Year 9 student Lucy worked through solving linear equations with variables on both sides and practiced using brackets and algebraic fractions to strengthen her equation skills.

In Year 10, Ben tackled trigonometry by applying the sine rule to find unknown angles and sides in non-right angled triangles, as well as calculating triangle area using the correct formula.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Grace focused on annuities and compound interest questions from recent HSC exam papers, reviewing practical financial mathematics in preparation for assessments.

Homework completion and organization surfaced as issues in both primary and high school levels.

One Year 8 student arrived without homework completed or struggled to locate previous working, which made revision difficult. As a tutor noted, "he couldn't find the working out of the homework," causing extra time to be spent retracing steps instead of advancing.

Messy or unclear written work also impacted accuracy—Year 9 work was described as "quite challenging to read," with suggestions to leave more space between questions and write neater.

In Year 11 Maths, skipping steps or setting out equations unclearly led to missed negative signs and errors during factorising, slowing progress through more complex problems.

A Colebee tutor recently noticed James, a high school student, who used to hesitate with simultaneous equations, now confidently creates and solves them for word problems on his own.

Bella, also in high school, struggled with graphing linear equations but can now identify gradients and y-intercepts independently and even tackled an HSC question after some guidance.

In Year 3, Aaron used to guess at factors but now lists multiples and finds the highest common factor of two numbers without prompting; he worked out the lowest common multiple of 7 and 9 all by himself during their last session.