Learnmate connects primary students with tutors for reading, writing and maths, online anywhere in Australia and in person in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
Tutors cover Kindergarten to Year 6 across reading, writing, spelling and maths.
NAPLAN is sat in Year 3 and Year 5, in a two week March window.
Lessons run online anywhere in Australia, or in person in the capital cities.
Primary tutoring averages $40/hr, with no lock-in and a free first lesson.
Profiles show each tutor's experience, year levels and rate before you book.
Primary school tutoring is sought for three main reasons: catching up when a child is falling behind in literacy or numeracy, preparing for NAPLAN in Years 3 and 5, or building ahead for selective secondary entry and scholarship testing. NAPLAN tests all Australian primary students in Years 3 and 5, covering reading, writing, language conventions and numeracy. Tests run in May and June, and preparation typically starts in Term 1. Tutors on Learnmate align sessions to the Australian Curriculum at each year level, from foundational phonics and number sense in Kindergarten and Year 1 through to the extended reading, writing and mathematical reasoning of Years 5 and 6.
Online delivery is a particular strength of Learnmate’s primary school tutoring network — giving families in regional Australia, outer metropolitan suburbs and rural areas access to qualified classroom teachers and NAPLAN specialists they may not find locally. In-person tutoring is available across all major cities: browse Primary School Tutors Melbourne, Primary School Tutors Sydney, Primary School Tutors Perth, Primary School Tutors Adelaide and Primary School Tutors Brisbane for city-specific tutor listings and suburb coverage.
Learnmate is Australia’s leading online tutoring marketplace, connecting families with verified primary school tutors across every city, subject and year level. For primary school families, Learnmate provides access to tutors who understand the Australian Curriculum at each year level, know the NAPLAN assessment framework for Years 3 and 5, and have specific experience supporting students from Kindergarten through Year 6. All tutors are verified before listing, and payments are processed automatically after each lesson — no cash, no invoicing, no lock-in contracts.
Private one-on-one primary school tutoring works best when sessions target the specific literacy or numeracy skill a child needs to strengthen at their current year level — not a fixed programme delivered at group pace. Learnmate lets families browse by subject, compare credentials and reach out directly to a tutor whose experience matches their child’s needs. From $40/hr, well below the cost of tutoring centres, with no intake process and no obligation beyond the first session.
Primary teaching is its own skill. A tutor who spends their week with Year 4 students knows the difference between a child who cannot decode a word and one who reads it fine but loses the meaning. Profiles say which year levels each tutor works with.
Young students take a few sessions to settle with an adult who is not their teacher or parent. On Learnmate a family books a person and keeps them, which matters more at this age than it does later.
Nothing is paid up front for a term. Most tutors give the first lesson free, a family can change tutors or stop at any point, and payment is processed automatically after each lesson.
The qualified teacher tier includes primary school educators with 7–30 years of classroom experience across Victorian, NSW and New Zealand primary schools, specialists in literacy and numeracy intervention with expertise in evidence-based phonics instruction, dyslexia support and Orton-Gillingham approaches covering Years 1–8, and experienced educators with strong foundations in Primary Education and specialist expertise in English, literacy and writing across Years 3–10.
Among practitioners and high-achieving graduates, the network includes tutors with 4–5 years of tutoring experience from the University of Sydney, Monash University and Deakin University, psychology Honours graduates from selective high schools with 4+ years of English and Mathematics tutoring experience across Years 1–7, UniMelb postgraduate students with H1 averages and 550+ hours of tutoring across primary and secondary levels, astrophysics and IT students with extensive primary and high school maths tutoring experience including students with special needs, and a primary specialist currently teaching in the early years with expertise in phonics, reading and writing development. Tutors cover all primary year levels and NAPLAN domains across Primary School Maths tutors and Primary School English tutors.
Holly has tutored my son for almost a year. She was able to quickly build trust and rapport with my son and target his needs through testing & weekly exercises. My son commenced grade 6, six months “behind standard” in Writing, Spelling and Comprehension and is now “at standard” and “exceeding expectation” for Comprehension. Thanks Holly, this success is attributed to your experience & expertise!
Sona has been fantastic with my daughter, Jess who is in primary school. The marks are going up so seeing the results but the best thing is Jess’ confidence is improving and she’s enjoying maths more. I see good consistency, patience and alignment with the school’s approach. It has been effective since the first session.
Tutoring has made my daughter more confident in her essay writing!
Jaye is a wonderful lady and has helped my primary school age son work his averages up in his class a lot.
My primary school son has responded well to receiving online tutoring sessions, possibly more receptive than in person. The tutor has helped to extend his writing whilst keeping him focused during the 1 hour session.
Samantha is friendly, personable and professional. The tutoring sessions were personalised and catered to my sons primary grade level and educational needs. I highly recommend Samantha's service.
Everything Australian families need to know about finding primary school tutoring, by city, subject or test preparation
Find primary school tutors in your city: Primary School Tutors Melbourne (including NAPLAN, AAS scholarship and SEAL program preparation), Primary School Tutors Sydney (NAPLAN, Opportunity Class and Selective High School preparation), Primary School Tutors Perth, Primary School Tutors Adelaide and Primary School Tutors Brisbane.
NAPLAN is sat by all Australian primary students in Years 3 and 5. Browse NAPLAN tutors for tutors who specialise in test preparation across all four domains, reading, writing, language conventions and numeracy, with preparation aligned to the March test window.
For subject-specific primary school tutoring, browse Primary School Maths tutors for Mathematics from Kindergarten through Year 6, Primary School English tutors, or go straight to Reading tutors, Writing tutors, Literacy tutors and Numeracy tutors for support in a single skill.
Browse verified primary school tutors across Australia on Learnmate — or post a job and let the right tutor come to you.
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