What parents have to say about tutoring from AHeadStart.
“Ben was nervous initially. Afterwards he said it was really good and he felt relieved and a little bit excited that he finally understood it.”
Ben’s mother Sarah, October 2015
Year 11, Science
“I have nothing but praise for the way this business is run. From the first contact (with Melanie I think) she was friendly, helpful and informative.
The tutor was excellent. My son kept going back which is a start! Plus his exam results were great.
I am very happy and would definitely recommend to family/friends as a positive, friendly and stress free experience. Some businesses are in your face with email/phone contact to introduce you to more of their opportunities but I found AHeadStart had none of that. With our busy lives these days it's annoying having lots of emails or phone calls etc, this was not the case at all.
Thank you to Melanie and her team at AHeadStart.
All the best and regards
Chris Peckham.”
Blake’s mother Chris, January 2016
Year 13, 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
"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
“Sean is really remarkable, Tom’s confidence is growing in leaps and bounds and he is loving learning. I am so pleased I found your organisation :)”
Tom’s mother Jo, May 2015
Year 9, Mathematics & Science
“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
"Thanks heaps for all the great work you have done with Bryony over the last 3 years. She has really enjoyed working with you, and you can certainly take credit for her results so far. I think you have a great way of relating to her, and getting the best from her in a non-threatening way. I wish you well for the future."
Bryony’s mother Paula, December 2012
Year 13, Level 3 Chemistry, Physics & Statistics
“A few years ago we tried Kip McGrath. AHeadStart leaves Kip McGrath for dead.”
Sarah’s mother Linda, January 2016
Year 10, Mathematics
“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
"Olivia is happy with her English tutorials and very happy with her “merit” Speech internal result, as she has usually had “achieved” for speeches before now."
Olivia’s mother Sue, May 2015
Year 11, Level 1 English
"We want to thank and acknowledge Ella's tutor Aimee, as she has been amazing while working with Ella and really helped her.
Thanks for all your help."
Ella's parents Regan and Emma, November 2025
Year 11 Mathematics & Science
"Just by having 4 or 5 one to one sessions with Melanie, Jack's confidence and understanding of the subject was increased enormously. Jack has said he felt confident with his answers but would not have if he hadn't had the tuition. Thank you Melanie."
Jack’s mother Karen, December 2009
Year 11 Biology, Chemistry & Physics
“The tuition helped immensely, prior to tuition, Edie felt like physics was a foreign language and she was not capable of understanding it. Her tutor made her see how easy it was and gave her loads of confidence because he knew exactly what she needed to learn to get good results in her exams.”
Gretchen’s mother Edie, January 2016
Year 13, Physics
“Just wanted to let you know how much we have appreciated having Max as Hunter's tutor. He has been flexible and reliable and a great fit for Hunter's learning style. We wish you both well for the future."
Hunter’s mother Julie, December 2015
Year 13, Level 3 Calculus & Chemistry
“The tuition helped Ellen pass all the Chemistry Papers at Level 3 that she sat. She learnt to understand the chemistry concepts that were proving difficult for her. [She enjoyed the] one on one time to fully understand the chemistry that she wasn't grasping in a full classroom situation and the opportunity to have her questions answered in a manner that she understood. She improved her results from the mock exams until the final exams.”
Ellen’s mother, January 2016
Year 13, Chemistry
"Felicity is loving her tutor lessons and getting alot from the sessions.
We would love to continue next year when school is back."
Felicity's parents Antoinette and Mike, November 2024
Year 10, English & Mathematics
“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
"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
“We are extremely grateful to Melanie for all of the help she gave our daughter. We believe she would not have achieved her excellent results without Melanie's great tutoring.”
Skye’s mother Susanne, January 2014
Year 13, Biology & Calculus
“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
"Neil would not be able to answer the exams because he was doing the subject on his own and was far behind. Melanie came in and worked consistently and got him motivated to not only do his work but to do it well."
Neil’s mother Sarah, December 2009
Year 11, Level 2 Mathematics
“Thoroughly professional company, really fantastic tuition and we would very highly recommend AHeadStart. The best thing was that my daughter gained confidence in physics and seriously reduced her anxiety levels, which was a huge plus in a stressful Year 13.
We're glad that we found your company, we thought you were fantastic!”
Gretchen’s mother Edie, January 2016
Year 13, Physics
"If you can pass on our thanks to Blake. He was a really great teacher to Jamy so yes, she is feeling not that stressed out about the upcoming exams."
Jamy’s mother Yolande, October 2013
Year 11, English
"Henry seems to be enjoying meeting up with Cameron and think that the match is a pretty good fit. I like the looks of the spreadsheets they are doing, especially the "changing modifiers" one, as this is what Henry tends to do in his writing (and his speech when he is describing an event/experience). Cameron said "it's all there, he just needs to slow down" which is exactly what his teachers are saying, so Cameron is working on some techniques to help him slow down and produce better quality work."
Henry’s mother Maree, August 2015
Year 5, English
"Hi Chloe just thought I’d let you know Charlotte got 90% in her maths exam - top in the class! Thank you for all your help."
Charlotte’s mother Mel, November 2012
Year 9, English & Mathematics
Contact Melanie at AHeadStart for your free consultation and take the first step.
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