FAQs
The rate is $89 per hour and $69 for 45 minutes for one-to-one and $57.50 per person per hour for a pair or group of three. All prices include GST.
Students are welcome to book one or several lessons as a "one-off" or can have a lesson (or several lessons) each week and pay weekly. Weekly payments can be stopped at any time. "One-off" lessons may be scheduled subject to availability. However, the schedule is very busy so the best way to guarantee a space is to book a weekly lesson for the year.
A regular time is of course easier for both the students and the tutor, but if a student needs a different time for one week, needs a different time for several weeks or needs to change to a different regular time, our best efforts will be made to accommodate this, subject to availability.
You can either substitute your regular maths lesson for chemistry this week, do half chemistry and half maths this week, or buy an extra lesson as a one-off. Students are very welcome to ask a science question at any time during a maths lesson (or the other way around).
Yes. 10 % discount on the hourly rate is applied when a block of 10 lessons to be used in 10 weeks is paid upfront.
Yes. If paying weekly, 5 % discount is applied to any weeks when 2 or more hours of lessons were used. If paying in bulk, 15 % discount is applied when payment is made upfront for 10 lessons to be used in 5 weeks.
If a lesson is cancelled by the student or parent within 24 hours of the scheduled lesson time , payment will be taken.
If more than 24 hours' notice of cancelation is provided, the lesson can be rescheduled, subject to availability.
If the student is sick but is well enough to do the lesson via Zoom, the lesson will be done online.
Partly. Full price payment will be taken for the lessons that have been used and the difference will be refunded. You will have paid the full-price rate for the lessons the student has received.
I usually teach NCEA (or equivalent) material but every year I take a small number of year 9 and 10 students who are looking for extension work.
If you are the same year, same ability and doing the same subject, then yes! I will also check that parents of both students agree.
Yes, I have been providing online lessons since 2018, usually to students who have moved away from Wanaka and wish to continue with tutoring. Online lessons are also available if a student is sick, cannot organise transport to tutoring, is temporarily away from Wanaka, and so on. Any student is welcome to have an online lesson at any time and no advance notice is required.