Year 8 student Emily worked on solving two-step equations and basic algebra skills such as factorising.

For Year 10, Alex focused on trigonometry concepts including angles of elevation and depression, applying trig ratios to real-world problems using diagrams.

Meanwhile, Year 12 student Sarah revised critical path analysis in networks—covering activity tables, immediate predecessors, and drawing network diagrams—as well as practising minimum spanning trees through past HSC questions.

In Year 8 algebra, a student often left working steps out—he skipped showing steps in equations, which hid sign errors—making it harder to spot mistakes during review.

A Year 10 student relied heavily on memorising formulas for surface area rather than understanding their origins, so when faced with unfamiliar problems, confidence dropped and solutions stalled.

In senior maths, another avoided graphing functions by hand, preferring notes or calculators; as a result, recognising function shapes without prompts remained a challenge during class tests.

Missed or incomplete homework in Year 12 meant less opportunity to clarify bivariate data questions before assessments.

A tutor in South Nowra recently noticed Andrea, a senior student, moving from confusion to confidently converting between radians and degrees, even applying these skills to solve trigonometric equations independently—a big leap after struggling with exact values last month.

In Year 10, Laaibah started showing her working more clearly when simplifying ratios, having previously skipped steps or guessed answers.

Meanwhile, one primary student quickly picked up two-step equations and surprised their tutor by accurately solving a tricky composite shapes problem without help—something they'd avoided attempting before.