Year 7 student Luka revised expanding and factorising polynomials of different degrees, and reviewed homework problems in preparation for a maths test.

In Year 9, Ella focused on simplifying linear and polynomial equations as well as practicing exponent rules through targeted exercises.

Meanwhile, Year 5 student Jason worked on calculating perimeter and area of irregular shapes such as rectangles and squares, with some extra time spent reinforcing the 6, 7, 8, and 9 times tables.

A Year 5 student recently struggled with long division, sometimes skipping the full written steps—especially when the remainder seemed obvious. "Be sure to show all four steps for each digit," a tutor reminded, as omitting these made it harder for teachers to follow the logic and spot errors.

In senior Maths, a Year 11 student preparing for tests was encouraged to revise with provided resources but tended to focus on familiar material rather than practicing new or tricky unit circle applications. This meant some key concepts were left less secure before assessment day.

One Thurgoona tutor noticed a big shift in a Year 10 student who previously hesitated to ask questions about algebra—now he openly checks his understanding and actively discusses mistakes, showing real initiative.

In another session, a senior student tackling matrix problems moved from confusion with recursion relations to independently using transition matrices for complex calculations.

For younger students, one primary learner who used to avoid speaking up now tells her tutor when something doesn't make sense and tries tricky division steps by herself after some clarification—she finished several long division problems this week without any help.