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Part-Time Tutor Jobs in Kuching, Malaysia

Part-time tutor jobs in Kuching suit tutors comfortable teaching in English, because Sarawak teaches primary Science and Mathematics in English. Sarawak's multilingual riverside capital, from the city centre, Petra Jaya, Padungan and Tabuan Jaya to Kota Samarahan and the BDC / Stutong belt, books the full ladder through lower secondary, SPM and STPM, with an IGCSE and A-Level pocket at Lodge International School.

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Posting updated 2 November 2026

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The job

Part-time tutor in Kuching

Pay
RM40 to RM220 per hour
Where you teach
Kuching: home or online
Hours
Part-time, hours you choose
Experience
No prior tutoring experience needed.
Posting updated
路 Recruiting all year.

A tutoring week here is organised around the Sarawak River. The historic centre and the Padungan to BDC belt sit on the south bank, Petra Jaya on the north, and penambang boats still cross between the Waterfront and Kampung Boyan.

Most students sit on that south side: SMK Green Road, SMK Padungan and SMK Batu Lintang carry the bulk of SPM volume, while St Joseph's (1882), St Thomas's and St Mary's anchor a mission-school cluster whose spoken-English standards stay high.

Sarawak teaches primary Science and Mathematics in English, and from 2026 Form 1 students continue those subjects in English, so bilingual subject tutoring runs from Tahun 1 upward. Alongside runs the Chinese-medium track: Chung Hua Middle Schools No. 1, No. 3 and No.

4 and Batu Kawa Min Lit carry the UEC stream as Chinese independent schools, SMJK Tinggi Kuching on Jalan Mathie keeps Bahasa Cina steady at SPM, and Lodge International School in Tabuan Desa holds a Cambridge IGCSE and A-Level pocket. SPM Sains Tulen fills most weekday evenings.

Tingkatan 6 is thinner, with gaps in Mathematics T, Mathematics M and Pengajian Am, and MUET reaches nearly every pre-university student because IPTA admission requires it. Learners from many Sarawakian communities share the same centres in Stutong and Tabuan Jaya, so Bahasa Melayu fluency coaching is common at primary level.

No rail runs yet (the hydrogen ART Blue Line is targeted for a Q4 2026 pilot), so you drive, e-hail or take a city bus. Lessons happen at home, at centres on Jalan Tabuan Heights and Jalan Stutong, and online for learners out in Bau, Serian and Samarahan.

Local catchment

Schools in and near Kuching

St Joseph's School Kuching
mission secondary (est. 1882)
St Thomas's School Kuching
mission secondary
St Mary's School Kuching
mission girls' secondary
SMK Green Road
national secondary (SPM)
SMK Padungan
national secondary (SPM)
SMK Batu Lintang
national secondary (SPM)
Chung Hua Middle School No. 1
Chinese independent (UEC)
SMJK Tinggi Kuching (Kuching High School)
national-type Chinese secondary (Jalan Mathie)
Batu Kawa Min Lit Secondary School
Chinese independent (UEC, Batu Kawa, est. 1967)
Lodge International School
international (Cambridge IGCSE / A-Level, Tabuan Desa; Sarawak's oldest, est. 1953)
Why this area

What Kuching looks like for an Edustar tutor

Kuching sits on both banks of the Sarawak River, with the historic city centre and Padungan-BDC commercial belt on the south, and Petra Jaya plus the State Legislative Assembly precinct on the north. Learners from many Sarawakian communities share the same tuition centres in Stutong, Tabuan Jaya and BDC. National-school heritage runs deep: St Joseph's (1882), St Thomas's and St Mary's anchor the mission-school cluster downtown, while SMK Green Road, SMK Padungan and SMK Batu Lintang carry the bulk of SPM volume. Sarawak is also the only state where every primary school teaches Science and Mathematics in English, starting with the 2020 Year 1 cohort, and from 2026 Form 1 students carry on with Mathematics and the sciences in English. The Chinese-medium track is strong: Chung Hua Middle Schools No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 and Batu Kawa Min Lit run the UEC stream as Chinese independent schools, and SMJK Tinggi Kuching (Kuching High School) on Jalan Mathie is the national-type Chinese secondary. Lodge International School in Tabuan Desa, Sarawak's oldest international school (1953), runs Cambridge IGCSE and A-Level beside a national stream. Tutoring is typically delivered at home in Tabuan Jaya / BDC terrace houses and Petra Jaya bungalows, or at tuition centres along Jalan Tabuan Heights and Jalan Stutong; online lessons fill the gap for learners in Samarahan, Serian and Bau districts beyond easy commute.

Kuching has no rail transit yet. The Kuching Urban Transportation System's first route, the hydrogen ART Blue Line from Rembus in Kota Samarahan to Hikmah Exchange in the city centre, is under construction, with a public pilot targeted for Q4 2026 and full operations in 2027. Until then internal travel runs on city buses, driving, e-hailing (Grab / inDrive) and cross-river penambang boats between the city centre and Petra Jaya, while express and regional buses leave from Kuching Sentral on Jalan Penrissen. Tutors based in Padungan, BDC or Tabuan Jaya reach most national and mission schools within 15-25 minutes by car; Petra Jaya is a further 15-20 minutes across the river, and Kota Samarahan adds 25-35 minutes east. Sessions are predominantly at-home in terrace houses and bungalows, with tuition-centre slots along Jalan Tabuan Heights and Jalan Stutong, and mall-corner meet-ups at The Spring, Vivacity Megamall and Plaza Merdeka. Online lessons are widely used to reach learners in Bau, Lundu, Serian and the wider Samarahan division beyond a one-hour drive.

Open roles

Tutor roles for Kuching

Most requested here: spm, stpm, chinese

Popular

Mathematics Tutor

Tahun 1 to Tingkatan 6 路 RM50鈥揜M150/hr

Popular

English Tutor

Tahun 1 to Tingkatan 6 路 RM50鈥揜M150/hr

Sains Tutor

Tahun 1 to Tingkatan 3 (KSSR + KSSM) 路 RM50鈥揜M140/hr

Bahasa Cina Tutor

Tahun 1 to Tingkatan 5 (SJK(C) + SMJK) 路 RM50鈥揜M140/hr

Fizik Tutor

Tingkatan 4 to Tingkatan 6 (SPM + STPM) 路 RM60鈥揜M170/hr

Kimia Tutor

Tingkatan 4 to Tingkatan 6 (SPM + STPM) 路 RM60鈥揜M170/hr

Biologi Tutor

Tingkatan 4 to Tingkatan 6 (SPM + STPM) 路 RM60鈥揜M160/hr

Ekonomi Tutor

Tingkatan 6 (STPM) + Cambridge A-Level 路 RM70鈥揜M180/hr

Popular

MUET / Pre-University English Tutor

Tingkatan 6 / Pre-University 路 RM60鈥揜M160/hr

UPSR-Style Upper-Primary Tutor

Tahun 5-6 路 RM40鈥揜M100/hr

Popular

SPM Preparation Tutor

Tingkatan 4-5 路 RM60鈥揜M160/hr

Popular

STPM Preparation Tutor

Tingkatan 6 / Pre-University 路 RM80鈥揜M200/hr

IB Tutor

IB Diploma Programme 路 RM80鈥揜M220/hr

IGCSE Tutor

Cambridge / Edexcel IGCSE 路 RM70鈥揜M200/hr

Chinese Enrichment Tutor

Young learners (SJK(C) and national schools) 路 RM40鈥揜M110/hr

How it works

Start teaching in Kuching

  1. Step 01

    Apply

    Short online form

  2. Step 02

    Screening

    Background and subject check

  3. Step 03

    Get matched

    We match you with learners in Padungan, BDC, Tabuan Jaya and Stutong, with Petra Jaya across the river and online lessons for Bau, Lundu and Serian.

  4. Step 04

    Teach

    Home or online, paid hourly

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Why Edustar

Why tutor in Kuching with Edustar

Students brought to you

Matched by subject and area

Your schedule

Part-time, your own hours

Competitive MYR pay

Hourly, for every session

Who books a Kuching tutor, from Tahun 1 readers to working adults

Kuching requests climb the whole ladder. A Tahun 2 pupil at an SJK(C) primary asks for help reading English word problems in Mathematics, and a Form 5 candidate at SMK Batu Lintang wants Kimia twice a week before SPM. An IGCSE student at Lodge International School needs Cambridge Mathematics paced to the school's own calendar.

Adults book with equal purpose. Office staff in Petra Jaya and the BDC belt ask for conversational Mandarin or workplace English, private SPM candidates return for Bahasa Melayu and Sejarah, and first-year students at UNIMAS in Kota Samarahan request calculus, statistics or academic writing. Each offer states the level and place up front, so the tutor walks into the first session prepared for that learner.

Switching languages inside one Kuching lesson

A single hour of Kuching tuition often moves between three languages. An SJK(C) pupil learns Science in English, studies Mandarin as a core school language and sits Bahasa Melayu papers too, so a tutor who can name a fraction, a force or a cell in each keeps the lesson flowing. Learners at SK primaries often ask for the English subject terms explained through Bahasa Melayu first, then practised in English until they stick.

Secondary learners carry the same need further. The Form 1 cohort that moved into English-medium Mathematics and science in 2026 meets terms in the textbook before hearing them spoken, and these learners value a tutor who builds a working glossary with them chapter by chapter. UEC learners at the Chung Hua schools ask for Mandarin-medium explanation with the English equivalents ready for university applications ahead.

The tutors Kuching learners meet

Undergraduates tutor across the city. Students from UNIMAS and UiTM in Kota Samarahan take learners in Samarahan and Tabuan Jaya within a short drive, while Swinburne Sarawak students in the city cover Mathematics, Physics and English for SPM and IGCSE candidates in evening slots between lectures.

Experienced and retired teachers bring the depth that STPM Mathematics T and Pengajian Am demand, and their command of PBD helps lower-secondary learners keep school-based assessment on track. Graduates who have come home to Sarawak after study in Peninsular Malaysia or abroad take the online lane as well, teaching learners in Bau, Serian or Kuala Lumpur on the same Malaysian clock.

  • Undergraduates: SPM sciences, Add-Math and IGCSE evening slots
  • Teachers: STPM, PBD-stage lower secondary and SPM revision
  • Returning graduates: online lessons across Sarawak and beyond
  • Mandarin-medium tutors: SJK(C) primaries and the UEC stream
Questions

Tutoring in Kuching: FAQ

Do Kuching learners study Maths and Science in English?

Increasingly, yes. Sarawak teaches Science and Mathematics in English in every primary school, starting with the 2020 Year 1 cohort, and from 2026 Form 1 students continue in English. Tutors comfortable teaching these subjects in English are in steady demand.

Which schools shape Kuching's tuition market?

St Joseph's, St Thomas's and St Mary's anchor the mission cluster downtown, while SMK Green Road, SMK Padungan and SMK Batu Lintang carry most SPM volume. Chung Hua Middle Schools No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 and Batu Kawa Min Lit run the UEC stream.

What is the commute like for a Kuching tutor?

Car, e-hailing, city bus and the penambang boats that cross to Petra Jaya. Most schools are 15 to 25 minutes from Padungan, BDC or Tabuan Jaya, and Kota Samarahan adds 25 to 35 minutes. The ART Blue Line from Rembus to Hikmah Exchange is under construction, with a public pilot targeted for Q4 2026.

Ready when you are

Teach in Kuching with Edustar

Kuching offers Edustar tutors a distinctive Sarawakian catchment: a multilingual city where primary Science and Mathematics are taught in English, a deep mission-school SPM tradition (St Joseph's since 1882), and a strong UEC stream across the Chung Hua schools and Batu Kawa Min Lit. Online flexibility lets you serve learners beyond the city limits, while in-person SPM Sains Tulen, bilingual Science and Maths, and Bahasa Cina specialists find steady weekday-evening work around Padungan, BDC and Tabuan Jaya.

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