Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Tutor

Apex Academic Centre; India; On-site; ZAR 67,000 - 134,000; Part time

Job summary

Apex Academic Centre is seeking qualified Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics tutors to teach online across South Africa and internationally. You set your own hours; we bring you learners and bookings are handled through MyAPEX.

You will teach one-to-one using Apex's platform, matching requests to your diary with no minimum hours and no fixed timetable. Experience with Cambridge IGCSE Core and Extended is required, and you manage your own schedule as an independent contractor.

Qualifications

• Qualified Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics tutor with demonstrable Cambridge experience.
• Experience tutoring IGCSE Maths Core and Extended; familiarity with syllabus and papers.
• SACE registration advantageous; police clearance if tutoring in person.
• Own equipment: laptop/desktop, webcam, reliable internet, quiet teaching space.

Responsibilities

• Teach one-to-one Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics online using the MyAPEX platform.
• Match with learner requests, manage your available hours with no minimum commitment.
• Follow Cambridge syllabus and adapt to the learner's exam series and grade goals.
• Set and mark assignments; communicate with parents via the platform.

Skills

Cambridge IGCSE

Mathematics tutoring

Online teaching

Learner assessment

Education

BEd/PGCE/Math degree

Tools

MyAPEX platform

Video conferencing

Job description

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Tutor

Apex Academic Centre is looking for qualified Cambridge Mathematics tutors to take IGCSE learners through Core and Extended, online across South Africa and internationally. You set your own hours, we bring you the learners.

Curriculum: Cambridge CAIE, IGCSE

Subject: Mathematics Core and Extended

Level: IGCSE Years 10 and 11

Mode: Online On the MyAPEX platform

Location: South Africa Work from anywhere

Engagement: Part time Independent contractor

This is an ongoing opening. Apex places Cambridge Mathematics learners throughout the year, so we keep a standing pool of verified IGCSE Maths tutors and match you when a learner in your subject and your available hours comes in.

About the role

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics is one of the subjects Apex is asked for most often, and one of the hardest to staff. Learners come to us from Cambridge schools across South Africa and from families schooling internationally, usually somewhere in Years 10 and 11, and usually either sitting on the Core and Extended decision or working toward a specific grade in the June or November series.

You would teach one to one, online, on Apex's own platform. Lessons are booked through MyAPEX, and you accept the requests that fit your diary. There is no minimum number of hours and no fixed timetable: some tutors take two learners a week around a full-time teaching post, others build a full week of sessions.

What you would be doing

1. Teaching Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics one to one, across number, algebra, coordinate geometry, mensuration, trigonometry, probability and statistics, at Core or Extended depending on the learner.

2. Working to the syllabus the learner is actually sitting. Cambridge publishes the syllabus and past papers by series, and lessons should track the paper the learner is being entered for rather than a generic maths course.

3. Building exam technique deliberately, including method marks, working out, calculator and non‑calculator papers, and the timing that separates a learner who knows the content from one who finishes the paper.

4. Diagnosing the gap, not just the topic. A Year 11 learner struggling with quadratics is often carrying a Year 8 problem with fractions or negatives, and Cambridge learners frequently arrive from a different curriculum.

5. Setting and marking work between lessons, through the app, so parents can see what was set and what came back.

6. Keeping communication on the platform. All lesson communication and homework runs through MyAPEX, which is how Apex keeps a record for the parent and the learner.

What we need from you

A relevant qualification, typically a BEd, a PGCE, or a degree with a strong mathematics major.

Demonstrable Cambridge experience. You have taught or tutored IGCSE Mathematics and you know the Core and Extended split, the paper structure and the grade thresholds.

An advantage, not a requirement: SACE registration. Many of the strongest tutors are graduates, postgraduates or subject specialists rather than registered schoolteachers. Where you do hold SACE registration, Apex verifies it and shows it on your profile, and parents do look for it.

A police clearance certificate if you tutor in person. Apex requires one for in‑person tutoring. It is not required to tutor online, and you can add it later if you decide to teach face to face.

A laptop or desktop, a webcam, a stable internet connection and a quiet room to teach from. Apex checks all four.

Reliability above everything. Learners and parents plan around your confirmed sessions.

Helpful but not required: experience with Cambridge O Level or AS and A Level Mathematics, and with learners moving across from CAPS or IEB.

What Apex verifies before your first lesson

Verification is a condition of engagement

Apex verifies who you are and what you are qualified to teach before you take a booking. A self‑declaration is not enough, which is why we ask for documents rather than assurances. What is checked depends on how you teach: in‑person tutoring carries one additional requirement, because the lesson happens face to face.

• Identity. Your ID or passport, and that the name on it matches your qualifications
• Qualifications. The certificates behind the subjects and levels you want to teach
• Police clearance. Required for in‑person tutoring
• SACE and other credentials. Verified and shown on your profile where you hold them, as an advantage rather than a requirement
• Equipment. Machine, camera, connection and teaching room

Screening is a continuing condition, not a once‑off. The detail sits in clause 4 of Tutor Terms and Conditions, and there is a full walkthrough in What it means to be a verified Apex tutor.

How the work reaches you

Learners come to you

You are matched on subject, curriculum and the hours you have actually marked as available. You accept or decline each request.

Payment

Paid on the 2nd

Tutor fees are paid monthly, on the 2nd of the month, per lesson actually delivered. If a date falls on a weekend or public holiday, it moves to the next business day.

Your diary

You set the hours

No minimum, no fixed timetable. You tutor as an independent contractor and you decide how much work you take.

Questions tutors ask before applying

Do I need to send a CV?

No. Applications are made through MyAPEX, where you build a tutor profile once: your subjects, your curricula, your qualifications and your availability. Apex no longer accepts CVs or applications by email, because the profile is what parents read when they choose a tutor.

Is this a job or contract work?

Apex tutors are independent contractors, not employees. You set your own hours, you accept the bookings you want, and you are responsible for your own tax and statutory obligations. This is set out in the Tutor Terms and Conditions you accept when you register.

How much work can I expect?

Honestly, it depends on you. The tutors who get the most bookings are the ones with a complete profile, wide stated availability and a fast response to requests. Cambridge Mathematics is a subject we are short of, so a verified IGCSE Maths tutor with open afternoons is unlikely to sit idle.

Can I tutor in person as well?

Yes. This particular opening is online, but Apex places in person tutors too, mostly in Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu‑Natal. You choose which modes you offer on your profile, and you can offer both.

What happens after I apply?

You complete your profile on MyAPEX and upload your documents. Apex verifies them, and once you are cleared your profile goes live and you start receiving matched requests in your subjects. You are not charged anything to apply or to be listed.