Year 6 student Naplan focused on numeracy skills, including practice with decimal addition and operations involving fractions.

For Year 8, Liv tackled index laws such as multiplying and dividing powers—including the zero index law—and worked through powers of fractions for deeper understanding.

In Year 9, Chloe revised formulae for speed, distance and time, and addressed specific questions from her upcoming equations test to strengthen problem-solving confidence.

A Year 9 student frequently left module work incomplete before sessions, leading to missed opportunities for targeted revision—"he must ensure he is doing his work and understanding it so I can quiz him on it."

In Year 11 maths, over-reliance on calculators became apparent during mental maths tasks, with hesitation when questions couldn't be solved digitally.

Meanwhile, a Year 5 student often arrived late or with uncharged devices, losing valuable lesson time and momentum.

For one senior English student, feedback on essays was limited because not enough written material was submitted for review.

When technical issues or organization faltered, learning slowed noticeably.

One Ourimbah tutor noticed a big shift with Liv, a high school student who initially relied on intuition for tricky index laws; after some encouragement, she took time to unpack the formal rules and ended up acing questions that used to trip her up.

Another high schooler, Frankie, used to stay quiet when stuck but now talks through her working and immediately asks for help if unsure—a change from guessing in silence during earlier sessions.

Meanwhile, primary student Anureet struggled with 11 times tables above 10x11, but after learning a simple trick was able to answer them correctly when tested.