Tutoring Centre 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.

Tutoring centre near me for Altona Meadows families

This page is for Altona Meadows parents who want to know what our centre is, where it is, and what happens inside it. The short version: one centre at 17/47 Apex Drive, Truganina VIC 3029 (four minutes from Tarneit station, free parking), local tutors with WWCC, maths, English, science, NAPLAN, selective-entry and scholarship, and the main VCE subjects, taught one-to-one or in groups of three to five, with the same sessions available online.

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.

The centre is laid out for the way we teach: small tables for a tutor and three to five students, a couple of one-to-one desks, and a quiet room where early arrivals start homework. Term-time sessions run 3:30 pm to 7 pm Monday to Thursday and 3:30 pm to 6 pm on Friday; in the school holidays we open in the morning as well. Parents are welcome to wait, but most Altona Meadows families drop off and come back, because the session is exactly an hour.

What makes a centre worth the drive is what happens in the hour, and ours has a fixed shape: a free Skills Check before the first session so the tutor starts where your child actually is; sessions that begin with retrieval practice, spend the middle on teaching with the tutor watching the student work, and end with a short independent check; a progress note to you after every session; and small, specific homework. Pricing is from $25 an hour for small groups and $35 to $45 for one-to-one, monthly and cancellable.

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. Rated 5.0 on Google from 34 reviews, mostly from families in Altona Meadows and the suburbs around it.

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

Where exactly is the centre?

17/47 Apex Drive, Truganina VIC 3029, off Leakes Road, about four minutes from Tarneit station. Free parking outside. From Altona Meadows it is about 15 minutes by car, via Point Cook Road and the Princes Freeway, or Boundary Road.

What are the centre's opening hours?

Term time: after-school sessions from 3:30 pm to 7 pm Monday to Thursday and 3:30 pm to 6 pm on Friday, with the office open from 8 am on weekdays. School holidays: morning and early-afternoon sessions as well. Online sessions can be scheduled outside these hours.

Is there somewhere for a student to wait or do homework?

Yes. A quiet room is available for students who arrive early or want to finish homework after the session, and parents are welcome in the waiting area.

Where is the tutoring centre 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.