How much does an IB (International Baccalaureate) tutor cost?

Private IB (International Baccalaureate) tutors in the UK typically charge between £35 and £75 per hour, with Higher Level (HL) subjects and the Extended Essay commanding rates towards the top of that range.

As a rough guide:

• Standard Level (SL) subjects: £35–£55/hr
• Higher Level (HL) subjects: £42–£65/hr
• Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge (TOK) support: £40–£75/hr

The IB Diploma differs from A-Levels in structure — students study six subjects simultaneously across Groups 1–6, alongside the Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge and CAS requirements. A tutor needs to know not just the subject content but the specific IB assessment objectives and internal assessment (IA) requirements, which differ meaningfully from A-Level or GCSE mark schemes.

Because fewer UK schools offer the IB than A-Levels, the local tutor pool for any given IB subject is often smaller, and subjects like IB Physics, French or German at Higher Level can be genuinely hard to find locally. Tutors with direct IB teaching or examining experience, rather than generalists applying A-Level knowledge loosely, tend to produce better results and charge accordingly. Online tutoring is particularly useful here given the narrower local specialist pool. On TutorLab, IB tutors state which subjects, levels and components (including IA and Extended Essay support) they cover on their profiles.