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Home tuition · Singapore

The right tutor,matched by data.

In minutes, not weeks of asking around. Tell us what your child needs, we'll score every tutor in our network against it, and we'll introduce you to the ones who genuinely fit.

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  • Nothing to pay to ask
  • No account needed
  • No cold messages
A tutor sitting beside a young child at a wooden desk, working through homework together on a laptop, with the Singapore skyline visible through the window behind them.The same tutor and child at the desk in the evening, lit by a warm lamp, with the lit-up Singapore skyline through the dark window.

Levels
P1 to JCincluding IB, SL and HL
Coverage
31towns islandwide
Lessons
Home or onlinewhichever suits your week
Tutors
Ex-MOE to undergradyou choose the kind

For parents

From asking to the first lesson

Four stages, and only the first one needs anything from you.

  1. 01

    You send your request

    Level, subjects, when your child is free, your area and your budget. About two minutes, no account, and nothing to pay.

  2. 02

    We score every tutor

    Anyone who can't teach that subject at that level is out. The rest are ranked on hours, area, budget and your preferences, and your list is ready the moment you submit. If nobody fits yet, we'll message you within a day.

  3. 03

    You choose, we introduce

    Read their full profiles, ask anyone on your list, or wait to see who applies. Pick one and we send you both each other's details, asking them to be in touch within 48 hours.

  4. 04

    The first lesson

    You agree a time with the tutor directly. From there it's your arrangement, for as long as it's working. If it isn't, tell us and we'll reopen your request.

What you get back

A shortlist of real people, not a list of names

Every tutor who can teach your child, ranked by fit. Tap any one for the full profile before you decide anything.

  • Their own results, set out grade by grade
  • How long they've taught, and what came of past students
  • Their week, with your lesson times laid over it
  • The towns they travel to, on a map
  • Why they scored what they did against your request

ExampleInvented tutors, real layout

Closest fit

Rachel Tan

Part-time tutor · 4 years teaching

100% MATCHVerifiedWants this job
Teaches your child
A-Math, E-Math
Rate
$55–$65 an hour
Free when you are
Tue, Thu, Sat
Lessons
Home or online
  • A Level H2 MathematicsA
  • A Level H2 PhysicsA
  • O Level A-MathA1
Full profile

The matching

What we actually match on

Every tutor is scored out of 100 against your request, using these weights.

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Every tutor, scored out of

100

Subject and level

Must match

A tutor who doesn't teach your child's subject at your child's level is never scored at all, so they never reach you.

  1. Availability

    25pts

    Hours that genuinely overlap, not just the same day

  2. Location

    20pts

    The areas a tutor actually travels to

  3. Home or online

    15pts

    However you want the lessons taught

  4. Budget

    15pts

    Your range against their hourly rate

  5. Tutor type

    15pts

    Undergraduate, full-time, or ex-MOE teacher

  6. Tutor gender

    10pts

    Only if you tell us you have a preference

Before anyone meets your child

How we check a tutor is who they say

  1. We ask for the document, not the claim

    A verified badge means we have seen proof: a degree scroll or an academic transcript for qualifications and results, and a letter or posting record for current and former MOE teachers.

  2. The name has to match

    We check the name on those documents against the name on the account. A badge on a profile means the person in it is the person we checked.

  3. We never ask for NRIC

    Not from tutors, not from you. We don't need it to do any of this, so we don't collect it and we have none to lose.

  4. You decide, after you've met

    A badge is not a judgement of their teaching. Meet them, ask your own questions, and ask to see the certificates yourself before lessons begin.

Not every tutor has been through this yet, and we never pretend otherwise. Your matches show you which have, and you can filter the list down to only those. The full policy is in our terms.

If it isn't working

Not the right fit? We look again.

Ask for a different tutor at any time, for any reason, and we start again from scratch.

Read the replacement terms

For tutors

Tutoring with us

Apply once. We'll show you assignments that genuinely fit the levels you teach, the areas you travel to, the hours you're free and the rate you charge, then introduce you when there's a match.

  • Our fee is your first two lessons, then you keep every dollar
  • No job boards to trawl, no bidding against other tutors
  • Assignments ranked by fit, so you don't waste time on bad ones
  • Set your own rate, areas and hours, and change them any time
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Before you ask

The questions parents actually ask

If yours is not here, message us on WhatsApp and we will answer it properly.

  • What does Cognify cost a parent?

    Nothing on top of the lessons. No fee to ask, no charge for an introduction, and the hourly rate you agree with your tutor is the whole of what you pay. Our fee comes out of the first two lessons of that rate, so hiring through us costs you no more than finding a tutor yourself.

  • Do I need an account to ask for a tutor?

    No. The form takes about two minutes and ends with your name, number and email, so we can send your matches back. An account is optional, and only saves you hunting for the link later.

  • How quickly will I hear something?

    Your shortlist is ready the moment you send your request. If nobody fits yet, we'll message you within a day. How fast an introduction follows depends on who teaches that subject and who is free when you are.

  • Can I see a tutor's background before choosing?

    Yes. Every tutor on your shortlist has a full profile: their own results, how long they have taught and what came of past students, how they teach, the hours they are free against yours, and the towns they travel to. You can compare two or three side by side. Contact details stay private until you choose.

  • How are tutors checked?

    A verified badge means we have seen proof of what the tutor claimed: a degree scroll or transcript for qualifications, a posting letter for current and former MOE teachers. We check the name on the documents against the name on the account, and never ask for NRIC numbers. It is not a judgement of their teaching, so do meet them and ask your own questions first.

  • What if the tutor is not right for my child?

    Ask us for a different one, any time and for any reason, and we look again from scratch. Lessons already taught are still owed to the first tutor. No penalty, and no awkward conversation with us about it.

  • How much should I expect to pay a tutor?

    Tutors set their own rates, and what you settle on is between you and your tutor. Our tuition rates page shows the usual range for each level and kind of tutor. Give us a budget in the form and tutors inside it rank higher, while anyone who charges more says so on their profile.

  • Which subjects and levels do you cover?

    Every subject on the form, from Primary 1 to JC and the IB, with the Integrated Programme included, and music lessons too. Many subjects also have a page of their own, with typical rates and what a good tutor for it does.

  • Home tuition or online?

    Either, and you choose. Tell us where you are and which you want, and tutors who travel to your area or teach the way you asked rank first. Anyone who doesn't is held lower down, with the reason on their card.

  • Am I committing to anything by sending a request?

    No. A request obliges you to book nobody, and you can close it whenever you like. Once lessons start, both sides usually plan around three months, which is an expectation rather than a lock-in, and a lesson can be moved with a day's notice.

Music lessons too: piano, violin, guitar, singing and more, matched the same way.Find a music teacher

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