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Thorngate's tutors include a secondary maths teacher with two master's degrees and international school experience, an Adelaide medical student and seasoned K–12 tutor, a university-trained maths specialist with 15+ years' experience, a high school science teacher with classroom and boarding roles, and accomplished peer mentors and academic award recipients in STEM fields.

Stella
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Stella

Tutor Adelaide, SA
Being able to engage the student in the lesson and making sure they actually understand. Learning should be a fun process if not it should be made as fun as possible. Being able to teach in different ways depending on how the student is able to understand. Every student has their own study methods, and ways of understanding, so according to that,…
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Yuze

Tutor Hampstead Gardens, SA
1.Be Knowledgeable enough in math. 1.Improve mathematical skills 2.Always be patient 3.How to get higher marks in the exam I am good at communicating with others. English is not my first language, however that is not a problem. I am good at explaining complex concepts and ideas in a easy-understood…
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Sanigdha

Tutor Klemzig, SA
I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is listen to them carefully and make an effort to learn what helps them learn. I have a strong ability to see where exactly students stop understanding concepts, which makes it easier to know exactly how to help…
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Trung

Tutor Ferryden Park, SA
I think the most important thing a tutor can give a student is confidence. However, this is not just a feel self-assurance in their learning but a confidence and self-security to be wrong. The imperative of tutoring is not to build knowledge but to create an environment for learning, this means allowing students the freedom to express their…
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Hyun

Tutor Campbelltown, SA
Be well organised and be prepared for next class Communication - I have had experience tutoring students my age when i was studying together and younger students as well. Respect - Although you may need to repeat same thing due to students not being able to understand well, I believe it is my duty to continue answering and teaching until they…
Nicole
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Nicole

Tutor Heathpool, SA
I consider a tutor to be successful when they are able to not only make a difference to their students' grades but also in their lives. I have had many tutors during high school for different subjects and found that only those who were passionate, genuinely interested in my life outside of just my studies and were willing to go the extra mile were…
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Thu Ngan

Tutor Mansfield Park, SA
I believe the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to be patient in the teaching and learning process. Being able to teach or solve a problem in more than one way is important to determine which method is the most helpful for the student, as each individual learns in their own way. I have been tutored before, so I know what it is…
Sanjana
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Sanjana

Tutor Hectorville, SA
The most crucial things an instructor can do, in my opinion, are to boost confidence, provide individualised advice, and establish a secure environment for enquiries and candid self-evaluation. I can offer helpful criticism and useful techniques, like as dividing work into manageable portions, by allowing students to freely express their actual…
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Mailikai

Tutor Pennington, SA
I believe that the most important things a tutor can do for a student is teach them well and ensure they understand everything about the topic being taught. With patience and practice anything is possible , as a turor my goal would be to explain everything clearly to my students with a hope that their grades will improve. My strenght is always my…
Brooke
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Brooke

Tutor Campbelltown, SA
The absolute best thing a tutor could do for a student would be to turn around the fear of a certain subject to a love for it. Anything a tutor does to debunk the mystery, confusion or difficulty a student is struggling with in a subject or area is a pursuit well worthwhile. My strengths would be my friendly, easygoing and approachable nature and…
Maryam
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Maryam

Tutor Windsor Gardens, SA
I believe that it is crucial to be adaptive as a tutor as every student is different and may require different tools to help them learn, I also believe this is where being creative will assist me as I can come up with creative solutions to help students in understanding. Patient, creative and understanding as well as being…
Michael
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Michael

Tutor Pooraka, SA
To teach a student how to learn. I have studied and worked with multi-nationals and people from diverse backgrounds and levels of education. I have served in several leadership roles both as a student and as an engineer. I believe this gives me the people skills that i need as a tutor. With my experience as an engineering student I have used…
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Michael

Tutor Pooraka, SA
To teach a student how to learn. I have studied and worked with multi-nationals and people from diverse backgrounds and levels of education. I have served in several leadership roles both as a student and as an engineer. I believe this gives me the people skills that i need as a tutor. With my experience as an engineering student I have used…
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Natansh

Tutor Cavan, SA
The most important things a tutor can do for a student is helping around with the difficulties the student is facing in their curriculum. Improving on their weaknesses on the whole improves the quality of learning and makes them more viable to achieve their potential. My biggest strength is to be able to connect with students, relatively easily.…
Sneh
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Sneh

Tutor Fulham Gardens, SA
The most important thing is that a teacher can do for a student is to the make student comfortable while sitting in class. Apart from this, a teacher can change student Life to achieve the good grades which will help to the student in his or her career. My strength as a tutor is that I am having patience, responsibility to teach. The most…
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Miranda

Tutor Fulham Gardens, SA
Identifying the student's strengths and weaknesses is crucial. I would ensure their strengths are reflected through their work and that we are spending extra time focusing on the weaker areas. As a tutor, you act as the student's moral support, as the subjects they are receiving tutoring for are the subjects they find the most challenging. You are…
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Lauren

Tutor Henley Beach, SA
The most important thing in tutoring is ensuring teaching is catered to each individual student. A tutoring session is often set up as a one-on-one session allowing a unique relationship between student and tutor, whereby a tutor can gain a deep understanding of the teaching that works best for a student, and ways that may not work so well. As a…
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Ruyi

Tutor Colonel Light Gardens, SA
1. To raise the student's confidence level. One of the students' mom commented on how I was always encouraging her daughter, and she found that so important, because if her daughter kept feeling bad about herself and kept doubting her abilities, she would probably never be able to do well. 2. To make the session interesting. It would be tough for…
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Martin

Tutor West Lakes, SA
Help the student understand the concept and if possible, relate it to real life scenarios. Deep understanding of topics covered in school, using logic to answer questions and finding patterns in…

Local Reviews

Adam has been a wonderful tutor for Lauren not only is she catching up on her maths but her confidence has improved dramatically...
Michelle, North Adelaide

Inside ThorngateTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Ava practised skip counting and worked on structuring clear sentences for English.

In Year 9, Ethan focused on Pythagoras' Theorem and calculating the circumference of circles using step-by-step diagrams.

Meanwhile, Year 10 student Grace revised indices and surds, strengthening her understanding of both simplifying expressions with powers and working through related textbook problems.

Recent Challenges

In Year 10 Maths, one student relied heavily on a calculator for even basic arithmetic, slowing progress in algebra as noted: "Student needs to work on mental arithmetic as they rely on calculator too much."

During Year 11 Probability, another hesitated when textbook problems became more complex than standard practice drills—requiring additional explanation and after-lesson follow-up by email.

In Year 7, a reluctance to write working for division unless questions were laid out neatly led to confusion if the format changed. Each moment reflected a process block rather than lack of understanding; anxiety or formatting issues shaped how the task was tackled.

Recent Achievements

One Thorngate tutor noticed a Year 10 student who previously hesitated to tackle complex area questions now breaking down irregular shapes into rectangles and triangles on her own, using the right formulas without prompting.

In a senior session, a Year 12 student who used to get stuck on surds and powers started expanding brackets accurately after targeted practice, asking for extra examples instead of avoiding tough questions.

Meanwhile, in primary sessions, one younger student began reciting times tables aloud without relying on charts—she now asks for harder problems and completes them with growing speed each week.

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 Adelaide City Libraries - Tynte Street—or at your child's school (with permission), like Blackfriars Priory School.