About Tutoring.net.au
Australia's only neutral rate-intelligence and ATAR-scaling resource for private tutoring. Built because nobody else does it.
The problem
Search "how much should I pay for a tutor in Australia" and every result is owned by a tutoring platform with skin in the game. Every "average rate" article reflects the rates the platform itself charges. Every "best subjects to take" article comes from a competing tutoring company with a particular curriculum it wants you to buy.
None of them publish actual rate distributions by subject × city × level × qualification. None of them explain ATAR scaling using the official UAC/VTAC/QTAC reports verbatim. None of them admit which subjects scale down even with high raw marks.
Australian families spend roughly $1.3 billion a year on private tutoring. There is no equivalent of Canstar or Choice for the tutoring market — until now.
What we publish
- Rate intelligence. Hourly rate ranges by subject, city, level, and tutor qualification — synthesised from multiple published platform aggregates plus ABS data plus (over time) our own first-party tutor rate survey. Every figure cites its source.
- ATAR & scaling. The official UAC/VTAC/QTAC/TISC/SATAC scaling reports, parsed and made browsable. Plus an interactive scaling calculator that uses the actual published mean and SD per subject — not a "estimated" one.
- Curriculum reference. HSC, VCE, QCE, SACE, and WACE subject pages with what the syllabus actually covers and how the subject scales historically.
- Platform reviews. Honest editorial reviews of Cluey, Superprof, Learnmate, KIS Academics, Tutero, Tutorfinder — what each is good at, where each falls down, and how they compare on pricing. No paid placement.
- Guides. Long-form guides on the questions families actually ask: is tutoring worth it?, how do I choose a tutor?, online vs in-person, etc. Data-led, not platitudes.
Affiliate disclosure
Some platform reviews include affiliate links to the platforms. Where this is the case, the link is marked in italic at the point of placement and disclosed again at the top of the review page. We earn a small commission if you sign up after clicking. Affiliate revenue does not influence editorial assessment. We have no exclusive deals with any platform and never will — exclusivity is the death of independence.
How we make money (honestly)
Tutoring.net.au is funded by (a) Google AdSense display advertising on most pages, (b) disclosed platform affiliate links on review pages, and (c) eventually, premium ad networks (Mediavine / Raptive) once we hit their traffic thresholds. We do not take money from any tutoring platform for favourable placement. We do not run "sponsored content". We do not accept tutor or platform "claim your listing" fees — there are no listings to claim, because we don't list individual tutors.
What we are not
- Not a tutoring agency. We do not introduce students to tutors or take bookings.
- Not a marketplace. No tutor profiles, no claim-your-listing, no inventory.
- Not affiliated with any school, university, or curriculum authority. The relationship to NESA/VCAA/QCAA/SACE Board/SCSA is one-way — we cite their published reports.
- Not paid by AAT, the Australian Tutoring Association, or any tutor lobby group.
Who runs it
Tutoring.net.au is published and edited by Jarrod, an independent education-pricing researcher based in Australia. More on the editor.
Get in touch
Email us with corrections, source suggestions, or tip-offs. We read every message; we cannot promise to reply to every one.