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Sara

Science Tutor Coomera, QLD
The most important things a tutor can do for a student is to equip them with the confidence they require to suceed academically. Ultimately the role of the tutor is to facilatate the child's learning. Instilling a sense of belief in the child's self will ultimately allow them to suceed in their goals. I am extremely patient. In addition my work…
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Satish Kumar

Science Tutor Coomera, QLD
Taking an empowering approach to instil confidence and a willingness to learn in a student is essential. I believe as a tutor, i should not only help them to learn the content at hand but also open their minds to learning in different ways such that they start enjoying the process of learning. I always try to think from the perspective of others…
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Ebony

Science Tutor Coomera, QLD
Be a role-model to them and be someone they can look up too. Sharing your love and passion for the subject can rub off on the students and that is amazing to have. Be there for the students needs and try your best to be helpful and have a positive in stressful environment to work in. I’m very analytical and logical but I can also find creative…
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Corrina

Science Tutor Coomera, QLD
Help them to gain confidence in a subject. I am a good communicator due to my background at university and the NZ Police. I am very good at mathematics and…
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Claudia

Science Tutor Helensvale, QLD
Help a student to believe in themselves academically and give them the confidence to approach any problem even if they don't immediately know the solution. I am very patient, understanding, empathetic and resourceful. I try to explain a concept in a way that I think would be easiest for the person to understand and simplify it before adding on…
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Bethany

Science Tutor Upper Coomera, QLD
Be able to read students and figure out a way to communicate to them in a way that works to them. You can’t treat every individual the same way and being able to identify that is imperative for effective tutoring. I’m very compassionate and sympathetic. I listen to a student to identify their needs/weaknesses to curate a tutoring method that…
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Kelly

Science Tutor Helensvale, QLD
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Hayden

Science Tutor Arundel, QLD
The most important things a Tutor can for a student include: Keeping the student motivated, Giving the student the tools, knowledge, and technique to achieve the best possible results, Help the student strive to reach their maximum potential, Answer any queries to the students satisfaction, Tailor teaching technique to the student and answer…
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Hanna

Science Tutor Arundel, QLD
A tutor is not a person who make students to gulp everything on the book. A tutor should know where the focus should be given. Knowing their capacity and weak areas should be the first step a tutor have to step into when a student approach for help. Once the foundation is made strong, it will be easy to build over it. Along with that, a tutor…
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Amalu Rose

Science Tutor Arundel, QLD
To be patient enough to make the student understand the concepts and mould the student to be capable enough to apply the concepts in the real life. Listen, explain and communicate with students efficiently and build a healthy and friendly relationship with them. I am efficient in time management and I can multitask and work even under pressure.…
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Azza

Science Tutor Arundel, QLD
Tutoring is a noble occupation. My experience with the previous tutoring has taught me many things that can be really important for a student. Not every child is able to cope with his/her studies and routine. Being a student of Psychology, I prefer encouraging and motivating them to do better each day. Some students tend to trigger their fear of…
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Ashley

Science Tutor Arundel, QLD
By helping students with their weaknesses tutors can vastly improve confidence, which I think is an essential part in one’s school journey I am patient and am able to adjusts my methods of teaching according to each individual student. I believe every student has their own needs and being able to tailor teaching style is important to help them…
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Anshika

Science Tutor Arundel, QLD
One of the key aspects of teaching is adapting a student-centred approach. Every student is different - learning with different styles and at different paces. This makes is highly valuable for a tutor to be considerate and take into account the students' needs. A tutor must be willing to answer any questions the student has and consistently assess…
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An

Science Tutor Arundel, QLD
A tutor can identify room for improvements in the student's learning, whether it is in their knowledge base or in their learning habits, and help them develop strategies to address those gaps. This will develop the student's skills and intuition to learn anything, which I think is the best thing a tutor can do for a student. The hard skills I have…
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Kolby

Science Tutor Arundel, QLD
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is have a patient mindset and understand that they might have to explain one concept in multiple different ways in order to help the student understand the subject Having 3 younger siblings myself my best strength as a tutor is knowing how to understand and tutor different age groups based on…
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Jinxiang

Science Tutor Arundel, QLD
Provide adequate motivation and encouragement. A tutor is only half responsible for the student's progress, and the student is responsible for the other half through their own work and perseverance. It is therefore crucial that a tutor teaches not only content, but also good work ethic to a student by encouraging and motivating them to work hard…
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Hindushree

Science Tutor Arundel, QLD
- Ability to explain difficult things in a simple way - Ability to connect with children (or with older students), on a personal level to understand their cognitive and grasping abilities, which can be utilized to structure the tutoring sessions. I believe I have certain strengths that tutors must have: - Communication skills - Patience,…
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KayRui

Science Tutor Arundel, QLD
The most important thing a tutor can do is to be a friend who will be patient and understanding. This helps the student relax and feel more comfortable during the tuition and so be able to learn better and absorb more information, going away with more. I think that my strength is being able to explain the content such that it can be understood…
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Sam

Science Tutor Arundel, QLD
To be very engaging so that the student can be in a better environment to be able to learn. My strengths are being able to break down a situation to make it easier to understand and then going through a sequence in order to make learning a lot…
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Ghulam Mustafa

Science Tutor Arundel, QLD
Being supportive. Every student is different and has a different way of catching and understanding things, you just have to be patient and supportive. I feel like growing up most teachers were boring, and could not deliver the concept or usefulness of the things that were being taught. So when I teach I make sure I deliver not only the concepts…
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Hoang

Science Tutor Arundel, QLD
I believe the most critical thing a tutor can do for students is to help them become confident and independent learners. A good tutor should teach students necessary learning skills, develop effective learning plans, and choose appropriate learning styles that fit them. Skills like time management, note-taking, summarizing, and organization are…
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Yuli

Science Tutor Parkwood, QLD
The thing I consider to be most important as a tutor is the ability to be able to help built the student's confidence so that even after tutoring, they will have the skills to apply in further studies. This is because I believe that rather than being goal-oriented, gaining the skills is far more valuable. As a tutor, one of my biggest strengths is…
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Eugene

Science Tutor Arundel, QLD
Aside from teaching the content in an understandable and logical manner, I also think that a tutor should try to inspire a student to become a self-directed and motivated learner. Such a transformation creates the best performing students because they no longer overly rely on the tutelage of others. Rather, they learn to handle a variety of…

Local Reviews

We are all good and super pleased with Joel. He really is awesome and very flexible to fit in with Katie’s schedule and requirements on learning.
Emma

Inside Hope IslandTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 6 student Ava worked through multiplying tens and hundreds as well as division with decimals using her year-level text, plus completed a spelling practice from random words in her book.

In Year 10, Josh focused on preparing for his General Maths assignment and used a tool to practise rearranging equations.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Emily reviewed feedback on her English assignment draft and refined the content by editing sections according to her task sheet.

Recent Challenges

A Year 11 Biology student struggled to organise notes for a dense unit on metabolism; as one tutor noted, "breaking down objectives into flashcards and converting them into questions helped clarify revision."

In Year 10 Maths, a student found it difficult to distinguish between method, results, and discussion sections in reports—often not showing steps when rearranging equations, making feedback less effective.

Meanwhile, a Year 6 student repeatedly left homework and materials at school, missing out on spelling practice and task completion. These lapses in organisation or process made learning slower and led to extra time spent catching up instead of progressing.

Recent Achievements

A Hope Island tutor noticed Holly, a Year 11 student, took the initiative to contact her biology teacher for extra feedback on a challenging question and achieved an A in both maths and biology after consistently applying teacher and tutor suggestions—an impressive step up from her last results.

Meanwhile, Kirsty in Year 10 has become much more comfortable using literary devices independently in her creative writing, drawing on feedback and reading fiction to build richer characters; she recently scored 20/25 on her essay, surpassing her previous mark.

In Year 4, Jack volunteered to be timed for his compound words activity and completed it in under 16 seconds—his fastest yet.

What they say about our tutoring

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Minyu likes Nima and has already gained mastery and confidence with some of the concepts she was struggling with so from my point of view things are going very well.

El Abed has been a brilliant tutor & I am impressed he managed to work so well with Faith when others have been unable to kept her focused. I wanted to highly recommend Abed as a tutor, I am disappointed my daughter is not interested Maths to improve further.

I would like to send a sincere thank you to your team for choosing Stefanie Palin into our home. My son, at first, was not keen to have a tutor. However, upon meeting Stefanie from the very first meeting he became keen to learn! Jared`s current maths school teacher has not been able to explain elements of trigonometry. However, after Stefanie showed him techniques he understood within minutes (I overheard Jared saying this). I have found Stefanie to be punctual, professional and very eager to help Jared learn and a lovely lady. If I hear of anyone needing a tutor I will not hesitate to inform them of your company.

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 Upper Coomera Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Coombabah State School.