Best Online Maths Tutoring in Australia (2026): Prices Compared

There is no single best online maths tutoring service in Australia, because families want different things. Some want one tutor for an hour a week. Some want a structured program twice a week. Some want the lowest price for regular lessons.

Providers publish prices per hour, per session or per class, while parents budget per week or per month. The table shows both.

How do the main online maths tutoring options compare?

As of October 2026, these are the published prices on each provider's own pages.

Here is how we calculated the figures. Per hour is the published price divided by the lesson length in hours. Per week assumes one hour for hourly providers and two classes for Cuemath, which sells two a week. Per month is the weekly figure times 52, divided by 12.

For TaleemSquare, A$130 buys eight 45-minute lessons, which is six hours. A$130 divided by 6 is about A$21.67 an hour, and A$130 divided by 4.33 weeks is about A$30 a week. Tutero and Erudite do not publish a lesson length, so we treat their rate as one hour.

Who does each provider suit best?

• Cluey Learning: families who want English as well as maths, recorded sessions, or support into Years 11 and 12, and who can afford a premium hourly rate.
• Cuemath: children in Kindergarten to Year 10 who want a structured maths-only program with the same tutor, at the lowest price per hour here if you can commit to a long plan.
• Tutero: parents who want any subject from Prep to Year 12, a choice of tutor or qualified teacher, an account manager and no contract.
• Learnmate: parents who want to browse many profiles and set their own budget, and are happy to check each tutor themselves.
• Erudite Tuition: parents who want matched one-to-one tutors at a lower hourly rate, with an update after every lesson and no charge if the first lesson is not right.
• Kip McGrath: parents who want a qualified teacher to assess their child for free before spending anything.
• Art of Smart: parents who want a weekly one-hour targeted session with year-specific materials.
• TaleemSquare: families who want regular 45-minute lessons at a monthly price, with a free assessment first. It does not run group classes.

Which is best for primary catch-up (Years 3 to 6)?

Many children who are behind on fractions, multiplication or word problems do well with frequent, shorter lessons rather than one long one. Cuemath's two classes a week and TaleemSquare's two 45-minute lessons a week both fit that rhythm. The difference is commitment: Cuemath's lowest price needs a 12-month plan billed every 52 weeks (A$1,768 for Kindergarten to Year 5), while TaleemSquare bills monthly.

Kip McGrath is the pick if you want a diagnosis before paying. Its assessment is free and run by a qualified teacher, though its online page does not say whether sessions are one-to-one. Erudite and Tutero suit parents who want to pay lesson by lesson, and Tutero has a qualified-teacher tier from A$75 an hour. See our Year 5 maths tutoring page for what a typical catch-up looks like.

Which is best in NAPLAN years (3, 5, 7 and 9)?

NAPLAN is sat in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9, and has been held in March since 2023 (ACARA's NAP site). It tests skills children should already have been taught, so the most useful help is closing gaps in number, measurement and statistics months ahead, not drilling practice papers the week before.

Any one-to-one provider can do that if the tutor works from your child's results and class work. Cluey lists NAPLAN preparation for primary and secondary years, and Erudite has a NAPLAN numeracy page covering number, measurement and geometry, and statistics and probability. TaleemSquare's NAPLAN numeracy tutoring page explains how its lessons approach it.

Which is best for OC and selective tests?

NSW's OC and selective tests include a mathematical reasoning section. Much of the coaching on offer is group classes at colleges such as Matrix and Test Academy, priced per term. One-to-one suits a child whose reasoning or problem solving is the weak spot, because the tutor can spend all the time there.

Cluey lists a selective school program, Erudite lists OC and selective preparation, and Cuemath says its tutors prepare students for OC and selective tests. TaleemSquare teaches the maths and, if you want, reading and writing, but does not run a separate thinking skills course. Our OC test maths tutoring page has the detail, and our NSW coaching cost guide (linked below) compares the prices.

Which is best for Years 9 and 10?

Maths gets more abstract in Years 9 and 10, with algebra, linear equations and trigonometry, so the tutor's own subject knowledge matters more. Cuemath is dearest in this band at A$28 to A$35 a class, about A$56 to A$70 a week for two classes, and it stops at Year 10. Cluey covers Years 2 to 12, including Advanced Maths in Year 10, so a child can stay on into senior maths.

Tutero's qualified-teacher tier and Learnmate's qualified teachers and specialists (A$100 or more an hour) suit a child who needs a specialist for a short time. TaleemSquare covers Years 9 to 12 as well; see our Year 9 maths tutoring page.

Which is best on a tight budget?

On published figures, the lowest weekly costs are Learnmate's graduate tutors from A$30 an hour plus GST, TaleemSquare at about A$30 for two 45-minute lessons, and Cuemath's 12-month plan at about A$34 for two classes. Learnmate's low rate is a starting point: experience varies, and higher-rated teachers cost more.

Hourly providers start at A$59 to A$75 (Erudite, Tutero, Art of Smart), and Kip McGrath and Cluey sit at A$78 to A$99. To spend less, start with one or two lessons a week for eight to ten weeks, avoid prepaying a year until you have met the tutor, and ask each provider for its cancellation terms in writing.

What should you check before you commit?

• Prepayment. Cluey takes 2 or 4 sessions in advance and asks for the same number as notice. Cuemath bills every 13, 26 or 52 weeks, and its pricing page says unused classes are refunded if you cancel.
• Pay as you go. Tutero charges after each lesson, and Learnmate charges 24 hours after each lesson. Erudite asks for 24 hours' notice to cancel.
• Who teaches. Tutero offers a private-tutor and a qualified-teacher tier; Kip McGrath states that its online tutors are qualified teachers.
• Device and booking. Cluey's platform needs a Windows or Mac laptop or desktop with a camera and does not work on phones, and it books sessions from 7am to 10pm, seven days a week.
• Local variation. Kip McGrath says prices may vary by location, so confirm the price with your centre.
• A first step. Cuemath offers a free trial class, Kip McGrath and TaleemSquare a free assessment, and Erudite a first lesson you do not pay for if the tutor is not the right fit.

What to do next

1. 1Shortlist two or three providers using your child's year level and goal from the sections above.
2. 2Compare the price per week and the notice terms, not the hourly headline.
3. 3Book a free 45-minute assessment with TaleemSquare, or a trial lesson elsewhere, and see how your child responds. Our Australian families page shows plans in Australian dollars.