Kumon fees in Australia (2026)
| Fee | Cost |
|---|---|
| Enrolment (one-off) | $100 |
| Tuition, one subject | $160 a month |
| Tuition, maths and English | $320 a month |
| One year of maths | $1,920, or $2,020 in the first year with enrolment |
| Diagnostic test | Free |
Fees from Kumon Australia’s fee page, November 2026. Kumon says fees are non-refundable unless it agrees otherwise, and a re-enrolment fee applies after more than three months away. Check with your local centre for current fees.
How Kumon works
Daily worksheets
Students do worksheets every day, ideally no more than 30 minutes per subject, mostly at home.
A weekly class
Once a week, in a centre or online, students hand in homework, do worksheets with the instructor and correct their mistakes.
Its own sequence
Kumon’s maths runs from counting to calculus. Students start at an easy level to build speed and confidence, and move on at their own pace, not by school year.
From the Kumon Australia brochure.
Is Kumon worth it? Who it suits
Kumon tends to suit students who…
- Need faster, more accurate calculation
- Will do a little every day without a fight
- Like working through levels on their own
- Want to work ahead of their school year
It’s often a weaker fit for students who…
- Are struggling with this term’s topics, like algebra or trigonometry
- Need a new idea explained, not just more practice
- Find repetition frustrating (a common theme in parent reviews)
- Already have a heavy load of homework and sport
Kumon vs a tutor vs a maths app
| Option | Cost | Follows school topics? | How new ideas are explained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kumon | $160 a month per subject, plus $100 to enrol | No, its own sequence | Worksheets, with an instructor once a week |
| Private tutor | $100 to $120 an hour | Yes | A person, once a week |
| Online tutoring company | From $65 to $70 an hour | Yes | A person online, once a week |
| Tuterly | $8.99 a week or $29.99 a month | Yes, from the questions they get wrong at school | Detailed, step-by-step worked solutions, any time |
Tutoring prices are typical published rates in late 2026; see our guide to tutoring costs. Tuterly isn’t affiliated with Kumon. Kumon is a trademark of its owner.
Where Tuterly fits
Tuterly is a maths study app for Years 7 to 10, built by Bayside Academics, a Melbourne tutoring business. Instead of a fixed sequence of worksheets, it starts from your child’s own school maths:
- Snap the question they got wrong, from homework, class work or a marked test.
- Detailed worked solutions, with every step explained.
- Fresh questions on the same skill until they get them right on their own, with mistakes coming back until they’re mastered.
- A test on any topic in their year before a school assessment.
- A weekly summary for you of what they added and mastered.
If you’re weighing up Kumon for a high schooler, try a free topic test first. It shows whether the marks are going on basic calculation, which Kumon targets, or on this year’s topics.