Tutors in West Mackay include high-achieving graduates, experienced teachers, subject specialists, and passionate mentors from top Australian universities. Many have received academic awards or hold advanced degrees, and all share a genuine commitment to helping students succeed.
I believe a physics tutor should have a better understanding of student's perspectives. To elaborate, every student has a different perspective, and some will go in a very different direction tutor should understand the student's perspective before judging or correcting students. The tutor should ask questions and should bring up real-life…
A tutor needs to be knowledgeable, thoroughly prepare, clearly communicate content, give real life examples, actively listen to feedback and allow student room to participate and practice Ability to actively listen, clear ability to communicate subject matter concept and continuous celebration of learning progress however…
Being a tutor, the most important thing is to give the students practical perspective to grasp the basic concepts. provide daily basis examples which students observes in their life. i can teach by going to the level of the student perspective. Try to understand the student psychology, in which way student can understand better and try to come up…
Inside West MackayTutoring Sessions
Content Covered
In primary, tutoring often targets core arithmetic—addition, subtraction, times tables, fractions, and building number sense—while also pushing for deeper comprehension, not just rote rules. High school sessions shift to algebraic thinking, graphing, interpreting questions, and developing strong exam strategies. There’s a big emphasis on breaking down word problems, revisiting tricky homework, and test prep for NAPLAN or semester exams, always tailored to what each student finds hardest right now.
Recent Challenges
Some primary students rush through comprehension or maths tasks without fully reading instructions, leading to incomplete or off-target answers. In high school, it’s common for students to have scattered or unclear working, which makes multi-step problems harder to check and fix. Other frequent hurdles include forgetting materials, leaving homework unfinished, or spending revision time catching up on missed basics instead of moving forward—all of which can hold back progress and lead to confusion.
Recent Achievements
Tutors are noticing students becoming more proactive during lessons—regularly checking their own work, spotting errors, and making corrections without being asked. There’s a clear shift toward students verbalising their steps in maths and explaining their reasoning aloud, rather than rushing through problems. Tutors also report that learners are reviewing their test results with more care and taking the initiative to improve, showing greater confidence and ownership of their progress.
What they say about our tutoring
We've only had 2 sessions so far but Deanna is already going really well. The girls are starting to get some benefit.
Tutoring is going well. Sienna has only seen Thomas twice but so far so good! Very happy with Thomas and so is Sienna!
Nishtha is fantastic, she is very patient and has a deep calming effect on Cole which has been excellent for his confidence.