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Maths Tutors in Zurich — Every Syllabus, One Rate
A maths tutor in Zurich has six different syllabuses to keep straight. Analysis and Approaches and Applications and Interpretation, at Standard and Higher Level. MYP criterion work. Cambridge IGCSE Core and Extended, and Additional Mathematics on top. A-Level and Further Maths. The Swiss Matura Grundlagenfach and the Schwerpunktfach. And the ZAP paper, sat by children still in primary school. We assign on which one, not on who once studied maths.
Prepaid hours from CHF 85, all-in, per 60 minutes. Standard and Higher Level cost the same — CHF 95.
Assigned on the paper, not the topic
Maths tutoring in Zurich
What does a maths tutor in Zurich cost?
A maths tutor in Zurich costs CHF 85, CHF 95 or CHF 130 per 60 minutes with Good Tutors Finder, all-in. Nearly all secondary maths sits at CHF 95 — and that figure does not move because the paper is Higher Level. Ten prepaid Specialist hours are CHF 810, which is CHF 81 an hour.
Secondary maths, all-in
CHF 95
The Specialist rate covers IB Standard and Higher Level, MYP, IGCSE, A-Level, Matura and ZAP maths. Nothing is added at checkout.
6 syllabuses
AA and AI at two levels, MYP, IGCSE Core and Extended plus Additional Mathematics, A-Level and Further Maths, the Matura Grundlagenfach and Schwerpunktfach, and the ZAP paper — all taught within half an hour of each other in this canton.
Same rate at HL
Higher Level is Specialist work at CHF 95. A syllabus label never moves the price, and the label on a paper never moves the tier.
8 March 2027
The next ZAP. Its maths paper is a gymnasium entrance paper sat by primary-school children, and it is prepared for as Specialist work.
60 full minutes
Providers here quote in 45-, 60- and 90-minute units interchangeably. Ours is always the full hour, with the per-hour figure under every package price.
The maths we are asked for most in Zurich
Which maths
The six maths courses taught in this canton
"Maths tutoring in Zurich" is not one job. These are genuinely different specifications with different mark schemes, different calculator rules and different examiners, and a tutor who is excellent at one can be the wrong choice for another.
Analysis and Approaches, and Applications and Interpretation
Two separate Diploma courses, each at Standard and Higher Level. AA leans on proof, calculus and algebra; AI on modelling, statistics and the graphic display calculator.
Both carry an Internal Assessment — a piece of written mathematical exploration that a lot of otherwise strong candidates lose marks on because nobody taught them the criteria. Tutored as ordinary hours.
MYP mathematics
Standard and Extended, assessed against four criteria rather than a percentage. Criterion C, communicating in mathematical form, is the one that surprises families arriving from a marks-based system.
This is where the ground for the Diploma is either laid or not, particularly for a child who will take AA Higher Level in two years' time.
Cambridge IGCSE, Core and Extended
Two tiers with different grade ceilings, plus Additional Mathematics as a separate qualification for pupils heading towards A-Level or the Diploma.
Choosing the tier is a real decision with real consequences, and it is worth taking with someone who has taught both papers rather than only read about them.
The Swiss Matura
Mathematics as a Grundlagenfach for every candidate, and as part of the mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliches Schwerpunktfach for some — taught in German, examined in German, on a cantonal syllabus.
At Literargymnasium and Realgymnasium Rämibühl mathematics is one of the subjects taught in English on the combined bilingual Matura and IB Diploma route, which is a genuinely different job again.
The Zurich entrance paper
The maths half of the central entrance examination, sat on Monday 8 March 2027. The Langgymnasium paper is taken in the sixth primary year; the Kurzgymnasium paper is longer.
It rewards accuracy under time pressure on material the candidate has largely met, which makes it a different preparation from ordinary school maths.
A-Level and Further Mathematics
Taught at International School Zurich North alongside Cambridge IGCSE, and sat by Zurich families at other schools too.
Further Mathematics in particular is a small-cohort subject where school support can be thin, and it is one of the commonest reasons a Zurich family comes to us in the autumn term.
Maths by curriculum
Which maths syllabus is taught where in Zurich
Maths is where the system matters most: an Analysis and Approaches Higher Level paper and a ZAP maths sheet reward almost nothing in common. Here is where each one runs in the canton and what we tutor on it. Tell us the school and the year group and we assign against this map.
IB Diploma Programme
Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretation, Standard or Higher, plus the mathematics exploration and Paper 3 for HL.
Taught in Zurich at
IB Middle Years Programme
Criteria A to D applied to actual marking, the mathematics in the personal project, and the step into DP1 maths.
Taught in Zurich at
Cambridge IGCSE
Core or Extended — two papers with different grade ceilings — and Additional Mathematics for the students going on to A-Level.
Taught in Zurich at
Cambridge AS and A-Level
Pure, Statistics and Mechanics, and Further Mathematics where the school runs a cohort small enough to leave gaps.
Taught in Zurich at
Advanced Placement
Calculus AB and BC and AP Statistics — multiple choice and free response, scored on a nine-point scale, not an IB one.
Taught in Zurich at
Swiss Matura and bilingual Matura
Grundlagenfach Mathematik, the Schwerpunktfach in Physik und Anwendungen der Mathematik, and a mathematical Maturaarbeit.
Taught in Zurich at
Gymi and the ZAP
The maths sheet of the entrance examination on Monday 8 March 2027 — Sachaufgaben under time, and the arithmetic that has to be automatic.
Taught in Zurich at
Curriculum, school, year group and what tutoring does
| Curriculum | Where in the canton | Year group | What we tutor |
|---|---|---|---|
| IB Diploma | Adliswil · Zumikon · Wallisellen · Rämibühl | 16–18 | AA and AI, SL and HL, the exploration |
| IB Middle Years | Zumikon | 11–16 | Criteria A–D, the step into DP1 maths |
| Cambridge IGCSE | Wallisellen | 14–16 | Core or Extended, Additional Mathematics |
| Cambridge AS / A-Level | Wallisellen | 16–18 | Pure, Statistics, Mechanics, Further Maths |
| Advanced Placement | Adliswil | 16–18 | Calculus AB/BC, AP Statistics |
| Swiss Matura, incl. bilingual | City · Küsnacht · Hottingen · Wallisellen | 15–19 | Grundlagenfach, Schwerpunktfach PAM |
| Gymi / ZAP | Canton-wide | 12 · 14–15 | The ZAP maths paper, 8 March 2027 |
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Schools are named because they teach the programme, not because they endorse us: Good Tutors Finder is not affiliated with, endorsed by, partnered with or in any way connected to any school named on this page. Programmes were checked against each school's own published curriculum pages in August 2026 — confirm with the school for the year your child enters.
Across the canton
Where in Zurich we teach
Canton Zurich is twelve districts and more than a million and a half people, and its schools are spread right across them — the international campuses on the lake and in the Glattal, the Kantonsschulen in the city, and a ZAP cohort in every commune. Tutors travel to all of it, and the online price is identical, so distance never changes what you pay.
City of Zurich
8001 – 8064
The two Rämibühl gymnasiums, Kantonsschule Hottingen and the Freies Gymnasium, plus the largest ZAP cohort in Switzerland. Most of our city work sits in Kreis 6, 7 and 8.
Küsnacht, Zollikon & Zumikon
8700 · 8702 · 8126
The right bank. Kantonsschule Küsnacht and the Inter-Community School at Zumikon — the full IB continuum from the Primary Years to the Diploma, in one village.
Adliswil, Kilchberg & Thalwil
8134 · 8802 · 8800
The Sihl valley and the left bank. Zurich International School's Adliswil campus, and with it most of our Diploma and Advanced Placement travel.
Wallisellen, Opfikon & Dübendorf
8304 · 8152 · 8600
The Glattal. Swiss International School and International School Zurich North sit here, and the Lycée Français Marie Curie is just above Dübendorf at Gockhausen.
Winterthur
8400 – 8409
The canton's second city, with its own Kantonsschulen and its own ZAP volume, about twenty-five minutes from the Hauptbahnhof. Tutors travel; many families here also take the online rate.
Uster, Wetzikon & the Oberland
8610 · 8620
The S-Bahn corridor east. Gymi preparation and Sekundarschule work dominate, and evening slots are easier to hold online in winter.
Horgen, Wädenswil & the left bank
8810 · 8820
Down the lake towards Schwyz. Long commutes into the city, so families here often run one lesson at home each week and the rest online.
Bülach, Kloten & the Unterland
8180 · 8302
The airport corridor, and the part of the canton where families most often arrive mid-year. Arrival English and arrival German start here more than anywhere else.
Not in Zurich? We work in every canton — Zug and Basel among them, or Gymi preparation and Swiss Matura tutoring wherever you are. The full list is on areas served.
How it works
How do you get a tutor in Zurich?
Three steps, and the first takes two minutes. You book online yourself — we will never put a charge through on your behalf.
- Tell us three things. Your child's age, the school and year group, and the date you are working towards. Those set the tier, the pack size and the urgency. Nobody else asks about the date.
- We assign a tutor in 48 to 72 hours, chosen on subject, curriculum, level and availability, then confirmed with you on WhatsApp. If the fit is wrong we reassign at no cost.
- Start with one hour, not a leap. The first hour is charged at the standard rate for the tier — CHF 85, CHF 95 or CHF 130. Buy a package afterwards and that amount comes straight off it, so the hour you have already had is re-priced at the package rate too.
- Lessons at home or online, priced the same. Tutors travel across the canton, from the city out to Winterthur and the Oberland; online covers the rest of Switzerland and the weeks your family is away.
Prices and packages
Prices for a maths tutor in Zurich
Maths is priced exactly like every other subject: by your child's age and the complexity of the work, never by the topic and never by the level of the paper. Analysis and Approaches Higher Level costs the same as Applications and Interpretation Standard Level. Distinction is different again — it is our most accomplished tutors, and you can choose it on any of this, at any level.
5 hours
Best rate held 1 month · package valid 12 months
CHF 425
CHF 390
CHF 78 an hour
You save CHF 35- A short push before a test
- 3–4 sessions of 90 minutes
- At home in Zurich or online, same price
10 hours
Best rate held 2 months · package valid 12 months
CHF 850
CHF 720
CHF 72 an hour
You save CHF 130- Half a term of weekly lessons
- 6–7 sessions of 90 minutes
- The rate clock pauses over your commune's school holidays
20 hours
Best rate held 3 months · package valid 12 months
CHF 1,700
CHF 1,390
CHF 69.50 an hour
You save CHF 310- A full school term, one session a week
- 13–14 sessions of 90 minutes
- Our lowest hourly figure
The single-hour Foundation rate, with no package and no commitment.
5 hours
Best rate held 1 month · package valid 12 months
CHF 475
CHF 440
CHF 88 an hour
You save CHF 35- A short push before a test
- 3–4 sessions of 90 minutes
- At home in Zurich or online, same price
10 hours
Best rate held 2 months · package valid 12 months
CHF 950
CHF 810
CHF 81 an hour
You save CHF 140- Half a term of weekly lessons
- 6–7 sessions of 90 minutes
- The rate clock pauses over your commune's school holidays
20 hours
Best rate held 3 months · package valid 12 months
CHF 1,900
CHF 1,560
CHF 78 an hour
You save CHF 340- A full school term, one session a week
- 13–14 sessions of 90 minutes
- Our lowest hourly figure
The single-hour Specialist rate, with no package and no commitment.
5 hours
Best rate held 1 month · package valid 12 months
CHF 650
CHF 600
CHF 120 an hour
You save CHF 50- A focused run at one paper or one assessment
- 3–4 sessions of 90 minutes
- At home in Zurich or online, same price
10 hours
Best rate held 2 months · package valid 12 months
CHF 1,300
CHF 1,110
CHF 111 an hour
You save CHF 190- Half a term of weekly lessons
- 6–7 sessions of 90 minutes
- The rate clock pauses over your commune's school holidays
20 hours
Best rate held 3 months · package valid 12 months
On request
Quoted against a named objective
- Twenty hours with our most accomplished tutors is a conversation, not a checkout button
- Tell us the objective and the date
- Quoted at the 10-hour hourly figure or better
The single-hour Distinction rate, with no package and no commitment.
How long you have
A full year to use your package. Your best rate held for up to three months.
There are two clocks and they do different things. The short one protects the rate you paid. The long one is how long the value stays on your account. Most of this market publishes neither.
- The rate clock pauses over your commune's school holidays, automatically, on the cantonal calendar rather than a generic Swiss one. The dates are in the table below, and they are not Zurich's.
- One free one-month extension on the rate window, for the asking, up to 30 days before it closes. Auto-approved, and we offer it before you have to ask.
- When the rate window closes, nothing is taken. The hours you have already had are recalculated at the standard rate, and the balance stays on your account for the rest of the twelve months, used against the price at the time.
- You will hear from us long before the year is up. A reminder at nine months, another at eleven. A balance still unused after twelve months closes — but it should never come as a surprise, and it never has to happen.
Which calendar your rate clock follows. In canton Zurich each commune sets its own Volksschule holidays; only the start of the year and the Christmas break are binding canton-wide, and the Bildungsdirektion sets the Mittelschule dates centrally with the sports holidays split into three regional windows. The international schools set their own terms again. The full 2026/27 table is on the private tutors in Zurich page. Tell us the school and we run the clock on that calendar.
Every figure on this page is in Swiss francs, all-in, per 60 minutes, correct as of August 2026, and identical at home and online. Full grid on the tutoring prices page.
Still deciding
You do not have to buy a package to meet a tutor
Take one hour at the standard rate — CHF 85, CHF 95 or CHF 130 depending on the tier. If you carry on, that amount comes off your package in full, so the hour you have already had is re-priced at the package rate along with the rest. There is no cheaper way in and no penalty for starting small.
Tell us the school, the year group and the paper. We come back with a tutor who has taught it, typically within 48 to 72 hours.
Where the money goes
What CHF 95 an hour buys in maths
Zurich is full of maths tutoring and a good deal of it is sold on where the tutor studied. That is a proxy. Here is what we sell instead.
A tutor who has taught that paper
Not a mathematician who is confident they could. IGCSE Extended, AA Higher Level and a Matura Grundlagenfach have different mark schemes and different examiners, and knowing where the marks are is a taught skill rather than a mathematical one.
The same rate at Higher Level
Standard Level and Higher Level are both Specialist at CHF 95 an hour. We do not price by difficulty, and the label on a paper never moves the tier. Distinction sits alongside, not above: our most accomplished tutors, yours to elect on any work at any level.
60 full minutes, always
Not 45. Comparing headline maths rates in this canton is close to meaningless because the unit changes between providers. Ours is the full hour, with the per-hour figure printed under every package price.
A first lesson you cannot lose on
If the first lesson on your package is not right, you choose: the whole package refunded to your card including that hour, or a different tutor with the hour credited back. We never choose for you.
95% of the students who joined us before September achieved their target grades by May.
Our tutors
Who teaches the maths, and what they have taught before
Every tutor is employed through CANICET GmbH, a Zug company — not subcontracted and not introduced to you as a freelancer. Social contributions, accident cover and liability insurance sit with us, and your family carries no employment obligation at all.
The question is not whether someone is good at the subject. It is whether they have taught the paper your child is sitting, in the system your child is sitting it in.
Daniel
Mathematics, physics and computer science. Analysis and Approaches at Higher Level, the mathematics exploration, and the DP1 step up from MYP and IGCSE.
Lukas
Biology, chemistry and environmental systems. Group 4 internal assessments, practical method and the evaluation criterion that most students underscore.
Eva
English, languages and humanities. English A Language and Literature, the Individual Oral, Paper 1 unseen analysis and the HL essay.
Matteo
Business management, economics and the social sciences. Diagram accuracy, evaluation, and the structure of a fifteen-mark answer.
Assigned, not browsed
You do not sort through a list of strangers. Tell us the subject, the level and the session, and we assign the right person within 48 to 72 hours.
Reassigned without friction
If the fit is wrong, say so. We reassign at no cost, and your hours stay with your family — they were never attached to one tutor.
Examiners on the bench
Our tutors include IB and IGCSE examiners, internal-assessment moderators, and current and former international-school teachers. Which of those is true of the person coming to you is confirmed when we assign them — never promised before, because that would be a promise about someone we have not yet named.
If it goes wrong
What happens if it isn't right?
The strongest thing we can tell you about a first lesson is what happens if it disappoints you. When it does, you choose which of the first two applies — we do not choose for you.
Not right? Your money back.
If the first lesson on your package does not meet your expectations for tutor knowledge or professionalism, we refund the whole package to your card — including the hour you had. No questions, no conditions, nothing to argue about.
Or carry on with someone else.
Would you rather stay? We assign a different tutor and credit that hour straight back to your package. Your choice, not ours — and you can ask for a different tutor at any later point too, at no cost.
Fourteen days to change your mind
Bought a package and had second thoughts before starting? A full refund to your card within 14 days, provided no lesson has been taken. Switzerland gives no statutory right of withdrawal online — this one is ours, voluntarily.
Free cancellation until 17:00
Cancel or reschedule until 17:00 the day before and the hour is not deducted from your package. Children get ill and school trips move; that is not something to be charged for. No minimum term — stop whenever you like — and no enrolment fee.
Families we work with
What parents tell us
Named by first name and initial, with the city and the exact tuition they bought. Every rating below was given to us directly by the family it is attributed to — and our independent Review Atlas profile stands at 4.9 out of 5 from 1,756 reviews.
Our daughter had lost confidence in Maths and was becoming anxious before tests. Her tutor went back to the areas she had not fully understood and rebuilt them step by step. She is now much more comfortable solving problems independently.
Emma R. · Zurich · At-home Maths tuition
The tutor is excellent at explaining difficult mathematical concepts in a logical and accessible way. Instead of simply showing our son the answer, he teaches him how to work through the problem himself. That has made a big difference.
Thomas K. · Küsnacht · Online Maths tuition
We have seen a clear improvement since starting lessons. The tutor quickly identified several fundamental gaps that were making more advanced topics difficult. Our daughter is now more accurate, organised and confident in class.
Anna M. · Zurich · At-home Maths tuition
Very professional and effective Maths tutoring. The sessions combine explanations with lots of targeted practice, and the tutor always checks that our son really understands the method before moving on.
David P. · Horgen · Online Maths tuition
Our daughter needed support preparing for school assessments, and the tutor has been wonderful. She has learned how to approach unfamiliar questions much more systematically and no longer panics when she sees something difficult.
Julia S. · Zollikon · At-home Maths tuition
The quality of the tuition has been excellent. Our son particularly benefits from working through challenging problems together and then attempting similar questions independently. His confidence has grown considerably.
Mark L. · Zurich · Online Maths tuition
Questions
Common questions about maths tutoring in Zurich
How much does a maths tutor in Zurich cost?
A maths tutor in Zurich costs CHF 85, CHF 95 or CHF 130 per 60 minutes with Good Tutors Finder, all-in. Almost all secondary maths — IB Standard and Higher Level, MYP, IGCSE, A-Level, Matura and ZAP preparation — sits at the Specialist rate of CHF 95. Ten prepaid Specialist hours are CHF 810, which is CHF 81 an hour. The rate is the same at home anywhere in the canton and online.
Is Higher Level maths more expensive than Standard Level?
No. IB Analysis and Approaches Higher Level is Specialist work at CHF 95 an hour, exactly like Standard Level and exactly like Applications and Interpretation. The tier is set by your child's age and the complexity of the work, not by the label on the paper. If you would like our most accomplished tutors on it, Distinction is CHF 130 and it is your choice — some families take it for the final year, and plenty do not.
Do you tutor Analysis and Approaches as well as Applications and Interpretation?
Both, at Standard and Higher Level. They are genuinely different courses rather than two difficulties of one: AA leans on proof, calculus and algebraic manipulation, AI on modelling, statistics and the graphic display calculator. A tutor who has taught one is not automatically the right person for the other, which is why we assign on the course and not on "IB maths".
Can you help with the ZAP maths paper?
Yes, and it is worth being clear about what it is. The ZAP is sat on Monday 8 March 2027 and registration runs from 1 January to 10 February 2027. Candidates for the Langgymnasium are still in their sixth primary year, but the paper is a gymnasium entrance paper — so it is Specialist work at CHF 95 an hour, not the entry rate. Kurzgymnasium candidates sit a longer paper. Preparation that starts in autumn is a different experience from preparation that starts in January.
Our child is at Zurich International School doing AP Calculus. Can you cover that?
Yes. The Upper School at ZIS runs Advanced Placement alongside the IB Diploma, so a Zurich family can be sitting AP and DP papers in the same year. AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Statistics and the IB courses are separate specifications with separate exam styles, and we assign a tutor who has taught the one your child is actually entered for.
Do your maths tutors come from ETH or the university?
Some do, and it is not the thing we would lead with. A postgraduate mathematician who has never taught IGCSE Extended does not know where the marks are on an IGCSE Extended paper. What we assign on is whether the tutor has taught that syllabus at that level — and where a tutor is an examiner or a certified teacher, we say so plainly rather than implying it.
How quickly can a maths tutor start?
We come back with a tutor, typically within 48 to 72 hours. We will not promise faster, because it depends on who is free for that syllabus in that week of term. What we do promise is the first lesson: if it is not right, you choose between the whole package refunded to your card and a different tutor with that hour credited back.
What if maths is not actually the problem?
It happens more often than you would think — the gap is in reading the question, in exam timing, or in a topic two years further back than the one that is failing. Tell us what has been happening and we will say plainly whether maths tutoring is the right answer at all. If it is, book a tutor and tell us the school, the year group and the paper; if it is not, we will say so.
The rest of the site
Where do you go from here?
Every page below carries the same prices, the same guarantees and the same 48-to-72-hour assignment. The difference is only which syllabus it goes into.
Maths, by system
The curriculum pages where the maths courses actually live.
IB tutor Zurich · IGCSE tutor Zurich · Swiss Matura tutors · MYP tutors · A-Level tutors
Zurich, in more detail
The city hub and the exams that sit under it.
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Nearby subjects and the practicalities
What families most often buy alongside maths, and how the service runs.
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Start here
Tell us the paper, the level and the date it is sat
We will come back with a tutor who has taught that syllabus, typically within 48 to 72 hours. Booking takes about two minutes, and there is no fee of any kind to enquire or to be assigned a tutor.
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