IB tutoring, online, anywhere in South Africa
There are only a handful of IB schools in South Africa, and they are concentrated in a few cities. So an IB student who needs help is usually looking for a tutor who does not exist nearby.
SmartPrep teaches online. Where you live stops being the constraint on who teaches you.
Why IB students struggle to find tutors
Most tutors in South Africa are trained on the national curriculum. They know the content, and for a Grade 11 maths concept that is often enough.
IB is assessed differently. Higher and Standard Level split the same subject into different depths. Coursework carries marks that no amount of exam preparation recovers. Sessions run in May and November rather than one matric window in November. A tutor who has only worked with NSC students can teach the content and still miss what the mark scheme rewards.
That is the gap this page exists to close.
What we help with
Understanding the content. The concepts themselves, at the level you are taking them.
Preparing for exams. Past-paper work, timing, and reading what a question is actually asking.
Coursework support. We coach on structure, method and approach. Your tutor will not write your coursework, and will not complete an assessment for you. Any work you submit has to be yours.
Building back confidence. IB workload defeats strong students. Often the problem is not the subject.
Subjects
Mathematics. Analysis and Approaches, and Applications and Interpretation, at Higher and Standard Level.
Sciences. Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Individuals and societies. Economics, Business Management and Geography.
Languages. English A: Literature or Language and Literature, English B, and Afrikaans A: Literature.
Every tutor has achieved at least 75% in the subject they teach or holds an honours degree in it.
How lessons work
One-on-one, or in a small group if you know others taking the same subject at the same level.
Booked by the hour, from a minimum of thirty minutes. Online, always, so a tutor in Cape Town can teach a student in Nelspruit with no difference in what you get.
You can book around the IB calendar rather than the school year: heavier before a session, lighter after.
How to start
- 1
Tell us what you need.
Subject, level, and that you are on the IB.
- 2
We match you with a tutor.
Minimum 75% in your subject or an honours degree in it.
- 3
Book your hours and pay.
By card or EFT, or with a bursary allowance.