Year 8 student Kiar focused on equation manipulation and identifying similar triangles using diagrams.

In Year 9, Sam reviewed index laws and algebraic expansions from a recent test, then practised rearranging equations with multiple variables.

For Year 10, Ella worked through solving simultaneous equations by substitution and elimination methods, alongside tackling problems involving surds and simplifying radical expressions.

In Year 9 algebra, a student avoided writing out steps when solving equations with fractions, leading to sign errors and confusion; as one tutor observed, "skipping the layout hid where mistakes happened."

A Year 11 learner ran short on time during inequalities practice—test planning was rushed, so some questions were left unfinished.

In Year 3 maths, another student's written long addition work was hard to follow due to messy number placement; this made it tricky for both the tutor and student to track carrying.

These process gaps slowed progress and created frustration in real-time problem-solving.

A Kiar tutor recently noticed a big shift in Josh, a high schooler who'd struggled with algebra for weeks; after working through substitution in simultaneous equations, he started catching his own mistakes and even explained his previous errors out loud.

In another session, Ruby (Year 3) figured out how to add numbers above five without using her fingers—a leap from relying on counting hands last month.

Meanwhile, a senior student who used to guess quietly during trig lessons now confidently asks about the right trigonometric ratio before tackling unknown sides, showing she's more willing to engage directly with the process.