Frequently Asked Questions

Interested in our VCE, UCAT, or High School Tutoring? Learn more by reading frequently asked questions!

Frequently Asked Questions

Interested in our VCE, UCAT, or High School Tutoring? Learn more by reading frequently asked questions!

How Can We Help You?

Now! Our 2025 Tutoring Programs began in late November or early December for most subjects, but there is still heaps of time to try our classes with a Free Trial Week.

With our Free Trial Week, there are absolutely no obligations to continue, and no catch. We don’t want to lock you into something you don’t actually want. Instead, we want you to experience the Contour Ecosystem for free, and only commit after you decide that it’s for you!

How Do I Book My Free Trial Week?

Simply fill out the form below. Once you’ve completed the form, someone from our team will be in touch with you shortly after to help organize everything.

Click to Sign-up

We currently tutor the following subjects at Contour Education:

  • VCE English
    • VCE English 3/4
  • High School Mathematics
    • Year 7 Mathematics
    • Year 8 Mathematics
    • Year 9 Mathematics
    • Year 10 Mathematics

To avoid any confusion, we unfortunately do not currently offer tutoring for:

  • VCE English Language and VCE English Literature
  • VCE Economics 1/2
  • VCE Psychology
  • VCE General Mathematics
  • VCE Further Mathematics
  • GAMSAT

We have hundreds of past raw 45+ scores (top 2% of scorers!) across our subjects, including dozens of raw 48+ scores and 99+ ATARs. 

Numerous past Contour students have achieved perfect 50 raw scores, Premier’s Awards, as well as perfect 99.95 ATARs.

We’ve also tutored dozens of School Duxes just in the past 3 years, such as the Melbourne High Dux, Melbourne Grammar Dux, Huntingtower Dux, Melbourne Girls Grammar Dux, MLC Dux, East Doncaster Dux, Girton Grammar Dux, and Wellington Dux who all achieved 99.80+ ATARs.

We regularly reject applicants with 50 raw study scores, Premier’s Awards, and even perfect 99.95 ATARs who want to become Contour tutors. Why? Because we know it takes more than just achieving highly in the VCE to be a good tutor. We have an extremely rigorous and competitive application process, to ensure we’re hand-picking only the best of the best tutors and mentors for your VCE journey.

Don’t get us wrong, all our VCE tutoring team is still composed of high achieving graduates. They are not only high achievers, but are also thoroughly trained and experienced in tutoring groups of students, to deliver the highest quality of engagement possible.

Our team has tutored thousands of students and delivered exceptional results, such as 99+ ATARs, 45+ raw study scores, and school duxes. Our team has experience tutoring students across a range of abilities—from those who achieve perfect 50 raw scores and 99.95 ATARs, to students who are struggling and need help.

We’ll make sure to allocate you a tutor most appropriate for your goals and ability :) Don’t worry – you’ll be in good hands!

P.S. You can meet more of the team on our Who We Are page ;)

Here’s a snapshot of what you receive when you decide to enrol in our tutoring services at Contour:

  1. 44+ weeks of weekly 2-hour tutoring classes, consisting of small-groups with a content focus,
  2. For VCE subjects only, 44+ weeks of additional weekly 2-hour workshop classes, with a practice focus for SACs and exams,
  3. Weekly printed content workbook & homework booklets, which include theory, concept, and practice problems for SACs and exams,
  4. Heaps of additional practice resources, including tests, practice SACs, exams, cheat sheets, and revision notes, provided to help you effectively prepare for all assessments,
  5. 24/7 access to our learning portal, with full recorded sessions for post-revision and catch-up, as well as all the resources,
  6. Additional revision, study, and practice sessions provided free of charge,
  7. Personal accountability with your tutor via regular check-ins,
  8. Unlimited 1-on-1 consultations, to receive on demand private tutoring when you need, complimentary with your Contour enrolment,
  9. 24/7 individual support, question support, and mentoring outside of class,
  10. Any additional resources or support you may require on demand for free.

Of course! We offer obligation and commitment-free trial weeks, where you can come join our classes just like if you were an enrolled student.

There are no payments, lock-in contracts, or commitments at this stage. It’s simply here for you to come and experience our service for free.

After attending, you’ll get a better idea about if our tutoring services suit your needs and are a good fit for you, before you commit to enrolling.

How Many Trials Do I Get?

  • Headstart: At the beginning of the year, as part of our headstart programs, we offer TWO weeks of free trial lessons for each subject you’re interested in. This is only available at the very beginning of each subject’s program.
  • After Headstart: Any time after our headstart program has begun, we offer 1 week of free trial for each subject you’re interested in.

How Do I Sign-up For a Trial?

If you’re interested in attending a free trial week, simply fill out the form below. Once you’ve completed the form, someone from our team will be in touch with you shortly after to help organize everything! We hope to see you in our classes soon :)

Click to Sign-up

Yes, you can absolutely join with friends. In fact, we highly recommend it, as learning is more fun with friends!

We accommodate groups of friends joining at the same time, and depending on how many there are, we could create a dedicated group session for just you and your friends.

In general, we try to group students by school wherever possible, so if there are other students from your school, you’ll probably be put in a class with them! :)

Our tutoring is currently held at the following locations:

  1. Contour Glen Waverley (Level 1/75-77 Railway Parade North, Glen Waverley VIC 3150)
  2. Contour City (Level 15/276 Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC 3000) New Campus!
  3. Contour Box Hill (Level 2/27 Market Street, Box Hill VIC 3128)
  4. Contour Narre Warren (5-7/418 Princes Highway, Narre Warren VIC 3805) New Campus!
  5. Contour Point Cook (Level 2/40A Wallace Avenue, Point Cook VIC 3030) New Campus!
  6. Online (via Zoom).

Our tutoring spaces are conveniently located next to train stations such as Glen Waverley, Flinders Street, Box Hill, Narre Warren, and Williams Landing Railway Stations.

Please note that all our subjects may not be available at all locations, so be sure to enquire with the team about your preferred location, subject(s), and timings! :)

We accept enrolments throughout the year, subject to session availability. If you’re unsure, the best way to find out is by simply trying our VCE tutoring for free and then deciding if you want to continue later. If you’re interested in attending a free trial week, fill out the form at bit.ly/trial-contour, and someone from our team will be in touch with you soon to help organise everything! :)

Absolutely! Even though we specialise in small-group tutoring, we still provide personal feedback and support.

During the tutoring sessions, our tutors walk around to help students while they work, so if you’re unsure or don’t understand something, they can help you 1 on 1 in class. They also answer any questions you might have while teaching to provide you instant feedback during the session.

Our tutors are also happy to stay back after class, to answer any additional questions you might have. They are also available during the week over email/messages/social media, so you can always reach out and ask questions, advice, or even just talk :)

For all our VCE subjects, we also offer free 1-on-1 consultations. These are completely free private tutoring sessions, complimentary with your Contour enrolment, designed to supplement your learning in class. It’s basically private tutoring, so you can ask questions, clear doubts, or even accelerate your learning with an experienced Contour tutor supporting you in a one-to-one format.

It might seem for all the resources and support we provide, our tutoring services would come at a huge premium; however, fortunately, that’s not the case :)

We charge:

  • $95 per week for VCE 3/4 subjects
  • $85 per week for VCE 1/2 subjects
  • $80 per week for Year 9 and Year 10 Mathematics
  • $75 per week for Year 7 and Year 8 Mathematics

These costs include everything in our programs—weekly 2-hour classes, additional 2-hour workshops if applicable, all our practice resources (homework booklets, cheat sheets, practice tests, SACs, exams, summary notes, bound references, etc.), as well as all our support (individual mentoring and help outside of class, free 1-on-1 consultations for VCE subjects, and 24/7 access to our learning portal with all resources and recordings).

“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”

– Warren Buffett

We’re not your average tuition centre, where the attention and support ends when you leave class. Our goal is to be your academic companion. When enrolling at Contour, you don’t pay ‘per hour’ of tutoring or ‘per workbook’, you pay to access our ecosystem of resources, support and tutoring services.

The ‘Contour Experience’ involves students using Contour Homework to practice, Contour Tests & SACs to prepare, Contour Recordings to learn, Contour Workshops to accelerate, Contour Notes to revise, and using 24/7 support from Contour Tutors to clear doubts.

All our services & support are included in our fee and are provided on-top of the weekly classes. We want to support your learning, so you aren’t forced to pay $60+ per hour for private tutors or $120+ per week. Now you can get so much more with a Contour Enrolment.

This philosophy of providing massive value for reasonable prices has allowed us to skyrocket in growth and become one of Victoria’s largest tuition centres in 5-years.

So you’ve attended your trial lesson(s) and enjoyed your experience, and would like to enrol in our services! It’s pretty simple, here’s what’ll happen next:

  • Let our team know. Someone from our team will usually reach out to you after you have attended you trial session(s) – but just in case you haven’t already let someone from our team know, please reach out and let us know that you’d like to enrol! You can do this at hello@contoureducation.com.au or 1800 888 300.
  • Fill out Enrolment Form. We’ll email you our enrolment form to fill out. This is digitally completed – please do this as soon as you can!
  • Receive First Invoice. Once you’ve completed your enrolment form, you’ll receive an invoice in a couple of days to your email.
  • Pay Invoice and Receive Learning Portal. After your first invoice payment is completed, you’ll also receive an email invitation to the Contour learning portal for the relevant subject(s) you’ve enrolled in!

Welcome to Contour – officially as an enrolled student this time :)

After your free trial, if you decide to enroll, all payments are made in advance and per academic term, as per our fee schedule. The calendar for 2024 can be found at bit.ly/2024-fee-schedule.

All our fees are inclusive of GST.

Payment options available are:

  • EFT (bank transfer) or
  • Credit/debit card via Stripe

Please note that card payments attract payment processing fees via Stripe. So if you want to avoid the extra fees, pay via bank transfer!

We strictly do not accept cash payments.

Our sessions usually comprise between 6 to 20 students. Sizes vary depending on subject, location, and session timings.

For some of our larger classes, we may have a secondary tutor in the class to also help answer questions and give personal support to students that need help.

Our tutors are all trained and experienced in handling larger groups of students, so they can accommodate and cater to different class sizes :)

Compulsory weekly attendance is expected of all students (except Workshops). 

If you can’t attend a session, we request you to let us know as much in advance as possible, so we can offer a few options:

  1. Attending online via Zoom instead of in-person, if you usually attend in-person, or
  2. Attending a different session in the same week. In case of unavailability, we will strive to reschedule students to a suitable class wherever possible, or
  3. Otherwise, catching up using the recorded session and asking tutor if you have any questions. Tutors are also happy to stay back after class to answer questions! The full recorded lessons with annotated booklets will be made available to the students via our learning portal or direct request.

All weeks of enrolment will be invoiced regardless of class attendance, to ensure equity among all students and parents.

As we offer an obligation-free trial week before you enrol or commit to any payments, there are no refunds or special arrangements available.

At Contour, we specialise in small-group tutoring, but we still provide individual feedback and support as part of our services.

During sessions, tutors walk around, help students while they work, and students can ask questions. After sessions, students can stay back to ask questions 1 on 1 as well. And out of class, during the week, students can message tutors via social media/email to ask questions, advice, or even just talk!

For all our VCE subjects, we also offer free 1-on-1 consultations. These are completely free private tutoring sessions, complimentary with your Contour enrolment, designed to supplement your learning in class. It’s basically private tutoring, so you can ask questions, clear doubts, or even accelerate your learning with an experienced Contour tutor supporting you in a one-to-one format.

However, we do not offer any 1-on-1 tutoring services, only small-group tutoring. (The 1-on-1 consultations available for VCE subjects are not designed to replace the structured small group tutoring classes and weekly workshops, and are only offered as part of your Contour enrolment, not as a separate service.)

In short, the answer is no, we only offer a minimum of 2 hours of tutoring per week. 

 At Contour, we carefully design our sessions to be 2-hours long every week, to be able to cover all the content and do sufficient practice, to ensure that you not only fully understand the required knowledge and skills, but are also best prepared for your assessments.

That is why we do not offer 1 hour of tutoring per week, because it simply would not be sufficient time to help you learn the content comprehensively and get the practice you need. After all, what’s the point of tutoring if we can’t properly prepare you?

You can always call us at 1800 888 300, or leave us a message via the chat here as well, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible :)

Frequently Asked Questions

Now! Our 2025 Tutoring Programs began in late November or early December for most subjects, but there is still heaps of time to try our classes with a Free Trial Week.

With our Free Trial Week, there are absolutely no obligations to continue, and no catch. We don’t want to lock you into something you don’t actually want. Instead, we want you to experience the Contour Ecosystem for free, and only commit after you decide that it’s for you!

How Do I Book My Free Trial Week?

Simply fill out the form below. Once you’ve completed the form, someone from our team will be in touch with you shortly after to help organize everything.

Click to sign up

We currently tutor the following subjects at Contour Education:

  • VCE English
    • VCE English 3/4
  • High School Mathematics
    • Year 7 Mathematics
    • Year 8 Mathematics
    • Year 9 Mathematics
    • Year 10 Mathematics

To avoid any confusion, we unfortunately do not currently offer tutoring for:

  • VCE English Language and VCE English Literature
  • VCE Economics 1/2
  • VCE Psychology
  • VCE General Mathematics
  • VCE Further Mathematics
  • GAMSAT

We have hundreds of past raw 45+ scores (top 2% of scorers!) across our subjects, including dozens of raw 48+ scores and 99+ ATARs. 

Numerous past Contour students have achieved perfect 50 raw scores, Premier’s Awards, as well as perfect 99.95 ATARs.

We’ve also tutored dozens of School Duxes just in the past 3 years, such as the Melbourne High Dux, Melbourne Grammar Dux, Huntingtower Dux, Melbourne Girls Grammar Dux, MLC Dux, East Doncaster Dux, Girton Grammar Dux, and Wellington Dux who all achieved 99.80+ ATARs.

We regularly reject applicants with 50 raw study scores, Premier’s Awards, and even perfect 99.95 ATARs who want to become Contour tutors. Why? Because we know it takes more than just achieving highly in the VCE to be a good tutor. We have an extremely rigorous and competitive application process, to ensure we’re hand-picking only the best of the best tutors and mentors for your VCE journey.

Don’t get us wrong, all our VCE tutoring team is still composed of high achieving graduates. But they are not just high achievers, they are also thoroughly trained and experienced in tutoring groups of students, to deliver the highest quality of engagement possible.

Our team has tutored thousands of students and delivered exceptional results, such as 99+ ATARs, 45+ raw study scores, and school duxes. Our team has experience tutoring students across a range of abilities—from those who achieve perfect 50 raw scores and 99.95 ATARs, to students who are struggling and need help.

We’ll make sure to allocate you a tutor most appropriate for your goals and ability :) Don’t worry – you’ll be in good hands!

P.S. You can meet more of the team on our Who We Are page ;)

Here’s a snapshot of what you receive when you decide to enrol in our tutoring services at Contour:

  1. 44+ weeks of weekly 2-hour tutoring classes, consisting of small-groups with a content focus,
  2. For VCE subjects only, 44+ weeks of additional weekly 2-hour workshop classes, with a practice focus for SACs and exams,
  3. Weekly printed content workbook & homework booklets, which include theory, concept, and practice problems for SACs and exams,
  4. Heaps of additional practice resources, including tests, practice SACs, exams, cheat sheets, and revision notes, provided to help you effectively prepare for all assessments,
  5. 24/7 access to our learning portal, with full recorded sessions for post-revision and catch-up, as well as all the resources,
  6. Additional revision, study, and practice sessions provided free of charge,
  7. Personal accountability with your tutor via regular check-ins,
  8. Unlimited 1-on-1 consultations, to receive on demand private tutoring when you need, complimentary with your Contour enrolment,
  9. 24/7 individual support, question support, and mentoring outside of class,
  10. Any additional resources or support you may require on demand for free.

Of course! We offer obligation and commitment-free trial weeks, where you can come join our classes just like if you were an enrolled student.

There are no payments, lock-in contracts, or commitments at this stage. It’s simply here for you to come and experience our service for free.

After attending, you’ll get a better idea about if our tutoring services suit your needs and are a good fit for you, before you commit to enrolling.

How Many Trials Do I Get?

  • Headstart: At the beginning of the year, as part of our headstart programs, we offer 2 weeks of free trial lessons for each subject you’re interested in. This is only available at the very beginning of each subject’s program.
  • After Headstart: Any time after our headstart program has begun, we offer 1 week of free trial for each subject you’re interested in.

How Do I Sign-up For a Trial?

If you’re interested in attending a free trial week, simply fill out the form below. Once you’ve completed the form, someone from our team will be in touch with you shortly after to help organize everything! We hope to see you in our classes soon :)

Click to sign up

Yes, you can absolutely join with friends. In fact, we highly recommend it, as learning is more fun with friends!

We accommodate groups of friends joining at the same time, and depending on how many there are, we could create a dedicated group session for just you and your friends.

In general, we try to group students by school wherever possible, so if there are other students from your school, you’ll probably be put in a class with them! :)

Our tutoring is currently held at the following locations:

  1. Contour Glen Waverley (Level 1/75-77 Railway Parade North, Glen Waverley VIC 3150)
  2. Contour City (Level 15/276 Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC 3000) New Campus!
  3. Contour Box Hill (Level 2/27 Market Street, Box Hill VIC 3128)
  4. Contour Narre Warren (5-7/418 Princes Highway, Narre Warren VIC 3805) New Campus!
  5. Contour Point Cook (Level 2/40A Wallace Avenue, Point Cook VIC 3030) New Campus!
  6. Online (via Zoom).

Our tutoring spaces are conveniently located next to train stations such as Glen Waverley, Flinders Street, Box Hill, Narre Warren, and Williams Landing Railway Stations.

Please note that all our subjects may not be available at all locations, so be sure to enquire with the team about your preferred location, subject(s), and timings! :)

We accept enrolments throughout the year, subject to session availability. If you’re unsure, the best way to find out is by simply trying our VCE tutoring for free and then deciding if you want to continue later. If you’re interested in attending a free trial week, fill out the form at bit.ly/trial-contour, and someone from our team will be in touch with you soon to help organise everything! :)

Absolutely! Even though we specialize in small-group tutoring, we still provide personal feedback and support.

During the tutoring sessions, our tutors walk around to help students while they work, so if you’re unsure or don’t understand something, they can help you 1 on 1 in class. They also answer any questions you might have while teaching to provide you instant feedback during the session.

Our tutors are also happy to stay back after class, to answer any additional questions you might have. They are also available during the week over email/messages/social media, so you can always reach out and ask questions, advice, or even just talk :)

For all our VCE subjects, we also offer free 1-on-1 consultations. These are completely free private tutoring sessions, complimentary with your Contour enrolment, designed to supplement your learning in class. It’s basically private tutoring, so you can ask questions, clear doubts, or even accelerate your learning with an experienced Contour tutor supporting you in a one-to-one format.

It might seem for all the resources and support we provide, our tutoring services would come at a huge premium; however, fortunately, that’s not the case :)

We charge:

  • $95 per week for VCE 3/4 subjects
  • $85 per week for VCE 1/2 subjects
  • $80 per week for Year 9 and Year 10 Mathematics
  • $75 per week for Year 7 and Year 8 Mathematics

These costs include everything in our programs—weekly 2-hour classes, additional 2-hour workshops if applicable, all our practice resources (homework booklets, cheat sheets, practice tests, SACs, exams, summary notes, bound references, etc.), as well as all our support (individual mentoring and help outside of class, unlimited 1-on-1 consultations for VCE subjects, and 24/7 access to our learning portal with all resources and recordings).

“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”

– Warren Buffett

We’re not your average tuition centre, where the attention and support ends when you leave class. Our goal is to be your academic companion. When enrolling at Contour, you don’t pay ‘per hour’ of tutoring or ‘per workbook’, you pay to access our ecosystem of resources, support and tutoring services.

The ‘Contour Experience’ involves students using Contour Homework to practice, Contour Tests & SACs to prepare, Contour Recordings to learn, Contour Workshops to accelerate, Contour Notes to revise, and using 24/7 support from Contour Tutors to clear doubts.

All our services & support are included in our fee and are provided on-top of the weekly classes. We want to support your learning, so you aren’t forced to pay $60+ per hour for private tutors or $120+ per week. Now you can get so much more with a Contour Enrolment.

This philosophy of providing massive value for reasonable prices has allowed us to skyrocket in growth and become one of Victoria’s largest tuition centres in 5-years.

So you’ve attended your trial lesson(s) and enjoyed your experience, and would like to enroll in our services! It’s pretty simple, here’s what’ll happen next:

  • Let our team know. Someone from our team will usually reach out to you after you have attended you trial session(s) – but just in case you haven’t already let someone from our team know, please reach out and let us know that you’d like to enroll! You can do this at hello@contoureducation.com.au or 1800 888 300.
  • Fill out Enrolment Form. We’ll email you our enrolment form to fill out. This is digitally completed – please do this as soon as you can!
  • Receive First Invoice. Once you’ve completed your enrolment form, you’ll receive an invoice in a couple of days to your email. 
  • Pay Invoice and Receive Learning Portal. After your first invoice payment is completed, you’ll also receive an email invitation to the Contour learning portal for the relevant subject(s) you’ve enrolled in! 

Welcome to Contour – officially this time :)

After your free trial, if you decide to enroll, all payments are made in advance and per academic term, as per our fee schedule. The calendar for 2024 can be found at bit.ly/2024-fee-schedule.

All our fees are inclusive of GST.

Payment options available are:

  • EFT (bank transfer) or
  • Credit/debit card via Stripe

Please note that card payments attract payment processing fees via Stripe. So if you want to avoid the extra fees, pay via bank transfer!

We strictly do not accept cash payments.

Our sessions usually comprise between 6 to 20 students. Sizes vary depending on subject, location, and session timings.

For some of our larger classes, we may have a secondary tutor in the class to also help answer questions and give personal support to students that need help.

Our tutors are all trained and experienced in handling larger groups of students, so they can accommodate and cater to different class sizes :)

Compulsory weekly attendance is expected of all students (except Workshops). 

If you can’t attend a session, we request you to let us know as much in advance as possible, so we can offer a few options:

  1. Attending online via Zoom instead of in-person, if you usually attend in-person, or
  2. Attending a different session in the same week. In case of unavailability, we will strive to reschedule students to a suitable class wherever possible, or
  3. Otherwise, catching up using the recorded session and asking tutor if you have any questions. Tutors are also happy to stay back after class to answer questions! The full recorded lessons with annotated booklets will be made available to the students via our learning portal or direct request.

All weeks of enrolment will be invoiced regardless of class attendance, to ensure equity among all students and parents.

As we offer an obligation-free trial week before you enrol or commit to any payments, there are no refunds or special arrangements available.

At Contour, we specialize in small-group tutoring, but we still provide individual feedback and support as part of our services.

During sessions, tutors walk around, help students while they work, and students can ask questions. After sessions, students can stay back to ask questions 1 on 1 as well. And out of class, during the week, students can message tutors via social media/email to ask questions, advice, or even just talk!

For all our VCE subjects, we also offer free 1-on-1 consultations. These are completely free private tutoring sessions, complimentary with your Contour enrolment, designed to supplement your learning in class. It’s basically private tutoring, so you can ask questions, clear doubts, or even accelerate your learning with an experienced Contour tutor supporting you in a one-to-one format.

However, we do not offer any 1 on 1 tutoring services, only small-group tutoring. (The 1-on-1 consultations available for VCE subjects are not designed to replace the structured small group tutoring classes and weekly workshops, and are only offered as part of your Contour enrolment, not as a separate service.)

In short, the answer is no, we only offer a minimum of 2 hours of tutoring per week. 

 At Contour, we carefully design our sessions to be 2-hours long every week, to be able to cover all the content and do sufficient practice, to ensure that you not only fully understand the required knowledge and skills, but are also best prepared for your assessments.

That is why we do not offer 1 hour of tutoring per week, because it simply would not be sufficient time to help you learn the content comprehensively and get the practice you need. After all, what’s the point of tutoring if we can’t properly prepare you?

You can always call us at 1800 888 300, or leave us a message via the chat here as well, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible :)

Got a burning question? Text us using the pop-up on the bottom right!
Or, fill out the form below to join a free trial week!

We’ll contact you within 24-hours to help organise the perfect session for you or your son or daughter :)

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