Across Kutacane and the villages of the Alas Valley, many learners are waiting for someone willing to walk them through their lessons. Mount Leuser National Park may hold this valley tightly, yet the eagerness of its children to learn burns just as bright. Set your teaching hours around the farm, your studies, or home, however suits you best.
The term private tutor in Aceh Tenggara refers to an educator who guides learners in Kutacane and the hamlets of the Alas Valley, whether by visiting their homes or meeting through a screen. This regency stretches across a fertile valley encircled by Mount Leuser National Park; its people farm rice, cocoa, and candlenut, and increasingly place their children's schooling above all else.
Pick the subject that matches your strength, then register directly via WhatsApp.
We are looking for tutors throughout the Alas Valley. Choose the area nearest to where you live.
Babussalam, Bambel, Lawe Bulan, Bukit Tusam
Badar, Ketambe, Darul Hasanah
Indicative per-session fees by level and subject, calibrated to the regency's affordable cost of living.
| Level | Salary |
|---|---|
| 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 / Early Literacy | Rp 35,000 - 80,000 |
* With the 2025 Aceh minimum wage of Rp 3,685,616 applying in Aceh Tenggara, teaching a few sessions a week already adds meaningful income.
Understand the local education landscape driving private tutoring demand
Public High School
Public High School
Why teaching in the Land of the Alas Valley is an opportunity worth taking
Teaching Campuses
Universitas Gunung Leuser and STKIP Usman Safri sit in the heart of Kutacane, holding thousands of education students and young graduates. They are the natural pool of tutors who truly understand Alas Valley learners.
We welcome patient teachers who stay close to the rhythm of life in the Alas Valley.
Don't meet every point? Reach out anyway. Our recruitment team evaluates each candidate holistically.
Serving your own valley with a calm, meaningful teaching atmosphere.
The fee is set openly before you take on a student. With Kutacane's light cost of living, the extra income from teaching feels generous on the wallet.
Students come from villages right around you, from Babussalam to Lawe Bulan. There is no need to make long journeys out of the Alas Valley.
Mornings for the farm or your lectures, evenings and nights for your students. Your life decides when classes happen, so this work bends to fit you while you keep living on your own terms.
Your guidance can carry Kutacane's children toward campuses in Banda Aceh or Medan, something that once felt far beyond reach.
Join a tutor network that is growing in Aceh Tenggara. Trade teaching methods, share student referrals, and strengthen one another.
Now and then we open learning spaces for tutors to sharpen their techniques, navigate diverse classrooms, and build comfortable communication with Alas Valley guardians.
Greetings, people of the Alas Valley! Just five brief steps, from your home in Kutacane out to Lawe Sigala-Gala, to stand before your first student in a matter of days.
Tap the 'Become a Tutor' button to open the conversation. Introduce yourself briefly, name the subject you know best, and let our team, at home with Alas customs, greet you back warmly.
Honest experiences from teachers who have joined across the Alas Valley.
“Once I finished my degree at Universitas Gunung Leuser, I half expected to move to another city just to find work. As it happens, plenty of youngsters in Kutacane needed a companion to conquer math. I simply slot teaching hours between chores at home, and that lightens the load enormously.”
Sofia H.
Math Tutor
“Most of my students are high schoolers chasing a seat at a campus in Banda Aceh. When formulas that once furrowed their brows finally click, there is a pride hard to put into words. The fee, too, is settled from the start, so I work with a calm heart.”
Didit L.
Physics & Math Tutor
“Guiding children to read verses and memorize them slowly feels like planting goodness every afternoon. In the Alas Valley, families deeply value religious teaching, so there are always students.”
Roihatul A.
Quran Recitation Tutor
“At first many students felt shy speaking English because they rarely hear it around Kutacane. After a few sessions, they began daring to make their own sentences. That small shift is what keeps me teaching.”
Efa F.
English Tutor
“My task is to introduce letter after letter to kindergarteners gripping a pencil for the first time. Since I can pin my teaching hours to the goings-on in the village, the work feels light and I still stay close to my family.”
Satria R.
Early Literacy Tutor
An open explanation for those who want to teach as a tutor in the Alas Valley.
Apply NowOf course. Precisely because the hamlets of the Alas Valley sit far apart, we note from the very start which district you settle in. We then steer students who lie along your route toward you, say in Bambel, Lawe Bulan, or Badar, so your energy goes into teaching and the journey there stays short.
Three things shape it: the grade level of the student, the subject taught, and the number of meetings you take on each week. Kutacane's modest cost of living makes even a smaller fee stretch further than it would in a big city. How many sessions you run is entirely your call, tuned to the extra income you are aiming for.
By all means, and we look forward to having you. Students of UGL or STKIP Usman Safri are usually already familiar with teaching and grasp the temperament of Alas Valley children. Pick students around campus or your boarding house so your coursework keeps moving in step with your teaching schedule.
Demand for Quran recitation and tahfidz tutoring is very high thanks to the many dayah and families who uphold religious education. Math and English are also busy for school exams and UTBK, especially for Kutacane high schoolers who want to continue to campuses outside the region.
The amount is locked in from the outset, when you accept a student, so there are no surprises down the line. As for disbursement, you hold the wheel: once a session wraps up, simply put in a request, and the fee reaches your account in roughly two or three working days. No particular date binds you to wait.
Owning a motorcycle clearly eases things, since the villages of the Alas Valley are separated by a fair stretch. But if you would rather concentrate on a single district, Babussalam for instance, a vehicle is not an absolute requirement. We tune student matching to the radius that feels comfortable for you.
You are still welcomed gladly. What we look at first is how deeply you understand the material and how earnest your wish to mentor is. Young graduates from Aceh Tenggara often click with students because the age gap is slim, so learning conversations flow more easily. To hone your technique, we run training sessions as well.
It helps a great deal. Being able to greet students and guardians in Alas or Gayo makes the learning atmosphere more relaxed and trusted by families. For younger children, an explanation laced with the local language is sometimes grasped faster than stiff standard Indonesian.
Yes, as long as the signal at your location and the student's is stable enough. Online teaching suits reaching students in the more remote districts at the foot of Mount Leuser without long travel. Some tutors blend face-to-face sessions for nearby students with online ones for those farther away.
Begin by tapping the register button, then attach your identity snapshot, your certificate scan, and a few lines about how you have taught before through the WhatsApp chat. Every stage can be settled from the palm of your hand, with no office to visit. After the files are complete and a brief introduction is over, we switch on your profile and the student-matching process gets rolling.
Find opportunities across different subjects and nearby cities
Many openings available right now in Aceh Tenggara!
Join the ranks of Alas Valley educators. Register free via WhatsApp, then start accompanying students within days.
Lawe Sigala-Gala, Babul Makmur, Lawe Sumur, Deleng Pokhkisen
Lawe Alas, Tanoh Alas, Semadam, Babul Rahmah
Public Vocational School
Public Vocational School
Islamic Senior High School
Private
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Aceh Tenggara comprises 16 districts and hundreds of villages spread along the Alas Valley
Kutacane, the regency capital, hosts Universitas Gunung Leuser and several local colleges
The 2025 Aceh minimum wage of Rp 3,685,616 serves as the wage benchmark in Aceh Tenggara, which sets no separate regency minimum
As Aceh's largest cocoa and candlenut producer and a rice basket, farming families enjoy relatively steady purchasing power
Cradled by Mount Leuser National Park, local tutors are sorely needed because access to tutoring centers outside the region is limited
Districts
The Alas Valley, ringed by Sumatra's largest national park, leaves Aceh Tenggara relatively far from the big cities. That is precisely why local tutors matter so much, since students can hardly reach learning centers outside the region.
Steady Purchasing Power
As Aceh's rice basket and its largest producer of cocoa and candlenut, many farming families in the Alas Valley earn a steady living. Good harvests encourage parents to set aside money for their children's learning support.
and Serve
Sons and daughters of the Alas and Gayo who left to study can now come home and serve. Teaching in your own village breaks the old necessity of seeking work far away.
Pesantren and dayah scattered from Babussalam to Lawe Sigala-Gala keep demand for Quran and tahfidz tutors lively
UTBK preparation to enter Universitas Syiah Kuala and North Sumatra's state universities is increasingly sought by Kutacane high schoolers
The rollout of the Merdeka Curriculum in schools makes personal learning support more wanted than ever
The scarcity of large tutoring institutions in the Alas Valley leaves wide room for serious private tutors
Become a lamp of learning for the children of the Alas Valley!
Serve your home region while still earning an income
Apply to TeachThree files do the job: a snapshot of your ID, a scan of your certificate, and a few lines about how you have taught before. Everything travels through the chat, sparing you any trip to an office in central Kutacane.
We study your documents one by one with care. Because the Alas Valley spreads so wide, we also ask which village you live in, so the students paired with you later are genuinely within reach.
Over a video call of a dozen minutes or so, we talk casually about your teaching style. Think of it as paying a visit, not a nerve-wracking exam.
Once your profile lights up, we begin sourcing the students within easiest reach of you, perhaps from Kutacane, Badar, or Bambel. Congratulations, you officially join the ranks of Alas Valley tutors!
The entire process is free of charge. Apply now and start teaching.