How to Find Affordable Private Tutoring for Your Child in Israel

1. Start with what the school already offers

Before paying for private lessons, find out what your child is already entitled to. Many schools run tigbur, small-group reinforcement lessons in core subjects. Students who made aliyah recently are usually entitled to extra Hebrew hours and to accommodations on tests and the bagrut. Some schools also have volunteers or bnot sherut who help with homework.

The people to ask are your child's homeroom teacher (mechanech or mechanechet) and the school counselor (yoetzet). What's on offer differs by school and by year, so ask at the start of the year and again before exam season. Your local matnas (community center) may also run homework clubs at a low cost.

2. Know what a fair hourly rate looks like

Across 53 private tutors on Anglo Tutors, hourly rates run from ₪100 to ₪250. The median is ₪150, and half of all tutors charge between ₪120 and ₪180. A university student helping with homework will sit near the bottom of that range; a veteran teacher preparing a student for five-point math or physics will sit near the top. Our tutor price guide breaks the numbers down by subject and by area.

3. Seven ways to keep tutoring affordable

1. Match the tutor to the need. Not every child needs a specialist. For homework support, organization or keeping up in yesodi, a capable student tutor is often the right fit and costs less. Save the premium rate for the subjects and exams where expertise changes the outcome.
2. Arrange lessons directly with the tutor. Tutoring agencies typically add their own margin to the tutor's fee. When you find a tutor through Anglo Tutors, you pay only the tutor, at the rate on their profile.
3. Ask about a sliding scale or an olim discount. 13 tutors on the site offer a sliding scale and 9 offer a discount for new olim. You can filter the directory for either, and it never hurts to ask a tutor you like.
4. Consider online lessons. 44 of 53 tutors on Anglo Tutors teach online. Online lessons remove travel charges and open up tutors in other cities, which is especially useful for older students and exam prep. Browse online tutors.
5. Share a lesson. Two siblings, or two friends at the same level, can often split a pair lesson for less than two private hours. Ask the tutor whether they offer a pair rate.
6. Set a goal and an end date. Open-ended weekly tutoring is where costs creep up. Agree on what the lessons are for, such as passing the next math test or getting through the English bagrut, and review after six to eight weeks.
7. Use the intro meeting. 19 tutors on the site offer a free intro meeting. A short first meeting tells you whether the tutor and your child click, before you commit to a month of lessons with the wrong person.

4. What to ask a tutor before you start

• Which grades and tracks do you teach, and do you know my child's school system?
• How would you spend the first few lessons with a child at this level?
• Do you teach in English, Hebrew, or a mix, and which do you recommend here?
• What is your rate, how long is a lesson, and do you charge for travel or cancellations?
• How will we know, after a month, whether it's working?

A tutor who answers these clearly is usually a good sign. Look for the Verified badge if formal qualifications matter to you: it means our team has reviewed the tutor's degrees and teaching certificates.

5. If your family made aliyah recently

For children of new olim, Hebrew is the subject that unlocks every other subject, and a tutor who understands klita can save months of frustration. Start with our page of tutors offering klita support for new olim, and ask the school about the extra Hebrew hours and exam accommodations available to new immigrant students.

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