Preparing for life, not just the next test.
DS Learning is a small, founder-led tutoring practice based in Melbourne, teaching families across Victoria. We teach children to reason through what they don't yet know.
Founded by Nikhil — 20 years in tech, returning to tutoring.
I've spent two decades inside the technology that now runs your child's school day. Building the apps. Watching how kids interact with them. Getting clear-eyed about what they teach well, and what still has to be built somewhere else.
I held tuition, English language, and personality development classes earlier in my career. I'm coming back to it now because the apps your child uses are excellent at producing fast answers — but the slower, harder work of reasoning through what you don't already know has to be practised somewhere the algorithm can't shortcut.
That's what DS Learning is built for. Small cohorts. Founder-led. The methodology starts with a written diagnostic and ends with a personalised three-month plan you take home — whether you enrol with us or not.
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How we work with families.
Diagnose first
Every child starts with a written diagnostic. More practice can't fix a gap that hasn't been found.
Small and personal
One-on-one sessions, with a tutor who knows your child by name and builds each lesson on the last.
Understanding over drilling
Guided discovery and real problems, so your child learns why an answer is right.
Honest advice
If we don't think we can help your child, we'll tell you and point you to someone who can.
We write the books we wish families had.
Nikhil writes the DS Learning mathematics series for the Victorian Curriculum. Each book pairs short explanations and worked examples with practice and answers, so parents can help at home.
Let's talk about your child.
Call or text 0430 601 606, or book a free 30-minute diagnostic.
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