Tutoring Centre Manor Lakes

Manor Lakes is one of the newest estates in Wyndham, built around Manor Lakes P-12 College, which is one of the largest schools in the state. With that many students in a single school, families often tell us their child is doing fine on the report but they are not sure what that means. A twenty-minute drive is doable, but many Manor Lakes families take the online option and keep the drive for exam-time revision days.

Tutoring centre near me for Manor Lakes families

This page is for Manor Lakes 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.

The drive from Manor Lakes (3024) to our centre at 17/47 Apex Drive, Truganina VIC 3029 takes about 20 minutes, via Ballan Road and Leakes 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 Manor Lakes 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.

Manor Lakes students at the centre attend Manor Lakes P-12 College, Lollypop Creek Primary School, Wyndham Vale Primary School, Iramoo Primary School and Wyndham Central 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 Manor Lakes and the suburbs around it.

Schools our Manor Lakes students come from

Manor Lakes P-12 College
Lollypop Creek Primary School
Wyndham Vale Primary School
Iramoo Primary School
Wyndham Central 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 Manor Lakes 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 Manor Lakes it is about 20 minutes by car, via Ballan Road and Leakes 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 Manor Lakes families?

At our Truganina centre, 17/47 Apex Drive, Truganina VIC 3029, about 20 minutes from Manor Lakes (via Ballan Road and Leakes 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.