Kip McGrath Hamilton West is a franchise tutoring centre at 89 Rimu Street in Whitiora, Hamilton, that teaches English and maths to primary and secondary school children. It is part of the Kip McGrath network, which the website says was founded in 1976 in Australia. The centre is owned by Paul and Rosemary. Sessions run for 80 minutes, combining one-on-one attention from a tutor with written and computer-based activities in a small group. Tutoring covers Year 1 to Year 13, and each child is placed at a level based on a free assessment, carried out by a qualified teacher and free of obligation. Tailored programmes come with regular progress reports and tutor feedback. The website also offers an online tutoring platform for lessons from home.
Parents who have written about the centre say their children's confidence has grown, that a child who had been falling behind is now doing well, and that a reluctant reader has become enthusiastic. One parent described their daughter's fear of maths as gone. The centre's assessment is booked by form or by phone, and the website offers time slots between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm. For families in the Hamilton West area, the centre's assessment is the first step in deciding which programme fits.