Year 5 student Jacqui worked on long division, multiplication, and indices in preparation for her recent test.

In Year 8, Alysse focused on financial maths by completing a homework assessment and then tackled compound interest questions to strengthen understanding of percentages in real-world contexts.

Meanwhile, Year 9 student Grace revised algebra skills by simplifying and expanding expressions and also practiced applying the trapezoidal rule to solve area problems.

During a recent Year 9 session, one student avoided showing working in algebra, preferring to "do it in her head"—as the tutor noted, this led to small errors that could have been caught with clearer written steps.

In Year 7, another student skipped homework assignments meant for revision; when questioned, she hadn't attempted any questions or reached out for help.

Meanwhile, a senior student preparing for exams became flustered under timed conditions and missed key marks on trigonometry because "she couldn't settle into an exam mindset."

These habits left gaps in understanding and undermined confidence during assessments.

One Marayong tutor noticed a big change in a Year 10 student, Alysse, who used to hesitate with financial maths—she recently achieved 95% on an assessment after practising new strategies and now tries different ways of factorising problems herself.

In Year 8, Hima moved from struggling with algebra to correctly answering almost every question in a challenging set, showing real persistence and focus during sessions.

Meanwhile, Michael in Year 2 has started reading sight words independently and now completes addition questions without needing help, finishing his worksheet by himself for the first time.