All About Market Rates of Private Tutors

[shinystar]

Hi MMM, Yqyq and Karinchung


Able to PM mi the contacts of ur tutors? thks

[Naviseal]

Hi all, I am looking for tutors for P3, area at AMK.

pls pm the contact, if any

[cher_06]

Hi all


I have a good Chinese tutor to recommend PM me if you like. She is very committed and found her after a year!

However I m now looking for eng n math for p1 urgently. Pls help If u got contacts

[durian0096]

Hi karinchung and MMM


Can i have the contact no of both your chinese tutors? thanks

[lee2004]

primary1-5 , $25/h, p6 ,$30/h


secondary 1-2 ,$50 for 1.5 h
sec3 $35/h

[sunnydays]

For my son’s Math and Science tuition is $30/hr. Son is in Pri 4 now.

[meinteel]

plum-cake:

meinteel:

Assuming no experience, one to one tuition for a primary level student. Tutors with more experience/popularity will charge more. Higher academic levels will be charged more as well.


GCE A Level Grads
S$15-20/hour

University Undergrad
S$18-30/hour

Ex-school Teacher/NIE Trained
S$30-45/hour

How to findout weather the teacher is areal Ex-school Teacher/NIE Trained?

Well, mostly trust - otherwise you can ask for certificate. Most won't mind showing.

NIE Certs
- Dip Ed (Diploma in Education)
- Bs (Education) = Bachelor of Science + Post Grad Diploma in Education
- Ba (Education) = Bachelor of Arts + Post Grad Diploma in Education

[Celyw]

My boy Pri 1 tutor is MOE trained teacher only intereted in clementi/west coast charging $40/hr.

[sunnydays]

I am paying $30/hr for Pri 4 Math.

[My Tuition Haven]

Rates vary according to the level of the child and qualifications of the teacher. I have had many of my students’ parents tell me ‘horror’ stories of tutors who had previously taught their children and this is mostly from my P6 students. Some tutors make a lot of empty promises (the best one I have heard is that she could get the questions for the child’s Prelim exams) and charge ridiculous fees ($80 p/hr). Strangely enough (well to me anyway) the parents paid the tutor the fee for a few months without checking her certificates. It was only when the tutor started missing lessons that she she decided to stop.


I advise all parents to check the certificates of all tutors claiming to be NIE-trained teachers. Parents pay extra for such teachers because we have taught the syllabus, set exam papers and marked countless exam papers. We know the common errors and in which areas we need to focus on to make sure that the children improve in their results.

So be vigilant about who you get :smile