Year 7 student Tyler focused on adding and subtracting decimals as well as rounding numbers, then progressed to multiplying decimals and preparing for a maths grading exam using his school booklet.

A Year 10 student revised financial maths concepts including depreciation, shares and dividend yield, and practised solving questions on simple and compound interest.

For Year 9, recent sessions covered interpreting box-and-whisker plots and quartiles in data analysis, alongside strategies for reading graphs accurately.

A Year 7 student's maths workbook was described as "a little more organised and tidy but we will work on that for next year," reflecting issues with written layout and presentation.

In senior years, a recurring theme has been over-reliance on formulas—one tutor observed, "she is too reliant on putting numbers into a given formula," particularly in financial mathematics.

Several high school students, including in Extension 1, tended to avoid writing out their working or explaining their reasoning aloud, making it difficult to identify errors early. This often led to confusion when faced with less familiar question formats.

In a recent Fern Bay tutoring session, Danika took the initiative to organise her questions ahead of time, something she didn't do at the start of the year. Now, she routinely highlights topics she's unsure about and brings them up in lessons, which means less hesitation and more active problem-solving.

Liz has started tackling difficult financial maths exam questions without waiting for hints—she works through each step on paper and even explains her reasoning out loud if challenged.

Meanwhile, Lara confidently completed a new linear equations question by herself after struggling with independent attempts earlier in the term.