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Jacana's tutors include a university lecturer and PhD engineer with 18 years' private tutoring experience, a secondary maths teacher with over 15 years in classrooms, Kumon-trained English and maths mentors, school captains and peer leaders, and academic standouts—such as an ATAR 90+ IB scholar and Harvard Book Prize recipient—passionate about helping students thrive.

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Nadarasar

Biology Tutor Brunswick West, VIC
Empathy: Understand how the student is feeling or understood a particular concept based on their behavioural and body language cues. This is because most students do not give explicit feedback. Understanding the student's learning pace: Every student is unique and have their own pace of learning. As a tutor you need to adapt to that. I am…
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Simon

Biology Tutor Reservoir, VIC
A tutor's role is to create a supportive environment, provide personalized guidance, clear explanations, constructive feedback, and empower students to be confident and independent learners. I excel in personalized instruction, leveraging vast knowledge to offer clear explanations and guidance for complex…
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Sankeri

Biology Tutor Reservoir, VIC
Ensuring that they have understood the topic completely thus encouraging a long term memory in that topic which they will never forget Im friendly as a tutor and i engage with students by getting to know them before teaching and helping them understand the topic by asking them…
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Vaishnavi

Biology Tutor Reservoir, VIC
The most important thing I can do for a student is to help them grow personally and academically. I love to communicate with children and i think communication plays a key role while sharing our knowledge. Secondly, Patience is the most important thing one should have when it comes to becoming a tutor. Having said that, I have a lot of…
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DONA MERRIN

Biology Tutor Thomastown, VIC
A tutor can be both a teacher and a friend, with whom the student can openly ask doubts and questions without any fear.Here, there is no such thing as a silly question.Because, we are here to help them learn.So even the smallest doubt helps to strengthen the learning process. I believe that the biggest strength of mine is my ability to explain…
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Carrie

Biology Tutor Brunswick West, VIC
The most important thing to keep in mind when tutoring in my opinion is to help them gain confidence & enjoyment in the subject. If a student believes they are bad at a subject, they often won't try as hard because they view it as pointless. Confirmation bias can also lead to only noticing when they make mistakes, meaning they won't recognise the…
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Kamalpreet

Biology Tutor Reservoir, VIC
I feel the most important thing for any tutor is to be able to communicate with its student effectively. A tutor should not make an assumption that just because students do not have any questions, they are understanding the topic. It is important to go around the class and ask questions individually to check on the understanding. Teaching has…
Chad
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Chad

Biology Tutor Brunswick, VIC
To make the student comfortable and confident at the same time with understanding my way of teaching and how they can use it to help themselves. i am very vocal and provide a very direct and visual…
Chad
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Chad

Biology Tutor Brunswick, VIC
To support a student effectively, foster a positive, inclusive environment where they feel safe and valued. Encourage open communication, actively listen to their needs, and provide constructive feedback. Promote a growth mindset by celebrating efforts and resilience, and ensure access to resources that aid learning, such as tutoring or…
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Natalie

Biology Tutor Taylors Lakes, VIC
To always encourage them to keep trying and keep them motivated! I believe every student can understand and get good grades in any subject they want to, it is just about finding the correct learning style for them and the correct way to explain things for that particular person. I am very patient and understanding with my students. I always…
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Natasha

Biology Tutor Brunswick, VIC
The most important thing is to gain a core understanding of the topic, and not just a surface level rote learning of how to solve problems. It's also important to have an understanding of each student and to recognise when to push them and when they've hit a wall (mentally). I think my greatest strength is my approachability and flexibility. I do…
Sarah
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Sarah

Biology Tutor Keilor Downs, VIC
Studying techniques, creating good habits and of course, feedback for improvements! These are the important aspects that a tutor should show their students. There is much more to learning than parroting back facts - information needs to absorbed, regurgitated, reused in a practical sense. I have much hands-on experience in using my chosen skills -…
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Shivangi

Biology Tutor Reservoir, VIC
A tutor can make a student stress free by making learning so easy and interesting , that a student enjoy learning rather than running away from it. And obviously achieve good grades. I can make a boring subject interesting to any student as I make use of properties and imagination to teach the topics and make learning a 'fun learning'. I…
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Izdiher

Biology Tutor Lalor, VIC
One of the most important things a tutor can do is just be patient with them. As students are brought up in a competitive environment in school, most times they feel inferior to their peers as not everyone learns at the same pace. Some learn faster and some learn slower and most often students feel lost and pressured. As a tutor, being there for…
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Abhisheka

Biology Tutor Lalor, VIC
A tutor should be able to promote a growth mindset, where the student can learn from their own mistakes. It is important to assess the student and understand strengths and weaknesses before starting a lesson, and it is also crucial to assess the student after a lesson to measure the progress. A good tutor will be able to build confidence in the…
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Yasmin

Biology Tutor Lalor, VIC
Building the student's confidence and knowledge are the two key aspects of being a tutor that I have found during my experience. Nothing is more important than a student feeling they can combat the work which is put in front of them. I can be flexible and work with the strengths and weaknesses of my students. I am extremely organised which allows…
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Justyn

Biology Tutor Maribyrnong, VIC
have patients, allow them to feel comfortable with being wrong, so that they continue to try until they discover the right way to solve a particular problem. resilience is a great life skill, and something that a good tutor should seek to build in their students. Strong presence, understanding the importance of hard work, good communication, being…
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Rupinderjit

Biology Tutor Lalor, VIC
Guiding and preparing the student for the life and encouraging the student for achieving their goals . Treating the person professionally so that the student can be focused about the career I think patience is my strength as a tutor i am able to teach the person the same thing alot of time upto when the person is satisfied and also able to treat…
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jil

Biology Tutor Maribyrnong, VIC
To recognise that no two students are the same and that a process like learning needs to be personalised so that the best results are achieved. This personalisation also means that its much more likely for the student to open up and fully engage in the process of assisted learning as they can feel that the session is catered just towards their…
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Natalie

Biology Tutor Lalor, VIC
A tutor should always motivate a student to have a specific goal and want to work towards it. Tutors must inspire their students to strive to achieve and to dream of a future where they are successful. Being organised is crucial. Giving a student time to reflect on what they have learned, by spending time during a lesson explaining their…
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Karina

Biology Tutor Maribyrnong, VIC
Helping the student gain confidence! The biggest obstacle for a student struggling with a subject is because they are lacking confidence in themselves. I am very patient, as I have worked with students of all levels and backgrounds. I am able to adapt very quickly to the students needs and how they learn. I am flexible with my…
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Shivani

Biology Tutor Brunswick, VIC
1. To understand what pattern of learning best suits each child and to tackle the situation accordingly in order to deliver the concept well. 2. Give them regular breaks to reset their concentration levels for the next part of study Confidence in achieving a target fluency in speaking visual learning adopted during the course Activities to…
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Hafsa

Biology Tutor Broadmeadows, VIC
Rather than provide a template the student has to learn and fit new information into as they approach different questions, I find it is more important to guide the student in their understanding of new concepts so that they gain a more holistic understanding. This enables them to approach questions where the format is changed from how they had…

Local Reviews

Easy process, was contacted back on the same day, tutor found and organised quickly. Free trial was a good feel for the service. The online portal is great. Really happy with the quality of service recieved.
H.A., Broadmeadows

Inside JacanaTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 7 student Mary worked on adding fractions with different denominators and tackled factors and multiples, finishing a tricky homework sheet together.

Year 8 student Bill focused on reducing fractions through targeted practice and discussed division in relation to multiplication, using examples from recent lessons.

For Year 9, Alex revised multiplying and dividing negative numbers, including a spelling test and vocabulary worksheet for literacy reinforcement within the session.

Recent Challenges

A Year 8 student often left English essays incomplete for homework, particularly after receiving a disappointing mark; as noted, "he seemed distressed and avoided starting the next essay," which led to missed opportunities for feedback and improvement.

In Year 7 Maths, another student consistently forgot to complete assigned revision sheets before a fractions test—this meant class time was spent on catch-up rather than tackling new material.

Meanwhile, a Year 10 student preferred to attempt only familiar problems in algebra revision, shying away from more challenging questions and limiting exposure to essential concepts needed for exam readiness.

Recent Achievements

One Jacana tutor recently noticed a big shift in a Year 10 student who used to avoid asking for help—now, he openly voices questions when stuck on essay planning and even suggests what he'd like to review next.

A high schooler tackling long division had previously needed lots of guidance but can now finish complex worded problems independently after practicing with homework.

In a primary session, a Year 4 student who once got frustrated by spelling mistakes now takes them in stride and finishes tests with far fewer corrections, even celebrating when he spelled most tricky words right.

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 Hume Libraries—or at your child's school (with permission), like SEDA College (Victoria) - Basketball Broadmeadows.