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Primary 4 Maths Tuition

The Primary 4 year-end exams decide the subject levels for Primary 5 and 6. This is the year to close gaps, not the year to find them.

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Last updated: 2026-10-11

Primary 4 is the last year before subject-based banding. Your child's Primary 4 school exams decide the subject combination the school recommends for Primary 5 (MOE), so a weak P4 maths result can change which maths paper they sit at PSLE.

What MOE's banding rules say

From MOE's subject-based banding rules (MOE):

  • A child who passes three or more subjects at Primary 4 is offered the four Standard subjects: English, Mother Tongue, Mathematics and Science.
  • A child who passes two subjects or fewer is offered a choice from four Standard subjects down to four Foundation subjects.
  • Parents indicate their preferred combination on an option form, and the school can adjust levels at the end of Primary 5.

MOE's position is that taking a subject at Foundation level is not a disadvantage. But for a child close to the line, P4 is when an extra hour a week changes the choice.

What lessons focus on in Primary 4

  • The gaps the school's P3 and P4 tests show, worked on one at a time
  • Multi-step word problems, the step most P4 children have not met before
  • Writing the method down in a way that earns method marks, a habit the PSLE paper rewards (SEAB)
  • Mental calculation, so Paper 1 without a calculator is not a race against the clock

What it costs

Published hourly rates for primary home tuition in 2026 run from about S$25 to S$40 with a part-time tutor, S$35 to S$60 with a full-time tutor and S$55 to S$90 with a current or former school teacher (FamilyTutor, SmileTutor, TutorCity). We confirm the rate for your child's level before the first lesson.

What a lesson looks like

  • A first lesson spent finding the gaps in your child's recent tests
  • One topic secured before moving to the next
  • Word problems drawn out, step by step
  • Progress shared with you after every lesson

Guides for parents

Where we teach maths

At home in Marine Parade and Katong, Bedok, Tampines and Pasir Ris, or online.

Primary 4 Maths Tuition: tell us the level and the area.

Tell us your child's level, the subjects and your area. We reply to confirm the tutor, the lesson time and the rate before the first lesson.

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Questions people ask

Does Primary 4 decide Standard or Foundation Maths?

The school recommends a subject combination from the Primary 4 year-end exam results, and parents state their preference on an option form. Levels can be adjusted at the end of Primary 5 (MOE).

Is Foundation Maths a disadvantage?

MOE says taking subjects at foundation level is not a disadvantage and helps build fundamentals. For PSLE scoring, Foundation grades A to C map to Standard AL 6 to 8.

Is there a charge for sending a request?

No. Sending a request costs nothing. We confirm the tutor, the lesson time and the rate before the first lesson.

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