A-Level Preparation Tutor in Novena
- Levels:
- Junior College
CJC's location plus ACS (BR) IP feeders make H1/H2 A-Level tuition a steady volume role here.
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Hiring tutors in Novena
Tutor Jobs in Novena, Singapore
Tutor jobs in Novena pay S$35 to S$90 per hour for home lessons with ACS, SCGS and Catholic JC students, where IP maths and H2 Chemistry lead the requests.
Posting updated
Intake confirmed 7 September 2026 for PSLE, O-Level, A-Level / JC, IP, Higher Mother Tongue, Enrichment. Next intake review 14 October 2026.
Apply to teach- Flexible part-time
- S$35 to S$90 per hour
- In person or online
Why this area
What Novena looks like for an Eduprime tutor
Novena sits inside the URA Central Region next to Newton, Toa Payoh and Kallang, and doubles as Singapore's main medical cluster (Tan Tock Seng, Mount Elizabeth Novena, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine). The catchment is a mix of older walk-up flats along Balestier with private condos around Thomson and Newton, so many learners come from professional, healthcare or expatriate homes. School density is unusual for the size of the planning area: several flagship boys', girls' and mission schools sit within a few MRT stops of each other.
Novena MRT sits one stop from Newton interchange (NSL/DTL) and three stops from Dhoby Ghaut, so tutors based anywhere along the red or blue line can reach a Novena home or condo within roughly twenty minutes door-to-door.
Most requested here
Where the tutoring work is in Novena
The subjects learners in Novena ask us for most, and why. Apply straight into one of them.
Chinese Tutor in Novena
- Levels:
- Primary to Secondary
SCGS and ACS pipelines push consistent Higher Chinese and Chinese O-Level requests in this catchment.
Chemistry Tutor in Novena
- Levels:
- O-Level & A-Level
CJC H2 Chemistry (9729) and Sec 3-4 Pure Chemistry from ACS (BR) feed a deep mid-tier demand.
English Tutor in Novena
- Levels:
- Primary to JC
GP for CJC and Higher English for IP cohorts make English a year-round role across primary, secondary and JC levels.
Local catchment
Schools in and near Novena
Tutors hired in this area commonly support students from these schools and others nearby.
Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)
secondary
Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)
primary
Singapore Chinese Girls' School
secondary
St Joseph's Institution Junior
primary
Catholic Junior College
jc
Balestier Hill Primary School
primary
San Yu Adventist School
international
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (NTU)
international
MRT access
Public transport in Novena
Lines and stations serving the area, handy when you gauge whose homes you can reach in person.
North-South Line (NSL, red)
NovenaNewtonToa Payoh
Downtown Line (DTL, blue)
NewtonStevens
Demand profile
What learners in Novena ask for
Qualitative: based on the MOE levels and exam systems most enquired about for this area.
PSLE
Steady demand from ACS Primary and SJI Junior catchments, with pupils preparing for affiliated secondary pathways.
O-Level
Sustained demand from ACS (Barker Road) and SCGS students, especially A-Math (4049), Pure Sciences and Higher Chinese.
A-Level / JC
Catholic Junior College on the doorstep drives demand for H2 Math (9758), H2 Chemistry (9729) and H2 Economics; ACS (Barker Road) IP students also feed adjacent JCs.
IP
Strong IP-track demand from SCGS and ACS (BR) Through-Train students working around the IP six-year syllabus.
Higher Mother Tongue
Higher Chinese demand is notable given SCGS and the ACS pipeline, with regular requests for Higher MTL bonus-point preparation for Sec 1 posting.
Enrichment
Creative writing, debating and Olympiad maths enrichment requests are common from learners in the professional and expatriate homes around Thomson and Newton.
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How it works
Start teaching in Novena
- 01
Apply
Submit a short application and note Novena as your area.
- 02
Screening
A brief review of your background and subject strength.
- 03
Get matched
We match you with students in and around Novena.
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Teach
Start lessons in person or online and get paid per hour in SGD.
Pay
Hourly rate for this role
S$35 to S$90 per hour
Where you sit in the band depends on the level you teach and the experience you bring. The rate is agreed before you accept an assignment and paid on schedule.
Who can take home assignments
Home tuition in Singapore is open to Singapore citizens, permanent residents, and holders of a valid pass that allows this work. We check your eligibility before your first lesson. Serving MOE teachers need MOE approval before taking paid tuition. Lessons run at the learner's home or online, and online lessons are taught from Singapore.
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Why Eduprime
Why tutor in Novena with Eduprime
Flagship schools stacked within a few stops of each other
Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road), Anglo-Chinese School (Primary), Singapore Chinese Girls' School and St Joseph's Institution Junior all sit inside the Barker Road–Newton stretch of this one planning area. A tutor who knows one school's culture usually finds the next learner two bus stops away.
Catholic Junior College anchors the A-Level end
Having a JC inside the catchment means Novena assignments run heavy on H2 Math (9758), H2 Chemistry (9729), H2 Economics and General Paper. Add the ACS (Barker Road) IP cohort feeding adjacent JCs and the upper-level work here stays serious and regular.
A medical-cluster catchment that schedules around rosters
Tan Tock Seng, Mount Elizabeth Novena and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine put a lot of clinicians and hospital staff in the surrounding condos and Balestier flats. The learners in those homes tend to be firm on their syllabus and flexible on the clock, which suits tutors with evening or weekend capacity.
Questions
Tutoring in Novena: FAQ
My student is at ACS (Barker Road) or SCGS: am I teaching towards the O-Level or the IP scope?
Both schools run Through-Train IP cohorts, so many Novena students never sit the O-Level at all. Marking to a 4049 or Pure Science scheme when the school is six years into an IP scope frustrates the student and shows up fast in their school papers. Ask for the school's own topic sequence and assessment format at the first session, and teach to that.
How much Higher Chinese work is realistic in this catchment?
Singapore Chinese Girls' School plus the ACS primary-to-secondary pipeline means Higher Chinese and Chinese O-Level requests come up regularly here, more than the size of the planning area would suggest. A recurring pattern is P5–P6 pupils preparing for the Higher Mother Tongue bonus point that counts towards Secondary 1 posting. Tutors comfortable with composition and oral in Chinese have the broadest opening in Novena.
Novena homes range from Balestier walk-ups to Thomson and Newton condos. Does that change how I turn up?
It changes the logistics more than the teaching. Condo assignments around Thomson and Newton usually need guardhouse registration and a name left with security in advance, while the older Balestier and Moulmein walk-ups can mean stairs and a dining table as your working surface. Confirm the building type when you agree the first session so you arrive with the right expectations and the right amount of buffer time.
I travel on the Downtown Line. Is Novena awkward for me?
Novena station itself is North-South Line only, so DTL tutors change at Newton, which is one stop away and serves both lines. Stevens is the other DTL option if the home sits towards the Dunearn side. Door-to-door from most points on the red or blue line lands around twenty minutes, and Dhoby Ghaut is only three stops down.
What does a Catholic Junior College assignment actually look like through the year?
JC work here follows the school calendar closely: block tests and promotional exams drive the Year 1 requests, and Year 2 shifts into prelim and A-Level revision on H2 Math, H2 Chemistry and H2 Economics. General Paper is its own steady line of work and rarely overlaps with the content subjects. If you take a CJC student, expect to work from their tutorial packets and past-year school papers.
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