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Tutors in Taperoo include a seasoned K–12 maths teacher and faculty head with postgraduate credentials, an ATAR 99.4 mathematics scholarship recipient, a private tutor with a Bachelor of Secondary Education (Mathematics), a university mentoring leader, multiple high school duxes and prefects, Olympiad and abacus medalists, and experienced educators for both primary and secondary students.

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Lucy

English Tutor Largs Bay, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to empower the individual to believe they can do it. This requires inspiring growth and motivation, as you cannot force someone to learn but only encourage one to try their best. To me, a student's best is always something to be celebrated and from here, I provide support and aid when the…
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Caroline

English Tutor Semaphore, SA
Build confidence in the student's own skills, understanding and work. Recognize and respect that learning is a hard process which may be impacted by factors outside of their own or the student's control. Creating a safe space for the student to do their work and to find enjoyment in what they are learning. I am able to build strong connections…
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Joseph

English Tutor Semaphore, SA
Listen to the student's concerns and try to understand the concepts that they have trouble grasping, so that these can be improved. It is important to make the student feel comfortable so that they can reduce their stress levels and enjoy what they are learning I am a confident and sociable person, and easy to relate to. I think that I make people…
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Adam

English Tutor Gillman, SA
As someone who studied Psychology for years, I can say that I did so because I had an excellent teacher for the subject in high school. My English teacher was also very nurturing despite my poor performance and that was an important experience for me. That encapsulates what I think is one of the most important things a tutor can do for a student:…
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Amna

English Tutor Gillman, SA
Change the students self ability, by helping them tackle their challenges and really work on them to help them feel empowered! I also love teaching and getting to know people and their experiences and whether I can do anything to help them! I am confident, responsible and committed to openness to…
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Sarah

English Tutor Gillman, SA
I think that the most important thing that a tutor can do is relentlessly believe that the student is capable of learning and has the capacity to achieve. When the student sees this demonstrated week after week, they begin to also believe in their own capacity to achieve. This means that a tutor can impact students far beyond the current concepts…
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Mia

English Tutor Rosewater, SA
Provide the student with a safe learning space and supporting the student in their learning. If a student feels intimidated and uncomfortable to ask questions and clarify any information, they will not learn as effectively. Every student has different needs, so it's important to identify how the student learns and teach them in a way that will…
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Dilini

English Tutor Rosewater, SA
-Listen to the student. - Ensure that the student is comfortable with the way I am teaching. - Be flexible to change the teaching style based on their requirements. I am very passionate about sharing my knowledge with others; specially with students who are eager to learn. I am very patient and flexible to meet the needs of the…
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Mailikai

English Tutor Alberton, SA
I believe that the most important things a tutor can do for a student is teach them well and ensure they understand everything about the topic being taught. With patience and practice anything is possible , as a turor my goal would be to explain everything clearly to my students with a hope that their grades will improve. My strenght is always my…
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Maisha

English Tutor Athol Park, SA
The most crucial aspects of tutoring involve creating a supportive environment to boost confidence, tailoring teaching to each student's learning style, and providing personalized guidance and constructive feedback. A successful tutor not only imparts subject knowledge but also fosters a positive attitude towards learning and overall student…
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Thu Ngan

English Tutor Mansfield Park, SA
I believe the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to be patient in the teaching and learning process. Being able to teach or solve a problem in more than one way is important to determine which method is the most helpful for the student, as each individual learns in their own way. I have been tutored before, so I know what it is…
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Alex

English Tutor Athol Park, SA
The most important thing is to became a friend to them so that they can share every doubts and issues with us. Need to listen to them and must extend kind hands to uphold children I am a good listener so that I can understand the problems faced by students and can suport them. And always looks for easy and understandable methods to make teaching…
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Emily-Jo

English Tutor Athol Park, SA
Inspire. Not every child enjoys learning the way we need to in society so a teachers and tutors, we need to be able to be creative enough for those individual students who need more guidance. For example I have had a year 3 student who hated english and nearly every subject at school, however he really enjoyed robots. As we were learning…
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Nguyen

English Tutor Athol Park, SA
- Understanding the student's needs - Providing personalized guidance - Building rapport and trust - Clarifying concepts and reinforcing understanding - Offering constructive feedback - Motivating and inspiring students I can adapt to individual learning needs and preferences. Whether a student requires a step-by-step breakdown of a concept…
Ryan
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Ryan

English Tutor Athol Park, SA
1. Build a positive and supportive relationship. 2. Assess the student's learning needs 3. Provide clear explanations and guidance 4. Encourage active learning 5. Monitor progress and adjust instruction Overall, the most important thing a tutor can do is to create a supportive and effective learning environment that meets the student's…
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Divya

English Tutor Cheltenham, SA
Sharing knowledge and values which can help student in building their personalities. Tutors can help in boosting the morale and confidence of students which will help them in every aspect of their life. Tutors are the one who shape the over personality of the students and carve them in a better way that will benefit them in future. My strengths…
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Jaclyn

English Tutor West Lakes, SA
I believe being supportive and understanding of a students needs and also being there for them when they require help. A tutor is there to assist a student in their learning and help apply methods for a student to understand a concept, for example, in a maths problem showing the student an example, working with them through a question and then…
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Lily

English Tutor Woodville Gardens, SA
The most important thing that a tutor can do is provide a safe and positive learning environment that encourages students to achieve their best. It's being able to provide student's with the necessary tools for them to preserve their own. Working as a tutor for 5 years has allowed me to quickly recognise a student's weakness then finding tools to…
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Anet

English Tutor Woodville Gardens, SA
One of the most important things a tutor can do for a student is understand them, understand where they are coming from, with what challenges they face and how they want to tackle it. Allowing them to first think of a solution and then suggesting another way is always the best way to go as it allows them to think outside the box. This also…
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Malkeet

English Tutor Woodville Gardens, SA
To identify the weakness of students. never make them feel inferior if they are not good in any particular area. Moreover , lot of information and study material is available in books and online but how you teach and how you explain to students that makes difference. This profession require lot of patience . I explain things to students as many…
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Ramanpreet

English Tutor Woodville Gardens, SA
I understand that the role of a tutor is to teach students to look at things from a new perspective. It is not just re-teaching but also re-directing and motivating students in the right direction rather than just solving the questions for them. A tutor can play a crucial role in encouraging the student's ability and confidence to take steps that…
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Trung

English Tutor Woodville Gardens, SA
I think the most important thing a tutor can give a student is confidence. However, this is not just a feel self-assurance in their learning but a confidence and self-security to be wrong. The imperative of tutoring is not to build knowledge but to create an environment for learning, this means allowing students the freedom to express their…
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Tom

English Tutor Angle Park, SA
I believe the greatest thing a tutor can do for a student is not to show them how to do the question but to teach them how to find said solution. As the saying goes, “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, but teach a man to fish and he will eat foreverâ€Â I am a patient and understanding individual, with great communication and…

Local Reviews

My son has struggled for a while with Maths methods. Shamit has done wonders for my sons confidence and problem solving ability. Already we have seen C grades move to B+ grades.
Warren, Osborne

Inside TaperooTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 11 student Sienna focused on applying integration to kinematics, specifically integrating velocity functions to find displacement and solving definite integral problems involving motion graphs.

Year 12 student Ava worked through exam-style questions on continuous probability distributions, including checking the validity of probability density functions and finding medians using integrals.

Meanwhile, Year 10 Maddison reviewed indices and scientific notation for her upcoming semester exam, with extra support identifying common errors in past quiz answers and clarifying Pythagoras' theorem using targeted practice questions.

Recent Challenges

A Year 12 student had trouble identifying which differentiation rules to use in calculus, sometimes "talking out loud through problems" but hesitating to break complex questions into simpler steps.

For a Year 10 student, missed homework and confusion about upcoming quiz dates meant revision was reactive rather than planned—one tutor noted, "she wasn't aware they had a quiz the following day."

In Year 3 spelling, erasing and rewriting words repeatedly slowed progress as perfectionism set in; fitting longer words into boxes became a struggle. These habits left less time for deeper learning or confidence-building practice during sessions.

Recent Achievements

One Taperoo tutor noticed a Year 12 student who used to rush through differentiation now taking extra time to check if rules actually apply, catching past mistakes before moving on.

In Year 10 maths, Sienna came prepared with questions from her textbook and, for the first time, worked through every problem independently before asking for help—she even proudly showed off her improved test mark.

Meanwhile, Esther in Year 3 brought all her homework unprompted and moved up four levels in reading, tackling longer books during sessions after struggling to finish shorter ones just weeks ago.

What they say about our tutoring

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We are very happy with Ammar and how Caleb and Elijah are progressing.  Ammar is very reliable and a great communicator.

My daughter is very happy with John, he is making it fun for her and they interact quite well. Very pleasant young man. Overall I am very happy with John and looking forward to my daughter  having a greater understanding in Math.

Aurelius is fantastic.  Christian and him have hit it off really well and Chris is getting a lot from Aurelius knowledge.  Much appreciated.

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 Semaphore Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Ocean View P-12 College.