Since 2003, Step Ahead Education in High Street, Preston has
offered academic support to hundreds of students in Melbourne. We
cater for students from Years One to 12 and assist adults with
various university subjects, diploma courses and Certificate Four
subjects.
Today, with our team of talented educators,
we offer face-to-face sessions and online teaching to provide
academic support beyond the bounds of the northern suburbs.
Our face-to-face sessions are available on Monday and
Thursday after school at the Darebin Bridge, 218 High Street,
Preston, and Saturday morning at Reservoir Neighbourhood House, 2C
Cuthbert Road, Reservoir.
We pride ourselves on having student-tailored learning instead of
a one-size-fits-all approach. Our tuition style allows us to gain
a comprehensive understanding of each student's learning
method and the areas in which they need help. Based on this
information, a set of activities is planned for each child each
week, so no two students are doing the same programme; no two
students have the same learning needs.
In years one to six, we provide student-tailored academic
support to address the gaps that have occurred in their
learning from previous years.
As students move into the senior years, they play a far
greater role in directing the sessions. It becomes more the
teacher’s job to monitor the learning and adjust content where
necessary.
We were awarded as The Best Tutoring Service in City of
Darebin for 2024. An overall quality score exceeding 95% was
achieved, making them the top ranked in City of Darebin
Listen to Mohan Dhall, the Chief Executive of the Australian Tutoring Association, interview with 3AW 693 News Talk
here.
Face-to-face sessions are available on:
Monday and
Thursday after school at the Darebin Bridge, 218 High Street,
Preston
Saturday morning at Reservoir Neighbourhood House, 2C
Cuthbert Road, Reservoir
Sessions are 70 minutes in
duration and cost $55 inc GST per session.
Sessions begin at
4:30, 5:50 and 7:05 on Mondays and Thursdays.
Sessions begin
at 9:30, 10:50 on Saturdays.
Online sessions can be
arranged by contacting Virginia on 0425 726 763 or by using the
email link on this web site.
Private sessions are one
hour in length and are charged at $75 inc GST per session.
Private
groups of two are one hour in length and charged at $65 inc GST
per session.
Our sessions are still being conducted by
the quality staff we have always prided ourselves on making
available to our families. Having confidence in our ability to
deliver quality learning support, means we don’t have to lock
families into restrictive contracts or demand payments upfront. To
make learning support accessible to more families, we try to keep
our fees down and enable week by week payment. Step Ahead
Education will strike you much more as a relaxed and personal
learning environment than a business. But, don’t be fooled by the
calm environment. We are very serious about ensuring our students
are progressing to the best of their ability.
While parents have weekly access to their child’s teacher, the
main contact person is Virginia, who began the business more
than two decades ago from scratch. Having one point of contact
means session times can be changed where necessary, programmes
and progress can be discussed as can any other matters relating
to the learning needs of the students.
