Tutoring questions, answered

Yes. The first assessment is a free, no-obligation diagnostic — we match the right tutor and show you exactly where the student stands before you commit to anything.

Request a free assessment through the site or contact form, tell us the subject, year level and goal, and we'll match a subject-specialist tutor and confirm a time. There's no program to enrol in and no minimum commitment.

Both. In-person tutoring is available across Melbourne, and online tutoring is available anywhere in Victoria on our platform with a shared whiteboard — the same practice tools and weekly progress reporting either way.

Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics (Units 1–4), plus Further Maths and Biology with selected tutors. We focus on VCE Maths and Science specifically, which is how we keep quality high.

All tutors hold a valid Working With Children Check and are vetted for both subject mastery and the ability to explain it clearly. Many are high-achieving recent VCE graduates or university students in related fields.

We match on the exact subject, not just "maths" or "science" — a tutor who has excelled in your child's specific subject and level. The free assessment is where we confirm the fit and the two or three topics costing the most marks.

Every student uses our purpose-built VCE platform between sessions. It gives VCAA-style practice, marks handwritten working step-by-step, and tracks weak topics — so the tutor's hour is spent on exactly what's costing marks, and parents see progress every week.

Students work through VCAA-aligned practice on the platform and photograph their handwritten working, which is marked step-by-step. By the next session the tutor already knows which topics held up and which didn't, so no session is spent figuring out where the gap is.

Yes. Parents get a weekly note on what was covered and which topics are improving, plus the practice data behind it — so progress is visible before results week instead of assumed.

EquateIt charges $70/hr in-person across Melbourne and $60/hr online across Victoria for VCE tutoring — no lock-in contract, and a free first assessment. Private one-on-one VCE tutoring in Melbourne generally runs $70–$120/hr, so we sit at the accessible end for subject-specialist tutoring.

You're billed per session or per term with no lock-in contract, and we always confirm the rate before you commit. Pay-as-you-go means you can change frequency or pause whenever you need to.

Yes — most students start with one subject. There's no program to enrol in and no minimum commitment; you can add subjects or change frequency whenever you need to.