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“I felt the help Anna received was invaluable and has made a positive contribution to her general development in both maturity , conscious application of concepts grasped and reflective appraisal of own work. Extremely rewarding to see and of immense worth to Anna and her self-esteem.”
Anna’s mother, January 2016
Year 12, Biology & Mathematics
"Stewart was able to teach Michaela the subject content that by breaking it down to a level she was able to understand it, where the school teachers didn’t have time."
Michaela’s mother Sandra, December 2009
Year 11, Level 1 Mathematics & Science
“Thanks Melanie. Jack found Liam incredibly helpful. He got an excellence for the last internal so fingers crossed today. Jack also said his physics exam went well.”
Jack’s mother Tracey, November 2015
Year 12, Chemistry & Physics
"Kathleen went from 'giving up' to 'give it a go'. She was amazed and relieved to find she could understand the work."
Kathleen’s father John, December 2009
Year 13, Level 3 Physics
"John was very easy for her to understand and discuss problems with. Always prompt and loved the fact he came to our house."
Hannah’s mother Irene, December 2009
Year 12, Level 2 Physics
“Jake had a very positive opinion of his first tutorial. He did say that he liked the way Hayden explained things and they seemed to have a good rapport.
Thank you very much for your assistance and we are very confident that this arrangement will be very beneficial for Jake.”
Jacob’s mother Adele, April 2016
Year 13, Calculus & Physics
“AHeadStart definitely provides a more professional and comprehensive service [than other tuition].”
Emmerson’s mother Tracey, January 2016
Year 13, Biology & Chemistry
“The day I spoke to Melanie and set up tutoring for my daughter for Maths and English was the best decision we had made. Even though going through a tutoring service costs, it truly was worth every cent we paid.
We saw our daughter go from struggling and frustrated to confidently understanding what she was doing which in return achieved her passing Level 1 and Level 2 with absolute ease. Not only did she pass with more than enough credits she passed English both years with a Merit Endorsement.
Our aim was for our daughter to pass and achieve marks that she would be proud of and with the help of the amazing tutors that she had she accomplished all that she wanted to. Thank you AHeadStart for all of the services you offer, I would highly recommend this service to anyone!!”
Mikayla’s mother Leeann, January 2016
Year 12, English & Mathematics
"Hamish did much better than we expected with his Economics exam.
All indications from parent interview/school reports were that Hamish was struggling. So, I suspect these results are a result of the excellent work Alexandria has been doing with Hamish. Please thank her. She has a lovely personable manner as well."
Hamish's mother Fiona, August 2025
Year 12 Economics
“Thanks to you and Sean for the very comprehensive report- we are so pleased with his progress. George really likes Sean and responds well to his style of teaching.
George said to me yesterday that he now enjoys maths which is great and a big change from before beginning Sean's tutorials.”
George’s mother Justine, July 2015
Year 7, Mathematics
"Thank you so much for sending the report.
We’ve shared it with Sota’s parents in Japan as well.
It really gives a clear picture of how he’s been working on his tasks each time.
Sota often tells us how great Isabella is as a tutor.
We really appreciate her patience and the way she supports him.
We truly feel that Sota’s progress so far is thanks to her help.
He was also able to achieve in the recent NCEA internal exam.
As he now starts preparing for the external exams, we’d really appreciate your continued support in helping him work on his weaker areas.
Thank you."
Sota's guardian Mari, June 2025
Year 13 Biology
“We are really thrilled with the progress Jack is continuing to make and Anna's enthusiasm for Jack’s learning. We are keen to continue long term.”
Jack’s mother Janet, August 2015
Year 7, Mathematics
"Just wanted to say a big thank you to Laura for all her help with Ashleigh. She has finished all her English assignments and achieved with Merit. Ashleigh is thrilled as she was convinced she would fail English this year."
Ashleigh’s mother Jacqui, September 2013
Year 12 English
“Liyana love[s] working with Amelia. Amelia helps my daughter to understand better what she need to know. We appreciate it.”
Liyana’s father Hasan, November 2015
Year 11, Science
“Jake gained a better understanding of the physics subjects he concentrated on and it supported him to a merit grade in a standard he was not sure he would pass!”
Jake’s mother, January 2016
Year 13, Physics
“Had found Kip McGrath OK when children were younger, but not the specialists available for years 12 and 13 in science.”
Tom’s mother Josie, June 2015
Year 12, Mathematics & Physics
“Hi Melanie. Just to let you know it went really well with Josh earlier this evening. Both Molly and Pippa said he knew what he was talking about (unlike their teacher!!0 and was really helpful.”
Molly’s mother Pip, September 2014
Year 12, Mathematics
“Hi Melanie,
Thank you for the progress report for our daughter Helena.
Connor is doing the most fantastic job as her tutor!
Helena has gone from failing in Chemistry to passing with Merit, and it is all down to Connor!
Last week Helena was given a letter of recognition from her school, that was awarded by her teachers, for outstanding effort in English, Mathematics with Statistics........and in Chemistry!!!!!!
We have recommended' A Head Start' to a number of parents that are looking for help with their teenagers.
The true miracle is that Helena, having grown in confidence, has decided to continue with Chemistry in Yr 13 !
Thank you, once again, for employing Connor as a tutor at 'AHeadStart'.
Kind Regards, Rachel”
Helena’s mother Rachel, October 2016
Year 12, Chemistry
“George did super well at his prize giving with a maths excellence certificate and overall award for science and we know a lot of that was thanks to Sean :)
Thanks, Justine.”
George’s mother Justine, January 2017
Year 8, Mathematics & Science
"Thank you so much for all your help with Luke & Bex over the past years. We really appreciate all the time and effort you have put into teaching them, you were a God send, honestly!"
Luke’s & Bex’s parents Peter & Nancy, November 2014
Year 13, Biology, Chemistry & Statistics
"Overview an excellent relaxed approach which should boost any student's learning. Thankyou for coming to our house and discussing this material with her ... see you next year. "
Amuri’s mother Jenny, December 2009
Year 12, Level 2 Physics
"Thanks so much for the input you guys had in getting Ben more prepared for his exams. He is adamant that it helped so fingers crossed for January exam result time!!!!"
Ben’s mother Seanne, December 2014
Year 13, Calculus & Chemistry
“Zac was very helpful with the graphs which was an area Ashleigh has been struggling with in Economics. Hopefully with Zac's support she will be able to successfully pass her second sitting of her economics internal open book exam before the end of the term.”
Ashleigh’s father Karl, June 2016
Year 12, Economics
“Hi Melanie
Harry said the tutorial with Hayden was really really good. He said Hayden is was clear and kept moving (didn't waste time on stuff Harry knew) but made sure he understood before moving on.
Thanks so much Melanie - I felt the stress draining away after Harry told me the above about Hayden. It makes such a huge difference when I can be confident Harry has such great help to pass his exams. I am so impressed with how you run AHeadStart, so organised and on to it. I hope you are getting lots of students - I certainly have told quite a few people now.
Thanks and kind regards
Judith.”
Harry’s mother Judith, May 2016
Year 12, Chemistry & Physics
“Emma said her tutorial with Jackson was fantastic yesterday. Being dyslexic and a very visual learner his style of teaching really suited her. She came home feeling really positive.”
Emma’s mother Catriona, September 2015
Year 12, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics
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