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Abbey

Rory Graham

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Rory is a highly qualified tutor known for expertly diagnosing individual weaknesses and prioritising personal strengths, ultimately helping his students produce work they are proud of and invested in. Rory has extensive experience tutoring students in Years 10-12 and is well-versed in the dynamic demands of the HSC, having state-ranked both English Advanced (8$^\text{th}$ in NSW) and Drama (7$^\text{th}$ in NSW). Rory's track record for tutoring has been exceptional. Every student Rory has tutored in English Advanced has received at 90/100 or higher.

Subjects Taught:

Drama and Theatre
Drama and Theatre
English
English
Law/Legal Studies
Law/Legal Studies
HSC Drama
HSC Drama
HSC English Adv.
HSC English Adv.
HSC English Ext. 1
HSC English Ext. 1
HSC English Ext. 2
HSC English Ext. 2
HSC English Std.
HSC English Std.
HSC Legal Studies
HSC Legal Studies
IB Language and Literature
IB Language and Literature
IB Literature
IB Literature

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Results and Qualifications:

  • ATAR: 99.35
  • State Ranks: 8$^\text{th}$ in NSW for English Advanced, 9$^\text{th}$ in NSW for Drama
  • School: St. Augustine’s College
  • University: University College London (UCL) B.A. (Honours) English
  • Subjects: English Advanced (99/100, 1$^\text{st}$ at SAC), English Extension 1 (49/50, 1$^\text{st}$ at SAC), Drama (100/100, 1$^\text{st}$ at SAC), Legal Studies (95/100, 1$^\text{st}$ at SAC), Music 1 (97/100, 1$^\text{st}$ at SAC)
  • Drama Major Work nominated and selected for OnSTAGE 2022
  • 4$^\text{th}$ in NSW for Public Speaking 2021 — CSDA
  • 16$^\text{th}$ in NSW for Mock Trial 2020
  • Captain of Debating 2021 — CSDA

Approach to Tutoring:

Rory focuses on igniting students’ individual faculties of critical thinking, analysis, and imagination. He emphasises the importance of personal voice and flair in writing, organically kindling each student’s unique methods of thought and expression. Rory’s tutoring is bespoke to each student, but his overall method is collaborative and reflexive. He intends to diagnose a student’s current gaps in knowledge, identify what methods of teaching engage the student, and then explore the necessary content through those methods of teaching, adjusting as the student advances to maximise academic growth.

Rory inspires avid querying and criticism, encouraging his students to write consistently to develop their expression of knowledge. Rory is a seasoned and accomplished tutor who is immensely passionate about teaching. He fundamentally believes success occurs through a meticulous balance of challenge and reward.

Biography:

Rory was born in Edinburgh and moved to the Northern Beaches of Sydney when he was two. He travelled between the United States and Europe during his adolescence. Rory graduated from St. Augustine’s College in 2021, placing in the top three percent of his academic cohort and attaining two state ranks. Rory is also a published writer. His anthology, Bloodlust, sold out during its initial release in 2022. He is currently studying at University College London.

As well as professionally tutoring, Rory is heavily invested in dramatics at university. He has recently started learning French and German and is enamoured with postmodern criticism.

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