All About Market Rates of Private Tutors

[RRMummy]

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.

Hi all,

If you read again, msbaa has NOT been conned. I believe she is asking if that is the normal rate and asking for recommendations. She has not commited.

[Mama Leong]

I heard that currently MOE teachers are charging around 40/hr for lower primary & $45-$50/hr for upper primary. Really cannot imagine a private tutor to quote twice the amount per hour! :?

[Peony]

Think you can get good tutors for $40 to $50 per hour based on recommendations.


My DD is in P4 and goes for group tuition and the ex-teacher charges $25 per hour. Am happy with her results, so I don’t believe that you need to pay more to get more.

Whoever the tutor may be, the child still needs to work hard on his or her own to ensure she meets his or her set targets.

[Tang]

livewith_vanilla:

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.

I'm going to a group tuition in Buangkok and my parents pay $380 a month for four classes. The one-to-one tuition in my tuition centre is around $360.Each lesson is 1.5h. One hour for $180...thats really too expensive. My friend failed her science in p5, went to group tuition and three months later, scored a high B/low A(I forgot) for SA2.
The group tuition is also quite ex.
I think you've been conned.

I believe Uncle Observer only charges $50/h on a 1-to-1 basis. In his blog, he mentioned that he did not receive any genuine response for his service. It looks like he has quoted too cheaply, so no one interested as everyone believes that Expensive must be good while Cheap or Reaonable is likely to be bad or not so good lah............

[CoffeeCat]

Isn’t $50/h not cheap? Unless you are talking about secondary and above.

[Tang]

CoffeeCat:

Isn't $50/h not cheap? Unless you are talking about secondary and above.

To me, it is expensive as I cannot afford it, whether at primary or secondary level. With some luck, I just tagged along for free.

[kancheongmum]

Hi all just join you all as kiasu parents. I had hired a tutor for Maths when my son was in P3 who charged $100 per hour. End up I have help my son with the homework he assign and the biggest joke is the so call GEP and challenging question he claim he set himself can be found on the kiasuparent forum and any maths assessment books. Came to my senses after 4 months. fyi sitting down together with you child work through the past year papers n my pals homework books n textbooks have some very good questions. there is no shortcut, practice makes perfect. At the time when my son was under this so called super tutor without my help he score 50 marks for SA1, shocking after paying so much. I took over and he scored 91 for SA2. Work hard with your child if your pockets are not deep enough. Thanks to all who post these interesting questions and solutions and your willingness to share without the $$$$ sign.

[CoffeeCat]

kancheongmum:

Hi all just join you all as kiasu parents. I had hired a tutor for Maths when my son was in P3 who charged $100 per hour. End up I have help my son with the homework he assign and the biggest joke is the so call GEP and challenging question he claim he set himself can be found on the kiasuparent forum and any maths assessment books. Came to my senses after 4 months. fyi sitting down together with you child work through the past year papers n my pals homework books n textbooks have some very good questions. there is no shortcut, practice makes perfect. At the time when my son was under this so called super tutor without my help he score 50 marks for SA1, shocking after paying so much. I took over and he scored 91 for SA2. Work hard with your child if your pockets are not deep enough. Thanks to all who post these interesting questions and solutions and your willingness to share without the $$$$ sign.

hmm don't u find it suspicious that he quote such a high price and ask what's his credentials?

[auntieM]

Welcome to KSP kancheongmum!


Wow! $100/hr and no good somemore.. ...
Heng you stopped liao, and glad to hear you kiddo is doing so well.. ..

[Ontheballmother]

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.

Hi Mama Leong, do you have English tuotor? Can pm me the contact details plse if you do not mind to share? Thanks.