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Northwood's tutors include a senior maths tutor with K–10 expertise, an HSC Extension 2 high achiever (ATAR 98.6), a Kumon specialist and teacher assistant for hearing-impaired students, peer mentors and prefects from top IB schools (ATARs to 97.3), national award-winners in science, debating, writing and rowing, and seasoned coaches across sport and music.

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    1000's of Happy Students

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    Lesson Reports

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

Tim
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Tim

Science Tutor Greenwich, NSW
Tutors must be flexible in their assistance to students through recognising individual learning preferences. Hence, they must cater to one's level of academic proficiency, their learning weaknesses and holes in education to provide a tangible improvement in grades. I have recent experience undertaking high school Extension 1 and 2 Mathematics,…
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Thomas

Science Tutor Longueville, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do is recognise their students ability level and mould their teaching to that level. This insures that the kids do not feel out of depth, but also they are learning new things every session. I am a very social and friendly person making it easy for me to build strong rapport with the students, and as a result…
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Robert

Science Tutor St Leonards, NSW
Make them enjoy a subject. as a teacher you can only do so much when it comes to teaching. you can give them all the work, call them, and pester them, but if they don't like it they will never excel in it. I am able to connect to the students. I am young and fun and even ride a motorcycles I play guitar and most games kids no play allowing em to…
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Alexander

Science Tutor St Leonards, NSW
Create a positive atmosphere where a student would feel that a tutor is their friend and helper. A great tutor can Inspire and motivate students to strive for success in their studies, which will reflect in other aspects of their life and positively affect their self-esteem. Great peoples skills developed over university years and my engineer…
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Juan

Science Tutor St Leonards, NSW
Facilitate the comprehension of the concepts studied, a tutor is not there to do the homework by himself but rather to show a better way to do it and to provide help in understanding the concepts needed to carry out a homework or while studying for an exam. Very closely tied to this is the building of the student, edifying the student if you…
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Sarthak

Science Tutor Lane Cove, NSW
In my opinion, a tutor can act as the bridge between the student and the learning outcome. I feel the job of a tutor is to instill confidence in the child and inculcate a joy of learning the subject. My job as a tutor is to administer lessons to students in such a way to adapt to his capabilities and to meld the subject matter with his interest in…
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Ray

Science Tutor Lane Cove, NSW
A great tutor is someone who is able to understand and sympathise with a student's situation but is also able to help them learn and achieve higher results. Therefore, the most important thing a tutor can do for a student for me is to be able to efficiently teach at a pace comfortable for a student. In terms of my teaching ability, I achieved a…
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Anaswara

Science Tutor Lane Cove, NSW
Each student is unique and their interest in the subject may vary. It is important to identify the skills and improvement areas of each student and device a teaching methodology that suits well for each student. I am good in math and I teach well. I interact well with students. I loved my math classes in school and I have my attention to every…
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Bella

Science Tutor Lane Cove, NSW
I believe a tutor is not only a teacher but also a mentor. They are someone for the student to look up to, but also there to help the student develop their understanding through friendship and camaraderie. As they are separate from both school and home settings, they can offer an external and unique perspective on both academic and personal…
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Erik

Science Tutor Lane Cove, NSW
In the context of Science and Mathematics, the key aspect is HOW to think. Science requires imagination, innovation as well as an excellent recall and grasp of modern scientific understanding. Mathematics, being a tool - requires the students to be well-equipped with the basic mathematical tools. To directly answer this question; a tutor must…
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Chrissie Joy

Science Tutor Lane Cove, NSW
I think it is important for the tutor to influence the student to be more enthusiastic towards his studies. It is easier to learn stuff with focus and the right attitude. The tutor has to try and make sessions interesting. Also, at the end of the day, the student must not be dependent on the tutor. As a tutor, you know you have succeeded when once…
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Thomas

Science Tutor Wollstonecraft, NSW
Help a student gain the confidence needed to know what they need to do in studying for a subject, as well as the desire to succeed in that area, knowing that they can with the required commitment. Focusing on what a student needs to most efficiently improve their grade, rather than wasting time, so as to provide the most value possible in a short…
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Jessica

Science Tutor Lane Cove, NSW
To help student to discover their strengths and weaknesses, help them to persevere and achieve their goal. Also, I will guide them to learn instead of spoon feeding them everything to build up their confidence as they master the skills I am patient with students even when it is frustrating. I also understand students have unique ways of learning…
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Dev

Science Tutor Lane Cove, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do for his/her student is to provide them assistance on topics outside their course as it not only reduces their stress level thus making it easier for students to focus but also at the same time students can relate to the teacher and thus aiding in their understanding. I am young and passionate this would be a…
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Tanya

Science Tutor Crows Nest, NSW
Helping students learn confidently is the best work of life. I love using all teaching methods and means to help students overcome their learning difficulties so that they can learn happily and confidently. - A teacher with 12 years of teaching experience - Understand students' strengths and needs well - Able to work with students with different…
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Ryan

Science Tutor Artarmon, NSW
Someone once told me a great teacher is not a messiah but a guide. As a tutor, I do not gift my mentees the treasure of knowledge but rather act as a guide toward achieving them. I believe the most important thing that a tutor can do for their students in the limited time that they have is to show them how to study on their own and succeed even…
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Matthias

Science Tutor Balmain, NSW
The most important outcome of tutoring is for students to receive learning skills catered to their individual needs. Building a foundation of work ethic and problem solving which will continue to serve them throughout their education. I believe that I create a comfortable environment for a student to learn. I explain problems clearly and make sure…
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Madison

Science Tutor Balmain, NSW
I believe tutors have the potential to really change a students attitude and opinion of school, a great tutor will not only teach a subject but teach a student to enjoy the subject through sharing with the student the things that make the subject enjoyable to them, and this has the potential to totally change a students academic life. I have been…
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Yi

Science Tutor Chatswood, NSW
While helping students learn is obviously important, the psychological and social aspects of tutoring are arguably much more important. A good tutor will help give their students the support and connection they need so that they can become better, more confident and independent learners. A good tutor will make their students feel comfortable,…
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Julia

Science Tutor Lavender Bay, NSW
I think that one of the most important things a tutor can do for a student is to give them confidence in their own abilities, as this empowers them to develop their own skills on their own and, Some of my strengths as a tutor is my patience, I am quite willing to explain a concept to a student as many times as necessary and can adapt to a specific…
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Mandar

Science Tutor Chatswood, NSW
I believe that mankind must progress consciously, taking good care of the every individual in society. A tutor can ignite the interest in student by applying creative approach and also he or she can offer mental support which helps students excel in examinations Empathy, patience, core knowledge of math being from engineering background. Further,…
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Max

Science Tutor Balmain East, NSW
I believe that the tutor shouldn't be the one always in control and leading the session. Especially in early sessions, I believe the tutor should encourage the student to ask many questions of them, to grasp what they know and how they interpret different topics. Tutoring almost becomes useless if the tutor is the one constantly talking because…
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Gloria

Science Tutor Chatswood, NSW
Being a role model and mentor to the student, both academically and in life. By helping them develop their skills in the subject area, a tutor models approaches to thinking, problem solving and one's attitude towards learning. I think effective tutors support students all students to achieve their best and develop their mindset and work ethic so…

Local Reviews

Connor is really enjoying the sessions with James and finds him very helpful. He says James can explain things very clearly and is helping him get through his work and study more efficiently. He has a maths exam this week and is feeling more confident already.
Fiona, Lane Cove

Inside NorthwoodTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 5 student Olivia worked on converting decimals to fractions and solving area problems using visual models.

For Year 9, Ethan focused on linear algebra and interpreting bivariate data, including reading scatterplots.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Sarah tackled trigonometry concepts alongside finding surface area of complex solids, often drawing diagrams to support her understanding.

Recent Challenges

Several students in Years 9 and 10 struggled with showing clear, step-by-step working in algebra or measurement questions; as one tutor observed, "he still needs work on setting his work out properly and concisely," which led to missed marks when minor errors crept in.

In Year 12, a student tackling financial maths found formula substitutions confusing because she hadn't familiarised herself with the provided formula sheet before trials—this slowed her progress during practice tests.

Meanwhile, a Year 7 student avoided homework tasks on linear relationships, leaving gaps that showed up during class revision sessions when connections between variables were unclear.

Recent Achievements

One Northwood tutor noticed a Year 11 student who previously hesitated with linear algebra now working through multi-step equations without prompting, even explaining his reasoning out loud.

In another session, a Year 9 student who used to leave questions blank on area and perimeter has started attempting every problem and asking follow-up questions when stuck.

Meanwhile, a Year 7 student surprised her tutor by identifying different types of triangles correctly after struggling to distinguish them last week; she confidently named each one during their practice set.

What they say about our tutoring

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Rowena is lovely and Sam feels comfortable with her which is great as he is quite shy.

All is going really well with tutor Sam , he is excellent and very good with my son Dominic.

We believe if it wasn't for Stuart; Paige would not have achieved her most recent result.

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