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Lachlan

Ancient History Tutor Stafford Heights, QLD
Respond to the student's particular needs and learning style. Ability to convey complex concepts in a simple…
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Lidia

Ancient History Tutor Bulimba, QLD
The most important things a tutor can do for a student is to motivate them, encourages students to strive to be the best they can, to reach their goals, to recognize their strengths, to focus on learning so that they will be successful in the future. Additionally to encourage the students to identify several alternative study strategies from…
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Richard

Ancient History Tutor Everton Park, QLD
Help them to improve their confidence in their subjects............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Patience, humour, academic mind…
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Sophia

Ancient History Tutor Mcdowall, QLD
Helping the student not only improve their studies, but learn how to better study and learn independently when at home/in school. It's one thing to be working in a short tutoring session, and another to continue the work in ones own time. I am able to empathise with students and work with them on how they learn best (which teaching methods and…
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Hannah

Ancient History Tutor Kelvin Grove, QLD
I believe the most important things a tutor can do for a student is to thoroughly understand the student's struggles and to provide their services in a way that best suits the student so they are able to reap the most benefits out of the sessions. I believe my key strengths as a tutor would be that I have a casual and welcoming manner, allowing…
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Kayla

Ancient History Tutor Carina, QLD
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to take the time to understand what aspect of their learning is causing them difficulty, and to address it. Most of the time, a student is more than capable of understanding class content, but there is some inhibiting factor within their working process which makes it difficult for them to…
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Jacques

Ancient History Tutor Nundah, QLD
If a tutor can maintain a professional friendship with a student while focusing on the learning or task at hand, then the student is much more likely to share the enthusiasm with the tutor. I am enthusiastic about learning and communicating my knowledge with others. I am patient and able to adapt to different learning styles. Furthermore, I…
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Katalin

Ancient History Tutor Boondall, QLD
The most important things a tutor can do for a student include strengthening their confidence, facilitating their independence as learners, ensuring that they are motivated and understand the importance of effort and enjoying the process of discovery and learning. I'm a qualified and experienced English teacher and completed my PhD in Literature…
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Sarah

Ancient History Tutor Bowen Hills, QLD
I believe it is integral to grasp the individual students learning style and tailor my lessons accordingly. As a part of this, it's also important to learn what doesn't work for them, and avoid these techniques. For example, an English teacher might teach them poetic terms by getting the student to write out definitions. If a students doesn't…
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Taylor

Ancient History Tutor Herston, QLD
The most important thing a tutor can do is be there for their student, and understand the way that they learn. Understanding where their challenges are and where their strengths are. Understanding what teaching style and environment works for their student and adapting their sessions to suit. It is also important to not judge them based on their…
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J

Ancient History Tutor Herston, QLD
One of the most important things tutors can do for their students is aid in building confidence in their work. This is achieved through patience and catered academic support. I am currently completing a secondary education degree with majors in math and history and hope to benefit students with this…
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Matthew

Ancient History Tutor Newmarket, QLD
I think a common misconception about a tutor's job is that their whole purpose is to get their tutee an A+. While this is obviously a wonderful side-effect of tutoring, the most important thing a tutor can do is to develop and improve a student's ability to problem-solve, learn, and work effectively to complete their academic goals. The difference…
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Morgan

Ancient History Tutor Hawthorne, QLD
I consider the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to never patronise them, and always show a keen interest (not just aptitude) in the tutored subject. I think my strengths as a tutor are patience, sincerity, kindness, and a high understanding of and passion for English as a subject of…
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Katrina

Ancient History Tutor Hawthorne, QLD
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is grow their confidence in the subject matter so that they know, with work, they will understand what their teacher is telling them and succeed rather than constantly feeling defeated. I believe my main strength as a tutor will be my ability to communicate with students. It is important not to…

Local Reviews

She has been a great tutor for Hendrix and highly rate her as a caring and dedicated tutor.
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Inside NorthgateTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 3 student Vivaan focused on letter formation and early numeracy skills, including writing letters and numbers with attention to correct shape.

In Year 9, Olivia tackled the surface area and volume of composite shapes as well as applying index laws to simplify algebraic expressions, using diagrams for clarity where helpful.

For Year 11 Math Methods, Liam worked through completing the square for quadratics and practiced graphing parabolas by finding their turning points.

Recent Challenges

A Year 3 student found it hard to settle and stay focused during basic multiplication tasks—one tutor noted, "we didn't really do anything; wouldn't settle down." This meant less time on practice and slower progress with core skills.

In Year 11 Maths, another student relied heavily on the calculator for mean and standard deviation questions, often missing key formula details when entering data.

For a Year 8 algebra session, skipping steps in rearranging equations led to confusion over negative signs and order of operations.

When written work was messy or disorganized, as seen in double-line notebook exercises, mistakes were harder to catch and fix.

Recent Achievements

A Northgate tutor noticed Samantha, a Year 11 student, went from hesitating with trigonometry to asking insightful questions and working through problems on her own.

Another high schooler who previously struggled with completing the square is now solving all related questions accurately and finishing tasks on time without help.

In a recent primary session, Vivaan began openly accepting guidance to improve his handwriting—a shift from earlier reluctance—and now participates confidently in social interactions.

Last week, one student completed every simultaneous equation problem independently after needing step-by-step support just two sessions ago.

What they say about our tutoring

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Nicholas seems happy with Gaj and already he is seeing improvements in his understanding of the maths topics he has covered.  Nicholas is more motivated with maths now and his confidence has improved greatly.

Graeme is happy with Gajith as it is great to have someone who can explain how to answer the question on the spot.

Thank you for the follow up email. Eden is already streaking ahead with the help of Nicole. She is great at what she does. Eden enjoys the tutoring sessions & feels comfortable with Nicole. Nicole is also very accommodating regarding upcoming tests etc & is willing & able to schedule additional sessions, if & when required. I am very happy with the progress so far.

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 Nundah Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Virginia State School.