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Clarendon Vale's tutors include a former assistant professor with over 10 years' university teaching experience, a seasoned VCE and numeracy specialist for at-risk youth, a Dux and national maths competition awardee, experienced school mentors, STEM graduates with first-class honours, and engaging educators who've coached, tutored and inspired students from primary to adult levels.

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    Love your tutor or it's free. Guaranteed.

  • Qualified Tutors
    Qualified Tutors

    Carefully screened, fewer than 10% are good enough to work with us.

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    Simple Terms

    No booking fees, no hidden fees. Cancel any time, no lock-in.

  • We come to you
    We come to you

    You decide where and when to meet. As little or as often as you want.

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    Working with Children Check

    All tutors have a valid working with children check

  • Real Results
    Real Results

    Reach goals and improve grades faster with private, 1-to-1 lessons.

  • Any Grade
    Any Grade

    High school or primary, you'll get a tutor that fits your needs.

  • 1000's of Happy Students
    1000's of Happy Students

    Our tutors show WHAT to study + HOW to study

  • Lesson Reports
    Lesson Reports

    You'll get feedback on each lesson, so you know how your child gets on.

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Modern History Tutor Sandy Bay, TAS
Ensure they meet there every need and ensure a student is enjoying their learning, because if there not enjoying they won’t do well. Being polite and patient with students is crucial as it may take a while for them to understand but encouraging them and having their back will bring out their confidence and it will show in their results aswell.…

Local Reviews

Jaz and Emily seem to be connecting well and we are happy with how things are progressing to date.
Maree

Inside Clarendon ValeTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Scarlett focused on developing creative writing by structuring introductory paragraphs for short stories and practiced identifying Greek and Latin roots in vocabulary, applying this to sentence construction.

In Year 11 Chemistry, Aimee worked through stoichiometry problems including mole-mass conversions, then revised organic chemistry concepts ahead of her SAC using targeted practice questions.

Meanwhile, Charli in Year 12 Biology consolidated her understanding of the adaptive immune system and tackled related exam-style questions, followed by revision on evolution using class notes and practice assessments.

Recent Challenges

A Year 8 student was often hesitant to start creative writing tasks, delaying her work out of fear that her ideas "weren't good enough." This avoidance meant her strongest points sometimes never made it onto the page, as noted in one session: "She stalled and avoided launching into the memoir until prompted."

Meanwhile, a Year 12 Chemistry student tended to become overwhelmed by multi-step questions, overcomplicating them rather than breaking them down. During a SAC, this led to missed marks when she didn't refer back to key equations or use available resources like data tables for support.

Recent Achievements

A tutor in Clarendon Vale noticed that Aimee, a high school student, has started tackling unfamiliar chemistry topics before lessons and now confidently applies new problem-solving methods independently—previously she hesitated without direct guidance.

Another secondary student, Charli, showed initiative by pinpointing her own weaker areas for focus and now actively clarifies understanding during sessions instead of staying quiet about confusion.

Meanwhile, Scarlett in Year 7 moved from needing prompts to adding descriptive detail on her own when writing memoirs; last week she completed the research phase of her biography project solo and brought thoughtful insights to the draft.

What they say about our tutoring

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The tutoring is going tremendously well.  The system you use, the high level of communication and dependability shown by Nirvan, and the teaching style is working exceptional well.  I'm very impressed with your service, and its meeting my (high) expectations.  I fully appreciate that this is not a quick fix, and it takes time.  We're committed to continuing this throughout Term 3 and 4 at least. The support and patience Nirvan is showing is really helping Emily, and he is supportive and has the capacity to challenge her at the right pace.  I've asked her why some things that we've tried to work through before have made more sense when explained by Nirvan.  She said that he works at her pace and stays with something until she understands it. Many thanks.  Your back-office communications is also highly supportive of parents and whilst you're delivering on what you've clearly explained, I find your level of communication extremely professional, supportive and consistent.

The tutoring seems to be going well. I've asked Niamh and she is also very comfortable and happy with Ben. First maths test since her tutoring with Ben started and she received a mark of 90 so I think we're on the right track.

We are very happy with Kieren. Quinn thinks it's fun and Ronan, although he's very shy, is comfortable with Kieren.

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 State Library of Tasmania—or at your child's school (with permission), like John Paul II Catholic School.