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๐ Hi there!
I'm Donny, a UQ medical student who has been teaching for about 4 years as part of Science Ready. Having had most of my students recently graduate (sadly...), I'm now opening up intake for 2026!
I graduated as the DUX of Sydney Boys High School in 2022 and have tutored students from Sydney Boys, Sydney Girls, James Ruse, North Sydney Boys, North Sydney Girls, Baulkham Hills, Reddam House, Abbotsleigh and Sydney Grammar.
I teach (online via Zoom), the following:
๐งช Preliminary and HSC Chemistry
๐ Preliminary and HSC Physics
โ๏ธ Preliminary and HSC English (Advanced) - my texts were 1984, Plath & Hughes and KH4.
๐จ Importantly, I have also helped my chemistry and physics students with English, Biology, UCAT and medical interviews during our lessons. As such, you'll most likely find yourself learning quite a bitโand across multiple subjectsโeach week (I hope!).
๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐
โ๏ธ English (Advanced): 98 (State Rank 14th), 1st internally
๐งช Chemistry: 97 (State Rank 19th), 1st internally
๐ Physics: 97, 1st internally
๐ Mathematics Extension 1: 98, 8th internally
๐ Mathematics Extension 2: 96, 5th internally
๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
๐ฉบ UCAT: 3210 in 2022 (98th percentile), 3220 in 2023 (98th percentile)
๐ฉบ Offers to UNSW and UQ medical schools
๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
๐งช Chemistry Olympiad Summer School bronze medal (top 18 in Australia)
๐งช International Chemistry Quiz near-perfect mark (29/30)
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐ (๐๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ)
๐งช ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ & ๐ฃ๐ต๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐
๐ฏ 100% improvement rate, 78% Band 6 rate in previous students
๐ Average boost in 56 internal ranks
๐ Notable results -
1. Student 1 (J.K., St Ursulaโs 2023) - Duxed her cohort, after coming 1st internally for physics and 2nd for chemistry.
2. Student 2 (D.K., Killara 2023) - Improved from a borderline band 4 mark to achieving a band 6 (91/100) in chemistry.
3. Student 3 (K.S., Abbotsleigh 2024) - 1st internally for physics and 6th for chemistry.
4. Student 4 (T.Z., Sydney Boys, 2025) - Improved from the bottom 10 in physics to rank 20th, finishing with a band 6 in both physics (93/100) and chemistry (93/100)
5. Student 5 (B.L., James Ruse, 2025) - Improved from rank 85th in year 11 chemistry to finishing year 12 with a band 6 (90/100)
โ๏ธ ๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ถ๐๐ต (1984, Plath & Hughes, King Henry IV)
๐ฏ 100% improvement rate, 100% Band 6 rate in previous students
๐ Average boost in 70 internal ranks
๐ Notable results -
1. Student 1 (G.W., Sydney Boys 2024) - Improved from 15/20 for task one (130th) to 92/100 in Trials, placing 3rd overall in English
2. Student 2 (A.D., Sydney Boys 2024) - Improved from 16/20 for task one to 90/100 in Trials, placing 5th overall in English
3. Student 3 (A.Y., Sydney Boys 2024) - Improved from 15/20 for task one to 88/100 in Trials, placing 17th overall in English
4. Student 4 (T.Z., Sydney Boys 2025) - Improved from 15/20 for task one to 89/100 in Trials, placing 20th overall in English
โ ๐๐๐ค๐
1. ๐ฟ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ?
Yes I do! Please scroll to the bottom of this page.
2. ๐ฟ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ค๐๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ?
I'm happy to only charge for the first lesson if you wish to continue with me. However, payment for the trial lesson still must be made in advance. It will be refunded if you choose not to continue.
I appreciate that every student and parent feels hesitant to start with a new tutor - there is always the question of what if they're crap and I waste money on a useless lesson? Firstly, ouch! Secondly, that's fair.
However, from my perspective, it is impractical for me to provide free trials. There are a couple of inquiries every week or two and I cannot accommodate everyone. Additionally, there are students who ask for one free lesson just so they can get help with an assignment, and then disappear for the rest of eternity.
3. ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ?
Yes, it is higher than most private tutors, and this is because I offer specialist help with many subjects. Many students often have 1 tutor for English, another for Chemistry and another for Physics. The total cost of these three tutors is for sure significantly higher than my rate. I pride myself on offering a complete academic solution that covers all bases.
Importantly, many of my students have actually SAVED money in the long run whilst IMPROVING their marks after discontinuing with their other tutors.
I know this sounds arrogant, but it's the truth. I don't see the point of having multiple tutors because:
a. It's a logistical nightmare
b. It is very unlikely that all of them are actually helpful
c. You have NO free time or leftover energy for self-study
4. ๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ?
Yes, I'm happy to provide official documentation wherever possible.
5. ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ข๐ฎ๐จ๐๐ก๐/๐ข๐ฎ ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง?
Historically, I've set a limit of 5 students each year. This was to ensure that I can adequately help all of my students without stressing myself out.
For 2026, my limit will be 4 students as I want to try and create a little more free time for myself haha. Accordingly, I have 2 spots left.
6. ๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฉ๐ค๐ง/๐ฉ๐ช๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ง๐ฎ?
You're always welcome to reach out in the future, however, without tooting my own horn, it is very unlikely for there to be any vacancy past Week 1 of Term 1 2026. I also do NOT reserve any spots for anyone.
7. ๐ฟ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐จ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐จ?
No. This is a hard and fast rule. Main reasons are:
a. I donโt know you and will have to assume that you have the potential to submit my pieces of work as your own or plagiarise parts of it in a written exam. This is incredibly unfair to other students.
b. My HSC pieces are under the IP rights of NESA, and it is illegal to distribute these.
8. ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐๐จ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ก๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐? ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐จ?
The nature of my lessons will differ depending on your needs, and I will always encourage you to communicate what is and isnโt working for you and to evolve our lessons together. Generally, there are 3 types of students that Iโve helped out:
Group A โ All-round high-achievers
Students who are incredibly high-achieving already but constantly have niche/complex questions that they need help with to deepen their knowledge even further. These students usually come with a list of questions theyโve accumulated for discussion in each lesson. Generally, we donโt have weekly lessons as they wonโt have a long list every week. Instead, we have lessons whenever they need one.
Group B โ Students who are high-achieving in most subjects but have weaknesses in other subjects.
Most of these students excel in STEM but feel completely lost when it comes to English.
This is usually because English isnโt taught with the same clear rationale that STEM subjects are. For example, English teachers often say โwrite it this wayโ without explaining why they want you to do this, or tell you to โimprove your analysisโ without showing you how or what specifically needs to change. Naturally, this becomes frustrating and discouraging for students. Indeed, I disliked 80% of my English teachers in high school. One of them literally told me to "write more simply" and then gave an "exemplar essay" that sounded like the writer was a 19th-century poet.
I promise, if you come to me for English, I will ALWAYS explain the rationale behind the way I want you to write AND provide clear examples so you can see exactly what I mean.
There should be NO ambiguity, confusion or worry when it comes to learning English. I genuinely believe that the way English is taught in most high schools is incredibly toxic and gives students so much unnecessary stress...
Group C โ High-effort students who consistently fall short of their goals
These students rightfully feel that their marks arenโt reflecting their efforts and feel frustrated or unsure about how to proceed. I find that these students need help in any or all of these 3 areas:
1. They have slight misconceptions/misunderstandings with the content, or do not learn about the nuances of the content until they are hit with a question that tests these nuances in the real exam.
2. They don't have a reliable way of creating structured, detailed responses and thus lose marks for not hitting points in the marking criteria
3. They are revising low-yield topics/details and not putting their effort into the correct places.
If this is you/your child, please reach out for further details on how I can assist as it really does depend on the specific case.
For all students, I more than welcome questions outside of class!
๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ
Year 11
$120/hr if paid 5 weeks in advance ($125/hr if paid per-lesson)
Year 12
$130/hr if paid 5 weeks in advance ($135/hr if paid per-lesson)
Group classes at discounted rates - please contact me for further details.
