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Tutor Jobs in Tampines, Singapore

Tutor jobs in Tampines pay S$35 to S$90 an hour for home lessons at every level, from PSLE science to IB at UWCSEA East, along two MRT lines.

Posting updated

Intake confirmed 7 September 2026 for PSLE, O-Level, A-Level / JC, IB, Mother Tongue, Enrichment. Next intake review 7 October 2026.

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Why this area

What Tampines looks like for an Eduprime tutor

Tampines is Singapore's first designated regional centre and one of the largest planning areas by both land and population, stretching from Tampines Central through Simei to the new Tampines North precinct. The town carries a deep mix of mature HDB blocks, executive condominiums and the Our Tampines Hub civic core, alongside a high density of MOE primary and secondary schools plus Temasek Polytechnic, UWCSEA East and Tampines Meridian JC. As the East's commercial anchor, it sustains a tuition market that runs from PSLE through JC and IB, and is set to gain a third MRT line with Tampines North station on the Cross Island Line.

Tampines is the East's only EWL–DTL interchange, with six in-town MRT stations plus a future CRL stop at Tampines North: among the easiest towns in Singapore for tutors to reach from any direction.

Most requested here

Where the tutoring work is in Tampines

The subjects learners in Tampines ask us for most, and why. Apply straight into one of them.

Maths Tutor in Tampines

Levels:
Primary to JC

Highest-volume subject ask in Tampines: PSLE, O-Level E/A-Math and JC H2 Math all run weekly across the town.

Science Tutor in Tampines

Levels:
Primary & Lower Secondary

Pure physics, chemistry and biology demand from the secondary cluster and the JC sciences pipeline is consistent.

English Tutor in Tampines

Levels:
Primary to JC

Primary English and PSLE composition demand is heavy, with secondary GP/EL feeding directly into Tampines Meridian JC.

Chinese Tutor in Tampines

Levels:
Primary to Secondary

Higher Chinese for both primary and secondary remains a recurring request from the Poi Ching and Gongshang catchments.

IB Tutor in Tampines

Levels:
IB Diploma Programme

UWCSEA East gives a distinct IB Diploma pipeline alongside MOE mainstream: HL maths and HL sciences in particular.

A-Level Preparation Tutor in Tampines

Levels:
Junior College

Tampines Meridian JC sustains a steady weekly base of H2 maths, chemistry, economics and GP slots.

Local catchment

Schools in and near Tampines

Tutors hired in this area commonly support students from these schools and others nearby.

Tampines Meridian Junior College
jc
United World College of South East Asia (East Campus)
international
Junyuan Secondary School
secondary
Springfield Secondary School
secondary
Tampines Primary School
primary
Poi Ching School
primary
Gongshang Primary School
primary
St. Hilda's Primary School
primary
Temasek Polytechnic
international

MRT access

Public transport in Tampines

Lines and stations serving the area, handy when you gauge whose homes you can reach in person.

East-West Line (EWL, green)
Tampines (interchange)Simei
Downtown Line (DTL, blue)
Tampines (interchange)Tampines EastTampines WestBedok Reservoir (one stop)
Cross Island Line (CRL, future)
Tampines North (opening with CRL Phase 1)

Demand profile

What learners in Tampines ask for

Qualitative: based on the MOE levels and exam systems most enquired about for this area.

PSLE
Very high P5–P6 volume from the Tampines Primary, Poi Ching, Gongshang and St. Hilda's catchments: maths and science score-band coaching is the dominant ask.
O-Level
Broad Sec 3–4 demand across Junyuan, Springfield, Ngee Ann and the Tampines Secondary cluster for combined and pure sciences.
A-Level / JC
Tampines Meridian JC anchors H1/H2 demand for maths, chemistry, economics and General Paper across the East.
IB
UWCSEA East drives steady IB Diploma demand for HL maths, sciences and English A: distinct from the MOE mainstream.
Mother Tongue
Higher Chinese, Malay and Tamil tuition all run consistently given the town's scale and demographic mix.
Enrichment
Lower-primary reading, writing and Olympiad-style maths enrichment is sustained by young pupils in the Tampines North BTOs.

How it works

Start teaching in Tampines

  1. 01

    Apply

    Submit a short application and note Tampines as your area.

  2. 02

    Screening

    A brief review of your background and subject strength.

  3. 03

    Get matched

    We match you with students in and around Tampines.

  4. 04

    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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Other towns and estates we hire in nearby.

Why Eduprime

Why tutor in Tampines with Eduprime

Six in-town stations on the East's only EWL–DTL interchange

Tampines is the one town in the East where the green and blue lines meet, and it carries Tampines interchange, Tampines East, Tampines West and Simei inside its own boundaries, with Bedok Reservoir a single stop away on the Downtown Line. A tutor coming from the city on the DTL and a tutor coming from Jurong on the EWL both arrive at the same concourse. That geometry is why we ask which line you travel on before we match you: an evening block near Tampines West and a later one near Tampines East are two stops apart, so a full teaching evening here rarely costs you a transfer. Tampines North station on the Cross Island Line will add a fourth doorway into the town's newest precinct.

Two different exam systems, walking distance apart

Most Singapore towns hand a tutor one syllabus. Tampines hands you two side by side. Tampines Meridian Junior College anchors the H1/H2 ladder (maths, chemistry, economics and General Paper) for JC students drawn from across the whole East, while United World College of South East Asia (East Campus) runs an IB Diploma pipeline whose HL maths, HL sciences and English A briefs look nothing like an A-Level scheme of assessment. Add Temasek Polytechnic on the town's southern edge and the same postal cluster holds MOE mainstream, IB and poly coursework. Tutors who can hold both an H2 Math and an HL Analysis & Approaches brief without blurring them find the town unusually deep.

A whole PSLE-to-JC ladder without leaving the planning area

Tampines Primary, Poi Ching, Gongshang and St. Hilda's put a very large P5 and P6 cohort into the town every year, and the maths and science score-band coaching that follows is the single loudest ask here. Those cohorts then move up into Junyuan, Springfield, Ngee Ann and the Tampines Secondary cluster for combined and pure sciences at Sec 3–4, and a share of them end up at Tampines Meridian JC. A tutor who builds a base in Tampines can follow a subject from PSLE paper technique through O-Level pure physics to H2 chemistry inside one town, and in the newer Tampines North blocks, pick up lower-primary reading, writing and Olympiad-style maths from young pupils who have yet to sit their first national paper.

Questions

Tutoring in Tampines: FAQ

I already teach the IB Diploma at UWCSEA East: is there MOE-syllabus work for me in Tampines as well?

Yes, and the two sit close enough that tutors often run both in one week. Tell us plainly which you are strong in. HL Mathematics and an H2 Math paper reward different habits, and PSLE score-band coaching from the Poi Ching or Gongshang catchments is different again. We would rather place you on the briefs you actually own than spread you across all three because the town happens to contain all three.

How do I reach Tampines North before the Cross Island Line opens?

Tampines North station is still to come with CRL Phase 1, so for now the precinct is served by bus from Tampines interchange and Tampines West. Factor that into the slots you accept: a Tampines Central lesson and a Tampines North lesson back to back need more buffer than two lessons along the Downtown Line stretch. Tutors who prefer to stay on rail can ask us to keep their matches to the Tampines, Tampines East, Tampines West and Simei radius.

Which schools does the JC and A-Level work in Tampines actually come from?

Predominantly Tampines Meridian Junior College, which sits inside the town and pulls students from well beyond it. The recurring subjects are H1 and H2 maths, chemistry, economics and General Paper. Because the college draws East-wide, a tutor holding a Tampines Meridian brief is often teaching students who commute in from neighbouring towns.

Can I fit lessons around Our Tampines Hub and Tampines Central between the school bell and the evening?

That late-afternoon window is a real one here, because the civic core gives students somewhere to be between dismissal and a lesson. Tell us your available blocks by day and we will match against learners who are already in the Tampines Central area at that hour. Primary English and PSLE composition tends to sit earlier in the evening; the secondary science and JC slots run later.

I'm a student at Temasek Polytechnic. Can I tutor in Tampines around my timetable?

Being on a campus at the edge of the town is a genuine advantage: Simei and Tampines are both a short hop, and lower-secondary maths and science briefs are plentiful in the Junyuan and Springfield catchments. Apply with your own subject strengths and the specific weekday evenings and weekend hours you can commit to, and we will keep your matches inside the travel radius you name.

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