IP English Tuition Singapore
Integrated Programme Years 1 to 4, taught to your child's school's own tasks and rubrics
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- S$30 to S$130/hr
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IP English Tuition rates in Singapore
Hourly rates by level. Each bar runs from a part-time tutor to an ex-MOE teacher.
Rates by type of tutor, as a table
| Level | Part-time / undergrad | Full-time | Ex-MOE or NIE-trained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Secondary (Sec 1-2) | S$30-45/hr | S$45-60/hr | S$60-85/hr |
| Upper Secondary / O-Level (Sec 3-4) | S$35-45/hr | S$45-65/hr | S$65-95/hr |
| Junior College / A-Level (JC1-JC2) | S$45-60/hr | S$65-90/hr | S$90-130/hr |
The final rate is set when you choose a tutor. See all tuition rates for 2027.
Where IP English gets difficult
IP English moves fast and is set by the school, not by a national syllabus. These struggles are common in Years 1 to 4.
Essay tasks ask for a thesis and an argument, and your child is still writing summaries of the text.
Analysis of an unseen poem, speech or advert stays at what it says, with little on how it works.
The school's rubric uses terms such as 'insight' or 'sophistication' that your child cannot turn into action.
Oral presentations and seminar discussions are a large part of the grade, and your child freezes or reads from notes.
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Long-term projects or research essays are started late, without a plan for drafts.
IP English rewards independent thinking, which can be taught step by step once the school's expectations are clear.
The skills IP English builds toward
Each IP school designs its own English programme, so the tutor starts from your child's unit outlines, tasks and rubrics. The skills below are the ones the IP's own end points ask for, whether your child finishes with the A-Level or the IB.
Argument and essay writing
Building a clear thesis and sustaining it with reasoning and evidence.
Topics covered
- Writing a thesis that answers the question
- Topic sentences that advance the argument
- Using evidence and explaining its relevance
- Dealing with counter-arguments
- Conclusions that reach a judgement
Textual analysis
Explaining how writers and speakers shape meaning, in literary and non-literary texts.
Topics covered
- Annotating an unseen text
- Identifying purpose, audience and context
- Analysing word choice, structure and imagery
- Visual and multimodal texts
- Comparing two texts on a theme
Speaking and presenting
Oral tasks that ask your child to present, discuss and respond.
Topics covered
- Planning a short talk from notes, not a script
- Responding to questions on the spot
- Taking part in a seminar discussion
- Using evidence when speaking
- Recorded practice with feedback
Working to the school's rubric
Turning the school's criteria into concrete steps and planning longer work.
Topics covered
- Reading each rubric band together
- Rewriting a paragraph to reach the next band
- Planning drafts for long projects
- Using teacher feedback between drafts
- Language accuracy in extended writing
IP English: what is fixed and what your school decides
Parents often ask what an IP English tutor can follow when there is no national syllabus. This is what MOE states, and what the school sets.
Bring the school's term outline and one returned essay to the first lesson. It lets the tutor plan around what your child will actually be marked on.
| Question | The answer |
|---|---|
| How long is the IP? | Six years, ending in the GCE A-Level, the IB Diploma or the NUS High School Diploma, depending on the school. |
| Is there a Sec 4 national exam? | No. IP students do not need to take the SEC in Sec 4. |
| Who designs the English curriculum? | The school. MOE says each IP school's programme is unique and builds on its own strengths, culture and ethos. |
| Who sets the tests and rubrics? | The school, so the tutor works from your child's own task sheets, rubrics and returned scripts. |
| Can students change IP school? | MOE says transfers between IP schools are generally not allowed. |
MOE on the Integrated Programme. Read the MOE page.
For the end of the IB route, see our IB English tuition page.
For the end of the A-Level route, see our GP tuition page.
Before you book an IP English tutor
What IP families ask before choosing a tutor.
| Question | For IP Years 1 to 4 |
|---|---|
| Which tutor suits IP English? | Choose a tutor who is comfortable with open essay questions and unseen text analysis, and who will work from your school's rubric. Mention whether your school leads to the A-Level or the IB. You will see each tutor's background on the profile. |
| What does it cost? | Years 1 and 2 are in the Lower Secondary band: S$30 to S$45 an hour with an undergraduate tutor, S$45 to S$60 with a full-time tutor and S$60 to S$85 with an ex-MOE teacher. Years 3 and 4 are in the Upper Secondary band, where four 1.5-hour full-time tutor lessons come to S$270 to S$390. |
| How does it start? | Tell us the school, the year and the task your child finds hardest. We send 2 to 4 tutor profiles within 16 hours. The first lesson is a paid trial at the tutor's hourly rate. |
| What are the terms? | No contract and no minimum, so lessons can be added around a big project and reduced after. Cancel or move a lesson at least 24 hours ahead, or it is charged. If the fit is wrong, we re-match you free. |
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IP English Tuition: a guide for parents
The Integrated Programme is a six-year course that leads to the A-Level, the IB Diploma or the NUS High School Diploma, depending on the school. IP students do not take the SEC in Sec 4, and MOE says each IP school's programme is unique. So there is no single IP English syllabus to follow. The school writes its own units, its own assessments and its own rubrics. A good IP English tutor does not bring a fixed course. They read your child's unit outline and past tasks first, then teach to what that school marks.
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What IP English schools share is where the six years end. Students who finish with the A-Level take General Paper, and those on the IB take English A. Both reward clear argument, close reading of unseen texts and the ability to explain how language works on a reader. Years 1 to 4 are where those habits are built, without a national exam to pace them. Our tutors help your child plan essays, analyse texts with evidence, and prepare for oral presentations, all against the school's own criteria. Progress is checked on the school's returned work, not on a separate test.
Here is the kind of task an IP English student may meet: analyse how a short opinion article persuades its readers to cut food waste. A first attempt often lists what the article says, point by point. A stronger response opens with a thesis, for example that the writer persuades by making waste personal and the solution easy. Each paragraph then takes one method, such as the use of 'we' to include the reader, a striking statistic placed early, or a closing call to action.
Each is backed by a short quotation and an explanation of its effect on the reader. A tutor teaches this structure on short texts first, then on the kinds of text your child's school sets, using the school's rubric to show what the next band asks for.
Official syllabus: MOE Singapore · SEAB Singapore
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IP English Tuition: frequently asked questions
Is there an IP English syllabus?
Not a common one. MOE says each IP school's programme is unique and builds on its own strengths. IP students do not sit the SEC in Sec 4, so there is no national English exam in Years 1 to 4. The school sets the units, tasks and marking. A tutor should ask to see your child's rubrics and returned work before planning lessons.
How much does IP English tuition cost?
IP Years 1 and 2 use our Lower Secondary band, S$30 to S$45 an hour for an undergraduate tutor up to S$60 to S$85 for an ex-MOE teacher. Years 3 and 4 use the Upper Secondary band, S$35 to S$45 up to S$65 to S$95. Full-time tutors sit in between.
Does IP English prepare for GP or IB English?
It depends on your school. The IP leads to the A-Level, the IB Diploma or the NUS High School Diploma. Students finishing with the A-Level usually take General Paper, and IB students take English A. Both reward argued essays and analysis of unseen texts, so these skills are worth building from Year 1.
Can my child switch IP schools if English is a struggle?
MOE says transfers between IP schools are generally not allowed, so most students stay in the same school's programme for all six years. That makes it worth sorting out English difficulties early, with work matched to the school's own expectations. Talk to the school first about the support it offers.
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