The immigration boom in Hong Kong continues. More and more parents are letting their children take IB courses (International Baccalaureate University Preparatory Courses). Earlier, parents of independent houses in Mid-levels had to recruit IB tutors online at an hourly rate of $40.
Some tutoring platforms pointed out that the demand for finding IB tutoring on the platform has increased by 30% in the past year, but the number of tutoring tutors has dropped due to the immigration wave. When the school started in September, both IB and DSE tutors were in short supply; they suggested that parents more Refer to the market for pricing, otherwise it will be difficult to find suitable tuition teachers for the children.
Billie (left) and founder Wu Peiyuan (Andy) (right), marketing manager of the online tutoring matching platform "Training", pointed out that the number of students looking for IB tutoring on the platform has risen by 30% in the past year.
(Photo by Lu Nuojun)
A large number of students take international exams to prepare for overseas studies
Earlier on the Internet, a post about a parent looking for an IB tutoring teacher for children studying in an international school. The parent asked the teacher to have a university degree and allow 24 hours to ask homework, but the salary is only 40 yuan per hour. He also proposed that if the instructor is well-behaved, he can "get the meal and go first" and have a "5 yuan reward." Its "emperor grace" has aroused a lot of discussion.
What exactly is an IB course?
Billie Li, the marketing manager of the online tutoring matching platform "Training", pointed out that IB is actually a two-year course for students aged 16 to 18. It is considered to better reflect the abilities of top students.
Billie explained that the DSE course focuses on academic performance, students’ answering skills, etc., which are suitable for local advancement; the IB course focuses on learning experience, students’ exploratory ability, initiative and critical thinking. There are many group discussions and papers, but Hong Kong’s traditional Education is relatively "cramming", and students will struggle with IB.
In response to the wave of immigration, they noticed that the number of students lost in primary and secondary schools has increased significantly compared with the previous school year. At the same time, a large number of students are taking local international exams to prepare for overseas studies. The number of students seeking IB tutoring on the platform has also risen sharply by 30%.
"Most cram schools focus on DSE courses, but IB tutoring needs to be personalized and private tuition is mostly used." Billie pointed out that the current market IB tutoring fee is about 170 to 400 yuan per lesson, and each lesson ranges from one to two hours.
Some parents make strange requests like "watching"
He laughed and said that although some parents sometimes have strange requests, such as asking the instructor to "look at them," the parents generally bid more normally. "When the minimum wage is already 35, 40 must have a certain degree of education and ability. My instructor has a certain degree of difficulty, and every post is funny." In the face of parents’ doubts, "Finding Supplements" will provide reference price lists for different grades and subjects. The team will also explain to parents that the fees are "somewhat expensive" based on the tutor's academic qualifications.
Wu Peiyuan (Andy), the founder of "Finding Compensation", pointed out that in addition to the decline in students, the number of tutors has also declined slightly under the tide of immigration.
He revealed that there are currently about 60,000 tutors on the platform. Among them, ninety adults are from the "three big" Chinese universities, the University of Hong Kong and the University of Science and Technology. "Although the assessment methods are different, but the subject knowledge is similar." He pointed out that although IB is "advancing and retreating and defending" in terms of local and overseas studies, its tuition is more expensive and families need to consider One of the factors.
Andy pointed out that Form Three established this online tuition matching platform because he was also a tuition teacher at the time, and felt that small classes or private teaching had more interactions for students, and the personalized learning effect was better. He thought it would help solve the problem. The problem of "cracking duck" teaching; the platform has been established for seven years, and the current market share of the platform is nearly 60%.
In addition to the IB courses, they have noticed that the number of students learning German and French has also increased, so they will continue to add tutors with different language abilities, hoping to meet the needs of students with tutor resources, realize more dreams of studying abroad, and also Take into account the mainstream DSE courses.
They also pointed out that they hope to extend the service to Singapore and other places in the future, and use the system to help more parents match teachers who are suitable for children.
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