Primary School Tutoring Altona Meadows

Altona Meadows has good primary schools but no secondary college of its own, so students spread out to Laverton, Point Cook, Altona and the Catholic colleges for Years 7 to 12. That spread is one reason we anchor every session to the Victorian Curriculum rather than to one school's worksheets.

Primary school tutoring for Altona Meadows families

The primary schools in Altona Meadows are large, and a large class is exactly where a quiet gap goes unnoticed for a term or two. That is the gap we look for: a Year 4 who still counts on their fingers, a Year 2 who guesses words from the first letter, a Year 6 who writes long pieces with no paragraphs. Our free Skills Check, pitched at the top of the year level, finds it, and our primary tutors are trained to rebuild the foundation with short, frequent practice rather than worksheets.

In Prep to Year 2 we work one-to-one, because the tutor needs to hear the child read and watch them count every session. Reading is systematic phonics, decodable texts and fluency; maths is counting, subitising, place value and the first number facts, taught with counters, cards and games. Sessions are forty-five minutes to an hour with plenty of variety, and the homework is five to ten minutes a night: a decodable reader or a few number facts.

In Years 3 to 6 the focus shifts to fluency and structure: automatic number facts, fractions and decimals, worded problems; and in English, comprehension, spelling and grammar, and how to plan and write a paragraph and then a whole piece. Groups of three to five at the same level are from $25 an hour; one-to-one is $35. NAPLAN in Years 3 and 5 is handled with a few sessions on format on top of the normal work; scholarship and selective-entry preparation in Years 5 and 6 is a separate, longer program.

Altona Meadows students at the centre attend Altona Meadows Primary School, Queen of Peace Primary School, Seabrook Primary School, Laverton P-12 College, Point Cook Senior Secondary College and Mount St Joseph Girls' College. A tutor will always ask for the latest school test or assessment rubric, because that is the fastest way to see how a particular school marks.

From Altona Meadows it is about 15 minutes to 17/47 Apex Drive, Truganina VIC 3029, via Point Cook Road and the Princes Freeway, or Boundary Road. The centre is also about four minutes from Tarneit station, which is the easiest option for secondary students who travel on their own after school. There is free parking right outside 17/47 Apex Drive; most parents drop off, do the shopping at Tarneit or Truganina and come back. After-school sessions at the centre run from 3:30 pm to 7 pm Monday to Thursday and 3:30 pm to 6 pm on Friday. In practice for Altona Meadows families the 4:30 pm and 5 pm slots are the most popular, because the 15-minute drive after a 3:15 pm school finish makes 3:30 pm too tight. Sessions are an hour, and students who arrive early sit in the quiet room and start their homework.

Schools our Altona Meadows students come from

Altona Meadows Primary School
Queen of Peace Primary School
Seabrook Primary School
Laverton P-12 College
Point Cook Senior Secondary College
Mount St Joseph Girls' College

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How it works

Free Skills Check. Your child does the free online Skills Check (10–15 minutes) pitched at the top of their year level. You get a topic-by-topic report the same day.

Free consultation. We call you for a free consultation, go through the result together and suggest a starting point and a format. Nothing is charged until you decide to go ahead.

Targeted sessions. Sessions begin with a matched tutor who already teaches other Altona Meadows students, with a plain-English progress note to you after every session.

Pricing

One-to-one tutoring is $35–$45 an hour depending on the year level; small groups of up to five are from $25 an hour. Plans are monthly, you choose how many sessions a week, and you can cancel any time. The Skills Check and the consultation are free. Online and in-person sessions cost the same.

Frequently asked questions

What age can a child start tutoring?

From Prep. Prep to Year 2 sessions are one-to-one, shorter and hands-on, and are usually about phonics and early number. Most families in Altona Meadows start between Year 3 and Year 5, when a gap becomes visible.

Do you prepare primary students for NAPLAN?

Yes, for Years 3 and 5: we make sure the year's content is secure, spend a few sessions on the test format and on persuasive and narrative writing, and treat the March test as a check rather than a target.

Do you do scholarship and selective-entry preparation?

Yes, for Year 5 and 6 students aiming at independent-school scholarships or the selective-entry test: a three-to-six-month run-up with weekly timed practice in reasoning and writing, and honest feedback on where the child sits.

Where is the primary tutoring held for Altona Meadows families?

At our Truganina centre, 17/47 Apex Drive, Truganina VIC 3029, about 15 minutes from Altona Meadows (via Point Cook Road and the Princes Freeway, or Boundary Road), or online with the same tutor. The centre is four minutes from Tarneit station with free parking outside.

What does it cost?

Small groups of three to five students are from $25 an hour. One-to-one is $35 to $45 an hour depending on year level, with VCE at the top of the range. The Skills Check and the consultation are free, plans are monthly and you can cancel any time.

How do we start?

Your child does the free online Skills Check (10 to 15 minutes, at home). A tutor calls you for a free consultation, goes through the result and recommends a format and a starting point. Nothing is charged until you decide to go ahead.