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Tarrawanna's tutors include a high school maths teacher with 40+ years' experience and dual science degrees, a recent school Dux with firsts in multiple subjects and national competition wins, a university-trained mathematician tutoring Years 8–12, an international mathematics professor, and youth mentors skilled in sports coaching, creative arts, and primary education.

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Jenine

English Tutor Gwynneville, NSW
Assist in enabling students to reach their goals. Create a learning environment where the student feels comfortable to be themselves, make mistakes, take chances, be creative and therefore, grow. My strengths would include being patient, intuitive and empathetic with students. I generally speak succinctly and try not to overload the student with…
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Oscar

English Tutor Gwynneville, NSW
Teach and help them learn by listening to what it is that they need help with. Each student is different so developing an individual way with each one is very important as a tutor. Honesty, if something is wrong with something I can tell a student how to fix it straight away. Another strength of mine is teaching someone how to do something rather…
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Christian

English Tutor Keiraville, NSW
I believe the most important things a tutor can do for a student are to build their confidence, tailor learning to their individual needs, and create a supportive environment where they feel comfortable asking questions. It’s not just about helping them understand the material but also about teaching them how to think critically and approach…
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Amelia

English Tutor Keiraville, NSW
Understanding that different students learn in different styles, and catering to all of those different needs, as well as not making a student feel silly. I am an excellent communicator, friendly and very approachable. Students relate to me because I had tutors for years! I am able to put into words and demonstrate how to do things in a way…
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Anisa

English Tutor Wollongong, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is be there for them, both through aid in academic studies and through personal encouragement. A tutor needs to make sure the student feels safe and understood, seen and heard. Therefore, I believe a tutor needs to just have faith in their students. That is the best and most important thing a…
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Jordan

English Tutor Wollongong, 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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Matt is a fabulous tutor and my daughter is so happy and feels on top of her work now due to their method and rapport
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Inside TarrawannaTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 11 student Danu worked on HSC Chemistry content, focusing on mole calculations, electron configuration (including spdf notation), and intermolecular forces.

Year 10 student Zali practised adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers and tackled worded problems, then moved to number patterns and interpreting number lines for improved numeracy skills.

For primary support, a Year 4 session with Allegra covered multiplication using games like Prime Climb and introduced tangram puzzles to reinforce geometric shapes in a hands-on way.

Recent Challenges

In Year 11 Chemistry, a student was reminded to prepare notes from slides before sessions but often arrived without them—this made it harder to discuss average molecular weight and spdf notation ahead of a quiz.

During Year 10 revision for maths assessments, "she needs to show explicit working out for each question," as one tutor noted, yet her written steps remained brief or missing.

In Year 7, keeping worksheets and notes scattered meant extra time searching for material instead of reviewing exponents.

Meanwhile, a Year 3 learner left homework incomplete and required frequent encouragement just to begin reading tasks.

Recent Achievements

A Tarrawanna tutoring session saw a Year 11 student, Charlotte, shift from feeling unsure about her writing to independently setting clear academic goals and asking targeted questions about each topic—something she hadn't done before.

Meanwhile, Felicity (Year 10) began actively self-correcting small mistakes in her essays without prompting and used more varied adjectives after initially struggling to diversify her vocabulary.

In primary school, Allegra's tutor noted that she was once anxious in maths class but is now so engaged she earned a commendation card for improvement and proudly said she no longer feels nervous about maths.

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