Chemistry
Honours-level Chemistry training and the strongest academic foundation in the science she teaches.
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About Suegné
A strong science foundation, with a passion for making it make sense.
Suegné Bates combines a broad academic background with more than five years of tutoring experience across high school, homeschool and university learners.
Academic background
Science, learning and how people think
Suegné's qualifications span Chemistry, Biochemistry, Psychology and Criminology, alongside previous tutoring experience at the University of Pretoria.
Biochemistry
A broader science background linking Chemistry with biological systems and processes.
Psychology & Criminology
A second degree that complements her science background with a wider interest in how people think and learn.
University tutoring experience
Previous tutoring experience at the University of Pretoria, alongside high school and homeschool learners.
How Suegné teaches
Not simply showing which formula to use
Suegné works through the science with learners, helping them understand why a method works before expecting them to reproduce it.
That means analysing questions, discussing why one approach is appropriate, and practising enough variation that learners are not dependent on a single memorised pattern.
The aim is greater independence: a learner who can look at an unfamiliar question, decide what it is asking and apply what they know with confidence.
Understand
Make the concept and method clear enough that the learner can explain what they are doing.
Think
Build the reasoning needed to choose an approach instead of relying on memorised steps.
Apply
Use that understanding in exercises, tests and unfamiliar exam-style questions.
Experience
More than five years of tutoring
Suegné has worked with high school learners, homeschool students and university students, including learners who needed to rebuild fundamentals and learners who wanted to push further.
What matters most
Confidence that comes from understanding
Better marks matter, but the bigger goal is for learners to feel less dependent on memorised examples and more capable of tackling questions for themselves.
Ready to talk?
Tell Suegné what the learner needs help with.
Whether the issue is understanding, application, confidence or exam preparation, start with a simple WhatsApp conversation.