Oliver Hervir
Oliver is Premier Tutors top Physics and Chemistry tutor, in his sixth year working with the company. Oliver graduated from Sydney Grammar School with an ATAR of 99.80 and ranked 1st at Grammar for Physics. He also won High Distinctions in all three Science Olympiads: Chemistry, Physics, Biology, completing all three in Year 11 (a year earlier than most).
Oliver was not only awarded the highly prestigious Tuckwell Scholarship but indeed the Tuckwell Scholarship for a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours), Science, for which only two spots are on offer annually. He is currently studying post-graduate Medicine at the University of Sydney after scoring in the top 0.1% candidates in the GAMSAT (Graduate Medical School Admissions Test).
With excellent academic results, both at the school and tertiary level, Oliver has a detailed understanding of various subjects and always imparts his knowledge, study and time management skills to his students. Oliver is one of the finest HSC science tutors available. He is a distinguished and experienced tutor and is very popular with motivated and driven students who seek the finest in tutoring.
Results and qualifications
- ATAR: 99.80
- State Ranks: 3rd in NSW for Classical Greek Continuers, 5th in NSW for Classical Greek Extension.
- School: Sydney Grammar School (Prefect, 2018)
- Undergraduate University: The Australian National University, Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours), Science (Tuckwell Scholarship) - University Medal and First Class Honours
- Postgraduate University: The University of Sydney, Doctor of Medicine
- High Distinctions in Chemistry, Physics, Biology Olympiads in 2017
- Subjects: Physics (96/100, 1st at SGS), Chemistry (94/100, 3rd at SGS), Classical Greek Continuers (96/100), Classical Greek Extension (48/50), Mathematics Ext. 1 (98/100), Mathematics Ext. 2 (93/100)
- UMAT: 98th percentile
- Premier’s Award for all-round excellence
- Cross-country - Firsts Team 2018 (GPS premiers, 2018)
Approach to tutoring
Oliver strongly believes in ensuring students understand and engage with fundamental concepts while also teaching them how to best answer assessment questions. In this way, he fosters their ability to think laterally and access the harder marks in assessments, while also training them to maximise their result across the whole paper.
Oliver is always prepared for lessons and personalises them for each student. He aims to push students past what they believe to be their own academic limits by setting tangible goals and providing regular feedback on practice questions. In particular, Oliver begins by working with the student to identify strengths and weaknesses and focuses on building confidence and skill in weaker areas, while also maintaining skills in stronger areas. Oliver has found that this approach ensures that tutoring is beneficial for the student.
Furthermore, Oliver is dedicated to sharing his knowledge about how to study and manage time effectively, so that students can maximise their academic performance while also maintaining their passions in other disciplines.
Biography
Oliver grew up on Sydney’s north shore, attending Sydney Grammar School, at St Ives, then College Street, from Kindergarten through to Year 12. After being awarded one of 25 prestigious Tuckwell Scholarships, Oliver turned down an offer to study Medicine at UNSW, instead deciding to study a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) – Science at the Australian National University. He intends to pursue medicine as a post-graduate program.
With a wide variety of interests, both academic and not, Oliver decided to pursue his main passion at university – science. He combined his scientific curiosity and interest in helping others at the ANU, where he studies a research-intensive science degree, focussing on biochemistry and its medical applications. Oliver attributes his deep interest in science to the wonderful teachers he was fortunate enough to have in his time at school.
When not tutoring, Oliver is heavily involved in college and university life at the ANU. He competes in Intervarsity University debating competitions and also sings as part of the university choir, which he particularly enjoys, having previously sung with the Sydney Philharmonic choir. He enjoys a variety of social sports, which he plays for his college. Oliver also enjoys running in long-distance races and competes regularly in half-marathons.