Teach in the birthplace of Gayo coffee, in the cool valley of Takengon beside Lake Laut Tawar. The Gayo people hold manners and knowledge in high regard, and homes across these highlands need patient learning companions for their children. Share what you know on the hours you arrange yourself.
A private tutor in Aceh Tengah gives one-to-one learning support to children across the Gayo Highlands, either by visiting homes or through online classes, with Takengon as the hub. The regency sits between 200 and 2,600 metres on the Bukit Barisan range and is famed as the home of the finest Gayo arabica coffee in Asia. As harvests improve, more Gayo families set aside savings for their children's education, and the demand for learning companions keeps climbing.
Pick the subject that matches your strength. Click to apply straight through the form.
We need tutors across the entire Gayo Highlands. Choose the area where you live.
Lut Tawar, Bebesen, Kebayakan, Bintang
Pegasing, Silih Nara, Kute Panang
Fees per session by subject and level. Calibrated to the cost of living in the Gayo highlands.
| Level | Salary |
|---|---|
| Primary / Elementary | Rp 40,000 - 65,000 |
| Junior High | Rp 50,000 - 90,000 |
| Senior High | Rp 65,000 - 120,000 |
| UTBK / University Prep | Rp 80,000 - 140,000 |
| Quran / Reading & Numeracy | Rp 35,000 - 80,000 |
* Fees track the 2025 Aceh provincial minimum wage of Rp 3,685,616. A few sessions a week already adds meaningful income in Takengon.
Understand the local education landscape driving private tutoring demand
State Senior High
State Senior High
Why guiding students in the Gayo valley feels both meaningful and rewarding
Main Commodity
Takengon and its surrounds produce the finest arabica coffee in Asia. As coffee-farming families enjoy better harvests, they set money aside for their children's schooling, and tutoring demand rises right alongside it.
Regional Elevation
Perched high on the Bukit Barisan, Takengon stays cool all day. Teaching from morning to evening feels light, free of scorching heat and big-city traffic.
We seek teachers who uphold Gayo manners and patiently accompany students across the highlands.
Don't meet every point? Reach out anyway. Our recruitment team evaluates each candidate holistically.
Teaching in the Gayo valley brings calm surroundings together with income that helps.
“EduPoint tutors can start teaching within 48 hours with zero registration fees.”
Greetings, people of Gayo! Four short steps from Takengon, and you are ready to accompany students in two to three days.
Open the 'Apply Now' form, then write a little about your background and the subject you know best. The first person to reply from our side grew up with Gayo custom, so the chat feels like dropping by a neighbour's house.
Honest experiences from teachers who joined the Gayo community before you.
“After graduating from Universitas Gajah Putih, I wanted to stay in Takengon and teach in my own town. While helping with the family coffee garden in the morning, I guide children through Math in the afternoon. It fits the rhythm of life here perfectly.”
Tiara M.
Math Tutor
“For Gayo children, reciting the Quran is woven into everyday life and has become part of who they are. Each time I help a student recite a verse correctly, a calm settles in my chest. The demand never fades around Lake Laut Tawar either.”
Salsa B.
Quran Recitation Tutor
“I live in the Pegasing coffee-growing area, and many parents here want their children to reach a top school. Helping them truly understand Physics is a satisfaction hard to match. The schedule, too, is mine to arrange.”
Fahriza H.
Physics Tutor
“Tourism around Lake Laut Tawar and Pantan Terong makes English more and more needed in Takengon. I love teaching teenagers here to speak with confidence. Teaching without straying far from home keeps everything light.”
Istiqomah Z.
English Tutor
“Guiding kindergarteners in Bintang through their first letters and numbers is always endearing. I can tuck the teaching hours between house chores, so I keep busy without leaving my family behind. The cool air here makes me feel right at home.”
Ayu S.
Reading & Numeracy Tutor
A full rundown for anyone wishing to join as a tutor in the Gayo Highlands.
Apply NowCertainly. We need tutors across all 14 districts, from Lut Tawar and Bebesen in the town centre to the farther reaches of Linge and Jagong Jeget. You simply state where you live when you apply, and we then match you with students within your nearest reach.
It depends on the student's level, the type of subject, and the number of sessions you take on. Because living costs in the highlands are lighter than in big cities, teaching fees feel meaningful for the household budget. How many sessions you accept is entirely your choice, set against your own income target.
You are very welcome. Quite a few of our young tutors are still students at those two campuses. Many take on students close to where they live, then arrange their lesson hours so they do not clash with classes. For them, teaching also becomes valuable real-world practice before they graduate.
It clearly helps. Many parents feel more at ease when a tutor can greet them in Gayo, especially for young children. There is also specific demand for Gayo lessons as a local-content subject in schools, so native speakers enjoy a niche of their own.
Quran and Arabic lessons are always busy because daily life across Aceh is bound up with Islamic values. Math and science run high for entry into top schools. English is climbing too, as tourism grows around Lake Laut Tawar and Pantan Terong.
Payment goes straight to the account you register, so there is no need to come down into central Takengon to collect it. You submit each finished session yourself through the system, and the fee arrives within two to three working days. Any bank account commonly used across Aceh will do. The amount is also agreed with the student's family before the first session, so what you receive matches the promise made at the start, with no hidden deductions.
A motorbike helps a great deal for the slopes and bends from Bebesen to Pegasing or Kebayakan, since villages in the Gayo valley sit far apart and high up. Still, if you choose to teach only near where you live, or around the relatively flat shores of Lake Laut Tawar, walking or cycling is enough. For students in far districts such as Linge, online classes become the option so you avoid the long trip. We always match a student's distance to the travel range you state when you apply.
Fresh graduates, whether from IAIN Takengon, Universitas Gajah Putih, or anywhere else, are received gladly. What we weigh most is how deeply you understand the material and how sincere your intent is to guide a child's learning. As for classroom skills, there are free development sessions we prepare so you keep growing sharper.
Yes, and it is greatly needed. Areas like Linge or Rusip Antara are quite far from town, so online classes become the bridge that keeps students there learning. As long as your internet is steady, we are happy to connect you with them.
Of course. Many families in Aceh Tengah live from the arabica coffee gardens, and their busyness shifts with the harvest season. You and the student's family are free to settle on lesson times that do not collide with picking or drying the coffee, so everything runs comfortably.
Find opportunities across different subjects and nearby cities
Many openings available right now in Aceh Tengah!
Join the tutors of the Gayo Highlands. Apply through the form and start guiding students in two to three days.
Bies, Celala, Ketol
Jagong Jeget, Atu Lintang, Rusip Antara
Linge
State Senior High
Madrasah
Madrasah
State
Private
Aceh Tengah comprises 14 districts with hundreds of villages spread across the Gayo Highlands
Takengon hosts two higher-education institutions: IAIN Takengon and Universitas Gajah Putih
Aceh Tengah's population is around 232,606, with the Gayo people as the native community
The 2025 Aceh provincial minimum wage of Rp 3,685,616 serves as the local wage benchmark
As the home of Gayo arabica coffee, farmer prosperity drives rising demand for private tutoring
in Takengon
IAIN Takengon and Universitas Gajah Putih graduate thousands of local students each year. Many of them want to serve their homeland through teaching.
Native Community
Gayo custom places knowledge and good manners in a place of honour. Parents welcome private tutors warmly, so guiding students here feels genuinely appreciated.
Quran and Arabic lessons are in wide demand because Islamic values shape daily life across Aceh
Preparation for top schools such as SMAN 8 Takengon Unggul is sought after as each new school year approaches
English is on the rise as tourism grows around Lake Laut Tawar and Pantan Terong
The Gayo language as a local-content subject opens a special niche for native speakers
Become a learning companion in the Gayo highlands!
Serve your own hometown, with an impact felt directly by the children of Takengon
Apply to TeachAttach a photo of your ID, proof of your latest education, and a few lines about your teaching experience. Everything can be uploaded straight from your phone at home, so there is no need to make the trip down into town.
Your documents are checked one by one with care. Because Aceh Tengah has a close-knit community of tutors, the review moves along smoothly and without fuss.
We talk briefly about how you deliver a lesson, much like a relaxed conversation over a cup of Gayo coffee. Think of it as getting acquainted, not a nerve-racking exam.
Once your profile is live, we connect you with the nearest students, perhaps by the shore of Lut Tawar, in Bebesen, or in Kebayakan. Welcome to the ranks of Gayo Highlands tutors!
The entire process is free of charge. Apply now and start teaching.