You set the rate
Charge what your time is worth — you set your own hourly rate, and raise it as your reviews grow.
Why tutor with UpMark
Built so you can just teach
You bring the subject mastery. We take care of everything that usually eats your evenings.
Automatic payouts
We hold the lesson fee. Your share is released when the lesson is confirmed, or automatically 7 days after it if nobody confirms or reports a problem, then sent to your bank account. You keep at least 85%, and more as you teach more.
Matched to your strengths
Students flag the topics they're least confident about, and we rank you higher for the ones you teach best — calculus, mechanics, organic chem, whatever it is.
No admin
Scheduling, reminders, secure ZAR payments and progress notes are all handled. No spreadsheets, no awkward money chats.
What you'll need
A quick, honest verification
Parents trust UpMark because every tutor is checked before they take a single lesson. Every application is checked by a person.
Start your application- SA ID (book or card) or a passport
Your SA ID (book or card) or a passport, so we can confirm you are who you say you are. A phone photo gets your application moving; we need a certified copy — a commissioner of oaths stamp, free at any police station or post office — before we approve you.
- Proof of results in the subject
A distinction, a teaching qualification, a degree, or university modules — four ways to qualify, two of them approved once we've checked your document. This one needs a certified copy too. What qualifies you.
- A SAPS police clearance
Because you'll be teaching young people, we ask every tutor for an official police clearance certificate. You can start teaching straight away either way — what changes is what parents are told: your clearance status is shown on your profile and in search results, and the declaration you sign at sign-up sets out exactly what they see.
Filling a group class
Already teaching one student? Their classmates are writing the same test.
Before a test, run one online session for your student and their classmates. You set the seat price — six seats at R150 is R900 for the same hour. Create the class, then send your student the link to pass on.
How applying works
From application to first lesson
Tell us about you
Ten minutes online: your subjects, your rate, your hours, and the documents above.
We check you out
We confirm your ID and your results in the subject you want to teach. Every application is checked by a person.
Get matched
Students who've flagged the topics you're strongest at see you ranked higher, and book the times you've published.
Teach & get paid
Run lessons online or in person. Your share is released when the lesson is confirmed, or automatically 7 days after it if nobody confirms or reports a problem, then sent to your bank account.
Built around your time
No chasing payments, no spreadsheets, no awkward money chats. You teach the subject you know best. Your share is released when the lesson is confirmed, or automatically 7 days after it if nobody confirms or reports a problem, then sent to your bank account.
Set your rate, pick your hours, and get matched to students whose gaps line up with your strengths — so the work plays to what you do well.
at least 85%
of every lesson is yours to keep
R0
to sign up — no listing or monthly fee
up to 15%
platform fee — the only cut UpMark takes
15
CAPS subjects you can teach on UpMark