What are the Average Tutor Rates Per Hour in Australia? Over the years, media outlets have repeatedly stated that Australian education is failing our kids. In response to these reports, the country is seeing a rapid increase in demand for tutoring. Mohan Dhall, CEO of the Australian Tutoring Association estimates that about a quarter of[…]
24 April 2024∙8 minutes to read
The Best Options for Careers After Teaching Leaving the classroom doesn't mean that you have to leave your passion for teaching behind. Whether you're looking to change careers, take on new challenges, or find a better work-life balance, there are many opportunities for teachers outside of teaching. From roles in the public sector to corporate[…]
28 March 2024∙13 minutes to read
How to Tutor Online Maybe you have been thinking about tutoring online for a while but you're not sure how to get started. Nobody could fault you for that. Online tutoring has been around for quite a while. But everything from technology to digital learning resources has changed. Or should we say 'has gotten exponentially[…]
12 December 2022∙9 minutes to read
How Do You Become a Nursing Tutor? Tutoring can be a great way to supplement your income or a full-time job in its own right. You can tutor almost anything as long as you have the knowledge and skills and nursing is no exception. Are you interested in teaching your skills in nursing to students?[…]
27 September 2022∙7 minutes to read
Tutoring can be a flexible way to share knowledge, build teaching experience and earn income around your existing schedule. Whether your expertise comes from university, professional experience, a creative skill, sport or a lifelong passion, there may be students looking for exactly what you know. With Superprof, you can become a tutor, create your listing and decide how, when and what you want to teach.
The Steps to Becoming a French Tutor Whether you spent years studying this Romance language or have been speaking French since birth, your desire to share your knowledge and love of the Langue de Molière is commendable. Your timing couldn't be better! More and more, the leadership in English-speaking nations is realising how far we[…]
15 September 2022∙7 minutes to read
Offering classes in Python programming in Australia No matter what area you have skills in, tutoring can be an excellent way to earn extra money while helping other people to improve their school grades or job prospects. One particular learning field that is nowadays in very high demand is Python programming. As an increasingly bigger[…]
18 August 2022∙6 minutes to read
Tutoring Students Who are Studying for a Chemistry Degree Many students will remember their first practical experience with chemistry in high school, with their teacher handing out the Bunsen burners, test tubes and various liquids and great excitement as things start to boil and bubble and, sometimes, explode. Then, there are the requirements to memorise[…]
5 August 2022∙7 minutes to read
How to Become a Tutor in Australia? Are you looking to become a tutor in Australia? Are you wondering what you need to do in order to become a tutor? The steps to becoming a tutor can go anywhere from having the right area focus in your academic and professional life to making sure you put[…]
9 July 2022∙7 minutes to read
How to Become a Japanese Teacher in Australia Spoken by more than 127 million people, Japanese is today the 9th most spoken language in the world by number of native speakers. Thanks to its impressive cultural growth, Japan is attracting more and more 'Western' visitors, who flock to Tokyo and Osaka to discover and experience[…]
9 May 2022∙12 minutes to read
Swimming Instructor Jobs: What Do I Need To Know? In Australia, the rate of drowning deaths each year is alarming. Earlier this year, the Royal Life Saving Society and the Surf Life Saving Society put out a joint report that showed there were 294 drowning deaths across Australia in 2021. This included drownings in coastal[…]
7 May 2022∙6 minutes to read
VCE Tutoring: Everything You Need to Know VCE is a pivotal moment in students' academic journeys where they have to go through two years of continuous study which serve as the capstone of all their studies. To earn a qualification that will allow them to apply for further studies like universities and bachelor's degrees. For[…]
21 April 2022∙7 minutes to read
Why work as a HSC tutor? When we talk about tutoring, a lot of people imagine their school or university tutors who gave classes before a room of students. That kind of tutoring can be a pretty stressful job because students don't always take their education seriously and may be boisterous at times. Because of[…]
17 April 2022∙7 minutes to read
A Guide to Offering Private Tutoring in Accounting Have you done a Bachelor of Accounting and are now looking to share your knowledge with other students? Or perhaps you're still completing your degree and would like to earn some extra cash? Have you considered looking for work as an accounting tutor offering private tutoring? As[…]
3 April 2022∙6 minutes to read
How to Become an Online Tutor Are you someone who has always been passionate about learning and love to share your years of experience and knowledge with others? If this sounds like you, you may be the perfect type of person to enter the world of education. Teachers, private tutors and all kinds of educators[…]
7 January 2022∙7 minutes to read
Economics Tutoring: How to Get Started For students who love numbers and analysing statistics, it makes great sense to study economics in senior high school or undertake an economics degree at university — leading to a career built around economic policy and principles. How you choose to apply your knowledge of economics and the economy[…]
1 October 2021∙7 minutes to read
Introducing Games to Foreign Language Classes “It's important to have balance in your life between work and play.” - Bobby Flay Learning a foreign language is a challenging endeavour and introducing games to classes can be a great way to help learners develop language skills without them even realising how much they're learning. That said, you[…]
11 August 2021∙7 minutes to read
How to Become a Tutor for German So you speak English and you've decided you want to teach private German tutorials to English speaking students. You’ve mastered your second language or you're a native speaker and a teacher with a passion for passing on knowledge. The choice to start teaching private tutorials, either online or[…]
29 July 2021∙10 minutes to read
Want a Career as a Dance Teacher? What Do You Need to Know? Working in a field you love is the ultimate dream. If you have the knowledge, experience, skills, and above all, a passion for dance, there is no reason why you can't pursue a career as a dance instructor. Teaching students effectively can[…]
30 November 2020∙8 minutes to read
A Basic Guide to Finding Arabic Teaching Jobs Are you a native Arabic, from a country where Arabic is the official language? If the Arabic language is familiar to you, then why not seek a related job? You might be wondering...What is the level of education required to become an Arabic language teacher? Is the[…]
25 November 2020∙7 minutes to read
What You Need to Know if You Want to Teach Chinese There are 1.3 billion Chinese speakers. China is the 2nd world power. There are over 1.2 million Chinese people in Australia. Mandarin is in the top 5 foreign languages chosen by learners both globally and in Australia. For academic, professional, and even cultural reasons,[…]
25 November 2020∙7 minutes to read
Tips for tutors: Using Learning Maps Looking for some inspiration? Willing to try something new in your lessons? Many teachers and tutors have told us that they recommend Learning Maps (also known as Thinking Maps), so we thought that you may want to learn more. The purpose of this article is to explain what they are, why[…]
8 June 2020∙5 minutes to read
So, You Want to Teach English? If you include both native and non native speakers, English is the world's most commonly spoken language, followed closely by Mandarin and then Hindi. The United Nations also lists English amongst its six official languages. Of course, if we only look at native English speakers, English falls to third[…]
27 February 2020∙8 minutes to read
Become a Yoga Instructor: A Guide You know yoga, you love yoga. You're probably a yogi already... or you want to be. Since you discovered it, you've committed yourself to a standard of mastery in this ancient practice. You know the value of what yoga can bring to the lives of others. You've done yoga teacher training,[…]
21 February 2020∙8 minutes to read
Still Trying to Decide if You'll Become a Tutor? Let Us Give You Five Reasons Why You Should We all have at least one skill that someone else wants to learn. It could be cake decorating, carpentry, guitar — the list is endless, but the point is thousands upon thousands of people are looking to[…]
20 February 2020∙8 minutes to read
Tutoring Jobs: Our Comprehensive Guide to Becoming a Private Tutor Table of Contents In Which Subjects Could You Find Tutoring Jobs? What Qualities Do You Need for Jobs in Education? Are There Any Qualifications Needed to Start Working Tutor Jobs? Do Private Tutor Jobs Come with Any Legal Requirements? What Can You Expect To Earn[…]
17 January 2020∙25 minutes to read
Finding Tutoring Jobs is Easy When You Follow These Guidelines Has anyone ever suggested you should become a tutor? Do you have a passion for your chosen subjects and want to assist students with study skills or getting their heads around the content? One-on-one tutoring, either as an online tutor or face-to-face, is a great[…]
15 January 2020∙20 minutes to read
How to Teach Piano: Our Comprehensive Guide You love passing on your piano skills and interacting with music students, so now you're interested in teaching piano to a regular roster of students. Lucky for you, the piano is one of the most popular instruments in Australia. In a survey conducted in 2007 by the Australian Music Association (AMA),[…]
9 January 2020∙7 minutes to read
How Are Higher-Order Thinking Skills Defined? It was long held as true that humans are the only animals capable of thought. Only recently has that idea been debunked; studies into non-human animal behaviour indicate that animals evince episodic memory and the have the capacity to navigate terrain using landmarks. Some animals have even displayed non-verbal[…]
6 June 2019∙7 minutes to read
Advice for Teaching Abroad “Teaching isn’t a career choice, it’s a life choice.” - François Mitterand The former French president is right. When you decide to teach, it’s because you want to transfer your passion for a given subject to other students. However, a teacher doesn’t necessarily have to teach in a state school in[…]
3 January 2019∙6 minutes to read
How To Deliver Group Classes “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” - Confucius Providing academic support, group classes, or private tutorials requires a lot of knowledge and without private tutors, a lot of students would struggle at school. Tutoring is a great way to make ends[…]
20 November 2018∙7 minutes to read
What To Do To Make Your Tutoring Sessions Fun? "Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school." - Albert Einstein The United Kingdom has seen a sharp rise in private tuition in the recent years. In 2016, at least 25% of all British pupils have had a private tutor,[…]
5 July 2018∙7 minutes to read
Life After Teaching: How to Leave the NTS & Find Jobs for Ex Teachers Leaving the National Teaching Service is rarely ever an easy decision for teachers who feel that their time serving as a certified teacher in UK schools, colleges and universities has reached an end. Coming to the difficult realisation that teaching is[…]
3 July 2018∙17 minutes to read
Ideas for Personalising Academic Support Tutorials There’s a Maori proverb that goes: “My success should not be bestowed onto me alone, as it was not individual success but success of a collective.” Keep this in mind when thinking about academic support with a private tutor. There’s nothing wrong with getting help in order to achieve[…]
2 July 2018∙6 minutes to read
How to Find Sewing Jobs “Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak.” - Rachel Zoe Singer sewing machines are doing well. In recent years, the brand has seen an increase in sales thanks to more people getting into arts and crafts and wanting to learn a new skill. Not[…]
12 June 2018∙7 minutes to read
How to Become a Personal Trainer? Teaching people to feel better in their skins and their life and helping them progress in the sports of their choice might be one of the best jobs there is. A fitness coach, whether they work at health clubs or offer personal fitness training at home, is something of[…]
2 June 2018∙8 minutes to read
How To Become A Drama Teacher, And A Good One At That? About Teaching Drama Many joke about the quote, "He who can, does; he who cannot, teaches", but ironically any teacher will tell you that teaching is far from easy and you need more than just basic skills. Yet, despite how tiring, emotional, bumpy and[…]
6 April 2018∙13 minutes to read
A Guide to Cooking Lesson Preparation Have you thought about teaching your own cooking lessons? Do your friends and family often tell you what a great cook you are? Do you have a passion for both cooking and teaching? If you know a lot about cooking and teaching and want to share that culinary knowledge[…]
27 March 2018∙7 minutes to read
How to Start Teaching Italian or Beginning Italian Tutoring Jobs More and more young people are looking to get into teaching. Certain candidates aren’t as young as the rest and turn to teaching after gaining experience by working in another sector. Whether you want to teach in primary or secondary schools or as a private[…]
5 March 2018∙7 minutes to read
How Do You Become a Violin Tutor? Being able to play the violin (either as a soloist or part of an ensemble) is quite the achievement. The violin, which is often thought of as an instrument for the elite, has a bit of an image problem. Being a violin teacher is quite different to being[…]
20 February 2018∙8 minutes to read
The Complete Guide to Starting Photography Teaching Jobs If you have a taste for the arts, why not become a photography teacher for beginners and start online tutoring jobs? You don't necessarily need any degree, a photography tutor is a job for those simply wishing to pass on a passion. In a few sessions, your student will[…]
20 February 2018∙8 minutes to read
A Guide to Providing Vocal Training & Starting Singing Tutor Jobs If, unlike many people, your passion for singing exists outside of the comfort and flattering acoustics of your own bathroom, perhaps the idea of offering singing lessons and inspiring others to learn to sing appeals to you. Sharing your passion for song and introducing[…]
2 January 2018∙7 minutes to read
You do not need to fit one particular profile to teach privately. Tutors can be university students, graduates, qualified teachers, working professionals, musicians, coaches, artists or people with practical expertise they are ready to share.
What matters is being able to explain what you know in a way that makes sense to someone else. Good tutors listen carefully, adapt their explanations and recognise that two students may need completely different approaches to the same topic.
Patience is particularly valuable. A Year 12 student preparing for the HSC or VCE may need structured revision, while an adult learning guitar or conversational French might want a much more relaxed approach. Being clear about your experience, teaching style and the learners you can help makes it easier for students to decide whether you’re a good match.
One of the advantages of private tutoring is flexibility. Lessons can take place at your home, at a student’s home, in an appropriate public setting or online. The best format depends on your subject, location and availability.
Online tutoring can be especially convenient if you want to avoid travel or reach students beyond your suburb or city. Academic subjects, languages, music theory, coding and professional coaching can all work well through video lessons when the setup suits the activity.
For face-to-face lessons, choose an environment that is comfortable, appropriate and free from unnecessary distractions. If you teach children or teenagers, make sure you understand any relevant requirements in your Australian state or territory before offering lessons.
Your price should reflect factors such as your experience, qualifications, subject, lesson format and local market. Before setting a rate, look at tutors offering comparable lessons in your area and consider what distinguishes your own experience.
You control your rates and timetable on Superprof, so you can decide whether tutoring fits around university, another job or a broader teaching career. A clear profile should explain what you teach, who your lessons are designed for and what students can expect during a session.
Specific details are more persuasive than generic claims. Instead of saying you can teach “all levels”, explain the areas where you’re strongest: primary maths, Year 11 and 12 chemistry, beginner piano, conversational Japanese, Python for university students or interview coaching, for example.
As you gain experience, refine your teaching methods, collect feedback and understand which students you work best with, you can continue adjusting your profile, availability and rates. Private tutoring can begin as a few lessons each week and develop in whatever direction suits your skills and schedule.