The distance
from a 5 to a 7
is a methodology.
Specialised IB Economics tutoring for SL and HL students.
Most students don't have an approach to studying IB Economics.
They memorise content, but don't understand it.
Most IB tutoring is generalist — one tutor, every subject, no real specialisation.
Elevate is different: a dedicated, evidence-based system, built for one subject — Economics.
Call it our comparative advantage.
Why IB Economics is hard — in numbers.
The problem isn't the students — it's the method.
The global results bear it out — a worldwide mean of just 5.0, with only 14% of students reaching a 7. Elevate closes that gap with a structured, personalised approach built around genuine understanding and rigorous, exam-focused application.
* IBDP & Career-related Programme — May 2025 Final Statistical Bulletin.
That's why Elevate was built.
Founded on a perfect score. Obsessed with yours.
Nathan graduated from Trinity Grammar School with an IB score of 45 and an ATAR of 99.90, and was awarded Dux of Economics. He is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce and Advanced Studies (Finance & Accounting) at the University of Sydney, where he is a recipient of the Chancellor's Award and a Dalyell Scholar.
Nathan has global tutoring experience through several of Sydney's leading IB tutoring providers, working with students across multiple schools, curricula, and countries, consistently translating that experience into measurable improvements in his students' grades. His teaching is grounded in the same discipline that shaped his own results — a structured, rubric-literate approach to Economics centred around improving conceptual understanding as well as exam application.
"We don't try to tutor every IB subject. We tutor Economics, brilliantly."
The Elevate Method.
in Practice
A perfected, personalised tutoring programme engineered around the IB rubric.
Tutoring at Elevate is centred around exam-focused practice alongside constant provision of high-quality feedback against the IB rubric.
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Personalised feedback on every extended responseUnlimited feedback on extended-response essays between lessons.
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Trained to think like an economistSeamless real-world application of economic case studies into teaching and exam technique.
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Command term precisionExplain, analyse, evaluate, discuss — each demands a different structure. We drill the difference until it's automatic.
Assessment
Elevate's approach to the Internal Assessment.
The IB Economics SL/HL Internal Assessment (IA) portfolio is three commentaries on news articles across micro, macro and global economics — 20% of the final grade at HL and 30% at SL. We guide students throughout the entire IA process, from article selection to theoretical application and evaluation, to achieve high-scoring Internal Assessments.
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Article curationWe help you find relevant articles that maximise your potential to score well.
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Structured to the criteriaEvery response built to fulfil all five IB assessment criteria.
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Line-by-line feedbackYour commentaries marked against the IB criteria.
Resources
The resource library we built to score your Grade 7 in Economics.
Every Elevate student gets access to our curated library of Grade 7 Economics materials — syllabus-structured notes, flashcards, and exemplar extended responses and internal assessments. Updated each session to reflect the latest syllabus and the latest IB examiner reports.
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SL and HL Grade 7 syllabus notesThe entire IB Economics course structured according to every syllabus dot point.
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Complete SL/HL Grade 7 flashcardsEvery syllabus point condensed into exam-ready flashcards, covering both SL and HL content.
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Annotated Band 7 exemplar essays and IAsSee what top-scoring responses actually look like.
Mentorship
More than tutoring. A perfect framework for how to study.
A Grade 7 result and top IB grades don't come from lesson hours alone — they come from what happens between them. Elevate mentorship provides a personalised structure not only for Economics, but a method to help students stay on top of the whole IB curriculum.
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Study structurePersonalised study plans that balance Economics alongside the rest of your IB load.
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Exam-block strategyHow to revise efficiently across multiple subjects during exam blocks.
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Developing high-performing study habitsThe daily and weekly routines top scorers actually use — from a student who achieved an IB 45.
What Elevate students say.
Let's talk about your 7.
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