Hey there!! Going to answer this as 'those of authority' and as a fellow westie (just in NSW not Victoria). I'm about 1.5 hours west of Sydney, and like you, I'm
just inside the suburbs - The 'rural line' is the next street over from me
so first off - Feel you. Geographic distance is a significant limiting factor to these sorts of things, I felt it in my HSC as you are feeling it now in the VCE
Equity is absolutely AN's ultimate goal. If you look at what we do, that's super clear. Free notes, free lectures, free resources, cheap tutoring - The biggest access barrier to educational resources is financial, and we (even if we do say so ourselves) are doing a damn good job tearing that barrier down. But of course, as you allude to, other barriers exist - Geographic barriers are one of those, and those are harder to overcome.
As you say, Tutesmart is new (relatively speaking) and we want to reach as many students as possible. This means putting centres where most students want them, which inevitably means they'll go into city centres first. I don't want you to think that this is just another "let's ignore the west who cares" scenario - AN isn't like that, it's a big part of the reason I got involved with AN in the first place. But at the same time, I don't expect a Tutesmart centre to open in my suburb - My suburb and surrounds probably host a couple hundred Year 12 students. Our Tutesmart centre in Sydney is close to thousands of Year 12 students. To have the most impact, Tutesmart needs to go to the students
This said, feedback 100% received. As Tutesmart grows, we will be able to do more! I genuinely hope that means we can do things that are a little closer for students in your area, because you are right - You guys deserve it. Fingers crossed we can make something happen down the line! In the meantime, the amount of
free online VCE content ATAR Notes offers is unparalleled, and we're pretty proud of that as something that can help any student, anywhere, at any time