Primary School Tutoring Truganina

RHZ Tutoring is a local, independent centre at 17/47 Apex Drive, Truganina VIC 3029, rated 5.0 on Google from 34 reviews, and Truganina is one of the suburbs we see most. Here is how our primary tutoring works for Truganina families: what happens in a session, when and where it runs, what it costs and how to start.

Primary school tutoring for Truganina families

Primary school tutoring in Truganina is mostly about foundations that were never quite locked in: letter sounds and blending in Prep and Year 1, regrouping in Year 2 and 3, times tables and fractions in Years 3 to 5, comprehension and structured writing in Years 5 and 6. None of these are dramatic on a report card, which tends to say "developing" or "at standard". They become dramatic in Year 7. Our primary tutoring exists to find and fix them while there is still time.

For the early years (Prep to Year 2) every session is one-to-one and hands-on: phonics and blending, hearing the child read a decodable book, forming letters, counting and grouping objects, early addition and subtraction. Home practice is short and daily. We deliberately keep it playful; the aim is a child who is confident by Year 3, when the curriculum starts to move faster.

From Year 3 to Year 6, small groups of three to five at the same level become the main format, from $25 an hour, with one-to-one at $35 for students who need it. Maths moves through multiplicative thinking, fractions, decimals and percentages, measurement and problem solving; English moves through comprehension strategies, spelling patterns, grammar and the two writing genres (persuasive and narrative) that NAPLAN assesses in Years 3 and 5. Year 5 and 6 students preparing for scholarship or selective-entry tests get a longer, more structured run-up with timed practice.

After the bell, most of the students walking into the centre from Truganina come from Truganina P-9 College, Truganina South Primary School, Truganina East Primary School and Garrang Wilam Primary School. Tutors see the same schools' worksheets and tests week after week, so they recognise the sequence a class is on.

You do not need to travel: our centre is on Apex Drive, off Leakes Road, about four minutes from Tarneit station. The centre is about four minutes from Tarneit station, so older students can come by train and walk or be collected. Parking is free and directly outside the centre, which matters at 3:30 pm when you are doing a school pick-up and a tutoring drop-off in the same trip. The centre opens for after-school tutoring from 3:30 pm to 7 pm Monday to Thursday and 3:30 pm to 6 pm on Friday. We find that the 3:30 pm slot is realistic for Truganina students because the school run and the tutoring run are the same trip. If a day does not work, the same session can run online with the same tutor.

Schools our Truganina students come from

Truganina P-9 College
Truganina South Primary School
Truganina East Primary School
Garrang Wilam Primary School
Westbourne Grammar School
Al-Taqwa College

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How it works

Free Skills Check. Start with the free Skills Check: a short online diagnostic, done at home, that shows topic by topic where your child sits against their year level.

Free consultation. A tutor calls you for a free consultation, walks through the result and recommends a plan: 1:1 or small group, in person or online. No card, no lock-in.

Targeted sessions. Your child is matched with a tutor and sessions start, at the Truganina centre or online. After each session you receive a short note on what was covered and what is next.

Pricing

Small-group sessions (three to five students of a similar level) are from $25 an hour. One-to-one sessions are $35 to $45 an hour depending on year level, with VCE at the top of that range. 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 Truganina 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 Truganina families?

At our centre in Truganina at 17/47 Apex Drive, Truganina VIC 3029, or online with the same tutor.

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.