Ceres' tutors include a former university lecturer with 15+ years of teaching and supervision experience, a VCE Baccalaureate high achiever (ATAR 90+, maths study score 43), an ATAR 97.8 graduate with multiple subject excellence awards, seasoned primary and high school maths teachers, and passionate peer mentors, Olympiad participants, and academic scholarship recipients.
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Proven We're so happy with Ritchie, he is a lovely young man who relates very well with Jackson. Jackson has been so positive and confident after each session with Ritchie and his Maths teacher is happy with his progress.Belinda
Year 4 student Grace worked on ordering and comparing fractions with like denominators, as well as identifying the meaning of numerators and denominators in real-world contexts.
In Year 10, Austin tackled English text response planning for "The Crucible" by developing essay introductions and conclusions, alongside reviewing persuasive devices used in analysis.
Meanwhile, Year 11 student Lucas focused on understanding the domain and range of functions using graphs and began exploring composite transformations such as translations and reflections.
In Year 11 English, one student hesitated to begin essays, sharing that "he gets stuck starting a response," which slowed planning and led to rushed conclusions.
A Year 10 maths student often second-guessed correct answers instead of trusting initial instincts, as noted: "He kept thinking about marks rather than what he knew was right."
Meanwhile, a Year 12 struggled to recall key chemistry and algebra concepts when under pressure—forgetting definitions and missing steps in calculations. These moments left gaps in their work or required extra time for corrections, sometimes leading to last-minute stress before assessments.
One Ceres tutor noticed a Year 10 student who previously hesitated to speak up now confidently backs himself during English sessions, even volunteering his ideas for text response plans without prompting.
A Year 11 maths student, who once struggled to visualise domain and range, recently used graphing techniques independently to tackle textbook problems—this shift came after trying out visual learning strategies in tutoring.
In a primary session, a younger student who would guess answers now pauses to draw and visualise maths questions before solving them. Last week, she measured items around the house and converted the units on her own.
