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Nikita

Psychology Tutor Wilson, WA
In my opinion, the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to break a concept down to its simplest form. In my school days, I often found this to be the easiest way to learn. If your basic foundation of any concept is strong, it gets much easier to build on that and learn more complex information pertaining to it. Moreover, being…
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Divya

Psychology Tutor Willetton, WA
I think the most important things a tutor can do are to make the student feel understood, build their confidence, and explain concepts in a way that truly makes sense to them. As someone who is still a student myself, I know how overwhelming things can get, so I try to create a comfortable space where they are not afraid to ask questions or make…
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Emilie

Psychology Tutor Bentley, WA
Being kind and helpful to their needs. Listening to them and their parents. Being knowledgeable enough to help them or willing to learn to help them. Be a reliable source of help and help them as much as possible. I am very helpful in identifying their problems and drawbacks, I am effective in changing behaviours to give them an advantage or edge.…
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Luke

Psychology Tutor East Victoria Park, WA
Impart upon a student not knowledge per se, but rather a desire to expand their own knowledge through self-directed learning. Learning and education should be a lifelong process, not one that ends when an individual completes their primary vocational education. Learning makes us grow and develop and look at things in different ways, and the desire…
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Diksha

Psychology Tutor East Victoria Park, WA
teach them in the best way possible for the individual needs of the child patience, resilience,…
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Samran

Psychology Tutor Maddington, WA
I strong believe that listening to your students and parents carefully is crucial in managing their expectations, while building a strong rapport not only with the students but with their parents which is paramount to tutoring services. Seeking feedback from the Clients about the effectiveness of tutoring and demonstrating support and…
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Amal

Psychology Tutor Huntingdale, WA
Personalize learning and teach the student specific to their learning style. Its best to ensure they learn the info required in the way the student is capable of learning, rather than enforcing them to follow a default method. Definitely communication and experience with younger people, if they struggle to understand a topic I could explain in…
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Mwenya

Psychology Tutor Huntingdale, WA
I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is give the student confidence. I think it is important to create an environment where students feel comfortable having a go at everything, and eventually reaching a point where they can attempt questions on their own. I’m patient, I explain topics in ways that are relevant to each…
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Dalila

Psychology Tutor Wattle Grove, WA
One of my biggest strengths as a tutor is my ability to break down complex topics into simple, relatable explanations. I also genuinely care about my students’ progress, and I make an effort to understand their learning styles, struggles, and goals. I know that everyone learns differently, so I adapt my approach to fit their needs. Most…
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arya

Psychology Tutor Parkwood, WA
be understandable trying to breakdown the matters to a simpler form for them understand…
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Akshaya

Psychology Tutor Riverton, WA
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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Hetvi

Psychology Tutor Willetton, WA
I think that the most important thing a tutor can do is build the student's confidence in themselves and their own abilities so that the student is able to realise that with a little guidance and support they can achieve anything they want. I think my biggest strength as a tutor is that I have the patience required to explain a new challenging…
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Alisha

Psychology Tutor Thornlie, WA
Being able to listen to the students problems and issues they are facing. Being able to adapt to different learning styles for different students in order to maximise their learning journey. Being able to build a relationship which is surrounded with respect and patience. I think my strengths as a tutor are, patience, good listening skills,…
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Anaya

Psychology Tutor Rossmoyne, WA
Help with specific questions they have, not just go over every syllabus point each lesson, thus tailoring the lesson to their pace. Allow them to build confidence and actually enjoy the subject they are doing. Provide tips and tricks for their other subjects as well, especially in year 11 and year 12! Create a good relationship with the students…
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Jack

Psychology Tutor Como, WA
Being in tune with their academic functioning level and helping them to reach their potential. Being a mentor in life and in studies. Being able to facilitate a fun learning environment for them to develop an interest in academics. I am patient, approachable and engaging. I have had several years of private tutoring experience. I enjoy working…
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Michael

Psychology Tutor Bull Creek, WA
It is a necessity for a tutor to establish rapport with their students. As a proponent of a theory in rapport for learners, it is important that the student and teacher must sense each other, sync in their teaching and learning process and experience an affirming positive experience while educating. I am very creative in teaching my students. I…

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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The tutoring sessions with Dominic are going very well. He has certainly helped Kailiana to gain confidence and skills in maths, while keeping a calm, friendly, and easy-going mood for the tutoring sessions. As any 8 year old does, Kailiana can get distracted from time to time, but Dominic has always taken this in stride, and been very creative in engaging with Kailiana in order to retain her attention. For example, there was one instance where she jumped up out of nowhere and decided to feed her goldfish in the middle of them trying to solve some questions about volume. Once she got back to the table Dominic asked her about her fish, and then changed the objects in the question they were solving to fish. He effectively got her back on track and engaged her attention in a warm and gentle way. Kailiana looks forward to her tutoring sessions, with is another testament to the good work Dominic has been doing with her.

Our daughter seems to respond well to Adam and even though it's still early days she is much more confident!

We are finding Eloise great. She is very good with Penny and has really listened to where Penny needs help with most and has prepared for her lessons well. We plan on keeping up tutoring as I think it's making a big difference with Penny's confidence at school. She has gone from below the expected level in term 1 report to at the the expected level for her end of year report.

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.