicate well with the student and their…
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Harshini

Tutor St Peters, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to build their confidence and foster a love for learning. Every child learns at their own pace, and as a tutor, it’s essential to be patient, supportive, and encouraging. By creating a safe space where students feel comfortable asking questions and making mistakes, I help them develop a…
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Sarah

Tutor Annandale, NSW
Listen. I think it's important to understand the current knowledge a student has and to be aware of what their goals are. I think each student has a different learning style. By listening I know how best to tutor in a way that is specific and beneficial for them. I am a good communicator and excellent at listening to the needs of my students. I am…
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Shefali

Tutor Forest Lodge, NSW
The most important things a tutor can do for a student are to build confidence, encourage curiosity, and create a supportive learning environment. Tutoring is not just about explaining content; it is about helping students develop strong problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of concepts. An effective tutor listens carefully to where a…
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Muhtasim

Tutor Forest Lodge, NSW
I believe the most important things a tutor can do for a student are to believe in them, encourage them, and remind them that failure is a natural part of the learning process. A tutor should help students build confidence, especially when they feel discouraged or downcast, and support them in staying motivated. Creating a positive and reassuring…
Haritha
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Haritha

Tutor Forest Lodge, NSW
Be patient with the learning process. Be flexible with the methods of teaching. Be open to learning new things for yourself and for teaching. I am dedicated to explaining the concepts in different ways and also discussing applications of the concepts so that the learning sessions become more interactive and curious. I am also flexible…
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Maresa

Tutor Marrickville, NSW
Build a trusting relationship with them that makes them feel comfortable asking questions, as the large classroom environment sometimes intimidates kids and makes them feel like a question they want to ask is 'dumb' because everyone else seems fine with the concept (even though they usually aren't). I'm very patient with people who may be…
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Adam

Tutor Dulwich Hill, NSW
I consider the most important thing a tutor can do is provide the student an environment that nurtures their self-confidence. I am always trying to diagnose where the student's understanding has holes, and patching those holes by focusing on fundamental…
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Elvira

Tutor Camperdown, NSW
Whilst a tutor is only present with their student for a limited time, they can help by providing a clear understanding of what the syllabus wants and giving resources. They are also there to answer and clarify a student’s questions and assist in developing a structured work routine. Since I have recently completed the HSC and have studied the…
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Sindu

Tutor Darlington, NSW
Be friendly Clear their doubts Communicate clearly Make tutoring interesting Give time to analyse Never rush with the subject Clarify the concepts Observe Providing examples and video for easy understanding of the subjects. Clearing doubts with hesitation and careful observation of what the child is really interested…
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Daniel

Tutor Darlington, NSW
listen for their current understanding of a topic and engage the person at an appropriate level allowing for the proper development of the persons learning. My tutoring strength lies in my ability to explain the core of a problem by breaking down a problem into its simpler components and then solving the way up, al the while listening to the…

Local Reviews

The whole process of finding a tutor has been so simple, all I had to do was make the initial enquiry. We had our tutor within 24hours! Freddy is so lovely and while it is early days we can see the confidence growing in our son. We highly recommend this service...in fact I already have :)
Amanda, Marrickville

Inside StanmoreTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 9 Avi worked on trigonometry, focusing on sine, cosine, and tangent rules with targeted practice questions, as well as reviewing surds for clarity.

Year 10 Luke reviewed past exam papers to address topics he found challenging and discussed areas of confusion across the syllabus in detail.

In Year 11, Avi practiced monic and non-monic quadratic factorisation and revisited line equations by working through sample test problems.

Recent Challenges

For a Year 8 student, missing school and tutorial homework led to gaps in understanding algebra and number patterns—"she wasn't understanding the content from school and there was missing school homework I noticed."

In Chemistry (Year 11), failing to memorise polyatomic ions meant techniques shown previously were not recognised in later exam questions, making revision less effective.

A Year 9 student's over-complicated diagram annotations in Science resulted in missed marks for terminology and logical structure.

Meanwhile, a Year 5 learner struggled with two-digit multiplication because times tables weren't automatic; this slowed progress on new skills.

Recent Achievements

A Stanmore tutor noticed one high school student who had previously hesitated to ask questions now actively seeking clarification during economics essay planning, leading him to correctly use diagrams in new scenarios without prompting.

Another student, after initially struggling with structuring written responses, has begun writing PEEL paragraphs independently and completed several on his own with improved clarity.

Meanwhile, a Year 6 learner who once guessed at answers now takes time to double-check her calculations for area and volume before responding—she even asked for more challenging shapes last session.

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