All facts were checked on 8 November 2026. Fees often change in January, so confirm the figure before you pay. The detail section is alphabetical, not a ranking. Our own 1-to-1 service is in a separate box after the list, and it is not ranked.
The 10 IB Economics options compared
The per-hour figure is our own estimate. We divided the published fee by the published lesson hours. Where a provider does not publish both, we could not work it out.
| Provider | Best for | Branches (area) | HL and SL | Class size | Fees as published | Our per-hour estimate | Trial | Google rating (checked 8 Nov 2026) |
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| ++tutors | Online one-to-one with an IB examiner | Online only | Both | One-to-one | From S$80 an hour, packages from S$325 for 5 sessions | From S$80 (stated by the provider) | Consultation at no charge, refund after the first session if unhappy | Shown as 4.9, no count |
| Ancourage Academy | Small groups in the north | Bishan (Central), Woodlands (North), online | Both, as separate DP1 and DP2 courses | 3 to 6, capped at 6 | Quote on request, no registration or material fees | Not possible | Usually S$18 | 5.0 from 66 reviewers, on its own page |
| ETG (Economics at Tuitiongenius) | Recorded lessons and in-house IB books | Bukit Timah (Central), online | Both, SL joins the HL class | Not published | S$120 a 2-hour lesson, 1-to-1 S$150 to S$250 an hour | S$60 | At no charge, subject to availability | Not shown |
| IB Lounge | Tutors who scored a 7 in IB Economics themselves | Not published | Both | Not published | Not published | Not possible | Trial class offered, price not published | Not shown |
| KS Academia Prep | HL and SL in separate classes, May and November sessions | Orchard (Central), online | Both, separate classes | Up to 10 | S$440 to S$520 a month for group classes, no sign-up fee | About S$55 to S$65 | Paid, price not published | 5.0 from 37 reviewers, on its own page |
| Learningminds Education | A former IB examiner and ex-ACS (Independent) teacher | Tanglin Road (Central) | HL, SL in some programmes | 2 to 6 | S$520 a month for 4 group lessons, S$150 registration, 1-to-1 S$165 an hour | About S$65 if lessons are 2 hours | Not published | Not shown |
| Photon Academy | The smallest published group | Tank Road (Central), online | Both | Up to 4 | S$480 for 4 lessons of 1.5 hours, 1-to-1 S$600 for 4 lessons | S$80 group, about S$100 1-to-1 if also 1.5 hours | Offered, price not published | Shown as 5.0, no count |
| The Econs Don | Separate Year 5 and Year 6 slots at HL and SL | Novena (Central), Bukit Timah (West), online | Both, separate slots | Not consistent on its pages | S$560 for 4 lessons of 2 hours | S$70 | Not consistent on its pages | Not shown |
| The Economics Tutor | HL and SL taught apart, one principal tutor for every group | Novena, Bishan (Central), Bukit Timah (West), Eunos (East), online | Both, separate classes | 8 to 12, or 3 to 6 | S$480 or S$660 per 4 lessons, S$80 registration, S$120 materials a semester | S$60 small group, S$82.50 mini group | Paid trial, registration and half the materials fee refunded if you stop | Shown as "Excellent" from 128 reviewers, no number |
| TutorChase | The lowest published one-to-one rate | Online, office at Beach Road | Both | One-to-one | S$60 to S$200 an hour | S$60 to S$200 (stated by the provider) | Not published | Not shown |
Google ratings appear only where we could read a number and reviewer count on the provider's own page. A blank means we did not verify one, not that the provider has none.
The 10 providers in detail
++tutors
What is distinctive. ++tutors is an online IB tutoring service with a page for Singapore families. Lessons are one-to-one on a virtual classroom with a shared whiteboard and session recordings. It says its Economics tutors are certified IB examiners who have marked real IB papers, and that schedules are set to Singapore time for both the May and November sessions. It offers IA help from article choice to applying theory and evaluation.
Suits: a student at an international school who wants a one-to-one tutor matched quickly and taught online. May not suit: a student who wants a group class or face-to-face lessons, since only online one-to-one is offered.
Fees as published: from S$80 an hour. Packages start from S$325 for 5 sessions, S$720 for 12 sessions, from about S$1,100 for 18 sessions plus 1 extra, and from about S$2,200 for 36 sessions plus 3 extra. The FAQ describes the packages in hours and the price cards in sessions, and lesson length is not stated, so ask what one session covers. A consultation is offered at no charge, and the provider states a full refund if you are unhappy after the first session.
Base: online only. Its registered address is in Ontario, Canada.
Website: plusplustutors.com
Ask at the trial: How long is one session in each package? Has this tutor marked IB Economics papers, and which ones? Does the tutor know my child's school calendar for IA deadlines?
Ancourage Academy
What is distinctive. Ancourage runs IB Economics as separate courses for DP1 and DP2, at SL and HL, in groups capped at 6 students and usually 3 to 6. Each lesson is a weekly 2-hour class, and all notes and worksheets are included. Its DP2 HL course covers the HL depth on top of SL, including quantitative methods. The founder and academic director, Min Hui, is the educator named on the course page.
Suits: a north or central student who wants a small group and the option of online lessons. May not suit: a family that wants to compare fees before calling, since IB fees are quoted on request.
Fees as published: not published for IB. Fees depend on level and are sold in packages of 4, 12 or 24 lessons, with larger packages cheaper per lesson. There are no registration, material or admin fees. The standard trial price is S$18.
Branches: 152 Bishan St 11, #01-215 (near Bishan MRT). Vista Point, 548 Woodlands Drive 44, #02-16 (near Woodlands South MRT). Online classes are offered.
Website: ancourage.academy
Ask at the trial: What is the monthly fee for DP2 HL Economics? Are HL and SL students in the same group? How are IA commentaries practised?
ETG (Economics at Tuitiongenius)
What is distinctive. ETG teaches IB Economics at SL and HL for Year 5 and Year 6, and IB students are never placed in A-Level classes. SL students sit in the HL class and are told which lessons to skip. Every lesson is recorded and can be replayed while enrolled, and the fee includes 11 IB textbooks and workbooks written in-house. The founder, Mr Eugene Toh, holds an MSc in Applied Economics from SMU and a BA in Economics from NUS, and the site names a Head of IB Economics, Ms Cherilyn, and two other tutors. IA help comes through AI tools, tutor consults or paid one-to-one sessions, and IA lessons sit in Year 5. The centre states that over 95% of its IB students in recent cohorts scored a 7, self-reported by students.
Suits: a student at a Bukit Timah or central school who wants a steady weekly class and recordings to revise from. May not suit: an SL student who wants a class pitched only at SL, since SL and HL share one class.
Fees as published: S$120 a lesson for Year 5 or Year 6, on site or on live Zoom, with all materials and LMS access included. Signing up with friends takes S$50 a term off with one friend, S$100 for a group of 3 and S$150 for a group of 4. One-to-one is S$150 to S$250 an hour at Bukit Timah, Kovan, Pasir Ris or online. The 2027 timetable lists Year 6 on Friday 5pm to 7pm and Year 5 on Friday 7pm to 9pm. A trial class is at no charge, subject to availability.
Branch: Coronation Plaza, 587 Bukit Timah Road (Tan Kah Kee MRT is the closest station). Group IB classes run here only.
Website: tuitiongenius.com
Ask at the trial: How many students are in the Year 5 Friday class? How much of each lesson is HL only? Which IA help is included, and which is paid?
IB Lounge
What is distinctive. IB Lounge is an IB tuition provider whose tutors are recent IB graduates. Its Economics page lists 10 tutors with their schools, such as ACS (Independent), SJI, UWCSEA East and GIIS, their IB totals, and whether they teach HL or SL. It states that every Economics tutor sat the IBDP exam in the subject and scored a 7. Lessons cover Paper 1, 2 and 3 technique, with past-paper work and WhatsApp access to the tutor during the week.
Suits: a student who wants a tutor who sat the same papers recently. May not suit: a family that wants a long-serving teacher, published fees or a known venue, since the site publishes none of these.
Fees as published: not published. Lesson length, class size, format and location are not published. A trial class can be booked, at a price not published.
Branch: not published.
Website: iblounge.org
Ask at the trial: What is the fee per hour, and is the lesson one-to-one or a group? Where are lessons held? How many years has this tutor been teaching?
KS Academia Prep
What is distinctive. KS Academia Prep runs IB Economics SL and HL as separate single-level classes for Grade 11 and Grade 12, with timetables for both the May and November exam sessions. Its published timetable lists 11 weekly IB Economics slots across Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, all taught by Jason Low, its Head of Economics. He has an NUS Industrial and Systems Engineering degree with honours and over 14 years of tutoring and marking against IB and IGCSE mark schemes, and offers IA and EE mentoring. Other named tutors include Karen Chen and Kirby Ng, who teaches IB Economics in Mandarin. The centre states that four of the students shown on its page scored a 7 in IB Economics.
Suits: an international school student on the May session, or anyone who wants HL Paper 3 in an HL-only class. May not suit: a student who wants a group smaller than 10.
Fees as published: group classes are S$440 to S$520 a month, with no sign-up fee and all materials included. Each class runs 2 hours. One-to-one costs more, at a rate not published. The trial is a paid lesson with no commitment, at a price not published.
Branch: Far East Shopping Centre, #15-06, 545 Orchard Road (Orchard MRT, Exit E, about 5 minutes' walk). Most classes can be attended online.
Website: ksacademiaprep.com.sg
Ask at the trial: How many lessons a month does the fee cover? Which tutor takes my child's slot all year? How does IA mentoring work without touching the real draft?
Learningminds Education
What is distinctive. Learningminds is run by Ms Ho Sern Ling, who taught at the IBDP section of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and at Temasek Junior College, with over 20 years of teaching. Her profile describes her as an experienced IB Economics examiner for HL Paper 2 and the extended essay, and a presiding examiner for the November 2009 session. Recent programmes listed on the site include HL exam intensives, HL revision and mock exams for Papers 1, 2 and 3, several of them online.
Suits: an HL student who wants teaching from someone who has marked IB Economics. May not suit: a family that wants a fixed 2027 timetable before signing up, since only past programmes are listed.
Fees as published: group tuition for 2 to 6 students is S$520 a month for 4 lessons, pro-rated in a 5-lesson month, with no deposit. A one-time S$150 registration and materials fee applies. One-to-one weekly classes are S$165 an hour, and home tuition is S$200 an hour, each in 2-hour lessons. Group fees are payable whether or not your child attends. Group lesson length and trial terms are not published. Past group sessions on the site ran 2 hours.
Branch: 1 Tanglin Road, #03-01, Orchard Rendezvous Hotel (Orchard Boulevard MRT is the closest station). Some programmes are online.
Website: learningminds.sg
Ask at the trial: How long is each group lesson, and how many students are in it? Is there a 2027 weekly class or only intensives? Is a trial possible before paying the registration fee?
Photon Academy
What is distinctive. Photon Academy's IB Economics programme is taught by Ms Bea, who holds an MA in Economics and has lectured at universities in the US and Tokyo. Groups are capped at 4 students, and lessons are 1.5 hours, in person or online. IA help is included in every programme, covering article choice, applying concepts, evaluation and the mark scheme. Online students get the same materials, WhatsApp help and recorded lessons. The centre states that over 90% of its students who attended regular weekly lessons scored a 6 or 7.
Suits: a student who wants the smallest group here, or one-to-one at a monthly price. May not suit: a family looking for the lowest hourly cost, since its group rate is one of the higher figures here.
Fees as published: group lessons are S$480 for 4 lessons a month, and one-to-one is S$600 for 4 lessons a month, subject to tutor availability. Fees are pro-rated, and make-up sessions are offered. Registration fees are not published. Trial classes are offered with no commitment, at a price not published.
Branch: 5 Tank Road, #04-03 Nagarathar Building (Fort Canning MRT).
Website: ibtuition.sg
Ask at the trial: Is the one-to-one lesson also 1.5 hours? Are HL and SL students in the same group of 4? Is the trial charged?
The Econs Don
What is distinctive. The Econs Don lists four separate IB Economics slots: Year 5 SL, Year 5 HL, Year 6 SL and Year 6 HL. The head coach, Mr Don Chng, scored 43 of 45 in the IB in 2012 with 90 of 100 in Economics, is an NUS Business School graduate and has taught A-Level, IB and IGCSE Economics for over 7 years. The site says The Econs Don is now part of ThatEconsTutor. IA support covers the three-commentary portfolio, from article choice to structure and evaluation.
Suits: a student who wants a class at exactly their year and level. May not suit: a family that wants a fixed class size and trial policy in writing, since its pages give different figures for both.
Fees as published: S$560 for 4 classes of 2 hours, pro-rated. The listed slots are Year 5 SL on Friday 3pm to 4.30pm and Year 5 HL on Thursday 5.30pm to 7.30pm at Goldhill Plaza, Year 6 SL on Wednesday 6.15pm to 8.15pm at Bukit Timah Shopping Centre, and Year 6 HL on Tuesday 5pm to 7pm at Goldhill Plaza. The Year 5 SL slot is 1.5 hours, so ask whether its fee is lower. Class size is given as under 8, capped at 6 and up to 10 on different pages. The IB page offers a trial class at no charge, while the home page describes a pro-rated paid trial. Registration fees are not published.
Branches: Goldhill Plaza (Novena MRT is the closest station) and Bukit Timah Shopping Centre (Beauty World MRT). Classes can also be taken online.
Website: theeconsdon.com
Ask at the trial: How many students are in my child's slot? Is the trial charged? Does Mr Don teach this class himself?
The Economics Tutor
What is distinctive. IB Economics HL and SL run as separate streams, and IB students are never mixed with A-Level students. HL classes cover Paper 3 and its quantitative work. The principal tutor, Kelvin Hong, teaches every group lesson and has over 26 years of experience. He holds First Class Honours in Economics from NUS, was a PSC scholar and served four years in the Administrative Service. Each week is a 2-hour live lesson plus about 30 minutes of concept videos. IA coaching covers article choice, evaluation and commentary structure, and extended essay consultations run one-to-one. The centre states that 90% to 100% of its students score a 7.
Suits: an HL student who wants Paper 3 taught as its own class, with a choice of four centres or Google Meet. May not suit: a student who wants the lowest fee, since the mini group is one of the higher hourly costs here.
Fees as published: small group of 8 to 12, S$480 per 4 lessons. Mini group of 3 to 6, S$660 per 4 lessons. A 5th lesson in a month is pro-rated. Registration is S$80 once and materials are S$120 a semester, with no deposit. The IB page lists one-to-one at S$150 to S$220 an hour, while the fees page lists S$130 to S$240. The IB page describes a 1-month trial of 4 paid lessons, and the fees page a half-month paid trial. Either way, if your child does not continue, the registration fee and half the materials fee are refunded.
Branches: Novena or Newton (Hotel Royal), Bishan Central, Bukit Timah (Bukit Timah Shopping Centre) and Eunos (Centropod), plus live online on Google Meet. The site says all centres are near MRT stations but does not name them.
Website: theeconomicstutor.com
Ask at the trial: Which centre has a Year 6 HL mini group slot? Is the trial two lessons or four? How are practice commentaries marked?
TutorChase
What is distinctive. TutorChase runs an IB Economics tutor page for Singapore, with lessons taught mostly online on its own platform for diagrams, essays and annotations. The page lists six Economics tutors with their degrees and years of experience, from 4 to 11 years, and several list IA commentary help. Tutoring includes access to its IB resources platform.
Suits: a student who wants one-to-one at the lowest published hourly rate, or flexible online slots. May not suit: a student who wants a face-to-face class, since lessons are mainly online.
Fees as published: S$60 to S$200 an hour, depending on the tutor. Package terms, lesson length and trial terms are not published.
Base: online, with a listed address at 15 Beach Road.
Website: ibeconomicstutor.sg
Ask at the trial: Which tutor would teach my child, and at what hourly rate? Has the tutor taught the current syllabus with Paper 3? Can the same tutor stay for both years?
