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From Upper Changi, Tampines, Bedok, Pasir Ris and Simei are a short ride away, and SUTD's maths, science and design-technology grounding fits what students there need as the final papers approach. Online assignments stay open island-wide.

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Why tutor while you study

Built for SUTD students

The maths keeps getting used after Freshmore

Freshmore puts every SUTD student through the same core in maths, physics and chemistry, and pillar work in EPD, ESD or DAI keeps drawing on it afterwards. Material you keep using stays fluent, so calculus, mechanics and stoichiometry are available to you in the middle of a session, at whatever pace the student sets. It is also why a single SUTD tutor often ends up carrying two or three sciences at the same time.

A short travel radius is what keeps a weekly slot alive

A tuition assignment is a promise to be in the same room at the same hour every week for months. Tampines, Simei, Bedok and Pasir Ris all sit a short ride from campus, courtesy of the Downtown Line stop at Upper Changi and the interchange at Expo, and that is the practical reason those slots survive the weeks when your own workload spikes. Families in the east notice the tutor who arrives in exam season with the punctuality he showed at the start of the year.

You already plan backwards from a fixed submission date

A design and technology degree runs on briefs with hard deadlines: you decide what has to exist on the day, then break it backwards into weeks. The second half of the school year asks a tutor for that same shape — a paper on a fixed date, a syllabus to finish, and a sequence of past papers and timed drills that lands ahead of it. A student who has been drifting from one worksheet to the next feels the difference the week a plan appears.

Crits mark your working, and so do the papers

In studio you defend how you got there, and a half-built idea with visible reasoning carries more weight than a finished object nobody can follow. Maths and Physics papers reward the same thing: working a marker can follow. Someone who has been assessed on process teaches process without having to be told.

How it works

From application to first lesson

  1. 01

    Apply

    Tell us you're a current SUTD student and your subjects.

  2. 02

    Screening

    A short review of your subject strength and availability.

  3. 03

    Get matched

    We match you with students near Upper Changi or online.

  4. 04

    Teach

    Start lessons around your timetable and get paid in SGD.

What we look for

Who fits this role

  • Current Singapore University of Technology and Design undergraduate or postgraduate
  • Strong command of the subject you want to teach
  • Familiarity with the relevant MOE syllabus and exam formats
  • Reliable, organised and good at explaining

What you will do

  • Plan and deliver 1-to-1 or small-group lessons
  • Diagnose each student's gaps and build a focused plan
  • Drill exam techniques and mark practice work
  • Share simple progress updates with parents

Questions

Tutoring as an SUTD student — FAQ

The school year is already half gone. Is it worth applying now?

Yes, and the second half is the busiest part of the tuition year. Students heading for O-Level and A-Level papers reach the point where they need weekly timed practice and someone to mark it honestly, and families look for that help during the run-in. Joining mid-year also shortens the diagnosis: the student already has marked schoolwork in hand, so the topics leaking marks show up immediately. Tell us your travel radius and your strongest subjects when you apply and we match from there.

SUTD runs on terms while the schools run on the MOE year. How do the two meet?

Your teaching blocks sit at roughly Week 1-6 and Week 8-14; a break falls between them, exam weeks follow, and the school year hits its heaviest stretch as the final papers approach. Where the two collide is predictable, so we plan for it in advance: a heavier tutoring load in the earlier weeks of your term, sessions pre-agreed as movable, and the recess week plus inter-term gaps kept for catch-up. Send your term dates when you apply and the schedule is built on them from the start.

Studio and capstone deadlines swallow whole weeks. What happens to the assignment then?

Submission dates are published at the start of your term, so they can go into the schedule on day one and stop being an emergency. Mark them when you apply and we settle the plan with the family before the first session: which weeks drop to a single session, which get made up, and how far ahead they hear about it. Two weeks of notice keeps a family holding the slot for you; a message on the morning of the class is what makes them ask for a different tutor.

I am still in Freshmore and have not chosen a pillar. Which students should I take first?

Start where your memory is sharpest. Lower and Upper Secondary maths and science sit directly on top of the Freshmore core and your own recent papers. Recency is worth something here: the questions that actually cost you marks are still fresh, so you can steer a student around them. A-Level Maths and Physics assignments more often go to students further into EPD, ESD or DAI, where the same material has been revisited at depth. Build a record at secondary level first and the A-Level work follows.

Which subjects do SUTD students usually get matched to?

Most often O-Level and A-Level Maths, Physics and Chemistry. That comes straight out of how much maths and physics the SUTD curriculum carries. Coding and secondary Computing come up too, usually for students on the computing and AI side. Planning follows the MOE syllabus in every case, and timed papers are set and marked so a parent can see where the student stands without guessing.

Can I teach online only, or take assignments outside the east?

Online is open island-wide, and it is the usual choice when a week is tight, particularly during submission stretches when travel time is the first thing to cut. In-person assignments are matched to your travel radius, and from Upper Changi the eastern estates are the easiest ones to hold for the long run. Say which mode you want when you apply; one tutor can carry a mix of both.

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