Year 5 student Ava practised long addition and subtraction, as well as dividing whole numbers and working with decimals by rounding and multiplying or dividing by 10.

In Year 8, James focused on solving equations with variables on both sides and tackled worded problems involving algebraic equations.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Sarah reviewed integration techniques and applied them to finding the area under curves using recent exam-style questions.

In Year 8, a student came to a test on geometry without reviewing key topics like area and perimeter—"only had one week before," the notes said—so gaps remained when tackling irregular shapes.

Meanwhile, in Year 10 algebra, missing summary sheets and incomplete exercises meant confusion persisted with inequalities and function composition.

A senior student working through advanced integration left harder questions unfinished; as observed, "struggles on harder integration questions and wording of questions." Without consistent practice on challenging problems or full papers, confidence faltered during assessments, leaving time wasted puzzling over unfamiliar question styles.

One tutor in The Oaks noticed a Year 11 student who used to mix up differentiation rules now independently tackles both product and chain rule problems without pausing to ask for help.

In a recent high school session, another student—who previously hesitated with trig identities—successfully proved two complex identities on her own, showing she's moved past her earlier confusion.

Meanwhile, a primary school learner who would wait for hints during decimal work started checking her answers herself and explained the conversion steps out loud before moving on to the next question.