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Built By Students: Why MatchMax Works Better

MatchMax was founded by recent IB and DSE graduates to fix a broken system. Traditional agencies take massive cuts, driving up costs for families and underpaying educators. We believe that when an agency takes less, everyone wins. By strictly limiting our commission to just the first one and a half lessons, we make elite tutoring more accessible for parents and significantly more rewarding for tutors. As a high-touch concierge, we also personally manage your onboarding and your first 2 lessons, then step back and leave parents and tutors to run the ongoing schedule directly. When you use MatchMax, you aren't just finding a tutor—you are directly supporting dedicated educators in a fairer, transparent community.

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01 / Why MatchMax works better

For Tutors: Fair Rules, Built by Students Who Understand You

  • Agency Commission

    Old-school agencies

    Take 2 full weeks of your pay (up to 4–8 lessons).

    MatchMax

    Fair 1.5-Lesson Fee: You only pay for 1.5 lessons per successful match. You keep 100% of everything you earn after that.

  • Travel & Commute

    Old-school agencies

    Assign cases by broad districts, making you travel an hour for a single lesson.

    MatchMax

    MTR Station Selection: You pick the exact MTR stations you can reach. We only send you students along your line.

  • Academic Credibility Showcase

    Old-school agencies

    Squash your achievements into generic bullet points that make top scorers blend in with average applicants.

    MatchMax

    Granular Component Highlights: Showcase your exact strengths—including 7s in specific HL subjects, IA scores, and 5** paper breakdowns—so parents see your real value.

  • Your Voice & Needs

    Old-school agencies

    Run by corporate agents who never took your syllabus and do not care about your study schedule.

    MatchMax

    Run by IB & DSE Grads: We understand university workloads, exam stress, and what your prep time is worth.

  • Complete Privacy Protection

    Old-school agencies

    Blast full names, phone numbers, or school affiliations across public groups.

    MatchMax

    Zero Public Name Leaks: Full names and sensitive personal details remain private. Tutors and school teachers alike can instruct safely without public exposure.

For Parents: Real Scores, Verified Credentials

  • Browsing Experience

    Old-school agencies

    Cluttered, messy profiles that are painful to navigate. Crucial details are hidden away or missing, making direct comparison impossible.

    MatchMax

    Clean, E-Commerce Style Cards: Key credentials—verified scores, secondary schools, and target subjects—are visible right on the preview card. Browse, compare, and shortlist tutors effortlessly like online shopping, with no lost profiles.

  • Tutor Screening (Authenticity)

    Old-school agencies

    Anyone can sign up. They rarely verify if reported grades or degrees are genuine.

    MatchMax

    100% Verified Credentials: We manually check official transcripts, diplomas, and exam certificates before an tutor profile goes live.

  • Tutor Quality (The Bar)

    Old-school agencies

    Accept average scorers just to fill slots and collect a booking cut.

    MatchMax

    Strict Top-Scorer Standards: Every tutor must clear our minimum academic bar (such as IB 40+, DSE 30+, or A*AA).

  • Score Details

    Old-school agencies

    Give you a vague one-line summary about the tutor's background.

    MatchMax

    Detailed Paper Breakdowns: See exact component marks for IAs, essays, and individual exam papers before you choose.

  • Alumni & School Fit

    Old-school agencies

    Pair your child with random tutors who do not know their school's curriculum style.

    MatchMax

    School & Major Matches: Find tutors who graduated from your child's exact secondary school or study their target degree.

02 / The matching flow

Instant direct connection

The New Standard for Tutor Matching.

We manually verify every top scorer and school examiner so you don't have to. Experience Hong Kong's most transparent, easy-to-use platform for finding and comparing premium tutors. Once you are matched, our concierge team actively manages the communication for your first 2 lessons—then parents and tutors take over the ongoing schedule directly.

For parents & students

For Parents

Manually verified top scorers, transparent paper scores, zero guesswork.

Find a tutor Submit a tutor request

Short on time? Submit your exact criteria through our Tutor Request Form and let us find the perfect match for you.

  1. 01

    Browse Premium, Verified Profiles

    We enforce a strictly high academic bar. Browse clean, easy-to-read profiles featuring manually verified transcripts, exact paper scores, and secondary school backgrounds. No vague claims—just proven results under "Achievements and Experiences".

  2. 02

    Compare & Request Seamlessly

    Treat tutor hunting like simple online shopping. Add candidates to your shortlist, compare their "Subjects Taught" and credentials side-by-side, and submit your lesson preferences with zero hassle.

  3. 03

    Meet & Settle

    We guide you through your first 2 lessons. Once you're happy, settle the 1.5-lesson administrative fee directly with MatchMax via FPS, and enjoy direct learning!

  4. 04

    Exclusive Study Materials

    Browse and purchase school-specific past-paper solutions, mock exams, and custom notes created by our top scholars. Payments are securely held in escrow by MatchMax to guarantee file delivery, with a 20% platform fee supporting our creators. Want them for free? Unlock them after 3 paid lessons with the author!

For tutors

For Tutors

Maximise your earning potential with Hong Kong's most tutor-friendly platform.

Browse open cases Apply as a tutor Read the Tutor Playbook

Want to fill your schedule faster? Browse our Open Cases Board anytime to claim student requests that match your expertise.

  1. 01

    Submit Your Credentials

    Build your profile by uploading your official transcripts, specific component scores, and reachable MTR stations.

  2. 02

    Manual Verification & Anonymous Listing

    Our team manually checks your documents to maintain our premium standard. Your profile goes live completely anonymously—your full name and sensitive details remain 100% private.

  3. 03

    Teach & Keep What You Earn

    Accept student requests that fit your schedule and commute. Keep 100% of your earnings after a fair, transparent 1.5-lesson platform fee—no massive agency commission cuts.

  4. 04

    Passive Income with Digital Notes

    Upload your best study materials and sell them to parents. MatchMax handles all marketing and secure payment collection, takes a low 20% fee, and deposits your earnings directly into your FPS account on the 1st of every month.

Tutor Rewards

The MatchMax Tutor Referral Bounty

Did your student ask you to recommend a tutor for another subject? Don't give the case away for free! Refer your friends to MatchMax, and we will pay you for the introduction.

The Reward

You earn 15% of the total MatchMax Administrative Matching Fee for that specific case.

The Conditions

  1. The payout is valid for the first successful case match of the newly referred tutor only.
  2. The 15% cash bounty will be transferred to you via FPS strictly after the referred tutor completes their first two (2) lessons and MatchMax has successfully collected the matching fee from the parent.

How to Claim

Simply message our team in your dedicated MatchMax WhatsApp group and say, “I have a tutor to refer for this student's English case.” We will handle the official matching and log your referral bonus!

Tutors: track your bounties on the Refer & Earn page in your dashboard.

Transparency

Understanding Tutor Verification

Gold Verified badge

MatchMax operates a dual-tier ecosystem. Tutors with the gold 'Verified' badge have submitted their official Academic Transcripts and Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID) to our administrative team for cross-referencing.

Self-reported profiles

Unverified tutors rely on self-reported scores and are required to provide their academic proof directly to you prior to the first lesson.

03 / Trust & Quality

Our Tutor Quality Standards

The MatchMax Academic Standard

To maintain our premium matching quality, all MatchMax tutors must pass a strict verification process. We evaluate applicants based on the specific curriculum they intend to teach. All student tutors must provide verified transcripts and university ID.

  • IB (Diploma)

    Overall Academic Floor

    40+ points overall

    Subject-Specific Minimum

    Level 7 in the requested subject

  • UK A-Level

    Overall Academic Floor

    A*AA minimum overall

    Subject-Specific Minimum

    A* in the requested subject

  • IGCSE

    Overall Academic Floor

    Evaluated via Senior grades

    Subject-Specific Minimum

    Grade 9 or A* in the requested subject

  • HKDSE (Senior Secondary)

    Overall Academic Floor

    Top 3 UGC university enrolled

    Subject-Specific Minimum

    Level 5* or 5** in the requested subject

  • Primary & Junior Secondary

    Overall Academic Floor

    Any UGC university enrolled

    Subject-Specific Minimum

    Level 4 or 5 in the requested subject

  • Standardized Tests

    Overall Academic Floor

    N/A

    Subject-Specific Minimum

    SAT: 1500+ · ACT: 33+ · IELTS: 8.0+ · TOEFL: 110+

  • Admissions Support

    Overall Academic Floor

    Verified offer/enrolment at a Top 50 global university (e.g. Ivy League, Oxbridge, G5) or a highly competitive local flagship degree

    Subject-Specific Minimum

    N/A

Note for full-time professionals: full-time tutors, certified teachers, and industry professionals are evaluated on their university degrees, PGDE qualifications, and verifiable teaching track records rather than high school public exam scores.

04 / Good to know

Frequently Asked Questions

For Tutors

For Parents

Payments & Policies