# Primary Chinese Tuition in East Singapore (P1 to P6) | Coastline Tutors > Primary Chinese tuition at home or online in Marine Parade, Katong, Bedok, Tampines and Pasir Ris: composition, comprehension, oral and the PSLE Chinese format. URL: https://primarytuition.makemoney.living/primary-chinese-tuition/ - Home - / Primary Chinese Tuition # Primary Chinese Tuition in the East 华文 for families who do not speak much Chinese at home: composition, comprehension and the oral, taught against the PSLE Chinese paper. [Find a Chinese tutor](#request) Last updated: 2026-10-11 For many families in the East, Chinese is the subject a parent cannot help with at home. That is usually the whole problem: the child meets the language only in school, and the oral asks them to hold a conversation about a video clip. We tutor primary Chinese at home or online across [Marine Parade and Katong](/areas/marine-parade-katong/), [Bedok](/areas/bedok/), [Tampines](/areas/tampines/) and [Pasir Ris](/areas/pasir-ris/). Several East schools are SAP schools with a strong Chinese focus: see the [school guides](/schools/). ## How PSLE Chinese is set PSLE Chinese Language is 200 marks across three papers ([SEAB, PSLE Chinese Language 0005](https://isomer-user-content.by.gov.sg/334/60adffb8-be52-41da-b09e-cdcc9130ffc7/0005_y26_sy.pdf)): --- --- --- --- --- 1. 写作 Writing One composition: a set topic or a picture series, at least 100 characters 40 20% 50 min 2. 语文应用与阅读理解 Language use, cloze, two comprehension sections, dialogue completion 90 45% 1 h 40 min 3. 口试 Oral Reading a passage (20) and a conversation about a video clip (30) 50 25% about 10 min 3. 听力理解 Listening 10 multiple-choice questions 20 10% about 30 min Candidates may use an SEAB-approved dictionary in the writing paper, and get 10 minutes before the oral to read the passage and watch the video clip ([SEAB](https://isomer-user-content.by.gov.sg/334/60adffb8-be52-41da-b09e-cdcc9130ffc7/0005_y26_sy.pdf)). Since 2017 the Mother Tongue oral has been run in the e-Examination format ([SEAB](https://www.seab.gov.sg/psle/psle-formats-examined-in-2026/)). ## Oral is a quarter of the grade The oral alone carries 50 marks, 25 percent , more than the composition. Thirty of those marks are the conversation, which cannot be memorised: the examiner asks about the video clip and then about the child's own experience. A child who reads well but answers in three words loses most of them. Regular spoken practice is the single most useful thing tuition adds for a non-Chinese-speaking home. ## Standard, Foundation and Higher Chinese At Primary 5 and 6, Chinese can be taken at Standard or Foundation level, and Higher Chinese may be offered to a child who passes four subjects at Primary 4 and does very well in Mother Tongue ([MOE](https://www.moe.gov.sg/primary/curriculum/subject-based-banding)). Higher Chinese is graded separately: Distinction 80 to 100, Merit 65 to 79, Pass 50 to 64 ([MOE](https://www.moe.gov.sg/psle-fsbb/resources/score-calculator)). ## 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](https://www.familytutor.sg/tuition-rates), [SmileTutor](https://smiletutor.sg/tuition-rates/), [TutorCity](https://www.tutorcity.sg/tuition-rates)). We confirm the rate for your child's level before the first lesson. ## What a lesson looks like - ✓Spoken Chinese every lesson: the habit the oral tests - ✓Composition built from a word bank your child actually uses - ✓Comprehension answers in full sentences, not lifted phrases - ✓Hanyu Pinyin and character practice for lower primary ## Guides for parents - PSLE Chinese Oral: the Passage and the Video Conversation - Foundation or Standard Subjects in P5: How Subject-Based Banding Works - Home Tuition Rates in Singapore 2026: Primary Levels ## Where we teach chinese At home in [Marine Parade and Katong](/areas/marine-parade-katong/), [Bedok](/areas/bedok/), [Tampines](/areas/tampines/) and [Pasir Ris](/areas/pasir-ris/), or online. Find a Chinese tutor We reply to confirm the tutor, the lesson time and the rate before the first lesson. Request received. We will contact you on the number you gave to confirm the tutor, the lesson time and the rate before the first lesson. [Free toolPSLE score calculatorMarks to Achievement Levels to a PSLE Score, on MOE's bands.](/tools/psle-score-calculator/) Primary Chinese 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. [Find a tutor](/contact/#request) ## Questions people ask How is PSLE Chinese oral done? + About 10 minutes: reading a passage aloud (20 marks) and a conversation based on a short video clip (30 marks). Candidates get 10 minutes beforehand to read the passage and watch the clip. How long must a PSLE Chinese composition be? + At least 100 characters, choosing either a set topic or a picture series. An SEAB-approved dictionary may be used. Can you help if nobody speaks Chinese at home? + Yes, that is the most common situation we see. Lessons put most of their weight on speaking, which is the part a non-Chinese-speaking home cannot practise. 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. ## Also on Coastline Tutors [Primary English TuitionComposition, comprehension, grammar and oral, taught against the four PSLE English papers so every lesson moves a mark that counts.](/primary-english-tuition/)[Primary Maths TuitionHome or online lessons for Primary 1 to Primary 6, built around how PSLE Maths is actually marked: working shown, method marks earned, no marks thrown away.](/primary-maths-tuition/)[Primary Science TuitionPrimary 3 to Primary 6 science on MOE's 2023 syllabus: the concepts, and the open-ended answers where most PSLE marks are won or lost.](/primary-science-tuition/)