Academic Development / Tuition Programme

Tuition Programme

The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) has been offering quality and affordable tuition to students from less well-to-do families since 1993.

The classes are mainly conducted at selected partner schools and CDAC centres which are accessible and convenient for students. The CDAC Tuition Programme is offered at 40 locations islandwide.

We also offer enrichment programmes such as Phonics, E-Speed Chinese and Challenging Math at our CDAC Centres.

Our small class sizes (10-12 students per class) enables tutors to give targeted individual attention to students.

Goal
Confident and Motivated Learners who Maximise Their Potentials.

Core Values
Respect, Responsibility and Resilience.

Competencies
Collaboration, Curiosity and Creativity.

Objectives

  • To provide a caring and nurturing environment to motivate our students academically and holistically.

  • To inculcate good values and develop learning dispositions to nurture our students into responsible and confident learners.  

Application

  • Application for the 2025 Tuition Programme will start from 14 October 2024.

  • Secondary One students in 2025 may start to apply from 18 December 2024 after the release of school posting results.

Intake Period & Placement

  • Placement of students happens biweekly and is based on the availability of vacancies.

  • The last intake for the 2025 Tuition Programme will be in August 2025. Application for the August 2025 intake must be submitted before 20 July 2025.

Application Process

  • To apply for the 2025 Tuition Programme, please log in to myCDAC.

  • The parent (Main Applicant) will need to create a myCDAC account before submitting the application form. If the main applicant already has a myCDAC account, there is no need to create another account.

  • Next, the main applicant (and the spouse) will need to get their Singpass accounts ready and download the Singpass app on their mobile devices.

  • If the main applicant does not have a Singpass account, please click here to register for Singpass, or click here to reset the Singpass password, or visit the nearest Singpass counter to reset/create the Singpass account.

Frequency & Duration of Lesson

Once a week per subject for 1Β½ hours per session.

 

Eligibility Criteria

  • The student or one of the parents must be a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident.

  • The student must be attending a Government/Government-Aided School in Singapore.

  • Gross Monthly Household Income $4,800 and below or Per Capita Income $1,400 and below.

Fee Structure

  • There will be no fee collection for students who meet the eligibility criteria for the 2025 Tuition Programme.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions.

Tutorial Videos

To learn how to create a myCDAC account, please click here.
To learn how to apply for the tuition programme, please click here.

Enquiry

Please call 6603 5555 during office hours or email [email protected].