Our Customer Stories
LOVE FOR OUR BOOKS
“The only textbook I've used that is clear and simple, yet the most informative and helpful. This textbook saved me in my English exams for WACE and Mocks.”
— Emily, Year 12
“I have so far really enjoyed this book. I love that the multiple choice answers have an explanation and it's broken up into easy segments.”
— Cate, Teacher
“Covers everything within the syllabus concisely. Great book.”
— Anonymous, Year 12
“I had my WACE exam for bio today and I just want to say that your book helped me tremendously. I recommend it for year 11s going into year 12. It honestly just simplified everything and made it sooo much more easier. It also saved me a lot of time as majority of the stuff in the syllabus was covered in your book. I just want to say thank you for creating such an amazing book.”
— Nimo, Year 12
“Highly recommend, Rachael's selection of year 11 & 12 ATAR books, if you want your child to breeze through year 11 & 12 and have time to live a life as well. Assignments and tests all pass! Thank you.”
— Dana, Parent
“The absolutely wonderful team at Sciencebook are so kind and friendly! Above that, Rachael is revolutionary with her approach to assisting students reach their best potential. With her extensive knowledge and unique system, she has the ability to show the student the right pathway to success. The range of Course books and Study Guides are structured in such a great and innovative book, from its matte paper to prevent glare, to the "no fluff" subject material that will prep the student based on only what they need to know, giving the student the confidence going into exams and freeing them up to enjoy their important years more!”
— Christie, Parent
“Succinct, engaging and straight forward that addressed everything in the syllabus! It made studying easy and boosted my confidence for exams!”
— Tilly, Year 12
“I smashed both of my bio tests. I got 80% for my extended response then got 74% for my test which had a very low class average.”
— Breanna, Year 12
“I’m sure it (English Coursebook and Exam Guide) will really help Em (and many others).”
— Fran, Parent
“I recently purchased your newest publication Year 11 and 12 ATAR English: Coursebook and Exam Guide. I would like to commend you on this extremely valuable resource which, is in line with all Sciencebook’s publications, simplified, clear, easy to understand, precise, on point and covers everything in the syllabus. Thank you Sciencebook for your continued passion in education.”
— Mia, Parent
“Jonah has been finding the program really helpful and the Year 12 Human Biology Coursebook which were received very quickly have also been great. I just wish I had ordered everything earlier.”
— Kacy, Parent
“He got 80 (per cent) in his last test after failing all year, so we’re pretty happy with the resources!”
— Nezz, Parent
FROM THE AUTHOR, RACHAEL SARAHS
“Students don’t need to change their lives to suit the books they read, so we’ve changed the books to suit them. Less waffle, more relevant information; thinner books, deeper understanding; more effective study time, greater student-life balance. It all comes back to empowering students.”
LOVE FOR OUR ONLINE COURSES
“Thank-you for the website (courses), it has been very helpful.”
— Aleisha, Year 12
“Thank you so much!!! This has really helped me with my exam prep.”
— Madi, Year 12
“I am so grateful to have found Sciencebook! Rachael is an incredible human being. Without these online courses and one-on-one tutoring I would not have been able to pass my STAT test (and pass well!). Rachael worked with me closely to build my knowledge and self-confidence. She is kind, supportive, genuine and a brilliant tutor. Thank you for your kind words and thank you for helping me take the first steps to achieve my dream. You're a true inspiration Rachael.”
— Jade, STAT Test Student
“I am so pleased that we used Sciencebook for STAT Tutoring. Rachael was responsive and really helpful in guiding us on how to improve structure and syntax, with lots of tips on how to score better results. And the results far exceeded our expectations!”
— Shadia, Parent
“So easy to use and drills the information you need into your brain!”
— Tilly, Year 12
“Awesome! Thank you so much, the course was awesome and helped me so much!”
— Olivia, Year 12
“I am so glad I decided to do a course with Sciencebook. I have learnt so much and Rachael has gone above and beyond to help to me. The STAT course has helped me pass a test and get me in to university. I will definitely be recommending Sciencebook to all of my friends and family. Thank you so much for all of your help it has made the biggest difference. I have learnt so much from your course and I am so grateful. I passed the test and wouldn't have been able to without all of your help 😊”
— Iris, STAT Test Student
“The tutoring was simple and effective! When I sat my STAT test, I never thought I would be as confident. Rachael's feedbacks are positive yet constructive which will push you to do your best! I highly, highly recommend Rachael, she's the best tutor I've had by far!”
— Anonymous, STAT Test Student
“I was extremely pleased with the online tutoring I received for the STAT test preparation course. It was very insightful and the feedback was exceedingly helpful. The feedback was helpful in both being informative and very fast. I would happily recommend this course to anybody thinking of sitting the STAT test.”
— Amy, STAT Test Student
“First of all, I would like to commend the team for such great material, I would have to say that Sciencebook has been helpful. I wish I had ordered/purchased the material earlier. :-) When I took the sample test (ACER) my score was below 130 (this was before I purchased the material) and I lost the confidence to take the exam. Reading your reviews makes me feel that I have a chance to get a higher score. Thanks for all of the feedback, your reviews certainly helped me improve my essays. I received the stat results and I am happy to let you know that I got 165 and a percentile rank of 77.9%. I could not have done it without your guidance. You should be proud of what you are doing (seriously, I can't thank you enough for all of the feedback you've given me). You are such a fantastic educator and you make a difference in someone else's life.”
— Jap, STAT Test Student
“Rachael and Sciencebook were fantastic in helping me to achieve well over the results I needed on the STAT test. As someone who hadn't written an essay in 10 years, the program was easy to follow with great tips and being able to upload unlimited essays for Rachael to review was super helpful. Sciencebook was really supportive and made me feel test ready. I highly recommend Rachael to anyone who needs to work on their essay skills and build their confidence in the lead up to test day.
I needed a score of 140 and I achieved 169! (84.5 Percentile rank). Thanks so much Rachael!”
— Rebekah, STAT Test Student
“I recently took Sciencebook's STAT preparation course, In the past I have had some hesitation about paying for online courses, believing that they will just provide a few power point slides, a multi choice quiz and nothing more.
I can assure you that this course is well worth the money, with the assistance of Rachael providing prompt personalized feedback on every essay I sent in, including compressive examples on how to re-word and improve my work. The assistance in how to plan and write two quality essays within the 1 hour time limit is also invaluable. The end result was that I was able to achieve a STAT score of 161 for the essay section and a average of 162 for the Verbal and Quantitative section. I would highly recommend this course for any one looking to sit the STAT exam.”
— Adrian, STAT Test Student
“You guys are awesome! Loving the motivation and daily support.”
— Tiffany, Year 12
LOVE FOR OUR TUTORING
“Sciencebook is an innovative way to tutor. Both my children have had tutors in the past, none of them engaged or helped my children. Rachael, however, did! Both children were excited to be tutored, improved at school and loved ploughing through school curriculum in half the time. Assignments and tests all pass! Thank you.”
— Dana, Parent
“Rachael was amazing at helping me with both chemistry ATAR and English ATAR tutoring during year 12. She is such a lovely and kind person with excellent knowledge in both subjects. She makes the content really easy to understand as she explains it very clearly. However she also engages you by asking you to answer some practise questions to consolidate your understanding. She is the reason I passed my WACE chemistry exam. I highly recommend her and really appreciate her helping me with everything!”
— Lailani, Student
“Rachael has been an amazing English Tutor for my 15 year old son who has struggled with English. Rachael is very educated, calm. Engaging and Encouraging. She has also given my son confidence that he is capable of whatever he puts his mind to. We can’t highly recommend Rachael enough to anyone looking for a Tutor!”
— Tania, Parent
“Our experience with Sciencebook Tutoring has been absolutely amazing. Rachael is an excellent tutor - knowledgeable, encouraging, patient and empathetic. Exactly what my teenager needed during a difficult period, and more than just a tutor. I couldn’t recommend highly enough - this has been an invaluable part of the ATAR journey.”
— Shadia, Parent
“Rachael has a fantastic realationship with our daughter because of her ability to engage and motivate. Our daughter's English results have improved dramatically. Thank you 🙂”
— Julia, Parent
“Rachael makes tutoring so much fun and has helped me so much with every subject l needed help with l definitely recommend her.”
— Georgia, Year 8
“Outstanding customer service. I’ve used the Sciencebook team for a variety of applications including: examination preparation, one to one tutoring and proof-reading. 10/10”
— Jim, Student
“Friendly and helpful tutor :)”
— Rigel, Year 11
“AMAZING!
Such a great tutor, helped me out so much when I was panicking for my Chemistry exam. She’s great at explaining, truly keen at helping her students improve and doesn’t make you feel any less when you don’t know certain concepts. A great confidence booster and I really learned a lot so quickly from doing Chemistry and Human Biology with her.
Thankyou so much Rachael!”
— Marie, Year 12
“Amazing tutoring, we had given up on our dyslexic son passing OLNA not only did he pass with having tutoring with Rachael he actually enjoyed the lessons, we are very grateful that we found her.”
— Annie, Parent
“Rachael has not just been a great teacher/tutor to my kids but also a very caring and compassionate person. Besides getting their academic work up to a high standard,
she supported them and encouraged them when they experienced "hiccups" along the way. It's easy to find a tutor but a good tutor who cares is hard to come by and Rachael is one of them.”
— Agnes, Parent
“Simple yet detailed and straight to the point method of tutoring has helped me a lot on how I learn complex theories and concepts!”
— Catherine, Year 10
“Rachael is the best! Tristan has been seeing her 2 years and his grades have improved from a C to a B. Rachael has managed to help my son from a failing student to an enthusiastic and can do attitude. Thanks Rachael 😃”
— Giovanna, Parent
“My daughter has been having tutoring for around 3 months now and has loved working with Rachael from the get go. Rachael has been working on getting Lauren ready for OLNA but most importantly helping her regain confidence in Maths. Lauren has always needed a bit more time to learn concepts, and unfortunately with the way the curriculum is structured, it is time that schools cannot provide and that's where Rachael excels. She is calm, friendly and interested in where Lauren's at with her mathematical understanding but more importantly about her as a person. Lauren is beginning to believe that she can 'do Maths' and that all she needed was a calm, non-competitive environment to learn in with a person like Rachael, who quickly found out where Lauren was at without judgement and with a 'we can' attitude. We feel so lucky to have found Rachael and for the wonderful reviews that helped us find her. She is 100% everything that is written. I cannot thank her enough for helping Lauren and ultimately helping our family as Maths discussions are no longer fraught with tension.
From one very, very happy and grateful parent.”
— Lynda, Parent
“Nothing but positive feedback. An excellent tutor! Our son's school results have improved enormously, he enjoys the tutoring sessions and the genuine interest his tutor has in his subjects and helping him achieve his best.”
— Michelle F, Parent
“I highly recommend the tutoring sessions. I’ve seen the massive difference it has made for me. It has taken my low level C grade marks in Year 10 to B’s and Low A’s in Year 11. Definitely has made a massive improvement for me on subjects like English, Physics and Maths, I’m really thankful for the help and skills the session provided me and it was all worth the time.”
— Tristan, Year 11
“The tutoring was great. I don't think I could of done nearly as well as I did for my STAT test without the tutoring.”
— Marcus, Year 12
“Rachael is a fantastic tutor, very patient, explained things clearly and very knowledgeable with the STAT exam. She was able to focus learning on what is expected in the exam and we had a great outcome and passed!”
— Shona, Parent
"I can't recommend Rachael at Sciencebook highly enough. We were totally at a loss when we contacted her. My son, who is very dyslexic, had failed the written part of OLNA twice and we didn't know how to help him. Rachael appeared unfazed by this and took him steadily through the process. I could see his confidence increasing each week. We've just had the results and he has passed!! We will definitely be asking for help from Rachael again. Thank you.”
— Natasha, Parent
“I am so grateful to have found Sciencebook! Rachael is an incredible human being. Without these online courses and one-on-one tutoring I would not have been able to pass my STAT test (and pass well!). Rachael worked with me closely to build my knowledge and self-confidence. She is kind, supportive, genuine and a brilliant tutor. Thank you for your kind words and thank you for helping me take the first steps to achieve my dream. You're a true inspiration Rachael.”
— Jade, STAT Test Student
“Rachael consolidated my understanding of complex year 11 and 12 high school chemistry. She's not only my tutor but she's a great friend who supported me academically and emotionally. She has helped me to handle the stress and prepared me to do the best in my final exams.”
— Jonathan, Year 12
“Highly recommend Sciencebook. Very attentive and encouraging to my son’s English needs. Thanks Rachael for doing a fantastic job with preparing Tristan with his OLNA. Tristan told me that you have given great advice that allow him to sit his assessment with confidence.”
— Giovanna, Parent
“I would highly recommend Rachael! I recently took my STAT exam and passed with Rachael's help. In the 3 week time frame Rachael had to work with myself and the fact I had not seen the inside of a classroom for 25 years, make this pass and acceptance into university a very great result. Rachael's knowledge and delivery of information makes it very easy to learn.”
— Will, STAT Test Student
“The tutor Rachael was always willing to help and give constructive criticism but also give motivation. It felt as if she genuinely wanted to see me succeed. I scored a 161 on my STAT, and I definitely think this could of not been possible without Rachael :D”
— Tapiwa, Year 12
“I cannot recommend Sciencebook tutoring highly enough! My daughter has been having tutoring with Rachael for the past few months and she has made significant gains in math's in this time. Rachael is patient, kind and explains difficult concepts clearly. She breaks down learning into manageable chunks which make sense for my daughter. She is a very clear communicator and makes learning fun. She put my daughter at ease so quickly and has given her the confidence to ask questions and acknowledge when she does not understand something. As I am so impressed at the vast improvements my daughter has made in maths since working with Rachael, she is now booked in for chemistry and maths tutoring in the year ahead. Rachael's knowledge is vast and she is skilled in sharing this in a supportive learning environment. I highly recommend her and the team at Sciencebook tutoring, they make learning difficult concepts easy and enjoyable.”
— Anna, Parent
“The tutoring was simple and effective! When I sat my STAT test, I never thought I would be as confident. Rachael's feedbacks are positive yet constructive which will push you to do your best! I highly, highly recommend Rachael, she's the best tutor I've had by far!”
— Anonymous, STAT Test Student
“Only positive feedback. Fantastic tutor, very approachable, great tips and follow up and Harry found it easy to understand - has really helped to build his confidence in English. We can't recommend your services enough and will be using them again.”
— Michelle, Parent
“Very professional service provided to our son Rowan while receiving tutoring for his STAT exam. Would highly recommend this organisation. He has been accepted into the Bachelor of Business at UWA. He and us are very pleased. Thanks again for your help. He would not have got a place if not for your STAT Tutoring.”
— Parent
“Rachael is such a supportive tutor who is proofing invaluable in helping our Year 11 daughter with her heavy ATAR workload. I would highly recommend Sciencebook to help fill in the gaps missed in class and the mentoring alongside is a bonus!”
— Frances B, Parent
“I wouldn’t have been able to pass my STAT test without Rachael’s guidance. I definitely recommend Sciencebook for anybody that is aspiring to go to university or needs tutoring to prepare them for exams.”
— Kyle, STAT Test Student
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