Due to the current situation we are experiencing significant demand for tutoring. Fast track your enrolment online: Enrol Online Now

Private biology tutors that come to you in person or online

Semaphore's tutors include a mathematics faculty head with a Master of Mathematical Studies, an ATAR 99.4 maths Olympiad scholar, high school Dux and academic awardees, veteran private tutors with years of K–12 experience, accomplished engineers and university medalists, plus energetic youth mentors and STEM competition winners passionate about inspiring students.

  • 100% Good Fit Guarantee
    Love your tutor or it’s free.
    No risk.
  • Qualified Tutors
    Only the top 10% pass our screening.
  • We Come to You
    Flexible in-home or online flexible scheduling.
  • Working with Child Check
    Safety-first tutoring for peace of mind.
  • 100% Good Fit Guarantee
    100% Good Fit Guarantee

    Love your tutor or it's free. Guaranteed.

  • Qualified Tutors
    Qualified Tutors

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

  • Simple Terms
    Simple Terms

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

  • We come to you
    We come to you

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

  • Working with Children Check
    Working with Children Check

    All tutors have a valid working with children check

  • 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.

Emmad
  • y1
  • y2
  • y3
  • y4
  • y5
  • y6
  • y7
  • y8
  • y9
  • y10
  • y11
  • y12
  • Naplan
  • SACE
The most important thing a tutor can do is clearly communicate a concept or idea to the student, and be patient as everyone absorbs knowledge at different paces. I am friendly and enjoy meeting new people. I also am understanding to students, as everyone is at a different stage in their academic road to achievement. I am punctual and…
Soroopan
  • y1
  • y2
  • y3
  • y4
  • y5
  • y6
  • y7
  • y8
  • y9
  • y10
  • y11
  • y12
  • Naplan
  • SACE
One of the most important things a tutor can do for a student is to show them how to think critically and differently from others. This involves nurturing their ability to analyze problems from various angles, encouraging creative thinking, and fostering independence in learning. By guiding students to explore different approaches and…
1st Lesson Trial

Help Your Child Succeed in Biology

We will contact you to organize the first Trial Lesson!

Edbert
  • y1
  • y2
  • y3
  • y4
  • y5
  • y6
  • y7
  • y8
  • y9
  • y10
  • y11
  • y12
  • Naplan
I consider the most important thing a tutor can do for a student are to guide and help the students to get on the right pathway and helping them understand their choices. I have lots of patience towards my students, always trying to understand my students, always being punctual, helping my students when help is need and be kind to…
Nathasha
  • y1
  • y2
  • y3
  • y4
  • y5
  • y6
  • y7
  • y8
  • y9
  • y10
  • y11
  • y12
  • Naplan
The most important things a tutor can do for a student is provide a personal learning experience understanding their strengths and weaknesses. Furthermore, I believe it is important to provide a human connection, and be consistent such that these young learners believe their tutors really want the best for them. I'm very dedicated and would ensure…

Local Reviews

I am really happy with the tutoring Mitchell has been receiving from Jack Grant. Mitch seems to respond well to Jack and they seem to communicate really well. Mitch had a mock Maths Methods exam last week and whilst his mark was not exactly where we would like it to be, Mitch did say he was confident in answering a couple of questions that Jack had gone through with him. Jack is a really good tutor for Mitch and he relates well. He is professional and friendly and certainly knows his stuff! I would fully recommend him to anyone needing some extra help.
Andrea

Inside SemaphoreTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 9 Maddison discussed key areas of difficulty in **division, fractions, and algebra**, and together planned strategies to build confidence and achieve at least a C this year.

Year 11 Ruby focused on differentiating logarithmic functions and integrating velocity functions to find displacement, using worked examples to strengthen **calculus skills**.

Meanwhile, Year 12 Jacob tackled **continuous probability density functions** by applying definite integrals to check for valid PDFs and practiced finding medians from given distributions.

Recent Challenges

A Year 12 student preparing for calculus assessments sometimes relied heavily on memory aids, hesitating to attempt differentiation or integration without prompts. As a tutor noted, "more reliance on memory to speed up the process" meant less independent practice applying rules.

Meanwhile, a Year 9 student was unable to locate her homework during the session, leading to lost time redoing tasks rather than focusing on new material.

In Year 5 spelling work, one student repeatedly erased and rewrote longer words out of concern for neatness, which slowed progress and left her anxious about mistakes as she filled her word list.

Recent Achievements

One Semaphore tutor noticed a Year 11 student who had struggled with applying differentiation rules now slowing down and double-checking her steps, catching mistakes before moving on—previously she'd often rushed and repeated errors.

In another session, a Year 9 student started talking through each step aloud when solving trigonometry problems, asking herself the right questions as she worked; this is new for her and helps spot misunderstandings early.

Meanwhile, Esther in primary school brought her homework unprompted and spelled out every word perfectly from her weekly list on the first try.

What they say about our tutoring

quote

Lille has taken well to tutoring so far and Jackie is a great match for Lille so we are happy.

So far all is good. Lili and Jasmine get along lovely and she is teaching Jasmine some math tricks which is great. Jasmine is more keen to practice her maths also.

Aliesha and Winnie are working very well together. I have already seen the results. Aliesha's first assessment task in Year 10 general maths, she scored 37% but in her latest assessment task she achieved 92%, which is an amazing result. Aliesha has regained her confidence which is reflected in her school, work and at home. She is so much happier. Thank you for all your helpful advice during my initial enquiries and a big thank you to Winnie.

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 West Lakes Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Dominican School.