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Tutoring near Aspley, Brisbane, QLD

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$50 per hour

Services

  • One-to-one tuition
  • Online help

About

Hi, I’m Olivia, and I have a passion for teaching. I have 8 years of experience tutoring students from grades 7-12, and during this time I have helped over 75 different students achieve their academic goals. In December 2015, I graduated from high school with an OP 1. In December 2020, I graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts. I achieved a cumulative GPA of 6.4 across both my majors in English Literature and Ancient History. Eventually, my aim is to become a high school teacher in these subject areas. Alongside private tutoring, I am also employed as an academic tutor at two boarding schools here in Brisbane. In my role as a tutor I try to be as supportive, understanding, and encouraging as possible. I adopt a measured approach to tutoring, which combines hard work and effort with a welcoming and reassuring atmosphere. The skills that I help my students to develop are transferable, meaning they are useful both within the subject areas of English and History, as well as in the real world. I frequently adapt my tutoring approaches and methods in order to best serve my different students and their different assignments and exams. I hold a valid Blue Card (Working with Children Check), as well as valid CPR and First Aid qualifications. I look forward to providing each of my students with a holistic understanding of the topics they are studying, delivered in a clear and comprehensive manner.

Achievements

  • OP1
  • Dux of English, Ancient History and Modern History
  • The 2015 Petrie Shield for Academic Success
  • QCAA Certificate of Academic Commendation
  • Academic Scholarship to the University of Queensland
  • UQ Dean's Commendation for Academic Excellence - awarded to me in 4 different semesters of study
  • Bachelor of Arts (Ancient History and English Literature majors), from the University of Queensland

Education

Year 12 completed in 2015.
Mark achieved: 1.00 (verified).
Currently studying Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at The University of Queensland.

Interests

  • Reading
  • Creative writing
  • Learning languages
  • Spending time with friends and family
  • Yoga, exercise, and long walks in the beautiful Brisbane weather

Reviews

Olivia has been my tutor for 2 years and has significantly helped me improve not only my grades but my ability to comprehend my learning in English. She is very hard working and strives for the best when tutoring. Olivia has helped me progress over the two years to which I’m now extremely confident in understanding Shakespeare for example which had helped improve and enhance my skills for my External exams. I highly recommend Olivia for anyone who is struggling with English or any other subjects as she has helped me overcome my difficulties of learning in certain aspects and for that I am extremely grateful.
- By Jasmine on 9th December 2022

Olivia is such an amazing tutor and person. Since she started tutoring me, my writing as a whole has improved drastically, before my writing was incoherent and difficult to follow due to my inability to plan, but with Olivia's help, i understood how to effectively plan for an analytical essay, and stick to a structure that improved my cohesion. It wasn't just big things like structure and planning, but little things like signposting, using a variety of words, and varying sentence length for emphasis and variety. Studying Macbeth with her was probably my favourite though, she is so knowledgeable and was able to answer any questions i had. We had plenty of discussions about the story and through that my knowledge of the play greatly expanded to the point where i could identify what occurred in each scene. Our discussions were also very fun and full of laughter, i was always eager for our next session because i knew it would be enjoyable which i previously didn't think possible with english but turns out you just need to find the right person. She never made me feel stupid when i tried to understand what was going on, and i always felt comfortable speaking to her. I will really miss our tutes and wish i had more english assignments because it was so fun to discuss and work on them. I would definitely recommend Olivia as she is not only a great and knowledgeable tutor, but also a very kind and fun person.
- By Josh Viskovich on 8th December 2022

Olivia was my English tutor for 2 years (2020-2021) and has helped me tremendously with all the difficult topics that year 11 and 12 have and puts in the time and effort to make sure you get an improvement in understanding topics and writing quality essays. Before I started tutoring with Olivia I was sitting on a C- as an average grade but after only a couple months of tutoring I managed to achieve an A- in my first year 11 assessment piece all thanks to Olivia. Please consider her if you seriously want to see improvements in your grades.
- By Campbell Hill on 16th November 2021

Awesome person and a fantastic tutor!!! With the help of Olivia, my grades have greatly improved from a C to an A in English. She does this by providing collaborative tutoring to ensure understanding and success within the topic. Additionally, she provides extra resources and is available to answer any questions between sessions through messages. Thank you!
- By Marg P on 16th November 2021

Olivia has been a great tutor all around, she cares about the development and learning of each individual student and has been very supportive during every tute. She has a very nice personality and is easy to talk to about anything, thanks to her, my English grades have improved significantly, even surprising my teacher. I'll definitely recommend her as a tutor for anyone of any level in English or History or other subjects that she is able to help with.
- By Cory Su on 11th November 2021

I have always struggled with English and essays writing since day 1. I would always avoid my English book and study another subject instead however, when it hit grade 12 trying to avoid English wasn’t an option. Olivia changed my outlook and made English a fun and enjoyable subject to study. I began my tutoring experience feeling nervous having no idea or knowledge of the play Macbeth, I was going to sit in 6 weeks time for my English external exam. So, we sat down and went over what I did know and patiently she could answer any questions I had. Furthermore, Olivia is a caring and encouraging person. Her way of teaching was very calming and encouraging which definitely helped me to stay calm and motivated. Olivia is also very flexible which I was extremely thankful for! Just before the day of the exam she made time for me to go and see her. She took the time on her weekends to message me exam questions to write about and would respond instantly to any questions I had. As a whole, I thought I wasn’t going to pass English and after only 6 weeks of tutoring I felt confident because she prepared me for any question to write about. I recommend Olivia to anyone, she is extremely knowledgeable, motivational, fun and a caring person who will adapt to your learning goals and needs.
- By Lillian on 9th November 2021

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Availability

Around Aspley

Travel policy

Please note that I am only available to tutor via Zoom, or from my home in Aspley.