All About Market Rates of Private Tutors

[msbaa]

Original Title: Market rate for private tutor


Hello Everyone

I met a private tutor for my p5 girl who offered an intensive 1 to 1 coaching for 3 months (math & science total 48hrs). The rate quoted was $180 per hour. Upon completion of this 3 months intensive coaching she will join the group at $80 per hr. Is this the normal going rate for private tuition?

FYI my girl is an average girl but fared badly this year in CA1 & SA1.

Appreciate your comments and welcome any recommendation for tutors/enrichment classes.

Thanks.

[kitty2]

msbaa:

Hello Everyone


I met a private tutor for my p5 girl who offered an intensive 1 to 1 coaching for 3 months (math & science total 48hrs). The rate quoted was $180 per hour. Upon completion of this 3 months intensive coaching she will join the group at $80 per hr. Is this the normal going rate for private tuition?

FYI my girl is an average girl but fared badly this year in CA1 & SA1.

Appreciate your comments and welcome any recommendation for tutors/enrichment classes.

Thanks.

:shock: this's not the normal rate for private tutor,it's so ex,$180/hr!!!!$80/hr is also very ex,please don't get conn.

Just my opinion as i'd been conn before :x

[CoffeeCat]

How were you conned? mind sharing? so all parents can learn something.

[Mama Leong]

Yes, I feel this is too expensive. The tutors that I have hired so far are charging around $35-$40 per hour and they are alrdy so professional & experienced. U don need to pay $80 per hour to produce the same results.

[hquek]

Is it inflation? During my time, this kind of heavenly price only charged by very good tutors for A levels…definitely not primary.

[mum2010]

SUPER Xpensive, maybe the tutor knows that you could afford, he…he…so get a sharper knife lor


For math, get her to practice (only way), topic by topic
For sc, read up Science PSLE revision guide book

Gd Luck!

[junrahmat]

Pardon me, but i think this is daylight robbery! Even school teachers are charging around $40 per hour, and it is a 1-1 tuition.

[blackberrycck]

hmm i did came across this rates b4. i was quoted $200 per hr by a ntu first class honors tutor. i seriously do not think its necessary to go to such extend. i jus put my child at ignite tuition centre and its like $20 bucks per lesson and its doin fine with visible improvements i’m satisfied already.

[Chrislee]

Actually, it does not mean that if a tutor is first class honour/with scholorship will definitely be able to teach effectively. That goes the same as with NIE education. A lot of people think that ex NIE means very good, but it really depends. Of cos if given the same calibre, with NIE training definitely equips one to teach better but I do heard of some who cant make it even though they have been NIE trained b4.


I do know that there are many tutors out in the market who are not NIE trained but is charging high rates such as $50 - $100 per hour but are getting tonnes of students due to their experience.

So, qualification does gives the passport of entry but how long one can sustains with such high rates still boils down to his experience & effectiveness.

[ruyu]

msbaa:

Hello Everyone


I met a private tutor for my p5 girl who offered an intensive 1 to 1 coaching for 3 months (math & science total 48hrs). The rate quoted was $180 per hour. Upon completion of this 3 months intensive coaching she will join the group at $80 per hr. Is this the normal going rate for private tuition?

FYI my girl is an average girl but fared badly this year in CA1 & SA1.

Appreciate your comments and welcome any recommendation for tutors/enrichment classes.

Thanks.

the tutor got $8000++ in a month for just teaching your child *faint*