EDUCATION: R6,600 a month to catch up: Inside SA’s costly private tutoring market
A new analysis of 750 tutoring listings shows that one-to-one matric tuition now reaches up to R750 an hour in South Africa. As schools increasingly direct struggling learners to outside help, families are left paying double for basic education while agencies take cuts of more than 50% from the tutors on the ground.
By Takudzwa PongweniSouth Africa
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A new analysis of 750 tutoring listings shows that one-to-one matric tuition now reaches up to R750 an hour in South Africa. As schools increasingly direct struggling learners to outside help, families are left paying double for basic education while agencies take cuts of more than 50% from the tutors on the ground.
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- 53 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 25, 2026
- Byline
- Takudzwa Pongweni
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- Daily Maverick