• this passion for educating others led her to change from law to majoring in education and then founding marquis education
• after years of teaching students herself, she decided to create a holistic tutoring service that she wished had existed when she was a student.
• while studying, she renovated her parent’s garage into a classroom and sought out fellow distinguished and passionate educators for her team

“I wanted to have a greater impact and my vision was to create something that is of value and integrity that would outlast me. I could create something better than what’s available in the market in my local area, the students I taught would tell me horror stories about other tutoring places they would go to.

I thought that surely there must be other passionate educators like me and for other subjects so in 2013 I started to renovate my parents’ garage and converted it into a classroom and hired another maths tutor and science tutor and we would teach small group classes. the pace was very slow as I was studying full time and couldn’t dedicate myself to the business.”

• we started offering streamlined courses for all grades; Y6 – 12 students.
• we developed rich content for our english, maths & UCAT courses
• under the leadership of our head of UCAT, samantha vigneswaran, we developed an online and in-centre theory and exam intensive preparation course. our small class size approach combined with personalised weekly feedback helped 93% of our students score a high percentile and received first round interview offers.
• through our enrichment and extra-curricular programs, we offered students the freedom to explore their academic strengths and experience the breadth as well as depth of learning. depth of opportunity to investigate their own talents and passions at a deeper level. making lessons interesting and stimulating, allowing pupils to go beyond surface level discussion, and to engage in real depth with complex problems.
• these programs run annually and some of our most popular clubs and competitions include:
• marquis poet laureate contest
  ■ inspiring students to compose nuanced poems through the magic of metaphor, sensory imagery and multifaceted themes, to master their creative expression.
• marquis maths olympiad challenge
  ■ expanding exposure to complex problem solving and cultivating creative thinkers - many of our students go on to distinguished STEM careers.
• marquis book club
  ■ encouraging extensive reading and allowing pupils to go beyond surface level discussion, and to engage in real depth with nuanced texts.
• marquis young writer of the year competition
  ■ fostering an exploration of students' imagination and refinement of their literacy techniques - amongst our alumni are published novelists, poets and editors.

• impressed by our heart focused approach and values of integrity, the esteemed dr tim hanna decided to partner with marquis. as head of content, dr hanna designed and wrote our year 12 english course for the new NESA syllabus encompassing all prescribed hsc texts.
• we developed a new learning management system and upgraded our website which stored shared information, academic resources and online access to educators. this was built by our in-house designer who strongly understood our vision for personalised education.
• we had paid advertising for the very first time and ran a regional campaign where we were featured on bus ads, cinema ads & online media. this large focus on marketing allowed new families to become familiar with our premium services.

a new decade for marquis
we are constantly innovating our courses and services to continue to help open doors for students for each walk of life

• founded in burgeoning passion and powered by our students’ successes, marquis has exponentially grown to the next level of personalised education;
• new state-of-the-art learning centre
• new rich content for Australian national curriculum
• new dynamic leadership team
• new NESA accredited educators

as we embark on an exhilarating 2020s, we will continue to unleash our unbridled energy and creativity to evolve the educational experience and generate english, math & UCAT courses that combine compassion, meritocracy and accessibility for all students. It’s a challenge that we’re excited to take on.

“my vision is a benevolently democratic education and the role educators play in this is intrinsically linked to the vision of the society we want to live in and future cohorts to thrive in. our personalised and holistic approach to delivering high quality content in the most conducive and inspiring learning environment is exactly why we are one of the fastest growing learning communities within Australia.

we strongly believe in empowering families and students to be in complete control of their education. designing, choosing and having access to blended and online education programs that will prepare them for a brave new world of AI and robots, where it is vital for students to find their unique voice and reach their full potential.

I am deeply convinced that there are no real no real limits to growth because human imagination, enlightenment and determination are unlimited. our academic team at marquis is zealous in spirit serving current and future pupils, as we continue to innovate their immersive learning experience for a profoundly progressive and transformative education.”

- abi kugendran, founder of marquis education