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Tutors in Dernancourt include a primary specialist with international teaching credentials and netball coaching experience, secondary maths teachers with over a decade of classroom and tutoring expertise, a Bachelor of Education-trained biology tutor, high-ATAR graduates in advanced mathematics, peer mentors, university academics, and award-winning science and Olympiad participants.

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Sukhvir
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A tutor should be a good listener so that he can find out the real area of concern of students. other than that tutor should be a good motivator, engaging, constantly learner, caring. I am an energetic person and have very good communication skills. it will help me to build good relationships with students and parents to whom they can trust and…
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The most vital thing a tutor can do is to make study fun , yes, a student who just remained worried about studies and exams should no longer be worried if he or she has a tutor . A tutor should be someone on whom a student could rely on about their studies and performance. apart for that , a tutor should understand a student’s weaknesses and…
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Vraj
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Teaching students why things are the way they are rather than just telling them they exist. This way, students will understand the concepts for the long term rather than just rote learning them. I am a really good communicator and friendly by nature. This will allow me to explain hard concepts in a simple manner which can be understood by…
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Tutor can help a child to reach his/ her goal. Regular practice and followup for the child can help them. Proper understanding of the content by reaching child's mind level. I enjoy hard work and helping others to find success. I want my students to experience meaningful, interesting learning that applies to their lives. I believe this can be…
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I will consistently encourage all my students to always try, and practise, and try again, until they master whatever they were first struggling with. Their dreams become my dreams for them, so I will never let my students give up on reaching their goals. Improvements do not happen overnight, but whenever they do happen, no matter how small, I…
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A tutor should be able to communicate clearly with a student. It is important for a tutor to be patient with a student as different students learn at different paces. A tutor should be able understand the learning style of a student and have the ability to explain a concept in multiple ways to ensure that the student is confident with a concept.…
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- Personalise the learning and teaching methods which best suits the child. - Maximise the teaching to students weaknesses to fill in their knowledge gaps - Make connections to what the student is interested in. This will allow them to remember it for longer periods of time - Improve the students studying skills - Help them gain confidence…
Karl
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I have significant experience working in education and am passionate about teaching and helping young people develop both academic and personal growth. I am adaptable and flexible and am 100% committed to my students to support them through their learning journey. I always demonstrate respect and patience and will do all I can within my power to…
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Try to make them feel confident in themselves and build intuition. Maths is hard and it is easy to feel discouraged; so being able to boost morale and keep them going is important in them being successful. I really do try to be engaging; I try to speak to students as an equal. I think talking to them as regular people and have regular…
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Listen carefully, be creative and adjustable, build relationships, student connection, creative with different learning styles. Creativity and enthusiasm for teaching. Ability yo explain difficult things in a simple way. Able to connect with…
Anagha
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The most important things a tutor can offer is ongoing support, record of the student’s growth and achievements, providing help outside of what the student already is aware of, treating them as an individual who is already capable and just needs a little help in unlocking their abilities and lastly help students set and meet their long term and…
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Making student to overcome their weakness. Helping students to move forward with their skills which is truly fulfilling. Building confidence within students. Major role is to teach students how to learn and build self confidence. Always show them the patience when any doubts are raised. Always motivate them to reach their goal. * Making…
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Be able to communicate information clearly and concisely, as well as being flexible enough to come up with different explanations for topics when a certain method isn't understood. I think it's also very important that a tutor is able to present the information in an engaging way, to help build a passion for the subject. I am friendly and patient,…
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understanding others way of learning friendly nature towards…
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1 A tutor can have a significant impact on student's learning with deep knowledge of their subjects. 2 A tutor can create a vital influence by praising the good and discouraging the negatives. 3 By quality teaching, effective reasoning and assessment, the tutor can boost up student's performance. 4 Tutor's constant efforts and interactions with…
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Tutors needs to deliver their fullest in educating the student. They need to have the patience to redirect from the main concept in focus to teach the fundamentals which the student lacks the knowledge. I explain as detailed as possible depending on the extent the student knows-if the student lacks the basics of the subject, I make a considerable…
Divyanshi
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Firstly, the most important thing that a tutor should do is build up confidence in their kids that they have the potential to achieve their goals and are destined for the best. This instantly boosts up the kids for striving for accuracy and their dreams. Secondly, a tutor should never be a demotivator in any manner. This is important as any…
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The tutor's objective is not simply to relay information to a student in a bland or dry manner, but rather to establish a solid foundation and understanding for the students - to devise a teaching method that works best. The objective is for the student to learn in the most efficient and enjoyable manner. I am a University lecturer and a senior…
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It is necessary for teachers to be very conversant not only with academic and professional subjects but should possess adequate knowledge in other spheres such as humanities, new social trends, climatic changes, post-modern ideologies etc. Reading, dwelling in social media and conversations with people indifferent to their ages are useful…
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The most important thing that I believe that a tutor can do for a student is to make them self-confident and self-reliant and encourage them to open up their minds start thinking on their own rather than just mugging up the bookish knowledge. I have got a lot of patience with kids and am able to convey my thoughts to them at the same time…
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A bird learns to fly own its own.similarly the one important aspect in tutoring is that the students understand the basics and develop ideas of their own.Methods to solve a problem differ from person to person so a tutor can help them with the basics and methods.But at the end of the day the student must learn effectively.A successful tutor can do…
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I believe the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to act as a great role model for them and ensure that your actions are always, respectful patient and well-mannered. Additionally, I believe it is important for the Tutor to allow the student to enjoy the process of learning and instil in him a never-give-up attitude. My strengths…
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Teaching them in a way that they fall in love with the subject Patient Humble Easy to…

Local Reviews

Its going very well with Emmad. He has been able to give Aidan more confidence and he is now doing more exercises/problems on his own. We are happy with Emmad's manner and abilities.
Tony, Athelstone

Inside DernancourtTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 Damon worked on distinguishing short and long vowel sounds using interactive games, then practiced imaginative narrative writing by planning story settings and endings.

In Year 8, Ashton prepared for a biology test by revising DNA structure, replication, and mitosis with visual aids to clarify key processes.

For Year 9, Eliza focused on coordinate geometry—specifically finding endpoints from given coordinates and determining the equation of a line, including calculating gradients and intercepts.

Recent Challenges

Incomplete homework emerged as a barrier for a Year 3 student, with notes stating he "did not complete the weekly set homework" on sentence construction and required frequent prompting to vocalise ideas before writing.

In Year 10 Mathematics, calculator dependence surfaced: "over-reliance on calculators made mental arithmetic slow in class," particularly when rearranging equations.

A Year 12 Biology student struggled to actively recall content, relying on rereading slides rather than making flashcards or practicing retrieval.

For one Year 7, skipping written steps in algebra led to confusion—"he guessed at answers instead of logically working through brackets." This resulted in repeated errors that had to be re-explored together.

Recent Achievements

A Dernancourt tutor noticed a big shift in one high school student's engagement: where they used to get distracted easily, they stayed focused the entire lesson and even took their own notes without prompting.

Another high schooler, who previously found simultaneous equations overwhelming, now works through each step out loud and checks their answers independently before moving on.

Meanwhile, in a primary session, Damon—who once hesitated to try spelling tricky words—now volunteers to spell them aloud during games and uses his drawings as cues to write imaginative stories, finishing his latest narrative with only minimal reminders.

What they say about our tutoring

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He's here now, drinking miso and walking Em through Pythagoras (poor sole). It's all good.  She appreciates this time and enjoys his learning insights so that's a winner.

Emma and I are very happy with Philip as a tutor.  All is going very well.  Phil seems very reliable and conscientious and offers appropriate support but allows Emma to work the problems herself which she appreciates.

So far all is going well , Andrew is fantastic and easy to communicate with. We have had three sessions so far and this term he will be working on the next unit of work rather than just exam revision.

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 Campbelltown Public Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Dernancourt School.