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Ettalong Beach's tutors include a career high school maths teacher, a seasoned university medallist and K–12 tutor, an Honours graduate with first-class academic awards, a current medical student with formal mentoring experience, accomplished recent graduates with subject prizes, and educators holding teaching degrees or years of hands-on classroom and support roles.

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Science Tutor Ettalong Beach, NSW
I believe a truly effective tutor can accurately pinpoint the source of a student's struggle with a particular topic, and propose the correct solution. For example, trouble with foundational concepts often stems from a fundamental misunderstanding of the basics, therefore it is important to readdress the theory portion of the topic and provide…
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Science Tutor Pearl Beach, NSW
I think the best thing a tutor can do is make learning feel achievable. A big part of that is adapting to how each student learns, breaking things down in a way that makes sense to them, and giving them the confidence to tackle challenges on their own. Tutoring isn't just about getting through the syllabus, it's about showing students how to think…
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Science Tutor Umina Beach, NSW
Help them to improve their abilities in areas they are not so confident in. Be there for them as a mentor as well as a teacher. I am organised and work well with others. I also have a good grasp of the subject. Sometimes I pay too much attention to small…

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All good with Jeffery, Mylo seems to like him and they made good progress with fractions.
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Year 5 student Olivia practised multiplying fractions by whole numbers and converting between improper fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals.

For Year 8, Ethan focused on rearranging formulae to change the subject and substituting values into equations during homework review.

Meanwhile, Year 9 student Ava tackled questions involving area by rearranging formulas to find missing dimensions and calculating areas of composite shapes using diagrams for clarification.

Recent Challenges

A Year 9 student often left their calculator at home during algebra and Pythagoras revision, which slowed down practice with Pi and decimals; as one tutor put it, "I had to calculate a few questions for him as he didn't have a calculator handy."

In Year 11, another student arrived late and was frequently distracted—phone notifications interrupted focus, leading to missed instructions in trigonometry tasks.

Meanwhile, a Year 7 student sometimes avoided showing full working when rearranging equations or solving worded problems, making it harder to spot sign errors or give targeted feedback. This meant confusion lingered into the next session.

Recent Achievements

A tutor in Ettalong Beach noticed a big change in a Year 9 student who used to hesitate when stuck—this week, he openly asked for help on his homework and even requested extra questions to challenge himself.

A Year 11 student, after struggling with Pythagoras' Theorem last lesson, was able to solve problems independently by the end of the session and explained each step without prompting.

In primary years, one student who previously mixed up odd and even numbers now quickly identifies them and compares fractions accurately during practice games.

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 Umina Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Ettalong Public School.