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Tennyson's tutors include a university med student with top 3% global exam results and youth mentoring experience, an award-winning school prefect and English tutor, experienced maths and science mentors, seasoned peer leaders in music and sports, plus high-achieving students recognized for academic excellence, dux awards, and leadership across K–12 settings.

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Dziila

English Tutor Indooroopilly, QLD
Helping the student build a personalised studying technique & encouraging them to work hard. Answering every single question the student might have & helping them really understand the content. I use a very approachable & organised manner of tutoring, this helps students stay organised as well & ask me any questions they might have, however small…
Natasha Rose
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Natasha Rose

English Tutor Toowong, QLD
A tutor must be very involved with the student's learning experience, ensuring they are comfortable and confident with the material. The tutor must also be approachable whenever the student has a query so that they can get their doubts clarified as soon as possible. A tutor should always provide real-life explanations so the student can make…
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Celeste

English Tutor West End, QLD
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to show them patience and kindness. Learning new things takes time, and it's important to show your students that you are willing to spend that time with them and work with them to achieve their goals no matter how long it takes. I am patient, kind, honest, and extremely reliable. I also…
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Edward

English Tutor Indooroopilly, QLD
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is foster an excitement about the learning process. A good tutor can help a student to achieve not only their language goals but to appreciate how important language is to their overall academic achievement. My strengths as a tutor revolve around my communicative style of teaching/tutoring. I'm…
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Nandini

English Tutor Indooroopilly, QLD
A tutor can change a student's life in ways more than one. She can help them find their confidence. She can, also, help them believe in themselves and encourage them to ask questions they have been scared to ask in their classes. A tutor can help a student overcome their fears and help them improve. Apart from helping the students achieve their…
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Algena

English Tutor Dutton Park, QLD
A tutor should first be very welcoming and create a warm environment for students. In order to help students achieve their highest potential tutors should adapt and create new engaging ways of teaching the subject to make the student feel confident and have fun while learning it. I have great problem solving, communication and organization skills.…
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Aanya

English Tutor Toowong, QLD
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is understand them completely and tailor the learning experience accordingly as well as creating a nurturing and understanding environment for all. Being a good tutor is immensely important me. I believe my strongest point is being able to really connect with the students and understand their…
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Khushi

English Tutor Toowong, QLD
The genuine connection that is established between me and my students, the memories that will stay with them for life, and that they might remember me as a teacher, a tutor, who gave them some awesome memories. And the fact that your students know that you are there for them. As a teacher, you never leave your student's hand. That is the most…
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Gabriel

English Tutor Taringa, QLD
As a tutor, what I believe to be important for a student is the ability to not only push but to better the student in their schooling career. My years of high school were spent with teachers who picked favourites and let me fade into the background. As a tutor, I would enjoy seeing the potential in someone and letting them see that for themselves.…
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Idelle

English Tutor Toowong, QLD
Support them. Sometimes students just need that boost of confidence and support to understand. Frustration in their own learning can often end up being the reason why a concept is not being understood. I was an inclusion support assistant at a primary school, working with various kids with learning difficulties and disabilities. This has given me…
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Abhishek

English Tutor West End, QLD
As a tutor, the ability to get a student invested in the topic they are learning and keep it sustained by making the process an organized effort through active conversations and dialogue is vital in any classroom. Being a student myself, I understand the mindset a student has when trying to mentally grasp a concept and use it to solve problems.…
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Jessie

English Tutor Tarragindi, QLD
I believe as a tutor, taking the time to truly understand my students, including their motivations, life story, personality, goals, dreams, and setbacks, is the most critical and important thing I can do. Having traits of consistency, professionalism, adaptability, empathy and understanding of students will best allow me to encourage and motivate…
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Dana

English Tutor Taringa, QLD
The most important thing I can do as a tutor is to encourage the student to do their best and achieve their goals. If their goal is to get straight A's then I will ensure that I do all I can to help them get there. If their goal is to pass or to improve their grades, it is important that I help them do that. I do not want to give them the answers,…
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Fahmiyah

English Tutor Oxley, QLD
A tutor's responsibility I believe is to not only help out the students with their homework, assignments and exams preparation but also be a mentor for them helping them overcome the difficulties faced by them in school, help them to not only make use of their strengths but also accept their weaknesses and make a positive outcome of it. A tutor…
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Nick

English Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
Tutors are there to motivate a student to achieve greater outcomes in life, principally in the area of academic study. Whether this is confidence, the knowledge that someone believes in them, strategies for studying and/or comprehension, through to developing initiative, self correction skills and the ability to constantly improve, tutoring is a…
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SUMI

English Tutor Toowong, QLD
A tutor has to be mature which will help them to develop a special bond with all their students. It is highly important to be empathetic. Some students can be weak and slow in understanding few concepts, dealing patiently with them would be the key to success. My strengths as a tutor are: 1. I develop a strong bonding with my students 2. I try…
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Hassan

English Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
Being organised, patient and understanding towards the student. Being able to communicate the complex formulas in a simpler manner. Im patient and nice when it comes to helping. I understand math is hard which allows me to convey my point across thoroughly and…
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Minh Ngoc

English Tutor Toowong, QLD
As a tutor, the most valuable thing we can do is to inspire our student to be more confident in their abilities. We must help students build their own critical thinking and problem solving skills for their long-term success. I believe fostering an encouraging space that prioritizes learning over being right or wrong is best for this. My strength…
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Dominic

English Tutor Greenslopes, QLD
Ensure they fully understand topics and ideas. It's vital to help students not only know of an idea, or the end result of a process, but how the process works, help them think outside the box in regard to these topics, and ultimately developed a well-rounded understanding of the taught subject. I have an extremely high level of theoretical…
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Ratnica

English Tutor Toowong, QLD
I think identifying the misunderstanding and making sure their foundation is solid. As long as they understand the content, they will be able to answer the questions! I would say I'm very patient, and due to my fluency in English, I'm able to easily get the child to understand the content. I also excelled throughout school, and have a high GPA at…
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Kyena

English Tutor Woolloongabba, QLD
Be patient and understanding and realise that each student has different needs, and that the best way to help each student is to alter the tutoring experience to they needs. Additionally being clear with the student of what their goals are from the beginning and reassuring and instilling confidence in them that they can achieve them. I think my…
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Niklas

English Tutor Highgate Hill, QLD
Beyond the learning of a specific subject, which may appear to be the main goal of tutoring to some, the most important things I believe a tutor can do for a student is to offer an enjoyable experience of learning. The school system can be difficult and it can be easy for students to lose motivation and interest in learning. A tutor can provide…
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Derek Joel

English Tutor South Brisbane, QLD
Answer their questions and give them the satisfaction of knowing that they are smart. I am patient and empathetic. I can relate to what a student is going through and show them tips and tricks to solving…

Local Reviews

10/10 very patient and knowledgeable, I'm a slow learner, and find maths difficult as I am a visual learner. Thank you!
Monique, Indooroopilly

Inside TennysonTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 3 student Ella practised **multiplication facts (especially 3x, 4x, and 6x tables)** using flash cards and games, worked on reading time to the nearest five minutes in both analogue and digital formats, and completed comprehension activities after reading short non-fiction texts.

Year 7 student Alex focused on **solving equations with unknowns on both sides** using step-by-step algebraic manipulation and reviewed key terminology in geometry through labelled diagrams.

For Year 8, Sophia tackled **writing analytical paragraphs for English essays** by breaking down topic sentences and supporting evidence, then revised ratios and percentage problems in maths with real-world examples.

Recent Challenges

Incomplete homework and lack of focus were frequent hurdles for Elsa (Years 3–6). On several occasions, such as one maths session where "she had trouble with the time questions… and was easily distracted," missing work led to confusion in new concepts.

In English, untidy written work—like forgetting to keep letters on the line or rushing sentences—made it harder to spot spelling errors and slowed progress in writing tasks.

Hesitation to try strategies like talking aloud or using pen and paper persisted: "She is still hesitant to try the strategies."

Distraction crept in often, especially during maths problem-solving or when reading unfamiliar words aloud.

Recent Achievements

A tutor in Tennyson noticed that Ella, a primary student who used to rush through her English tasks and make careless spelling mistakes, now slows down when writing and self-corrects her pronunciation—something she avoided before.

In recent high school sessions, one student who previously hesitated to answer maths questions has begun taking more risks, confidently tackling times tables without waiting for reassurance.

Another secondary student recently finished a creative writing piece independently after earlier relying heavily on joint planning, showing real initiative by choosing to finish the story solo.

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 Corinda Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like St Sebastian's Primary School.