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Jigme
Chemistry Tutor South Perth, WA
The most important things I can do for a student are to foster a supportive and engaging learning environment that encourages their curiosity, growth, and confidence. By adapting my teaching methods to their individual learning styles, patiently addressing their questions and concerns, and providing clear explanations, I can help them truly…
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Michaela
Chemistry Tutor South Perth, WA
The most important thing a tutor can do is be patient and understanding. Forcing an expectation can create insecurity, which can further decrease a students confidence, and hence academic ability. A friendly, positive attitude will create the most growth, and provide students with the strive to improve and upskill their academic abilities I think…
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Kien Gi
Chemistry Tutor Perth, WA
I always create a safe, respectful learning space where my students feel comfortable asking questions and making mistakes. I can instil good study habits where my students become independent learners. I aim to help my students to understand, not memorise, so they grasp concepts and apply them independently. I am friendly and easy to get along…
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Anargi Sewmini
Chemistry Tutor Northbridge, WA
Even though I have no experience in the field as of yet I think themost important thing a tutor can do for their students is give them time and space to openly ask their questions and clarify any doubts. So being open for questions and allocating time for his/her students is a key aspect of teaching in any level. Understanding the mindset of…
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Nivetha
Chemistry Tutor Northbridge, WA
I think the most important things a tutor should do for a student is to encourage the student to do better rather than to aim for perfect grades. Every improvement, regardless of the extent, is an improvement and it should be appreciated. A tutor should also prepare for the lessons before hand and have a lesson goal/outline to keep on track. A…
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Kirti
Chemistry Tutor Northbridge, WA
Illustrating the solution, explaining with the right examples, respecting everyone's views and value every question however simple it maybe. Making the discourse interesting and interactive. These are the most important things a tutor must deliver while teaching students. Simplifying complex topics with day to day examples is what I do. I will not…
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Abirami
Chemistry Tutor Northbridge, WA
Make them believe in themselves. Patience, adaptability, motivation and…
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Arshana
Chemistry Tutor Northbridge, WA
Amidst the competitive pressure of institutions on this generation's children, one of the vital things a tutor can do for a fellow student is to provide a safe space for them to be able to express themselves, i.e allowing them to ask questions and understand the weaknesses of their students. That way they will be enthusiastic to learn from their…
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Salman
Chemistry Tutor Winthrop, WA
Come to lessons prepared
Also be patient with the student
Teach the child to learn not to memorise Ability to connect with the student
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Determined and committed to helping the student
I have a lot of…
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Ruthvik
Chemistry Tutor Perth, WA
Although it is highly important that a tutor teaches their students the material covered in the syllabus, it is equally as important that the tutor teaches their students the tools required to succeed in a competitive academic environment. As a tutor, I instil in my students a great work ethic, teaching them highly effective study and time…
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Prasad
Chemistry Tutor Perth, WA
1. Making difficult problems much easy to understand and learn.
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3. Handling student in a patient way. 1. Problem solving capacity.
2. Confident.
3. Repeat multiple times until student understands properly.
4. Strong subject knowledge.
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Sandini
Chemistry Tutor Perth, WA
I believe creating a passion for the students to love what they study is the most important thing. I am patient and understanding. And have the ability to breakdown and explain difficult problems in a way that is more understandable to the younger…
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Ryan
Chemistry Tutor Como, WA
I believe explaining a concept in such a way that the student understands it intuitively and can thus use that understanding to solve different problems, rather than simply rote-learning a series of facts, is an incredibly important part of being a tutor. The tutor should be adding to a student's toolkit such that they can solve a variety of…
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Aaron
Chemistry Tutor Perth, WA
A tutor is more than just one that imparts knowledge. Any textbook, podcast or Youtube Video can do that. The power of a good tutor is in his or her ability to strengthen and encourage their students, so helping them gain some momentum to keep persevering in subjects that are challenging them. This means patiently helping the students understand…
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Jason
Chemistry Tutor Mount Hawthorn, WA
The most important things that I can do my students are:
1. Creating a supportive, non-judgmental environment: specifically when students make errors. By supporting them and helping fix their errors, they can learn and build confidence for future questions.
2. Adapt to the student's learning style: each student learns differently (e.g. visual,…
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- Breaks down concepts
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Sian
Chemistry Tutor South Perth, WA
I think one of the most important things about tutoring is to help students not only understand what they need to do, but also why they need to do it, alongside techniques to perform well in assessments. My biggest strength as a tutor is my ability to explain concepts from the ground up. Because my own understanding of maths and science is built…
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Amos
Chemistry Tutor Como, WA
I think the most important thing a tutor can do is, teach a student the joy of learning and adapting to new problems on their own. This is so they can progress more by themselves and feel more independent and confident in their learning. I can help keep students engaged, and able to clearly explain things in an understanding way that has been…
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Rachel
Chemistry Tutor Perth, WA
Aside from helping students improve on their grades, I hope to inculcate values in my students. I hope to cultivate resilience in my students by letting them try, and not giving up when faced with tough problems. This is particularly important in Mathematics where students will encounter questions that may faze them. I am an understanding tutor…
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sabbath
Chemistry Tutor Manning, WA
Doing everything possible to get the true picture of the subject matter to the understanding of the student.
All student do not have equal strength(mentally or physically).hence, as a tutor it is important to assess the strength of your student before engaging the student in a difficult or a less difficult task. this will help them to stay on…
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POOJA
Chemistry Tutor Joondanna, WA
I think tutor should do everything for his or her students because after the parents only teacher is one person who can very closed for the student. Tutor should look after their students and if they have any bad habit then it's tutor responsibility to guide them in right direction and also inform their parents. Tutor can make hard subject into…
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Alvise
Chemistry Tutor Claremont, WA
I believe the most important duty of a tutor is to get his tutee accomplish his/her goal like passing an exam or getting better at the tutored subject. Despite this which I consider the main one, the one which comes immediately after is the comprehension of the topic. This is not only the mechanical way to resolve it but it also means…
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Seasoned
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Madeleine
Chemistry Tutor Claremont, WA
Not only improve their results but also work with the student to build up their confidence.
Create a safe learning environment where students are comfortable to ask questions when they don't understand
Find a good balance of work that challenges the student but also makes them more comfortable with the subject area they might be struggling…
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- 95+ ATAR
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- Confidence focus
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Experience:
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Standard
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Luca
Chemistry Tutor Claremont, WA
I believe the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to teach them strategies to gain independence academically. I view tutoring as training wheels, which should come off when a student is able to consistently score well even without the tutor's help. I believe I am able to connect with students on a one to one level, breaking down…
Strengths:
- Concepts made simple
- Independence focus
- 1-on-1 connection
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Year 11 student Alice focused on exponential functions and polynomial expansion, working through graphing exercises and algebraic manipulation.
In Year 10, Ben tackled the circle theorem with real-world diagrams and practised dividing polynomials by linear factors.
Meanwhile, Year 4 student Emily consolidated her understanding of long division alongside calculating perimeter and area for simple shapes, using hands-on examples to reinforce key steps.
Recent Challenges
A Year 9 student sometimes rushed into solving equations without first writing down all variables, as one tutor observed: "It is always best practice to slow down and write down all your variables prior to starting any working out." This led to confusion with interpreting multi-step algebra questions.
In Year 11, after a recent test and holiday, motivation noticeably dropped—distraction made it hard to push through new content in trigonometry.
A primary student occasionally misread larger numbers in worded problems, leading to extra time spent clarifying the task rather than progressing with calculations.
Recent Achievements
A tutor in Swanbourne recently saw Reeve, a Year 5 student, begin to tackle complex maths worksheets with hardly any help—just months ago he hesitated and needed constant guidance, but now he independently uses strategies like pen-to-paper working and back checking.
In high school, Hunter has started slowing down to read tricky finance questions more carefully during ATAR prep, after previously rushing and missing key details; this shift has already improved his test accuracy.
Another older student who used to forget calculator steps under pressure is now taking written "operations manuals" into assessments, leading to far fewer avoidable mistakes.
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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 Claremont Community Hub & Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Scotch College.