What parents have to say about tutoring from AHeadStart.
"Rachel became more and more confident after each lesson. The one-on-one tutoring helped her to build on the knowledge she had (or didn't have) and apply that to the exam questions."
Rachel’s mother Elizabeth, December 2009
Year 13, Level 3 Chemistry, Physics & Statistics
"Awesome. Thanks Melanie. Ruby got her maths result from last term and got excellence so we are thrilled with Robert and the work they are doing. Thank you."
Ruby’s mother Keryn, May 2014
Year 12, Biology & Mathematics
"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
"No doubt Saphron's ability to comprehend and understand Maths has led to a huge improvement in her School work. She has worked hard in class and both her confidence and understanding have now seen her work improve from a slightly below level student to her now becoming in the top 3% in her class, with a recommendation from her Teacher that she be moved forward going into next year. Maths Speed tests were also a mind block, but these are now completed quickly and accurately. Saphron's report is not due until next week but indications are that Teachers have been very impressed with her progression. We owe a lot of Saphron's improvements to Melanie with her programme certainly having a very positive effect on our child's learning."
Saphron’s father Mark, December 2008
Year 7, Mathematics
“AHeadStart tutoring was great for my son as he did not have the confidence to ask questions in class, whereas with individual tutoring he could go over what he did not understand and gained confidence.
Thanks for your great service which we have recommended to others.”
Harry’s mother Judith, January 2016
Year 11, Science
"Neisha was very pleased with how the lesson went. She has had a great week at school this week and has done very well in two of her science tests. The confidence this has given her already is incredible. Thank you very much."
Neisha’s mother Nicola, July 2014
Year 10, Mathematics & Science
"A very quick note to thank you and Jason for the great experience Campbell had with his first tutoring lesson. He was absolutely delighted with what was covered and the ease in which he grasped concepts previously misunderstood. I have not heard him as animated and enthusiastic as he was when we spoke last night for several years."
Campbell's mother Jill, July 2010
Year 13, Level 3 Mathematics with Calculus
“Jedd is dyslexic and needed assistance with implementing and understanding what he was learning at school.
Jedd's school report was excellent and he achieved "above the standard" results in many of the assessed areas which was impressive for Jedd!”
Jedd’s mother, January 2016
Year 10, English
"Sarah has been wonderful for Nicole and so patient. She has come a long way and has had a good attitude and self-belief which is showing in her work."
Nicole’s mother Alison, October 2013
Year 11 English, Mathematics & Science
"Melanie fitted my daughter in an already packed schedule of hers. She went the extra mile to make sure she understood every concept in calculus. The result of her effective approach was a very confident student. My daughter just went from strength to strength, passed her internal exams, feels confident about success in the end of year exams and is absolutely motivated. Thank you, Melanie!"
Nastassja’s mother Henriette, December 2008
Year 13, Level 3 Calculus
“Thank you very much for the service you provide. Mo has been a great support for Jake when he needed it.”
Jake’s mother Lisa, November 2015
Year 13, Physics
“We would like to thank you and Jackson for the tuition provided over the last 2 years. You have provided a well organised, friendly and cost effective service and Jackson has been amazing with how well he works with Luke.
Regards, Glenda O'Neill”
Luke’s mother Glenda, October 2016
Year 13 Biology, Chemistry & Physics
“Thanks so much for the tuition. His confidence has really improved and he now says he gets it, which is wonderful.”
Ben’s mother Sarah, November 2015
Year 11, Science
“Ben gained confidence in his ability to learn not just the required maths but some more challenging sums and instead of feeling overwhelmed doing any mathematics began to enjoy this subject, the first time in his whole life."
Ben’s mother Nikhola, January 2014
Year 11, Mathematics
“Josh said the time with Jacob was good and that in his next maths class he had he was able to understand it better. So we are both happy thank you. Lynne”
Josh’s mother Lynne, March 2016
Year 11, Mathematics
"Shian was really happy with her tutoring yesterday and said it really helped so this is awesome yay!!"
Shian’s mother Jaimee, April 2015
Year 11, Mathematics
"Thanks once again. Tom found the tutorials from Daniel very helpful. Tom was very impressed with Daniel. He says he was really engaging. Just a fantastic teacher. Wow, really high praise from my son. I think you run a great business.”
Tom’s mother Leanne, December 2014
Year 13, Chemistry & Economics
“We have been very impressed with the tutorial service you are providing. Anna has been wonderful teacher of Physics.”
Emma’s mother Elizabeth, November 2015
Year 13, Physics
“Having a tutor who was very close in age was great, she felt he really understood the topic and was easily able to explain it to her on her level, and that he knew exactly what she needed to do well in the exams.”
Gretchen’s mother Edie, January 2016
Year 13, Physics
"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
“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
"Can I also add my thanks for all your efforts and positive reinforcement for Briar over the past two years. I am just so pleased that Briar has put in the hard yards, maintained her effort even when she thought she was not getting ahead, and enjoyed the success of her efforts. It speaks volumes for your approach to tutoring and I am so pleased that we found you on the web and decided to work with you."
Briar’s mother Cathie, December 2009
Year 13, Level 3 Biology
“[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
"I wanted to let you know that Ruby got fabulous results in her externals thanks to Joe, yourself and your staff. She even got an excellence and 2 merits in accounting and had never achieved more than an achieved until then.
Thanks again for having this awesome business."
Ruby’s mother Keryn, January 2014
Year 11, Accounting & Mathematics
“Melanie has given my daughter more confidence in her own abilities and she is more positive and engaged in her maths. I highly recommend this to anyone who feels their child needs a boost in a subject.”
Emma’s mother Karen, January 2016
Year 11, Mathematics & Science
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