# Tuition Centre vs Home Tuition in Singapore: Cost and Fit | Tuition Centres East

> Tuition centre or home tuition in Singapore: class or one-to-one, fixed timetable or flexible, and published 2026 hourly rates for primary home tutors.

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# Tuition Centre or Home Tuition? How Singapore Parents Decide

Updated 2026-10-11 · Tuition Centres East 

 Short answer: A tuition centre gives a class, a fixed timetable and a structured course; home tuition gives one-to-one attention at a time and place that suit you. Published 2026 rates for primary home tuition run from about S$25 to S$40 an hour (part-time tutor) to S$55 to S$90 (school teacher); centres set their own term fees. 

## The difference in one table

 Tuition centre Home tuition 
 Format A class, usually small groups One-to-one 
 Timetable Fixed slots Agreed with the tutor 
 Where At the centre At home, or online 
 Pace The class’s Your child’s 
 Cost Term fee set by the centre Hourly rate 

## Published home tuition rates, 2026

Hourly rates for primary home tuition across three Singapore agencies’ published tables ([FamilyTutor](https://www.familytutor.sg/tuition-rates), [SmileTutor](https://smiletutor.sg/tuition-rates/), [TutorCity](https://www.tutorcity.sg/tuition-rates)): 

 Tutor Primary rate per hour 
 Part-time tutor about S$25 to S$40 
 Full-time tutor about S$35 to S$60 
 Current or former school teacher about S$55 to S$90 

Centres publish their own fees, if at all; ask for the term fee and the number of lessons it covers, then divide. 

## Which suits which child

- A centre suits a child who works well with peers, likes routine, and needs steady practice.

- Home tuition suits a child who goes quiet in a group, has specific gaps, or a family whose timetable does not fit fixed slots.

Not sure? Send a request and say which you prefer; either a centre or a tutor can contact you. 

Want a centre or tutor to contact you? 
Free. Tell us the level, subject and area; a centre or tutor that fits contacts you. 
 
Request received. 
A centre or tutor that fits will contact you on the number you gave. Ask about the class size and the term fee before you sign up. 

## More questions

 Is home tuition more expensive than a tuition centre? + 
Per hour it usually is, because the tutor teaches one child. Compare the monthly totals: hours a week times the rate, against the centre's term fee divided by the weeks it covers. Can a child do both? + 
Yes. A common pattern is a centre for one subject and a home tutor for the subject that needs one-to-one attention. [Get matchedPrimary and PSLE14 tuition centres listed](/service/primary/) 

More guides 
- Questions to Ask a Tuition Centre Before You Sign Up
- The PSLE Papers at a Glance: English, Maths, Chinese, Science 

Not sure which centre fits? 
Tell us the level, the subject and your area. We pass it to a centre or tutor that fits, and they contact you. Free. [Get matched](/get-quotes/)