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Jahanzaib

Science Tutor Munno Para, SA
Create a non-toxic environment where a student feel comfortable to learn and ask questions. To me I feel this to be the most important factor in learning as feeling comfortable with asking questions and knowing you won't recieve a toxic response is vital in a student excelling in a subject. Due to my past experience with customer service in…
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Holly

Science Tutor Munno Para, SA
I believe a tutor should give encouragement generously. A tutor should also empower students by teaching them skills that will help them throughout their schooling and beyond. I care about my students. I try to identify their learning style so that I'm better equipped to help them. I encourage my students to work their way through problems instead…
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SONALI

Science Tutor Andrews Farm, SA
A tutor must provide enough time, guidance and have patience with their students so that they feel comfortable and ask doubts whenever they required. I enjoy my passion towards teaching and want my students not to have any fear towards any subject and I make learning easier for them by teaching the things their way, as every student has their own…
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Noreen

Science Tutor Elizabeth Vale, SA
I believe encouraging a students desire to learn is one of the best things a tutor can do for their students, and learning can only be joyful when you understand what you're taught. I believe it is my duty as a tutor to make sure my students finish a tutoring session having more confidence in their study materials than before they started. I can…
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Nicole

Science Tutor Salisbury Heights, SA
The most important thing is give a student confidence in their own abilities. Without confidence, a student will continue to doubt themselves and struggle whether you are guiding them in their learning or not. I am compassionate, good at explaining things in multiple ways, and creative. I believe that to be a tutor you have to be creative, as the…
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Samuel

Science Tutor Salisbury Heights, SA
I believe the most important thing which a tutor can do for a student is not only teach them what they need to know but teach them the skills which they need to succeed on their own. I believe this because although a tutor can help with their learning, they can't be there every single step of the way, especially after high school. These skills…
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Mehar

Science Tutor Direk, SA
I believe the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to give them the confidence to never stop trying to learn despite few low moments. I personally, encourage students to ask even the most basic questions which come across their mind and to never feel ashamed of wanting to learn more or being curious. In my opinion, Constantly…
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Priya

Science Tutor Salisbury North, SA
The most important thing that a tutor can do is teach them to learn. Not everyone learns the same way so we should identify the childrens strength and cater to their needs so that they can become good independent learners in the future My biggest strength as a tutor is patience. Every child learns at a different pace and it's important to slow…
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Khagandra

Science Tutor Salisbury Plain, SA
a tutor can be the key stepping stone that students need to get their dream job, if a tutor can sit down and help a student understand what they are learning the student will be able to more easily get into a higher education that can help them get their dream job I love math's and science, therefore I have a good understanding of the topics that…
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Jerome

Science Tutor Salisbury North, SA
The best things that a mentor can give his/her students are life long skills and strategies. Academic knowledge is one thing however being able to know how to handle other different learning problem is something that the students can take with them for a long time (eg; time management, self discipline, problem solving skills) I believe my…
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Kevin

Science Tutor Paralowie, SA
Promote self confidence through support and encouragement in the student so that ideally they become a self sufficient learner. Provide passion about the subject and demonstrate the exciting things that can be done with those skills Identify the student's strengths and weaknesses and identify ways to leverage and overcome them. Teach good study…
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Ryan

Science Tutor Golden Grove, SA
The most important thing is for a tutor to help a student understand the concepts, rather than giving them answers, to help them towards understanding the work independently. I consider myself to be patient with my students as they learn at their own speeds, while providing them with the path to find the answer…
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Jake

Science Tutor Golden Grove, SA
BE THERE FOR THE STUDENT A student needs support! Yes, knowledge is also a key attribute, but not supporting your student throughout the year can lead to them becoming self-doubted. Communication - Vital Supporting students throughout their studies as I understand the stresses which can be associated with Year 12. Knowledge - As a student of…
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Shane

Science Tutor Salisbury East, SA
Be patient and supportive, instill confidence and proficiency. I am good at coveying mathematical ideas and principles to others, I am a good listener. I would need to work around my university schedule, I have limited…
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Jacob

Science Tutor Golden Grove, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do is to provide an environment where students feel comfortable with revealing where they are struggling so as to be able to get help with what then need. I have a strong knowledge of the subjects supported by further studies. I have lots of patience and am not judgemental when students are having…
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Vivi

Science Tutor Salisbury East, SA
Being able to thoroughly explain in detail and make sure that students understand the work content Willingly to be there and help students whenever possible even if it outside of work hours Reliable, focused, and dedicated to the task Time management and organise weekly assessment work Keeping track of students' academic results helps to…
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Tamana

Science Tutor Salisbury Downs, SA
I think the most important things are that a tutor should should consider are knowing the student's leaning style because not every student are the same to just get a question or example at one go, it is important to make the student ask questions or ask them questions so they think outside the box and get a better understanding. I think my…
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Mandeep

Science Tutor Gulfview Heights, SA
In my opinion, tutor can give students a deep understanding about the life and helping them to find out their aim. I think that having a knowledge is important, but the way to give knowledge is a art in which I am good…
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Emma

Science Tutor Salisbury East, SA
I think establishing a relationship is important. If you know the student then you will understand how they learn best and they will also trust you in return and feel that it is okay to make mistakes. I enjoy making lessons as creative and engaging as I can to keep student interest. I always talk to my students and greatly value their input into…
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Nithin

Science Tutor
The most important things a tutor can do for a student are to provide clear explanations, offer patient guidance, foster a supportive learning environment, adapt teaching strategies to suit the student's needs, and instill confidence in their abilities. As a tutor, I believe my strengths lie in my ability to explain complex concepts in simple…
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Mohshin khan

Science Tutor
Being willing to adjust techniques and approaches to meet the learning styles of the student. Be patient and a good listener. Be professional and willing to share own experience. To collaborate and teach the student how to learn Dedication and passion. Understanding the student - that is how they are learning. Satisfaction - i am not…

Local Reviews

Alicia, is softly spoken and paced and this appeals to my teen Rose. Alicia picks up when Rose hasn't understood and works to explain it differently until she does. We are very happy with the confidence Rose has gained in maths & the skills she can now apply at school.
Ali

Inside Elizabeth DownsTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Ava worked on understanding place value up to five-digit numbers and practised long addition and subtraction with multi-digit problems.

Year 8 student Chase explored the angle sum property of quadrilaterals and triangles, including proving similarity and using cross multiplication to find corresponding sides.

For Year 10, Daniel revised solving quadratic equations by factorising and finding roots, as well as tackling practice questions on constructing angles using a protractor.

Recent Challenges

A Year 11 student preparing a Research Project left work until the last minute, saying he "did not want to pursue" it—this meant rushed drafts and little time for meaningful revision or feedback.

In Year 9 English, messy written work made it hard to keep ideas clear; as one tutor noted, "focus slips when writing longer responses," so arguments became repetitive or lost formality.

For Year 6 mathematics, a reluctance to write steps—especially in expanded notation—led to confusion when checking answers.

The unfinished homework on number patterns and times tables left gaps that slowed progress during sessions.

Recent Achievements

One Elizabeth Downs tutor noticed that a Year 10 student, Chelsea, has started to ask for clarification on equations right away instead of hesitating or skipping over difficult steps—a real shift from her earlier sessions.

Meanwhile, Caitlin in Year 9 independently tackled all the Pythagoras application questions without waiting for hints and even checked her answers herself before moving on.

In a younger group, Chase (Year 5) now consistently uses finger-tap spelling while reading tricky words out loud, showing much more patience than when he'd previously rush through and guess.

What they say about our tutoring

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Georgie is really enjoying coaching with Gabrielle. She's already doing so much better in maths at school (her teacher has commented on the huge improvement at recent parent teacher conference!). Gabrielle is a real asset to your team. She's so polite, punctual, intelligent and just fantastic.

We're very happy with Shehara and Marco has started to build a bond with Shehara. Marco's making steady progress and we'd like to keep the Maths tutoring going.

Henry was very happy with Hayden's style of tutoring. He found him clear and concise in the way he explained methods, and was teaching him the same way his teacher is at school. Whilst I was listening in the background I could hear that Hayden was very encouraging towards Henry which I'm sure gave him some confidence to tackle the next equation. I know that Hayden will leave more and more homework going forward, he was keen to get to know Henry as a person, identify his strengths and weaknesses first.

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 Playford Civic Centre Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Taparra Primary School.