Linz (OTS) – With intensive courses during the holidays, students prepare for a re-examination or a good start to the new school year. A current price survey by the AK consumer advocates shows: With price differences of 140 percent in small groups and 211 percent in individual lessons, the comparison is worth it. They advise you to stay away from free online tutoring. What were supposed to be bargains turn into expensive subscription traps.
The basis for the comparison was the price for a 3-week holiday course to prepare for the re-examination. Since a lesson lasts 45, 50 or 60 minutes depending on the provider, all prices have been converted to 60 minutes.
- The price per hour for individual lessons is between 18 and 56 euros.
- Lessons in small groups cost between 12.44 and 29.88 euros per hour.
- Only one provider now charges a registration fee of 42 euros.
- Compared to 2023, prices have increased by an average of two percent in small groups and by three percent in individual lessons.
Tips for choosing a tutoring institute
- Ask friends or acquaintances about their experiences with tutors.
- For group lessons, inquire about the number and age of the students. The fewer participants and the more homogeneous the group, the more intensive the support and the greater the learning success.
- Inquire early about early bird prices and/or discounts.
- At some tutoring institutes, the summer course is cheaper if you continue to receive regular tutoring in the fall.
Be careful with free offers on the Internet
There are learning offers on the Internet that entice you with free units, but turn out to be paid subscriptions. Numerous parents have already turned to AK Consumer Protection for support.
Tipp: Please read the information on the website carefully before providing your details. After the contract has been concluded, you must receive all relevant contract content and cancellation instructions by email. Check these and keep all documents.
Cheap learning holidays at adult education centers
In Eferding, Kirchdorf, Perg, Schärding and Steyr, inexpensive courses in various subjects (especially English, mathematics) as well as courses for the transition from elementary school to higher school are offered in the last two weeks of the holidays for lower school students (middle school or high school). offered.
There is a very special offer in Linz in the knowledge tower. Here, students from compulsory schools in the city of Linz can attend courses in German, mathematics and English free of charge thanks to funding from the city of Linz. You can find all VHS Upper Austria courses on the VHS Upper Austria website.
State of Upper Austria: 150 euros in funding for tutoring
Students of compulsory school age receive a voucher for certain tutoring institutes. The application can be submitted directly by parents or by the school online: Tutoring funding (familienkarte.at)
Questions & Contact:
Chamber of Labor Upper Austria – Communication
Mag. Michael Petermair
+43 (0)50 6906 2190
michael.petermair@akooe.at
ooe.arbeiterkammer.at