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Imdramayu

Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Posts: 394 Location: South Korea
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:31 am Post subject: Fee for private lesson in KSA? |
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What's the usual hourly tuition fee for a 2-hour private IELTS-prep lesson in KSA? I'm not familar with the fee levels here. |
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Asda
Joined: 01 Jun 2008 Posts: 231
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:56 am Post subject: |
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Depending on how desperate and/or loaded they are, I'd say around 150-300 SAR...? |
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scot47

Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:41 am Post subject: |
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Be prepared to get the run-around from students. Get the money in advance and make it clear that times are fixed and that if they do not show without cancellation then the fee is still deducted form the advance. |
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trapezius

Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 1670 Location: Land of Culture of Death & Destruction
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:07 am Post subject: |
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I just posted what you see below in the "How can I make (net) the most money in Saudi Arabia?" thread:
SR. 150/hour is appropriate... for Y2K. It is 2010 now, and the going rate these days is SR. 200/hour to SR. 250/hour. The best thing is to quote 250 and then bring it down to 225 or 200 if necessary. Under no circusmtances should you accept 150, because if your fame spreads and you get more students, it would be difficult to charge others 200 or 250, as it would probably be known that you charge 150 from someone else.
It goes without saying, here, that we are talking about upper class students here, i.e., their parents are most probably business owners or in high positions earning several tens of thousands a month.
And yes, it is the same in all 3 major urban centres. |
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Cleopatra

Joined: 28 Jun 2003 Posts: 3657 Location: Tuamago Archipelago
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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Be prepared to get the run-around from students. Get the money in advance and make it clear that times are fixed and that if they do not show without cancellation then the fee is still deducted form the advance. |
True enough, but very few students will agree to such an arrangement.
Students are easy enough to come by. Reliable, well-paying ones are not. I would say that SR200 an hour is appropriate for a qualified native speaker teaching school or university level English to young adults. I know a few people who get SR250 for teaching members of the royal family, but this is rare. SR200 is more realistic. If students can't afford this (and of course many Saudis can not) ask if they can find a friend or two to pay a lower per person rate - something like that could work out very well for all concerned, but again, reliabity can be a serious problem.
Also, be aware that most contracts expressly forbid teachers 'moonlighting' so be very discreet if you do take on outside work. Lots of teachers do it, and employers generally turn a blind eye so long as it doesn't represent a conflict of interest. But it's the type of thing that could easily be used to bring you down should anyone at work develop a grudge against you. |
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