| Student
| Stars |
K |
C |
P |
A |
A |
P |
I |
V |
Subject |
Lessons |
Date |
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| Thomas |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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Literature 3/4 |
5 |
25-07-2026 |
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I highly recommend Didem Caia to any student looking to improve their English skills and confidence. Her coaching had a huge impact on both my understanding of the texts and the quality of my essay writing.
We worked on Macbeth, Langston Hughes' poetry, and Oedipus Rex. Didem helped me develop deeper analysis, understand complex themes, and write more thoughtful responses. She explained difficult ideas clearly and gave me practical strategies that I could apply in both assessments and exams.
What I appreciated most was her personalised approach. She took the time to understand what I needed to improve and provided detailed, constructive feedback that helped me grow with every session.
Thanks to Didem's support, I became a much more confident writer and achieved results I was really proud of. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for an experienced, supportive, and knowledgeable education coach. |
|
| Jacob |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Literature |
20 |
04-02-2026 |
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I am so incredibly grateful to my Literature tutor, D Caia, who supported me through Year 12 Literature. Her guidance completely transformed the way I approached texts, essay structure, and exam responses. She didn’t just teach me how to write better, she taught me how to think more clearly and confidently under pressure.
Thanks to her patience, insight, and genuine care, I achieved a 43 study score in English, which I honestly could not have imagined at the start of the year. D Caia has an exceptional ability to explain complex ideas in a way that makes them feel achievable, and she always believed in me even when I doubted myself. I cannot recommend her highly enough to any student who wants to truly excel in English. |
|
| Maddy |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
VCE 3/4 English |
50 |
17-11-2025 |
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Di is an incredible English tutor who brings so much experience, clarity, and genuine care to every session. English had never really been my thing in high school, and I’d basically lost confidence in it, but her guidance changed everything. From my first SAC onwards, every grade went up. She taught me how to structure my essays properly, plan effectively under time pressure, and stay calm and comfortable in assessments. She explains things in a way that actually makes sense and creates such a welcoming, supportive environment. Her teaching genuinely made me a better writer. I couldn’t recommend her more — she’s the best! |
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| Sarah |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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Literature 3/4 |
50 |
14-11-2025 |
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Studying Shakespeare and John Keats with my literature tutor has been one of the most meaningful learning experiences of my life. She is, without exaggeration, the most thoughtful, kind and deeply insightful person I have ever met. Her way of teaching literature goes far beyond explaining themes or analysing poetry. She invites you into the emotional and human world behind every line, and somehow makes centuries-old texts feel alive, intimate and relevant.
Her patience is extraordinary. She never rushes, never judges, and always meets you exactly where you are. She has a gift for asking the kind of questions that open doors in your mind you didn’t even know were there. Because of her, I understand Shakespeare with a clarity I never imagined possible, and Keats, who once felt intimidating, has become a poet I now feel personally connected to.
What stays with me most is her kindness. She believes in you in a way that makes you start believing in yourself. Every session left me feeling steadier, wiser and genuinely inspired.
I cannot recommend her highly enough. If you have the chance to study with her, take it. She will change the way you read, think and feel about school, the world and yourself. |
|
| Lavanya |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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Wonderful and Compassionate Tu |
40 |
14-11-2025 |
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Di is an incredibly kind and capable teacher, and I’m so grateful to have been taught by her over 1 and a half years. My English analytical skills improved exponentially as I studied VCE Literature with Di, and our lessons were definitely a highlight of my week. What sets Di apart from other tutors, is that she not only teaches and helps with schoolwork, but she also supports students with study skills, time management and overall mental health strategies and maintenance. She adapted to my learning strengths and techniques, and we explored in-depth analysis about my texts through both conversation and writing bursts. Overall, Di has been my favourite tutor, and I highly recommend her services to any young individual seeking help with English/Literature or even general coaching! ?????????? |
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| Lavanya |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Wonderful and Compassionate Tu |
40 |
14-11-2025 |
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|
Di is an incredibly kind and capable teacher, and I’m so grateful to have been taught by her over 1 and a half years. My English analytical skills improved exponentially as I studied VCE Literature with Di, and our lessons were definitely a highlight of my week. What sets Di apart from other tutors, is that she not only teaches and helps with schoolwork, but she also supports students with study skills, time management and overall mental health strategies and maintenance. She adapted to my learning strengths and techniques, and we explored in-depth analysis about my texts through both conversation and writing bursts. Overall, Di has been my favourite tutor, and I highly recommend her services to any young individual seeking help with English/Literature or even general coaching! ?????????? |
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| Henry |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English |
30 |
23-01-2025 |
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Di went above and beyond to help me utilize my strengths and improve my weaknesses in VCE English. She has equipped me with a valuable toolkit that helps me effectively tackle any essay prompt that comes my way, and my marks have been exceptional under her tutelage. I was also very impressed by her insights into effective SAC preparation as well as maintaining good study habits and minimizing distractions, which I believe are just as important as the subject itself. Thank you! |
|
| Celeste |
4.5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Wellbeing counselling |
67 |
03-01-2025 |
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Di worked one on one with me as a counsellor throughout the second half of 2024. I was having a rough time with ADHD and couldnt concentrate because of alot of anxiety. Seeing Di a couple of times a week helped to alleviate some of that. I had been using medication for a year and Di worked with me to teach me strategies around eating, sleeping and routine so that I could get to a place where I wasnt using my medication as I was having a lot of side effects. I was scared at first, not knowing how I would cope with year 12 if I wasnt taking it, but I had to examine my lifestyle habits and slowly make changes which eventually did help me more than I could ever say. I didnt realise how important sleep and diet was for my mind and how much I was contriburing to my own anxiety and unrest through not eating well or skipping meals and water. I am so thankful for Di working with me not just on school work, but on raising me. She is a god send. |
|
| Angelina |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English |
40 |
25-12-2024 |
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Di is the most incredible and inspiring mentor and tutor. Not only has she helped me improve my skills in English, she has given me so much confidence and knowledge for life. At the end of year 11 I had lost almost all my confidence in my ability to pass English, I was failing most assessments. After reaching out to Di and learning from her throughout year 12, I grew to love studying my English texts especially Shakespeare’s plays. I also found a great interest and passion for learning which helped me push through the end of the year. English was my highest raw scoring subject at the end of 2023. Di has so much belief in her students and is one of the most supportive individuals I have met. I am extremely grateful for all her help ! |
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| Lucy |
4.5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English |
40 |
24-12-2024 |
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I found Di about half way through the school year. I wanted to find tutor who could genuinely help me improve my current English abilities. I was averaging an A with my SACS and could not bring it up to an A+. After only a few lessons with Di, she was able to help me bump up my grade to a A+ the next SAC. Not only is she incredibly good at what she does, she also cares for each and every one of her students. By the end up each session I had with her, not only did I feel more confident in English but my heart felt lighter too and I had more of a grasp over my overall life. I highly recommend Di as she is an amazing tutor and you’ll eventually find her to be more of a friend than just a teacher:) The only regret I have is not finding her earlier:) Thanks Di! |
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| Lucy |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Literature |
10 |
08-08-2024 |
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I sought Di to assist me with essay writing for year 12. I was getting A's, however I really want to get into Medicine and this requires me to reach an above 95 ATAR. I have been seeing Di weekly since January 2024 and it is now August. Within 2 weeks of seeing Di, I completely changed my approach to studying, sleeping, eating and SAC preperation. There were so many things I didn't realise were getting in my way. Di has taught me so much about health as well as school and I have never felt better, or looked better. I have lost five kilos and have completely improved my sleep as well. And I have moved up a whole grade and for the last two SACS I have received 92% and 97%. I am so hopeful that I will do well on my exam, as Di has been helping me to train for the '3 hour, 3 essays' system for the end of 2024. I cannot recomend Di highly enough. She has changed my life. |
|
| Alice |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English |
49 |
22-02-2024 |
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Amazing tutor. Di is better than any teacher I’ve encountered at school - she is truly one of a kind. She was always on time with sessions and her energy is infectious! She has more energy than me even though she’s older. I’ve never seen someone speak about books with so much passion, it made me want to know more about storytelling and I definitely read more and learnt more in one year than my whole life! She can talk constantly about everything. Back to my marks - I achieved straight A’s and a 39 raw score in English and I was shocked by this. I’ve never gotten above C’s my whole life. It just goes to show that a person passionate about a subject can make others passionate too. |
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| Ravin |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English |
30 |
22-02-2024 |
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|
I wish I met Di sooner than year 12, she helped me so much. I changed a lot just from seeing her once a week. I mainly saw her as a counsellor and well-being coach and she created targeted study plans and essay writing tutorials for me. She was there for me through the death of my mother and I still managed to get a ATAR of 91 and a raw English score of 40. I can’t explain how much Di has to offer, you just have to meet her to find out |
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| Theresa |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English and literature |
20 |
18-11-2022 |
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I met Di when I was in year 11 and she tutored me through year 12 in 2022. My mum was referred to her through a friend and when I met her I felt so comfortable and didn't even realise I was learning. Di really has a magic touch that is hard to explain until you meet her. I understood how to read and learn and write text response essays that actually got decent marks. The hard thing was that I didn't like reading and after meeting Di, I realised that she has so much knowledge because she has always read and engaged with the world and I began to adore her. When you admire someone, you want to be like them in some way. I think her students are very lucky and she gives a lot of effort. |
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| Chris |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English |
15 |
18-11-2022 |
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|
My name is Chris and I had Di for tutoring in year 12 in 2022. Di was great at encouraging me to get my study habits back, which I lost during Covid. It was so hard to get my motivation back and being with Di and speaking with her every week helped me a lot. Di is also a counsellor for young people and she honestly knows how to speak with young people so well. My marks improved a lot and I didn't have the same anxiety as I did in 2020 and 2021. |
|
| Alexis |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English |
12 |
13-11-2022 |
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Miss Di is a really nice and caring tutor. I wanted a female as I feel more comfortable and she never made me feel uneducated, even though my English score were low. I am heading towards my VCE exams and feel more prepared than I ever had in my whole school education, there is no teacher like her. she is honestly one of a kind. |
|
| Cynthia |
3.0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
English |
19 |
13-11-2022 |
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Di is a really educated person, ive never met anyone like her. She doesn't just talk about English, but about the world. I learnt more from Di in 6 months than I have in my whole 17 years of life! She has a unique way of talking about the content and making me understand it so that it makes sense to me and that I dont forget it. I went from Bs to getting A's and even an A+ in 6 months, it was mainly that no-one had ever explained books and films to me before in the way Di does. She is amazing. |
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| Trang |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English |
10 |
13-11-2022 |
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My English not grate when I meet Di, I mainly want her for conversation lessons. She met with me 1 time a week and at this time I am also doing University which is hard for me. But Di help me a lot with conversation and she is loyal friend. |
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| Carla |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English year 12 |
12 |
16-08-2021 |
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I had D in the beginning of 2020 and then this year 2021 as well. I was a bit sick during my final year of high school and the online learning really affected my mental health. D has bee the best support system I could have asked for. She has literally helped me so much and I have had conversations with D that I have never had before. I am really confident that im going to be able to complete year 12 and my English scores have stayed at a consistent B. This might not sound amazing, but I am someone who was failing English every year and was kept back in year 9. She has showed me what it means to really understand stories and how to write about my understanding. I will never forget D. |
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| Alex |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English year 12 |
53 |
21-04-2019 |
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It was such a help to work with D, she made it so easy and I was able to achieve a 42 raw score in English |
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| Teresa |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English |
193 |
26-11-2017 |
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D was my tutor for 4 years and I could not have imagined a better more sensitive teacher.i recently finished year 12 and I am so relieved, because I could not have done this without her. |
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| Kelly |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English vce |
30 |
20-04-2017 |
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She is just the best. I went from a c + to a low a in a month. She makes it really easy and she's young so I could relate to her too |
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| Kelsey w |
4.5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
|
English/media |
50 |
18-11-2015 |
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|
She is such a fun teacher. I think because she's young too she can relate to me and
explain things simply. She's really sensitive as well and if sometimes I just wanted to talk
then she was ok with that and would help with my problems. My grades imported a lot
and I was surprised when one time I actually got an A. |
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| Ashleigh c |
4.5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English |
1 |
04-08-2015 |
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She is such a good English teacher. |
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| Lily p |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English, media |
10 |
27-01-2015 |
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She is just so nice. My lessons was always fun, my spelling and grammar is really bad,
but she never made me feel stupid, but always encouraged me. we had to stop lessons
because my mum couldn't afford it, and Eve, gave me two last lessons for free. i will never
forget her kind attitude and how she would make me feel smart. |
|
| Amanda p |
4.5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
|
English VCE |
32 |
12-01-2015 |
|
|
She was so nice. I worked with her for a month and i went from a C plus to an A. I had to
work very hard, because she was strict, but i did really well on my exams. She's so much
fun and explains things in a way that you can understand, and is patient. |
|
| Celeste c |
4.5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English, literature |
13 |
06-01-2014 |
|
|
I went from a C plus, to an A in the course of two months. Evie is so good at explaining how to
write essays and i felt so comfortable with her, she made me laugh and taught me at the same
time. |
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| Ann N |
4.5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
|
English (Year 12) |
47 |
02-08-2013 |
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|
I have so much fun in our lessons and always look forward to seeing Evie. I've gone from a B to an A, and
in my most recent SAC, i got an A+. This is the first time ever in VCE. I have two lessons a week and they
are very great for me. |
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| Stephan |
4.5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
|
Writing |
5 |
01-02-2013 |
|
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I am now starting to enjoy writing at school. |
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| Kevin |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English |
11 |
26-01-2013 |
|
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My english has improved and i went from a D+ to a B in a month. |
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| Sarah A |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
English |
10 |
24-01-2013 |
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"I finally learnt how to structure my essays, and my grades went up on three occassions.
Thankyou Miss Cai" |
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