Best Tutoring / Kids Programs in New South Wales Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong

We are very happy with Kinetic education. My son has been practising their lessons and his math skill has significantly improved.

My daughter has now completed three camps with her friends: Spark, Intermediate Coding and Minecraft at Waverley College and Rose Bay. we’ve been… Read more

impressed every time. The staff are enthusiastic and supportive, and as far as I can tell the lesson content is engaging and educational. She was proud to show me her game she programmed which is a rare treat because she's usually tight lipped about her day. everything is always well organised from head office through to the classroom. Last time we had an issue in the playground, and I spoke to the lead manager and she handled it with a lot of care, it’s comforting to have primary school teachers leading the events. We’ll definitely be back! Extended care is great option for working parents and reasonably priced

We recently enrolled our son with Cluey Learning for reading and writing support, and overall it has been a positive experience so far. What we’ve… Read more

really liked is the structured approach and the way the tutor adapts to our child’s learning pace. The sessions are engaging, and we’ve already started noticing small improvements in his confidence. The flexibility of online learning also makes it convenient to manage alongside school.

Overall, it’s been a helpful support alongside school learning, and we’re hopeful to see continued progress over time.Cluey has been a great platform for my son and he looks forward to his sessions every week.

I have been trying to speak to someone about enrolling my daughter but continuously get either AI or online chat. The phone number doesn't even allow for a message to be left. How is this a legit business if NOONE can take a call???

Vandana Mam is Wonderful math teacher! Clear explanations, great communication, and truly cares about students’ success.

Just finished my first 10 weeks of vocal and guitar lessons with Zac and he has honestly been the best teacher I could have hoped for. Zac customised… Read more

his teachings to fit my learning goals, keeping things interesting, engaging and just the right level of challenge. My interest in music is only deepening and I can't wait to keep exploring.

Kumon Kogarah: I have a little one currently in Kindy and i noticed that she writes inverted or mirror images of letters/ numbers, I came across… Read more

Kumon and thought okay it would be a boost to her learning since i am so busy most of the time. I also watched the videos and what i thought is that they would make her sit and so some kind of practice and also send workbooks home for additional homework.

So I sent an enquiry and they asked me to bring her for placement test, and she said she needs to practice a lot, she's a lot behind other students, and handed her worksheets. I tried asking her questions about how does this work etc, and she just handed me a form to fill, I filled it with the hopes that she would finally answer my questions, and all she did was gave me some workbooks to make my little one fill at home.

I was left feeling confused and thought to myself to give it a week, so i sat with her, and submitted the workbooks, she took her in for like 2 mins and gave me another workbook, and this went on for 2-3 sessions. She was barely made to sit in the centre. In-fact we were even scolded for doing home work at the centre(where parents sit). And i have no idea why she kept asking me to hold her hand to write the numbers, She can write numbers on her own, its just that the orientation is confusing for her.

Anyways after a week or so when we went to submit the workbook she demanded 260$ (100$ for enrolment and 160$ monthly fees), the 100$ enrollment fees was also not communicated by her BTW, by then i already made the decision to quit Kumon if all i had to do is pay 160$/month/per subject for repeated workbooks which i could have downloaded off the internet for free. So i refused to pay the enrollment fee, i would have paid the 160$ and left after a month.

I am so dissatisfied with Kumon, i would give it a zero stars if i could.

10/10 Personal and High Quality Tutoring – Incredible service that has been more personalised than any other online tutoring I’ve worked with for my 3 daughters over the last 10 years. I… Read more

appreciate the dedication from the admin team in making my daughters feel heard and taken care of. Recommend for middle school highly.

Thank you! – Kaylah at Ignite Learning has been wonderfully supportive of my daughter throughout her senior English studies. It was great to see improvement in both her confidence and her grades. Thank you!

Australian Direct Tutoring has been an absolute game-changer for our family. Within just a few weeks, we noticed a dramatic improvement in our… Read more

daughter’s confidence, study habits, and overall attitude toward learning. Her tutor is patient, knowledgeable, and truly understands how to break down difficult concepts in a way that actually makes sense.

What really impressed us was the personalised approach—they didn’t just teach the subject; they taught her how to learn. The communication with parents is outstanding, and the feedback after each session keeps us completely in the loop.

For the first time ever, our daughter looks forward to her tutoring sessions. We couldn’t be happier with her progress and the support we’ve received. Highly recommend to any parent looking for quality, reliable tutoring that genuinely delivers results.

Warning: Avoid at All Costs Unless You Want Endless Stress and Letdowns Affinity Education presents itself as a trusted childcare provider but my… Read more

experience was a nightmare. Behind the slick marketing is a toxic system that cares more about protecting its reputation and profits than the well-being of children or families.

The staff turnover was relentless. My child was passed from one educator to another with zero continuity. This constant upheaval damages children’s emotional security and shows a shocking lack of respect for families.

Communication? Non-existent or full of evasive, meaningless statements. When serious concerns were raised, the response was corporate spin and deflection not honesty or accountability. They act like they’re running a cartel, not caring for vulnerable kids.

The centre was clearly understaffed, especially during crucial times like outdoor play and room changes. I saw first hand how this compromised safety. Bathrooms and play areas were dirty and neglected basic standards not met.

Affinity Education’s so-called “policies” on inclusion and care are nothing but empty words. What I experienced was a culture of avoidance, denial, and dumping the burden of fighting for your child’s rights on exhausted parents.

If you value your child’s safety and emotional wellbeing, stay far away. Affinity will let you down again and again and then try to sweep it under the rug.

DO NOT USE Tutoring for Excellence. The tutoring was sub-standard, parent communication poor, the terms unreasonably inflexible, and the interactions… Read more

unpleasant. But most of all, when we cancelled after a year and thousands of dollars in fees, they KEPT OUR MONEY under cover of “terms and conditions”. Buyer beware.

We engaged them for our daughter for the 2025 school year. Across three children we’ve had hundreds of hours of tutoring with multiple providers. We know what good tutoring looks like. This was not it.

1. Poor quality tutoring Sessions were largely tutor-led monologues with minimal opportunity for engagement. In English, the tutor set weekly creative writing tasks but provided little meaningful feedback, despite our repeated request that our daughter be taught how to analyse texts using literary devices — her key weakness. In maths, there was plenty of chatting but little structured teaching, and algebra (our main concern) was never properly addressed. Our daughter ultimately told us she was not learning. That defeats the entire purpose.

2. No proper lesson feedback to parents Every other tutoring service we’ve used provides brief written feedback after each lesson — what was covered, gaps identified, and next steps. Tutoring for Excellence refuses to make this part of the service. When we pushed, we were told they had “been in business 30 years” and were not changing. Feedback was eventually provided, but at the expense of lesson time — and it amounted to little more than copied curriculum content with no qualitative insight. For a premium hourly rate, this is unacceptable.

3. Rigid cancellation rules You must hold prepaid credit at all times and are automatically charged in 6-hour blocks. Cancellation only becomes effective once all credit is used at a minimum of one hour per week. In plain English: once they have your money, you’re taking lessons whether you want them or not. No meaningful flexibility for illness or holidays. Zero discretion.

4. Aggressive, clause-driven communication All correspondence is framed around sub-clauses of their terms. No commercial judgement. No relationship focus. Just “as per clause 2.4”. The sales process presents one impression; the operational reality is rigid and robotic.

5. The clincher — they kept unused credit At the end of a full year — having paid thousands — we decided before the new school year not to continue. Due to timing, they had auto-charged another 6 hours. We had 5 unused hours ($475) on file. We requested a refund.

They refused.

After significant pushback, they offered to retain $210 as an “administration fee” for services never delivered. After further pressure, they reduced that to $142 as a “goodwill gesture”. There was no goodwill in it. We were long-standing, reliable clients. They chose to end the relationship by keeping part of our unused money.

Retaining hundreds of dollars for services not provided is a break fee in everything but name. It may sit inside their terms, but it is not fair and not customer-centric.

If you are comfortable prepaying in blocks, being locked into rigid cancellation mechanics, receiving limited feedback, and potentially forfeiting unused credit, proceed.

If not, there are many tutoring providers who are flexible, communicative and commercially reasonable.

We strongly recommend you look elsewhere.