Dr. Olga Abeysekera

Dr Olga Abeysekera, founder of Dr Study Tutoring and the Dr Progress Group Pty Ltd, is passionate about transforming education through innovative and personalised tutoring. With a PhD in Management from Monash University and a background in both academic research and private tutoring, she has a deep commitment to helping students excel.
Her holistic approach at Dr Study Tutoring emphasises not only academic success but also the development of lifelong skills, ensuring that each student receives the best education and support possible. Dr Olga’s dedication to continuous improvement drives her mission to inspire a love for learning that lasts a lifetime.

Creativity and Social Networking in the High-Tech Industry

General / By Dr. Olga Abeysekera

Creativity is increasingly important in contemporary organisations, particularly those in the high-tech IT industry, where organisational success is highly dependent on constant improvement. Consequently, research on creativity has been burgeoning in recent times. Examination of the creativity literature reveals several inconsistencies and ambiguities. In particular, an emphasis on the prototypical creative individual has limited the …

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Dr Progress is Now Dr Study

General / By Dr. Olga Abeysekera

Happy new year to our students and their parents! We hope you had a safe and enjoyable festive season with your loved ones. We’re excited to kick off 2021 with the announcement of our brand new name: Dr Study, formerly known as Dr Progress. We love that our new name better reflects our offering and our focus on helping …

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Dr Study Master Class Holiday Program

General / By Dr. Olga Abeysekera

We’re excited to help our students start the new year right with our master class holiday program. This summer, our team is offering an exclusive schedule of classes across a wide range of subjects, including English Plus and Maths Plus, creative story writing, coding for beginners, exam mastery, public speaking, and more. Each master class …

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Dr Study: Operations Update

General / By Dr. Olga Abeysekera

Given the latest announcement from the Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews and in the interest of maintaining the health and wellbeing of our DR. PROGRESS community, we will not be reopening the campus for normal operations after the Easter holidays. Instead, we will continue with remote learning, from home. Our students have been doing a …

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Essay of the Month: Creative Response to Jasper Jones

General / By Dr. Olga Abeysekera

Every month, we celebrate the work of our amazing students by sharing one of their written pieces on our website. February’s Essay of the Month is by Charmaine Pham, Year 11. Dawn wasn’t quite cold, with the occasional peak of sun warming the bodies of many in the town of Corrigan, but the fortunate weather …

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Essay of the Month: Is it Better to be Loved or Respected?

General / By Dr. Olga Abeysekera

Every month, we celebrate the work of our amazing students by sharing one of their written pieces on our website. January’s Essay of the Month is by Ruhama Abebe, Grade 6. Greeting people in the street, in the store, at the gym, or even at a workplace can seem like such a chore for some …

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Five Tutoring Strategies that Really Work

Child Education / By Dr. Olga Abeysekera

Tutoring services are more in demand now than they have ever been, with one in four Australian children receiving tutoring at some point during their school years. The growing popularity of tutoring makes sense – while teachers are doing their best to cater to their classes, it’s impossible for them to devote the level of attention and …

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How to Successfully Prepare Students for Scholarship Exams

Public High Schools / By Dr. Olga Abeysekera

With primary and secondary scholarship testing set to take place across February and March, most students will already be deep in the throes of preparation for their 2021 scholarship exams. It can be a stressful time of year, with the wealth of resources offering advice on different study techniques and practice material adding to the …

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Ideal Study Time – Attention Span of Children and Adolescents

Child Education / By Dr. Olga Abeysekera

A general ‘day-in-the-life’ of a high school student typically involves waking up at 6:30am, having a nutritious breakfast targeted at stimulating brain activity and promoting a healthy lifestyle, getting showered and dressed, spending around 7 hours at school (with likely an additional 2 hours dedicated to extracurricular activities such as sport or music), and then …

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Intergroup Relations Research

Child Education / By Dr. Olga Abeysekera

A minority-status perspective on intergroup relations: A study of an ethnic Chinese population in a small Italian town This study models the effects on attitudes and behaviour of intergroup contact between minority-status Chinese residents and majority-status residents in the Tuscan city of Prato in Italy. The study contributes to theory by building upon Allport’s original …

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We’re taking a holiday break! Our offices will be closed from 22nd December 2024 to 5th January 2025. We’ll be back on 6th January 2025. Happy Holidays!

Dr. Olga Abeysekera