High School Tutoring Point Cook

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

High school tutoring for Point Cook families

High school tutoring in Point Cook starts, more often than not, with the Year 7 transition. The move from one primary teacher to seven secondary teachers, faster topics and independent assessment exposes any primary gap within a term. Our Year 7 and 8 work is mostly rebuilding fractions, place value and negative numbers in maths, and teaching analytical rather than retelling paragraphs in English, while keeping pace with the class.

Junior secondary sessions (Years 7 to 10) cover maths, English and science in the order the school teaches them, with the tutor backfilling primary skills as needed. By Year 10 the maths sessions are explicitly preparing for Methods or General and the English sessions are writing full text responses and argument analyses, so that Unit 1 in Year 11 is not a shock. Year 10 students can also start the VCE 2027 Head Start in Term 4.

For VCE (Years 11 and 12) each subject is taught by a tutor who knows that study design. Sessions are exam-focused from the start: SAC-style questions two to three weeks before each SAC, past VCAA papers from mid-year, bound-reference building across the year for the maths subjects, and a timed essay every week for English. We are honest with students about the marks they are leaving on the table and how to recover them, and the progress note after each session says so.

Students from Point Cook Senior Secondary College, Alamanda K-9 College, Saltwater P-9 College, Carranballac P-9 College and Point Cook P-9 College make up most of our Point Cook after-school intake. We are independent of all of them; we simply know what they teach and when they test.

From Point Cook it is about 15 minutes to 17/47 Apex Drive, Truganina VIC 3029, via Palmers Road and Sayers Road, or the Princes Freeway to Forsyth 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 at the door on Apex Drive, so pick-up and drop-off take a minute, not a lap of a shopping centre car park. Our after-school window is 3:30 pm to 7 pm Monday to Thursday and 3:30 pm to 6 pm on Friday, in one-hour sessions. As a rule for Point Cook 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. The last session of the day starts at 6 pm (5 pm on Fridays).

Schools our Point Cook students come from

Point Cook Senior Secondary College
Alamanda K-9 College
Saltwater P-9 College
Carranballac P-9 College
Point Cook P-9 College
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School

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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

Which subjects do you tutor for high school?

Maths, English and science for Years 7 to 10, and Mathematical Methods, General Maths, Specialist Maths, English, Chemistry, Physics and Biology for VCE.

My child is in Year 7 and struggling with the transition. Can you help?

Yes; it is the most common reason Point Cook families first contact us. We usually find one or two primary gaps in maths and an unfamiliarity with analytical writing in English, both of which respond quickly to targeted work.

How early should VCE preparation start?

Term 4 of Year 10 is the sweet spot, which is when our VCE 2027 Head Start runs: a free VCE Skills Check, free consultation and first session free, then a Unit 1 and 2 head start through Term 4 and January.

Where is the high school tutoring held for Point Cook families?

At our Truganina centre, 17/47 Apex Drive, Truganina VIC 3029, about 15 minutes from Point Cook (via Palmers Road and Sayers Road, or the Princes Freeway to Forsyth 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.