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Killcare's tutors include a veteran primary school teacher and university lecturer awarded for mentoring gifted students, a K–12 maths and English tutor with a University Medal and First Class Honours in Science, martial arts instructors recognised for engaging young learners, peer mentors with top academic rankings, and education undergraduates specialising in mathematics.

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  • Qualified Tutors
    Qualified Tutors

    Carefully screened, fewer than 10% are good enough to work with us.

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    Simple Terms

    No booking fees, no hidden fees. Cancel any time, no lock-in.

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    We come to you

    You decide where and when to meet. As little or as often as you want.

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    Working with Children Check

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  • Real Results
    Real Results

    Reach goals and improve grades faster with private, 1-to-1 lessons.

  • Any Grade
    Any Grade

    High school or primary, you'll get a tutor that fits your needs.

  • 1000's of Happy Students
    1000's of Happy Students

    Our tutors show WHAT to study + HOW to study

  • Lesson Reports
    Lesson Reports

    You'll get feedback on each lesson, so you know how your child gets on.

Benjamin
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Benjamin

English Tutor Booker Bay, NSW
Implement creativity and a willingness to try is the most important skill an english tutor can pass on to their students. Once a student builds a willingness to try and a need to challenge themselves, they will be more likely to build good habits and routines around creating these pathways for themselves. I always ask myself 'how do students…
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Harrison

English Tutor Saratoga, NSW
I think the most important thing an english tutor can do for a student is to make them feel proud and confident with themselves as well as being a supportive teacher. I know from experience that when you're struggling with a concept it is a very disheartening thing and can lead to self doubt and giving up. I think a tutor should help a student…
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Laura
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Laura

English Tutor Copacabana, NSW
Offering them ways to easily comprehend subjects and topics, making subjects more enjoyable. I will try my very hardest to ensure my students feel that they are able to openly express their thoughts and to answer questions without the fear of judgement. I want my students to learn from their mistakes, and not be afraid to pick themselves back up…
Sam
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Sam

English Tutor Booker Bay, NSW
Provide support both academically and mentally. This can be done through practicing a topic of a subject, and also helping schedule their weeks, so they know they will still have social/leisure time, and maximize their grades and themselves. I am incredibly confident and happy to also learn new things. For example, if a student comes to me and…
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Angelina

English Tutor Umina Beach, NSW
I believe the most important thing an english tutor can do for a student is show genuine care for the student's learning. Additionally, having a passion for teaching is vital, because with no passion and care, the tutoring interactions with the student are inauthentic. My greatest strength as a tutor is being able to change the way I explain a…
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Maria

English Tutor Umina Beach, NSW
Providing PERSONALISED guidance, support and encouragement for students that many are unable to experience in larger classroom environments at school/ are too scared to ask for due to being shy or unsure about their skill level. A student knowing that they have another educational support system to rely on contributes a significant amount to…
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Katrina

English Tutor Woy Woy, NSW
As an english tutor/educator the most important factor to foster with your student is that you are honest and patient. Each student develops at their own pace. My strengths include: *I have found that working with special needs students has helped me to become a more compassionate and patient educator. *My ability to review my own methods if…
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Clara

English Tutor Umina Beach, NSW
Help them to improve their abilities in areas they are not so confident in. Be there for them as a mentor as well as a teacher. I am organised and work well with others. I also have a good grasp of the subject. Sometimes I pay too much attention to small…
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Maureen

English Tutor Macmasters Beach, NSW
It is important to assist students self esteem and motivation through flexible learning outcomes and engaging lessons. It is also necessary to reflect on lessons and adjust them where necessary. Teaching needs to be relevant, engaging and significant.....and fun. My many years of experience assist me to tailor individual programs foccussing on…
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tenisha

English Tutor Woy Woy Bay, NSW
A tutors responsibility isn't to provide answers, but to guide students to find their way of learning and to provide alternative approaches when tackling problem scenarios or questions. To be a successful tutor is to develop students mindsets and enable them to eventually trust in their instinct and decide for themselves the best way to go about a…
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Jayden

English Tutor Copacabana, NSW
The most important things an english tutor can do for a student are track their learning progress, ensure that they stay motivated towards their academic goals and to make the tutoring fin and enjoyable. The most important things to become a tutor is: a friendly attitude, appropiate teaching techniques and confidence in yourself, which i believe…
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Samantha

English Tutor Green Point, NSW
I think the most important thing is approaching learning with compassion and patience. It is really important to consider that not everyone learns best with the same teaching style, and can process information at different paces. I think it's important to understand each person's learning style; if they are not understanding what you are saying,…
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Stephen

English Tutor
Personalise the experience. It is vital to get t know the student, their concerns, their best learning style. The pace and content of the sessions needs to be adapted to the student's ability to achieve confidence and competence. Deep experience and thorough up to date knowledge, empathy (I am a parent to Yr 11 & 12 boys, as well as a tutor),…

Local Reviews

Claudia is great. She went above and beyond in the first session spending almost 2 hours with Sasha. To quote Sasha -‘I learnt more in that one session than I have all year’! She also offered to assist Sasha via text or phone to help her with a test coming up this week.
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Inside KillcareTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 5 student Zac focused on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions—including working with mixed and improper fractions—and learned how to simplify results in calculations.

For Year 8, Yillen practiced using Pythagoras' Theorem to solve right-angled triangle problems and applied area formulas for various shapes, connecting these concepts with recent classwork.

Meanwhile, Year 9 student Lily tackled algebraic expansion and factorisation as well as rearranging formulas, working through homework questions to consolidate her understanding.

Recent Challenges

In Year 8, a student left his notes and workbook at school, which meant he had no guidelines for revision—this made it harder to prepare for an unexpected exam.

"He didn't have a calculator handy," one tutor observed during a senior session, so some questions were missed or required extra help.

In upper high school, another student needed more home practice to master concepts but hadn't completed assigned work.

For a Year 4 lesson, forgetting key materials led to confusion when converting between time zones.

These moments slowed progress in class and increased reliance on tutors for reminders and support.

Recent Achievements

The tutor in Killcare observed that a high school student, after initially being shy and hesitant to answer, started speaking up during problem solving and now confidently tackles fraction questions without waiting for prompts.

Another older student has begun asking for more challenging homework on his own, a big shift from earlier sessions where he only completed what was set.

At the primary level, a younger student who previously needed encouragement with currency problems now draws her own diagrams to solve them and explains each step aloud while working through addition and subtraction tasks.

What they say about our tutoring

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Justin has been such an asset to Connor, honestly, his confidence and understanding has improved with Justin's assistance. We are so greatful to yourselves and Justin for all the work and patience over the past couple of weeks.

Also, I would like to say that the tutor provided, Ray, was outstanding. A thorough gentleman, always professional, diligent, interested and concerned. Just a good decent young man on every front. I certainly believe that Ray deserves some acknowledgement and recognition, and that he set a standard in your organisation that would be hard to better, he is a great testament of quality that any organisation tries to deliver. We were always pleased to have him in our home and wish him all the very best in his future.

I also wanted to say Matthew has been absolutely fantastic, he has a great manner and is very patient.  Anja's maths has definitely improved. i suspect we will need a tutor again in the second half of next year hopefully Matthew is available then.  I will certainly recommend your service to others.   I also wanted to say thank you for all the fabulous resources you offer.

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 Umina Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Pretty Beach Public School.