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Port Hacking's tutors include a primary teacher with over 20 years' classroom and tutoring experience, an ATAR 99+ IB graduate now at Northeastern University, a First Class Honours primary educator from Wales, state-ranked maths medalists, seasoned peer mentors, university-level mathematicians and engineers, and passionate subject specialists with impressive academic achievements across STEM and the humanities.

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KA YIK

Science Tutor Miranda, NSW
I believe that a tutor should be extremely cautious in what they say; can everything be supported with a logical statement? Because the steps the tutors take to construct the answer are how the students learn from them, a tutor must prepare well and be confident and knowledgeable of what they are giving to the students. It's not about providing…
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Marko

Science Tutor Kirrawee, NSW
I think patience is the most important skill a tutor can have. Some students don't understand a concept right away, I had to have a concept explained to me multiple times before and if the tutor was patient I was not scared to ask. I think as I have been tutored before I knew what worked for me and what didn't so I could apply those ideas. This…
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Zander

Science Tutor Sylvania, NSW
I think the most important thing for a tutor is to explain the content to a student in a way which will make them understand. I have a good knowledge of a few subjects and can give insight on different content within the…
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William

Science Tutor Sutherland, NSW
I think the most important part is to get to know the student on a personal level, which gauges an idea on their learning style, to which the tutor can model their lessons accordingly. Communicatory skills, knowledge of high school maths and physics…
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Lamia

Science Tutor Sans Souci, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do is to enable a student with essential skills, both related to subject taught, as well as life skills. In this way, the student can go on to become an independent learner. My strengths are in being able to put myself in the child's shoes and explain the way he/she wants it. My weakness is that I often give…
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Aeson

Science Tutor Kirrawee, NSW
Probably to make sure they understand the underlying material rather than just giving the answers. Helping them through problems, and actually encouraging and motivating them along without just revealing the answers will help develop their problem solving skills, making the next problems easier to overcome. I adapt to specific student's different…
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Kieran

Science Tutor Sutherland, NSW
Tutors can provide a one-on-one situation where they're able to realise the students weaknesses and target those areas. They can also be someone else for the students to ask questions where they may be too shy or unable to during a large classroom environment. Tutoring can also help reinforce content that students learnt that day or week. I am a…
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Edmond

Science Tutor Kyle Bay, NSW
Most tutors forget that students never enjoy tutoring, so it is important to set interesting challenges to keep students motivated and also polishing their skills using unorthodox methods. Too much of the time tutors just read off the textbook and don't provide alternative methods or keep the students' focus on their work. I believe the students…

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Jaydens first lesson with Jusjit went very well.
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Inside Port HackingTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Thomas explored addition and subtraction, practiced reading time on clocks, and identified common shapes.

In Year 8, Olivia revised angle relationships such as co-interior, alternate, and corresponding angles using diagrams, before moving to supplementary and complementary pairs.

For Year 10, Sophie focused on trigonometry—applying Pythagoras' Theorem to word problems and solving for unknowns in right-angled triangles.

Recent Challenges

In Year 11 mathematics, a student often rushed through problem-solving, leading to missed steps—one tutor noted, "he skipped showing steps in algebra, which hid sign errors."

In Year 12 ancient history, another found that not collecting sources as she learned made it harder to recall evidence for essays later on.

For a Year 8 class, messy handwriting—"the number 8 can look like a 6"—caused confusion and calculation errors.

Meanwhile, in Year 5 maths, a reluctance to write out conversion methods resulted in repeated mistakes when switching between units.

Each habit led to avoidable setbacks during lessons or assessments.

Recent Achievements

One Port Hacking tutor noticed a big shift in a Year 10 student who used to get stuck on geometry questions—last session, he confidently combined methods to find missing angles and solved a multi-step problem using supplementary angles without needing hints.

In Year 11, Maiee has moved from just listing facts to connecting sources with essay questions and applying different historical perspectives when discussing conservation issues, something she previously found daunting.

A younger student who was hesitant about maths now asks for help as soon as she's unsure and surprised herself by finishing all ten addition problems without errors.

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 Caringbah Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Lilli Pilli Public School.