Tutor Invercargill

2025

My time with Dave went really well! I’ve learnt a lot during our sessions, and I’m feeling much more confident heading into my upcoming exam. He always answered my questions clearly and helped me understand as much as we could fit into each lesson. I really appreciated his support and the way he explained everything.

Maddie Johnston


"David is a fantastic tutor - he has helped my Year 12 son with Math, Physics and Chemistry. Very flexible and responsive to my son's changing needs. I highly recommend him!"

Nicky Bottger 2025


Hi David

Thank you for the help with my Level 3 Chemistry, it has definitely helped with my understanding of this topic compared to before you started tutoring me when I was struggling with the topic of thermochem. I think I will do way better in my real exam compared to my derived grade one thanks to your help.

Dakota R 2025
"Before working with David Merrick, my daughter's maths was very poor. Since he started tutoring her, the grades have improved significantly. David has a wonderful way of explaining concepts clearly, and the tutoring he gives was tailored to her specific areas of weakness. She is now confident in the subject, all thanks to his patience and dedication".

Thanks William Wilkes

2024

From Julian Almanzar at Great South

The lessons covered the basics and the introduction as we expected, which was very helpful in understanding what Python allows us to do.

It was great because all our questions were answered immediately, and we also received help with some specific issues we were struggling with.
The greatest thing was that the classes were always conducted using code examples, which allowed us to understand not only how different functions work but also the syntax of how they are actually written.

We were also shown some program examples where we could see those functions in action.

Finally, we were instructed in good programming behaviour, which is not something that is usually taught in online courses!

We appreciate all your help and dedication and feel more confident in typing our own code.


Abigail Hunt 2019

Having David tutor me this year really helped build my confidence in Chemistry and Biology.

He went at a good pace while explaining the topics and said it in a way which allowed me to understand completely. He would send through links of questions and helpful notes which we had looked at so I was able to refer to them while doing my own study at home.

David was easy to talk to and was always willing to answer all questions I had. I found it particularly helpful that I was able to have a few extra tutoring sessions around exam time, to help with any extra things I was stuck on.

Stephanie Hunt 2019

The chemistry tutoring made such a difference for my daughter in year 13. David was great with her and she found him easy to talk to and learn from. Bonus was he could also help her with Biology! Thank you David

Louise Magennity 2019

Hi Dave

Jacob said he felt very comfortable in your home and said he was very happy with the help you gave him. Jacob's confidence has increased and he said he got more out of the few sessions he had with you, than a majority of the years teachings. I thank you while heartedly for getting my son in so quickly and helping him understand.

Thanks Louise


"David was a very helpful tutor for my daughter. Any question asked, he would answer. His patience and knowledge helped her to successfully complete her ncea level 3 statistics and modeling course." - Judy

Hi Dave,

Just wanted to let you know, that Reuben got his practice maths exam back last week, and he got Excellent. There was only three of them in the class that achieved this! So the tutoring is paying off :) He had his real exam yesterday, and he thinks he did ok with that as welll. Will let you know when the results are back.

cheers

Ingrid


An Email from Les Morgan

Hi David

Thanks for your help with my granddaughter’s chemistry. Your help, particularly helping her design an analytical test procedure, helped her pass her first year university exam.

Many thanks