Tutoring for Derrimut Primary School Students

RHZ Tutoring is an independent tutoring centre at 17/47 Apex Drive, Truganina VIC 3029 that tutors students from Derrimut Primary School alongside students from the other schools in Derrimut and Deer Park. RHZ Tutoring is not affiliated with Derrimut Primary School in any way; we mention the school because its students come to us, and this page explains what we do for them.

Year levels at Derrimut Primary School and what matters in each

Derrimut Primary School covers Prep to Year 6, so a family at the school may be looking for help at any point in that span; the sections below are arranged by year level so you can find yours.

Prep and Year 1: phonics, early reading and early number, where a small gap is easiest to fix and most often missed in a big class.
NAPLAN in March for Year 3 and Year 5: we secure the year's content and spend a few sessions on the format and the writing genres rather than drilling past papers.
Years 5 and 6: independent-school scholarship tests and the move to secondary school, which assumes fluent number facts, fractions and structured writing.
The move to a secondary school after Year 6: the term where primary gaps in fractions, place value and paragraph writing show up first.

Subjects we tutor for Derrimut Primary School students

Every subject below is taught to the Victorian Curriculum or the VCE study design by a tutor matched to the year level, one-to-one or in a small group of three to five, at our Truganina centre or online. The free Skills Check decides where we start.

How RHZ works alongside Derrimut Primary School

We work alongside the school's program, not against it. The school sets the sequence of topics, the texts and the assessments; our tutor follows that sequence so tutoring reinforces class, and uses the free Skills Check to find the earlier skill that is holding a student back, which is usually the thing the class does not have time to revisit. When a student at Derrimut Primary School brings the latest school test to a session, the tutor marks the way the school marked and plans from the errors.

We are independent of Derrimut Primary School and of every other school. We do not have access to the school's internal materials, we do not speak for its teachers, and we make no claims about its results. What we have is experience: our tutors have taught many students from Derrimut schools and recognise the pace and assessment style, and every tutor is local and holds a valid Working with Children Check.

Getting from Derrimut Primary School to the centre

Getting here from Derrimut: about 12 minutes by car, straight along Boundary Road. Secondary students often come by train (the centre is four minutes from Tarneit station); primary students are usually dropped off after school pick-up, and parking outside is free.

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 families at Derrimut Primary School the 4:30 pm and 5 pm slots are the most popular, because the 12-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.

Pricing for Derrimut Primary School students

Pricing is the same for every school: from $25 an hour in a small group of three to five at the same level, and $35 to $45 an hour one-to-one by year level. The free Skills Check and the free consultation come first, plans are monthly, and there is no lock-in. Online and in-person sessions cost the same.

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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.

Free practice quizzes for Derrimut Primary School students

Short, instantly marked quizzes built from the same curriculum-aligned question banks as the Skills Check, for the year levels the school covers.

Prep maths quiz Prep English quiz Prep science quiz Year 1 maths quiz Year 1 English quiz Year 1 science quiz Year 2 maths quiz Year 2 English quiz Year 2 science quiz Year 3 maths quiz Year 3 English quiz Year 3 science quiz NAPLAN Numeracy Year 3 quiz NAPLAN Reading and Language Year 3 quiz Year 4 maths quiz Year 4 English quiz

Frequently asked questions

Is RHZ Tutoring connected to Derrimut Primary School?

No. RHZ Tutoring is not affiliated with Derrimut Primary School and has no arrangement with it. We are an independent tutoring centre in Truganina; students from the school come to us privately, and we teach to the Victorian Curriculum and the VCE study designs rather than to any one school's program.

Which year levels from Derrimut Primary School do you tutor?

The school's name indicates Prep to Year 6, and we tutor every year from Prep to Year 12, so any student at the school can be matched with a tutor for their level.

Do you follow the school's worksheets and tests?

We plan from the Victorian Curriculum, which the school also plans from, and within that we follow the free Skills Check result. We ask you to bring the latest school test or assessment rubric to the first session, because it shows how the school assesses; the tutor works on the school's set text or topic where one exists.

How do students get from Derrimut Primary School to the centre?

The centre is at 17/47 Apex Drive, Truganina VIC 3029, about 12 minutes from Derrimut by car (straight along Boundary Road), or four minutes from Tarneit station by train. Free parking outside.

What time are after-school sessions?

From 3:30 pm to 7 pm Monday to Thursday and 3:30 pm to 6 pm on Friday, in one-hour blocks. Students from Derrimut Primary School usually take a 4:30 pm or 5 pm slot to allow for the drive. Any session can also run online with the same tutor.

What does it cost, and how do we start?

Small groups of three to five at the same level are from $25 an hour; one-to-one is $35 to $45 an hour by year level. Start with the free online Skills Check (10 to 15 minutes); a tutor then calls you for a free consultation and recommends a plan. Monthly plans, no lock-in.

RHZ Tutoring is not affiliated with Derrimut Primary School. School names are used to describe where our students come from; we make no claims about the school's results, rankings or programs.