Boost your confidence and maximise your
Year 9 Science
grades with an expert one-on-one tutor in
Toorak
Our Year 9 Science tutors focus on helping students achieve key outcomes, such as understanding how body systems respond to stimuli, analyzing the carbon cycle, and explaining energy conservation. We guide students in exploring atomic structures, conducting investigations, and using scientific models to describe phenomena like energy transfer and chemical reactions. Our goal is to support students in developing critical thinking skills and effectively communicating their findings, ensuring they can connect scientific knowledge to real-world applications.
Biological Sciences:
Students explore how body systems coordinate responses to external stimuli and how reproductive processes support species survival. Our tutors guide them in understanding the role of feedback mechanisms in maintaining homeostasis, using models and diagrams to illustrate complex biological interactions.
Earth and Space Sciences:
Students study the interactions between Earth’s spheres, focusing on processes like the carbon cycle and the role of photosynthesis, respiration, and combustion. Our tutors support them in analyzing the impact of human activities on the carbon cycle, helping students understand the broader implications for climate and ecosystems.
Physical Sciences:
Students use wave and particle models to explain energy transfer through different mediums and analyze the conservation of energy in simple systems. Our tutors guide them in applying these models to real-world phenomena like sound waves, heat transfer, and electromagnetic radiation.
Chemical Sciences:
Students learn about atomic structure, the nature of isotopes, and radioactive decay. They explore chemical reactions, including the rearrangement of atoms, and use equations to model these processes. Our tutors help them understand the principles of chemical change and the law of conservation of mass, building a solid foundation in chemistry.
Science as a Human Endeavour:
Students analyze how scientific knowledge evolves through peer review and the impact of new technologies. Our tutors provide examples of how scientific discoveries have led to technological advances and how societal needs influence scientific research, encouraging students to think critically about the role of science in modern life.
Science Inquiry:
Our tutors encourage students to develop investigable questions, design fair tests, and collect precise data. They guide students in constructing graphs, analyzing patterns, and evaluating the reliability of their methods, ensuring they can draw well-supported conclusions from their experiments.
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Absolutely! Students are able to choose online or in-person tutoring. We serve our customers in what ever way best works for them.
To start tutoring with Apex, please fill out this form. One of our Operations Managers will receive and process it. They will get all the necessary details from you and then begin the process of finding the perfect tutor for you.
Tutoring can happen anywhere based on your individual needs. We have tutors that can travel to your home or a nearby meeting spot. Alternatively, if you prefer or if we have no tutors in the area, we can arrange online tutoring. All tutors are trained to use online tools to maintain tutoring quality.
Currently, we are providing in-person tutoring services in Melbourne and Sydney. Additionally, we have online tutoring offerred for students in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
We recommend that tutoring occurs once a week. This allows the tutor and the student to get to know each other well and form a bond. However, the frequency of tutoring is completely up to you. If you would prefer to have multiple sessions a week or just need a tutor once a month, that can also be arranged.
Private tutoring is extremely effective for all types of students. The major benefit of private tutoring is the personalised, one-on-one support. Often in schools, a teacher has to teach 20+ students at once, as a result, if you miss something or fall behind it can be tough to catch up. With a private tutor, students can learn at their own pace, take time to explore new topics and ask as many questions as they want.
Whether you are a top achiever striving for the best marks or a student who is just looking to keep up, private tutoring with Apex Tuition Australia provides an intimate learning environment that builds confidence, promotes curiosity and improves grades.
At Apex Tuition Australia, the cost of tutoring depends on the student's age and preference of location. There are four different prices:
Further, if you want to purchase a package of lessons, we can give you a discount! For full details, please check out our pricing page.
Most of our tutors are recently graduated high school students who finished in the top 3% of their subjects with a median ATAR of 99.00. Many of them have gone on to further study the subjects they tutor at university. All our tutors are passionate educators and pride themselves on their knowledge in their chosen subjects. To become a tutor with Apex, all tutors go through a rigorous application and interview process as well supply us with a valid Working With Children's Check.
Moreover, we also have tutors as part of our team who are qualified teachers or in the process of becoming a qualified teacher.
Before you begin tutoring, you will be asked to do two things:
If you do not want to set up a direct debit, please alert us and our Finance team will provide alternative payment options.
Stopping tutoring is super easy. There are no lock-in contracts or extra fees so you can stop whenever you would like. If you do decide to stop, please let us know so that we can update our records.
Of course! Sometimes, the learning styles or the personalities of the tutor and the student do not match. In these instances, we will find you a replacement tutor right away.
Yes, all of our tutors are familiar with the current curriculum. We recognise how important it is that your tutor is an expert in the curriculum they are teaching.
Each curriculum in Australia is slightly different and has its own nuances that are important for the tutor to know. We will always endeavour to match you with a tutor who is intimately familiar with the curriculum your child is completing.
At the moment, we have tutors who have completed the VCE, HSC, QCE, SACE, WACE and IB.
For younger year levels, we will endeavour to find a tutor who has completed the same course but this is less vital.
Finding the right private tutor involves understanding your educational needs and selecting a tutor with the appropriate expertise. Apex Tuition simplifies this process by offering a range of qualified tutors to match your requirements.
At Apex Tuition Australia, we offer a first session satisfaction guarantee! This means if you are not happy with your first session, we will give you a 100% refund and find you another tutor. For full details on the first sessions satisfaction guarantee, you can read out terms and conditions here.
With 200+ tutors achieving an average ATAR of 99.00,
our tutors know exactly what it takes to succeed!