Year 6 student Greta worked on algebraic expansion and solving simple linear equations, alongside revision of negative numbers using number lines.

Year 9 student Jack focused on trigonometry, including labelling triangle sides, setting up sin/cos/tan ratios, and rearranging equations to solve for unknowns with calculator support.

Meanwhile, Year 10 student Sophie tackled quadratic equations through worded problems and graphing techniques, identifying roots and key points on parabolas.

In Year 3, a student avoided showing written working for fraction and division problems, relying heavily on visual diagrams—especially when denominators weren't simple, which made later questions much harder to tackle.

In Year 6 English, "talking it through with someone else helped a lot," but she still struggled to express ideas in writing or take up feedback on how to clarify answers.

At the senior level (Year 11 Methods), one student's notes showed frequent arithmetic mistakes during surds and induction proofs because they didn't consistently show their working. This often meant extra time was spent tracking errors rather than mastering new concepts.

One Ballarat East tutor saw a Year 9 student shift from hesitating with negative numbers to confidently using number lines and strategies for multiplying negatives, even choosing to tackle new powers topics unprompted.

In Year 11, another student who'd previously struggled to lay out algebraic working now writes all steps clearly and labels diagrams accurately, especially when expanding brackets and collecting like terms with positive and negative coefficients.

Meanwhile, a primary school student who once avoided reading aloud became so engaged in story time that she started volunteering to read herself—even reacting to plot twists as she read the next chapter out loud.