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Tutors in Harkaway include a VIT-registered teacher with over 15 years' experience across K–12, multiple Kumon and TutorBright veterans, Nossal High and Mac.Robertson alum achieving ATARs up to 97.4, a Maths Olympiad medalist, former school Duxes, youth award nominees, peer mentors, and university scholars in engineering, law, science and the arts.

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Caitlin
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To be supportive and assist in their learning, and help them find the best way to study I think i'm very encouraging when I teach and I also do my best to help students find the answers themselves instead of just giving them answers consistently. I'm very patient with students and know that school is hard and they aren't going to know everything.…
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Teach them to be confident, and show them that its not merely okay to ask questions, but to its essential for the development of an individual. I'm very laid back, and down to earth so I can get along well with almost everyone. I think this makes me a potentially effective tutor, as students feel free to make mistakes/ask questions which allows…
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Jozua
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Help them find the answers for themselves and teach them the techniques that they can use to do this. A tutor should never give the answers upfront. I am patient and empathetic with students of different backgrounds and learning styles. I try to fit the tutoring around their personality and preferred style of…
Riley
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To help a student learn whatever skills they need/want to learn but also to teach them how they can learn better in general My directness at solving problems allowing me to identify the issues in a persons current understanding to help them…
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I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is figure out their learning method, whether that be through visuals, making the learning content into a story or explaining the concept to themselves. That would enable the tutor to teach in a way that the student understands and can remember the content taught. Furthermore, building a…
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I believe enthusiasm and passion are important for a tutor, as these qualities can give a student drive and motivation to learn and improve. I also believe a tutor should impart not just academic knowledge, but also studying strategies and problem solving skills that will help them in the future. I am organized and motivated, which will help me to…
Sagar
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I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is understand that each student is different and learns best in different ways and at different paces. I also firmly believe that engaging the student by doing things like connecting concepts to the real world or even to the student's own interests is paramount for the overall retention…
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A tutor should understand the student's ability and capacity of learning. Then the tutor should teach the student in a particular way to make him understand the lesson in his unique way. I think i'm empathetic, honest and enthusiastic as a tutor. I have a good listening ability. I encourages independence in student so that they do not rely on the…
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To inspire those who are yet to be inspired to love learning. To lift someone who is struggling up and make them excel. To challenge and strengthen the abilities of someone who excels to help them fufill their potential. Flexibility towards the learning needs of the student. Ability to abstract difficult to comprehend ideas on to simple…
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Firstly, being kind, patient and listening to the student matters the most. This is because not everyone is the same, not everyone has the same capacity to understand and grasp the concept. One student may understand it in a minute, whereas another may take 10. So its very important that the tutor is kind, patient and listens to the student.…
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Understand what their problem is and where they are struggling is truly important as it can provide the fundamentals of teaching a certain topic or skill for the student to learn. Adapting to students knowledge and way they learn is also important as a student could be a practical learner with real life examples or a theoretical learner,…
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I believe that active communication and listening skills is key to a students' improvement in their learning. Without it, there is no point in teaching something that is finally going to ended up misunderstood or even not understood at all. Receiving and providing active feedbacks between students and tutor is essential for the tutor to provide…
Sai
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The msot influential tutors that I have had have all been there for me beyond just amademically, but also as older people I can look to for advice on various things, and that is what I think a tutor needs to have as this also aids the teaching process because students are more likely to be involved if they enjoy the classes and have that…
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I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to take the time to understand who the student is. not every student learns the same way and the only way to effectively help someone is to take the time to know them first. As a tutor, i always take the time to get to know my student first so i can develop a connection with them and…
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I believe the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is help distill a complex concept into simple terms. I believe it is important that a tutor cultivate these habits within students themselves so that they are not only better off in their immediate studies, but set up well for a life of learning. I believe that one of my strengths as…
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A tutor can deliver lot of knowledge to students that make them suceed through their life. He can share his life experience with his students so that they can get an idea how to deal eith good or bad situations in their life. I am very hard working I always try my best to make things understandable to students with some simple methods I always…
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The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to enable the student himself to be an independent learner. I want to teach my students the correct approach to learning a certain subject so that eventually they can understand the subject without my support. For example, I will teach my students the main techniques in learning Maths so…
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One of the major thing a tutor can provide to its students is motivation to achieve their tasks. Personally I performed very well in school and college because of my tutor who used to teach me. He taught me that I am capable of soo anything if I want to do so. I have a positive attitude towards my students, specifically I have good verbal and…
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- Encourage and support. Help students view problems from different angles and perceive the underlying statement. - I also think it is really important to build a good connection with students which enables them to feel more comfortable with the tutor and can be more expressive in their concerns. - Good at finding and giving shortcuts to break…
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I believe the most important thing from a tutor is the support they offer the student. They need to be there for their student regardless of the marks they achieve. I think my most important strengths are patience and…
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Being able to simplify and communicate information to their students as that should be there primary goal in a way that students can learn. I am able to communicate very efficiently and phrase things in a way that it is simple and easy to understand. I also have several strategies that helped me make it through…
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From personal experience, I can undoubtly say that simply being able to answer any question in a comprehensive yet understandable way is the most important thing a tutor could do for a student. My ability to realise a student's needs or strengths and then build them up from familar grounds, giving them confidence and a stronger understanding of…
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A student looks up to a tutor for support and guidance. Hence, it is important for a tutor to be encouraging. A tutor must also be able to identify areas or misconception that requires remediation. At the same time, a tutor should not be spoon-feeding but provide sufficient guidance to allow the student to derive at the answer by himself. I am…

Local Reviews

We have had two tutor sessions with Rhys and thus far we have been very happy with everything and more importantly Stewart is quite comfortable with Rhys and is finding the sessions helpful.
Jackie, Berwick

Inside HarkawayTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 5 student Zarleah practised multiplication and division, focusing on worded problems to strengthen her understanding of number operations.

In Year 8, Neva worked on writing lab reports for chemical changes and revised the properties of elements in preparation for a science test, using recent class experiments as examples.

Meanwhile, Year 10 student Dom tackled genetics topics such as Punnett squares—including dihybrid crosses—and reviewed key terms like alleles and chromosomes for an upcoming biology assessment.

Recent Challenges

A Year 10 student struggled to keep her notes organized during Biology, making it harder to refer back when preparing for tests; as a tutor observed, "I would continue to encourage Dom to keep organised notes—especially moving into Year 12."

In Chemistry, another senior student was caught off guard by not knowing the next topic in advance, which led to time spent guessing rather than consolidating knowledge.

Meanwhile, a primary student working on large numbers sometimes wrote "102" instead of "120," showing how confusion with number formation slowed her progress and added frustration mid-task.

Recent Achievements

One Harkaway tutor recently noticed a Year 11 student who used to hesitate when stuck on statistics problems now confidently asks for clarification as soon as something feels unclear, leading to much smoother sessions.

In another case, a high schooler working on lab reports moved from not knowing the structure at all to independently drafting several sections correctly without prompts.

Meanwhile, a younger student who previously mixed up times tables has started using factors when solving tricky fraction problems—a strategy she avoided before—and just completed a set of worded division questions entirely on her own.

What they say about our tutoring

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We are very happy with Theodora and since the school year is coming to an end, we look forward to seeing her again in 2018.

All good with Morgan, my daughter found her to be an excellent maths tutor and helped her immensely!

Anastasia & Surya seem to be getting on & making progress. Surya seems quite patient, non judgmental & able to explain concepts to Anastasia in a clear & accessible way.

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 Bunjil Place Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Harkaway Primary School.