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Ferndale's tutors include a university PhD physicist and MSc biochemist with decades of teaching and tutoring experience, an ATAR 99.10 recipient and multi-award-winning maths mentor, qualified education support specialists, experienced school volunteers, peer mentors, engineers, science competition achievers, and passionate communicators with backgrounds in youth leadership and creative writing.

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A tutor is a facilitator for a student…
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The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to help them understand the subject itself, and the skills it requires, as this is what seems to be holding back most students from achieving good grades. My strengths are the fact that I enjoy teaching and will have a lot of patience in aiding students along their path, as many of the…
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The most important thing is to equip students with the proper methods and tools to help them acheive their acedemic goals and also to improve the relationship between their goals and their studies. I am very patient and observant and have a high aptitude when it comes to assessing the student's difficulties and emotional state. I also have strong…
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The most important thing a tutor can do is, instead of working through curriculum blindly and wasting time, teaching content that is personalised and caters to the student to improve their weaknesses and boost them academically. My strengths as a tutor are nitpicking what a student's weaknesses are and creating content catered to them to improve…
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Actually listening to what they have to say about their own studies. What do they find hard and what is easier. If they find more creative subjects easy and fun use that as a way of making the harder subjects more fun and easier. Understanding that everyone has a different way of learning and you just have to find the perfect way to learn. Having…
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A tutor has to be committed to helping the student learn, rather than just getting through the session. Even if the entire session is spent on one question, that is better than leaving the student confused and unconfident in their abilities. Everyone can learn, some people just need more help grasping certain topics than others. It's my job to…
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The most important thing is to motivate to them so that they want to learn, instead of thinking that studying is just for the sake of having good results in school. This will help in the long run, as one should never stop learning. I am able to guide my students by having different ways of explaining things if they don't understand at first and to…
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A tutor must be very patient, approachable, and accepting, as students should feel safe and comfortable enough to ask any question without facing any judgment. A warm and friendly environment must be established. This is the most effective way for a student to learn, and be open to learning. A tutor must also be able to provide examples of the…
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Patience and listening to the students needs. I have had teachers and parents who would get easily frustrated and that can greatly affect a student's confidence. Building a students confidence is integral in the learning process. Also I feel that each course should be focused around the students own personal needs. Text book teaching/tutoring, I…
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From my experience, the desire to learn and succeed must come from within, but once that feeling is there it is the tutor's responsibility to cultivate and grow this passion and to translate it into continuous improvement. Hence, one of the most important things that a tutor can do is understand the student's needs and to meet those needs in a…
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Being engaging and motivational to encourage the kids to learn With over 10 years of experience teaching students in Dubai, it is amazing to see my students improve from being uninterested into becoming the top of their class. Being a previous scholar and a tutor helps me share study skills and habits that will definitely equip anyone who I will…
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Help student with assignments and preparation for exams. Provide support in areas which a student is having difficulty with. Significant experience as a tutor and strong familiarty with the high school…
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Help them gain confidence in their skills. I believe each child is extremely gifted and needs some guidance and faith to achieve their optimum performance. Understanding the diverse needs of different students, being encouraging and patient with my students, and being able to effectively communicate and explain the…
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Give the student the ability to understand the problem instead of just the capacity to solve it. Being able to communicate a difficult idea clearly and…
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Being able to relate and convey information effectively to a student is an important skill for tutors to possess. As a student, they already have teachers who supply the material, and parents who remind them to study, but as a tutor, our job is to be a guide, and friend and offer help according to each of their individual needs. Another valuable…
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The most important things a tutor can do for a student is being patient, a good listener, be flexible, a collaborator, being honest, and being confident. I make sure that the student absolutely understands the situation, and try to explain it in simplistic terms. I also will try ask the student to specify the problem they are having to find a…
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1. To improve the student's grades and understanding of the respective subject. 2. To motivate and increase the confidence. 3. To make the student realize that he/she has more than what it takes to become the topper in his/her subject. 1. Communication - I try to communicate in a manner which the student thoroughly understands the concept. I…
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The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to show that they believe in them and their ability to succeed academically and overall. I tell my students on a regular basis "I believe in you!" and "You can do this!" I find that creating this positive and encouraging learning environment is integral. My strengths as a tutor begins with…
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To assist their learning by encouragement and direction, empowering them to improve and thereby increasing their confidence. My strengths I believe would be empathy and patience, an encouraging attitude and diligence. My development areas would be critique, however my work experience has helped by giving me good experience with feedback and…
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Finding the way to teach students so that it is easier for the student to understand, and realising that everyone has their own way of learning - Finding their way and working with them to find their confidence. Patience and…
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Good communication between tutor and not only students but parents as well. it is necessary for the information to be conveyed from both sides to get better results. Better understanding of strength and weakness of students, find ways to keep students interested in the subject and encourage them to help them with the confidence to handle tough…
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The things I consider most important a tutor can do for a student are as follows: - Ensuring the student understands and always asking the student whether they understand. - Providing comfort to the student in their learning - not pressuring them to be perfect. - Providing revision materials to strengthen their memory seamlessly. - Breaking…
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Explain difficult concepts and circumstances. Help write better essays. Enhance English language knowledge. Tailor student engagement to be relevant to the challenging assessment tasks that they face. Extensive knowledge of the English language and history. My high school experience of completing and going through those…

Local Reviews

Maddie is enjoying her sessions with Courtney and we're happy with her tutoring at this stage. With only two sessions, it's still very early to see any progress, but I was well impressed with Courtney's availability to help Maddie, including sending extra resources via email. Much appreciated. So far, all is well.
Anabela, Canning Vale

Inside FerndaleTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 8 student Ava focused on mean, median, mode and range in statistics and interpreted Venn diagrams to compare data sets.

Year 9 student Jacob worked through congruency and similarity proofs for triangles as well as reviewing fraction operations.

Meanwhile, Year 10 student Ella practiced solving questions involving simple interest and refreshed her understanding of decimal operations using targeted textbook exercises.

Recent Challenges

In Year 4, one student repeatedly forgot to complete homework and became frustrated when facing subtraction regrouping—this led to a breakdown during the session.

A Year 6 learner showed over-reliance on calculators for even basic calculations: "He reached for the calculator straight away in class, skipping mental checks."

In Year 11 Mathematics Specialist, review of past assessment tasks was missed, making it harder to pinpoint recurring errors before exams.

For a senior Chemistry student, skipped revision on ionic equations resulted in confusion with unfamiliar reaction types. Confidence dropped noticeably after setbacks; work was sometimes abandoned mid-task.

Recent Achievements

A Ferndale tutor noticed a big shift in one Year 10 student who used to freeze when facing tricky equations—this week, she tackled complex algebraic problems with far less hesitation and even chose the right method herself.

Another high schooler, previously unsure about chemistry concepts, managed to answer acid-base questions accurately without prompts and completed a full set of practice test problems independently.

Meanwhile, a Year 4 student who was reluctant to attempt worded time problems last month has started solving them confidently, finishing her latest set without skipping any questions.

What they say about our tutoring

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Thanks for this.The first tutorial seemed to go very well.  Jet was certainly very positive about Josh!

I just wanted to mention this to highlight how good Ming has been. He has been able to maintain Mitchell's learning and interest in Maths were his classroom teacher has failed. So a big thank you to him, and  to you for providing a great tutor.

Raj has been excellent & Chloe's teachers have really noticed an improvement.  I will recommend Ezy Math to everyone! Thanks for that.

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 Riverton Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Fountain College - Lynwood Campus.