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Ben Lloyd-Hurwitz

Ben Lloyd-Hurwitz

Ben is a passionate tutor who strives to provide thorough and accessible explanations of key concepts. Never afraid to re-examine areas students find difficult from a different angle, Ben is dedicated to ensuring that the material is truly understood. He brings his academic excellence as an all-rounder—as well as abundant enthusiasm—to ensure mastery of content across mathematics and the sciences.

Results and qualifications

  • ATAR: 99.95
  • State Ranks: 5th in NSW for Physics, 16th in NSW for Chemistry.
  • School: Sydney Grammar (Academic Exhibitioner, School Prefect)
  • University: Australian National University (ANU), Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE)
  • 98/100 in Physics, 98/100 in Chemistry, 99/100 in Mathematics Ext. 1, 98/100 in Mathematics Ext. 2, 95/100 in Economics
  • Year 11: Proxime Accessit (2nd in Year), John Estell Memorial Prize (First in Modern History)
  • Year 10: Dux (1st in Year) at Sydney Grammar
  • Debating - Firsts Team 2020 (ISDA, GPS), Seconds Team 2019 (ISDA, GPS Premiers). Debating Colours
  • 2020: Placed first out of 104 teams Australia-wide in UNSW Prog Comp
  • 2019: Progressed to NSW Model United Nations State Final

Approach to tutoring

With extensive experience tutoring, Ben understands the patience and attention to detail required to teach well. Ben takes the time to give specific advice on areas for students to improve, applying his own experience as a student to their studies. By continuing to work on these areas, Ben helps students refine topics they struggle with and truly excel in ones they are comfortable with. He aims to share his enthusiasm for maths and science with students by showing creative approaches to problems and clever applications of theory.

Biography

Ben was born in Wahroonga but moved to London, England when he was three, eventually studying at Westminster Under School. Moving back to Australia in 2012, Ben greatly enjoyed leaving the rainy British weather behind. Settling into school in Australia, Ben explored his interests across a wide range of subjects, from Geography to Mathematics to English to History. Come HSC, Ben was faced with a difficult decision between Chemistry and History, reluctant to give up either.

Throughout school, Ben has been involved in numerous extra-curricular activities. An avid public speaker, Ben participated in Debating throughout high school, making the Grammar firsts in 2020. He has also been involved in Soccer, Informatics, and School Choir.