HSC Maths tutor · North Shore, Eastern Suburbs & online
About Harry Lu
I'm an actuarial consultant, which means I measure change for a living. I bring the same habit to tutoring: find where marks are being lost, fix it, and check that it worked.
I was behind in Year 7, too
- Year 7Struggling in maths. I didn't go to a selective school. Like most students, I tried the big tutoring centres and switched from one to the next, but nothing worked and I fell behind quickly.
- Year 9Learnt how to learn. A private tutor taught me how to learn. I realised maths is a game of pattern recognition, and I built the study systems I still use today.
- Years 11–12No tutor needed. I stopped tutoring and developed my own strategies and resources. By the HSC, my resources were widely used by my peers, and they're still relevant now.
- HSC98.10 ATAR. 97 in Maths Advanced (Band 6) and 47/50 in Extension 1 (E4). The same exams and syllabus your child is working through now.
- NowActuary and tutor. I use maths every day at work. Over the past three years I've tutored 30+ students, who have achieved 15+ Band 6s in maths and 30+ Band 6s in total.
Credentials
- 98.10 ATAR
- Maths Advanced: 97, Band 6
- Maths Extension 1: 47/50, E4
- Actuarial consultant
- 30+ students tutored over three years. I sat the HSC recently, so I know the current syllabus and the pressure that comes with it.
- Working With Children Check: WWC3091000E
How I teach
Memorising formulas is easy. Knowing which one to use is what earns marks, and it can be taught. Maths is a puzzle, not a talent.
I teach students how to learn, not just what to learn: the study systems and strategies I built for myself after Year 9. The aim is a student who can keep improving without a tutor.
Each lesson is 90 minutes in your home. The first 30 minutes check that last lesson's work has stuck; the next 60 cover new content. Between lessons, you can message me any time, and I reply within one day, 7 days a week.
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