Tutors in Ballina include high-achieving graduates, experienced teachers, subject specialists, and passionate mentors from top Australian universities. Many have received academic awards or hold advanced degrees, and all share a genuine commitment to helping students succeed.
Understand the students learning needs and goals to individualise learning experiences so that each student gets the most out of their tutoring experience.
Help students recognise their strengths and support them in becoming independent learners. I am patient with my students and I enjoy the challenge of finding many different ways to approach…
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Content Covered
In primary, tutoring often targets core arithmetic—addition, subtraction, times tables, fractions, and building number sense—while also pushing for deeper comprehension, not just rote rules. High school sessions shift to algebraic thinking, graphing, interpreting questions, and developing strong exam strategies. There’s a big emphasis on breaking down word problems, revisiting tricky homework, and test prep for NAPLAN or semester exams, always tailored to what each student finds hardest right now.
Recent Challenges
Some primary students rush through comprehension or maths tasks without fully reading instructions, leading to incomplete or off-target answers. In high school, it’s common for students to have scattered or unclear working, which makes multi-step problems harder to check and fix. Other frequent hurdles include forgetting materials, leaving homework unfinished, or spending revision time catching up on missed basics instead of moving forward—all of which can hold back progress and lead to confusion.
Recent Achievements
Tutors are noticing students becoming more proactive during lessons—regularly checking their own work, spotting errors, and making corrections without being asked. There’s a clear shift toward students verbalising their steps in maths and explaining their reasoning aloud, rather than rushing through problems. Tutors also report that learners are reviewing their test results with more care and taking the initiative to improve, showing greater confidence and ownership of their progress.
What they say about our tutoring
Thank you for your email. Alexandra is finding tutoring with Ben to be invaluable. She has had two lessons and we have already seen a confidence boost. Ben is great and explains everything throughly.
Alycia is going along nicely and is getting on really well with Katherine. So we very pleased with the tutoring Alycia is getting.
Karina is lovely and I think she will work out just fine. Amelia is very happy with her and they seem to be getting along fine.
I hadnt realised Amelia was so far behind, and am actually glad she asked me to find help.