What parents have to say about tutoring from AHeadStart.
“She has really enjoyed her time with Hamish and felt the best she had ever going into an exam, regardless of the result. That is something for her.”
Sophia’s father Greg, November 2015
Year 11, Science
"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
“Hi Melanie
We really want to say thank you for your professional and friendly service. The tuition has certainly helped Benjamin to achieve better in Physics and Maths. He really does struggle with his learning and we were encouraging him to tackle these tricky subjects to allow him to achieve in these UE subjects.
Please pass onto James that he has been amazing and Benjamin really enjoyed receiving tuition from him. He was very good at encouraging and teaching Ben at Ben's level of understanding.
Many thanks, Sarah”
Ben’s mother Sarah, November 2016
Year 12, Physics
“Hi Melanie,
Thank you so much for sorting us out with such a great tutor. Mitchell is feeling very confident and I know he really rated Jeremy as a tutor - so please pass on our thanks to him.
Kind regards, Amanda Campbell”
Mitchell’s mother Amanda, November 2016
Year 12 Physics
"Thanks for all the time you have spent with Nikki over the past few months. Nikki has so much more confidence now. Thanks for making such a huge difference."
Nikki’s mother Sharon, November 2010
Year 11, Chemistry & Physics
"The feedback which I have received from my student has been extremely positive. He had Jason as a Maths Teacher, and I know that the one on one tution made all the difference to the confidence of my student. I would definitely recommend the agency they are easy to contact and very helpful. He will be using the services of your agency again in 2010. I am the guardian of this young man, and I know that from his comments he is extremely satisfied."
Paht’s guardian Margaret, December 2009
Year 12 Mathematics
“[Alex] had his prize giving this week and got top of Calculus and Dux, so he was pretty happy!”
Alex’s tutor Don, November 2015
Year 13, Level 3 Calculus
"Just thought I would let you and Daniel know, Daniel passed NCEA he got a total of 124 credits out of 124.
He was flunking Algebra at the beginning of the year, Daniel helped him in Algebra and Daniel got a Merit in NCEA!
Some of the sciences Daniel was weak in and he passed all of them with some Merits. The most important Physics with merit which is the science he is doing next year.
As I said the tutoring he had with Daniel made a huge difference and encouraged our Daniel to try and do better."
Daniel’s mother Kerrie, January 2012
Year 11, Level 1 Mathematics & Science
“Amelia was awesome! What a gem. Rosa had a very enjoyable and productive first session with her.
The bio exam went much better than expected and the tutoring helped a lot. Please pass on our thanks to Marwah.”
Rosa’s mother Sara, November 2015
Year 11, Mathematics & Science
"A big thank you to Chloe for her support. She has been amazing. Jennifer has only had nice and positive things to say about Chloe the whole year. Jennifer has enjoyed her sessions with Chloe and has found her style of tutoring so beneficial. Jennifer wouldn't be where she is today without her."
Jennifer’s mother Nicola, November 2012
Year 13, Chemistry
“The tuition was excellent and believe it really helped my son to achieve the best level he could. Dion's results did improve thru the year with tuition. I think he would have struggled without it. I'd like to say thanks!”
Dion’s mother Andrea, January 2016
Year 13, Calculus & Chemistry
“Samuel came away with excellence in both subjects. He may have achieved this by himself in maths, however I believe your tuition in Science made a big difference. This is one of the weaker faculty’s at Kaiapoi and the extra tuition meant all areas of the syllabus were covered."
Samuel’s mother Jasmine, January 2014
Year 11, Mathematics & Science
“Michelle has been a fantastic tutor over the past 2 years. Thank you so very much for your wonderful service. I will highly recommend your company to anyone I come across that is looking for tutoring.”
Olivia’s mother Allison, May 2015
Year 11, Mathematics
“Hi Melanie
Sorry for late response but in relation to Friday’s session the feedback I received from Braxton was really good. He said it was a really good session with Zak and he understands what they were working on sooooo much better so please can you pass on my thanks to Zak.
Kind Regards, Donna.”
Braxton’s mother Donna, May 2016
Year 11, Accounting
“Both got a lot out of their tuition, so thank you very much for being able to organise it at such short notice. Hopefully it shows in their exam results! At least they felt more confident going into their exams.
Cheers, Tracey”
Natalie’s and Kimberley’s mother Tracey, December 2016
Year 11 & Year 13, English
"Melanie was wonderful in her availability to cater for Danielle at short notice. Danielle was very certain that she was going to do poorly in her Physics exam prior to her lessons with Melanie. Melanie provided a method of formulas that would help Danielle answer questions. Melanie explained the subject in a way that suited Danielle. Danielle was very happy in the end."
Danielle's mother Lisa, December 2009
Year 12, Level 2 Physics
“River said he found the Stats tutoring extremely helpful. He was really buoyed when he got home. He's looking forward to the next five sessions.”
River’s mother Yvonne, September 2015
Year 13, Statistics
“Callum has found his sessions very helpful and we are grateful to have been able to get this organized at such a late stage of the year so - a big thank you to you! We have found your service great."
Callum’s mother Sara, November 2013
Year 13 Calculus & Physics
“AHeadStart provide friendly, helpful tutors who are well organized and passionate about the subjects they teach. They are quite flexible with times, and the thing that suited us the best is that they come to your home. The tuition they provided for our son was invaluable. Definitely value for money.”
Matthew’s mother Cate, January 2014
Year 11, Geography, Mathematics & Science
"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
“I would highly recommend AHeadStart for students undertaking NCEA. It has been especially helpful for helping our children to understand how NCEA works and to manage and prepare for the external exams."
Holly’s & Bernadette's mother Mary, January 2014
Year 11 & Year 12, Chemistry, Mathematics & Science
“Hi Melanie
Thanks for your follow up. Ferg was very happy with his tutorial. In fact he discussed it all the way home in the car. Then I was allowed to read what he had done, and look at the work he had done at school. (A first!!)
He knows he’s got the ideas, just getting them underway is his challenge (and then of course the proofreading, tenses etc.) But as I have tried explaining to him a hundred times, that can all be done at a different time
The big thing is he is motivated, so really wants to do well. So, yes, I would say the first tutorial was a success. He was happy with Brooke and how she related to/helped him
Cheers Paula.”
Fergus’ mother Paula, June 2016
Year 11, English & Mathematics
“Hi Melanie,
Waitaha came home really positive about his first session with Jonathan, he said he was very good and it helped his understanding of the maths they covered today.
Thanks again, Sharon.”
Waitaha’s mother Sharon, June 2016
Year 11, Mathematics
“Thanks so much for accommodating William this term. Daniel has been wonderful and I would recommend him to anyone. He has been professional in every way, always on time, never missed a tutorial. His manner and demeanour where encouraging and firm. I feel William has benefited immensely and look forward to his NCEA L1 result. Thanks, we will be in touch next year."
William’s father Kevin, November 2013
Year 11, Mathematics
“Sean has been outstanding, as always, and Tom has had fantastic marks this year, graduating middle school with a Distinction, Sean has been instrumental in this. He has also been wonderful with Ethan, who can be a challenging boy at times!
I hope you have a lovely Christmas, and thank you to you and Sean for all your support this year.
Best wishes, Jo”
Ethan’s and Tom’s mother Jo, December 2016
Year 6 & Year 10, Mathematics & Science
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