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Semaphore South's tutors include a Head of Mathematics Faculty and SACE specialist with decades of classroom and leadership experience, an ATAR 99.35 Dux and university medallist, a maths Olympiad awardee, seasoned K–12 private tutors, peer mentors, STEM graduates, and high-achieving university students dedicated to inspiring academic growth in every learner.

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    Love your tutor or it's free. Guaranteed.

  • Qualified Tutors
    Qualified Tutors

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

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    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.

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    Working with Children Check

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  • 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.

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Audrey

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The most important things is for a tutor to help a student to come to a place where they enjoy the experience of learning rather than see it as a chore. I am very good at communicating complex ideas using simple…
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Danyal

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Allow the child to ask the most basic questions without any hesitation is the most significant Communicative can explain through various examples can produce example questions for practice have more than 4 years of experience of tutoring students and virtually in other…
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Nathasha

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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

All has been going really well, Lidia is amazing with Ella and we are really seeing progress. We look forward to continuing in term 4.
Michelle, Alberton

Inside Semaphore SouthTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 9 Maddison discussed her main challenges with division, fractions, and algebra while reviewing Year 9 topics together and creating a plan for future lessons.

For Year 8 Michael, the focus was on improving multiplication and division skills before tackling points on a graph and using the gradient formula.

In Year 10, Sarah recapped coordinate geometry and worked through new concepts like indices and Pythagoras' theorem, using practice questions to reinforce each area.

Recent Challenges

In Year 10, a student arrived without any class notes and shared that their teacher gives no quiz feedback or lesson support—leaving them unsure about errors.

Another Year 9 student was unaware of an upcoming quiz, showing gaps in test planning and self-organization.

For a senior maths student, incomplete homework was handed in; the tutor observed, "she didn't use the cheat sheet as a guide," so key revision steps were missed.

Meanwhile, a primary student repeatedly forgot her word list and homework, which meant spelling practice could not be reviewed—her focus drifted, leading to more mistakes during the session.

Recent Achievements

One Semaphore South tutor noticed a Year 11 student who used to hesitate with situational math problems now actively asks her teacher for returned tests and clarifies where she gets stuck, showing more independence in her learning.

Another high schooler began talking herself through problem steps out loud—she didn't do this before—which helped her avoid mistakes during practice and made her reasoning much clearer.

Meanwhile, a younger student brought homework to the session for the first time without prompting and remembered tricky spelling words using new strategies, then spelled every word correctly on her weekly test.

What they say about our tutoring

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Things are going well. Chris is doing a very good job. Since the tutoring sessions, my daughter seems to be more positive and has stated that Chris is explaining the work well, which makes it easier to understand. I am confident that this was the right decision and can't wait to see the results.

I would like to commend Mandy on her fantastic work with Jack.  She has been so patient and we could not have asked for a better match with our son. Their hard work has paid off as we have received several comments from Jack's  teacher telling us how well he is going in maths and that there has been an improvement.

The experience has been great and the results speak for them self. My son gained confidence as a result of the tutoring and i would gladly recommend you to my friends and family. The tutor was very pleasant to work with and very approachable.

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 Le Fevre High School.