To this end, there is great value in personal tutoring, whether it be done by parents themselves or by professional tutors. The aim should be to ensure that the student performs at their best, ie that they do justice to their abilities.

Preparing for entrance exams is a matter of fine-tuning the individual student, certainly not trying to cram many weeks of Maths or English or general knowledge into a 2 or 3 week period.

Remember that entrance exams call for abilities and skills that cannot be developed solely by routine learning from text books. Students need to think about what they have learnt and use it to deal with new situations. Then arrive at a solution. This ability must be developed over a period of time.

Preparation for entrance exams should commence at least a month before exam day. There is too much to cover satisfactorily in a shorter period. Most students would normally have a longer period of tailored tutoring for these exams.

Tutoring typically covers such areas as:

Private tutors who excel in entrance exam preparation are quite a specialised talent. They have the ability to encourage the already bright student to understand - and enjoy - the experience of succeeding in the exam situation.

Over many years, Consolidated has tutored many students in preparing for entrance exams, and has been delighted - as indeed were the parents and students - with the success rate of those students for whom we organised tutoring. Our tutors have the right experience to help students prepare for all levels of entrance exams.

So, contact Consolidated Coaching Colleges to talk over entrance exam preparation. Our specialist tutors (covering all suburbs of Melbourne and Geelong) will be able to build your abilities and confidence (or that of your student son or daughter, friend, husband or wife), so that he or she does their best in the exam. Our tutors understand the techniques and the extremely high standards required.