Run your tutoring company on solid ground
Practical, Australia-specific guides — from starting a tutoring company through to scaling a team of tutors.
Who these guides are for
These guides are for people who run, or are about to run, a tutoring company in Australia. The problem they address is that most tutors are excellent at teaching and have never had to choose a business structure, classify a tutor correctly, keep Working With Children Checks current or price for a team. Each guide sets out the real order of operations so you do not find out about a requirement after it has become a problem.
What is in each guide
- How to Start a Tutoring Company in Australia: Business structure, registrations, insurance, and your first hires — the real order of operations.
- Scaling a Tutoring Business From 1 to 10 Tutors: The operational shift from solo tutor to team operator, and where most owners get stuck.
Calculators and checklists to use alongside them
Two of the numbers every owner needs are what to charge and what to pay. Use the tutoring pricing estimator and the tutor pay calculator to work them out, check how many students your tutors can take with the capacity planner, and run through the WWCC checklist before a new tutor starts.
Where software fits in
Once the structure is set up, the daily work is scheduling, invoicing, paying tutors and reporting to parents. ClassQuill handles those in one place: see the features overview, or the tutor management software overview for Australia to see how it fits an Australian tutoring business. You can check the pricing at any point.
Guides: common questions
Who are these guides written for?
Australian tutoring company owners, and tutors thinking about becoming one. They cover the operational side of running a tutoring business: business structure, registrations, insurance, hiring your first tutors and scaling a team.
Are the guides legal or tax advice?
No. They explain the order of operations and the questions to ask. For your business structure, tutor classification and tax, check the details with an accountant or a lawyer.
Should my tutors be employees or contractors?
It is one of the most consequential early decisions, because Fair Work and the ATO look at the actual working relationship, not what you call it. The start-a-tutoring-company guide links to a dedicated tutor employee versus contractor article.
What is the hardest part of going from a solo tutor to a team?
The shift from doing the teaching to running operations: scheduling, paying tutors and keeping quality consistent. The scaling guide covers the operational shift and where most owners get stuck.
Is there software that handles the admin these guides describe?
Yes, ClassQuill is built for it. Scheduling, invoicing, tutor payroll, WWCC tracking and parent reporting are part of one platform. See the features overview or the pricing page, or book a demo.