Hiring private tutors for elementary, junior, and senior high students across Karo Regency: Kabanjahe, Berastagi, Tigapanah, Tigabinanga, and nearby areas. Open to active university students and applicants with at least a high school diploma. Fee Rp 35,000–165,000 per session, with teaching hours that follow your free time. Maths, English, and early literacy are the most in-demand roles right now, and Kabanjahe leads the requests. Register for free through the online form; verification is quick, so you can start teaching within days.
A private tutor in Karo is someone who guides students directly at home or online across Karo Regency, covering the capital Kabanjahe, the resort town of Berastagi, the vegetable-growing districts of Tigapanah and Barusjahe, and the surrounding villages. The tutoring need here has its own character: lesson schedules often adapt to a farming family's planting season, material is aimed at students targeting their school of choice in Kabanjahe or a university seat in Medan, and one tutor handles one student so the learning pace fits each child.
Pick the subject that fits your expertise. Tap to register right away via WhatsApp.
We need tutors across all of Karo Regency. Choose the area that matches where you live.
Kabanjahe, Tigapanah, Dolat Rayat, Barusjahe
Berastagi, Merdeka, Naman Teran, Simpang Empat
Per-session pay based on subject and the student's level across the Karo highlands.
| Level | Salary |
|---|---|
| Elementary | Rp 45,000 - 70,000 |
| Junior High | Rp 55,000 - 95,000 |
| Senior High | Rp 70,000 - 130,000 |
| UTBK / University Prep | Rp 85,000 - 145,000 |
| Quran / Karo Language | Rp 35,000 - 90,000 |
* The 2025 Karo Regency minimum wage sits around Rp 3.6 million; by adding teaching slots, a tutor's earnings can comfortably cover the relatively modest cost of living here.
Understand the local education landscape driving private tutoring demand
Public High School
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Why teaching in the Karo highlands feels different from the hot city below
to Medan
Kabanjahe is only about 76 km from Medan via the Berastagi road. Many Karo students aim for campuses in Medan, so the demand for UTBK prep and follow-up guidance keeps flowing without losing the calm of a small town.
Local Campuses
We seek tutors who are diligent, warm, and attuned to family life in the Karo highlands.
Basic Requirements
Teaching Competence
Personal Character
Equipment
Meet most of the criteria? Apply and our team will guide you through.
Teaching in the cool air of Tanah Karo within a close, supportive setting.
A Wider Margin in the Highlands
The per-session fee is agreed from the start to match your level and field. Because staples in Karo stay affordable, the fruit of your teaching feels worth more.
Four brief steps to start teaching in the Karo highlands, all doable from your home in Kabanjahe or a nearby village.
Tap the 'Register via WhatsApp' button, then name the field you master along with the village or district you live in. Your message is met by a team that knows the rhythm of Kabanjahe right out to the corners of Berastagi.
Honest experiences from tutors who joined Tanah Karo before you.
“Right after I graduated from a campus in Kabanjahe, my head was full of plans to migrate for work. As it turned out, helping kids learn math in my own hometown already fills my days. When the family heads to the fields, I just shift my teaching hours without any fuss.”
Juliana G.
Math Tutor
“In Berastagi, plenty of parents want their children fluent in English because they meet tourists every day. I help them with basic conversation first, and watching a child grow brave enough to greet a guest is a satisfaction all its own.”
Rikson S.
English Tutor
“Guiding the children of Tigapanah village as they first meet the shapes of letters and rows of numbers always brings a smile to my face. After helping tend the garden, I take the midday hours to teach, so home and class run in harmony without fighting over time.”
Eninta T.
Reading & Numeracy Tutor
“High schoolers here are serious about preparing to enter campuses in Medan. I walk them through the physics concepts that often leave heads spinning, and word that a former student passed the selection is the reason I keep teaching.”
Pranata S.
Physics & Math Tutor
“I am glad there is demand for Karo language lessons as a school local-content subject. The children grow closer to the tongue of their ancestors, and I feel I am helping guard the heritage of Tanah Karo through this simple act.”
Natalia B.
Karo Language Tutor
Full information for anyone who wants to teach in Karo Regency, from Kabanjahe out to the villages on its slopes.
Apply NowYou certainly can. The need for tutors spreads as far as Tigabinanga, Juhar, even Merek by the Lake Toba edge, so placements are arranged near your village. If the distance climbs and eats up time, we set up online sessions as a middle path so you are not worn out winding along hilly roads every day.
It follows the student's level, the number of sessions, and the subject you take on. Because the daily cost of staples in the highlands is fairly low, teaching pay has more breathing room for life in Karo. How full or light your schedule runs is entirely in your hands, tuned to the targets you are chasing.
Of course. Students and alumni of Karo's campuses actually understand how students learn here and are close to local families. Make use of the gaps between classes to teach, especially elementary to junior-high students scattered around Kabanjahe and Berastagi.
The two most chased are math and English, often used to prepare for entrance to top high schools and the selection for state campuses in Medan. Young children are also eager for reading and numeracy, while Karo language is sought for the school local-content subject that keeps the regional tongue from fading.
The fee for each session is fixed together at the start, so the math is clear to you long before the class begins, and there are no quiet deductions trailing behind later. As for cashing it out, you set the pace: submit once the session is done, and roughly two or three days later your account receives the transfer, just right for covering household needs while waiting for the harvest to come in.
Having a motorbike does lighten things, since students' homes scatter between villages on roads that climb and dip. But if your focus stays in one area, say central Kabanjahe or Berastagi, local minibuses or walking can still cover it. We align student placement with how far you can reach.
You do. The core capital is just two things: truly mastering the material and sincerely accompanying students with patience. To build your confidence at the front of a class, we regularly open teaching-only sessions, so a thin track record never blocks your first step.
It is, and the weight is real. A Karo parent's heart often opens wider when a tutor can greet them in the Karo tongue, on top of the special requests for Karo language lessons as a school local-content subject. A bit like this widens your path to more homes, both in Kabanjahe and the villages around it.
You can. Many of our tutors guide students from outside the regency online, including those from the Medan direction and Simalungun. This way you may stay in Tanah Karo while reaching more students without the bother of a long journey.
Late afternoon to evening draws the most interest, especially in farming families who spend the day in the vegetable fields. Weekends are busy too for extra sessions. Because you arrange your own schedule, you can pick hours that flow with the daily rhythm of this regency.
Find opportunities across different subjects and nearby cities
Stand alongside around 120 active tutors in Tanah Karo. Just register via WhatsApp at no cost, and within two to three days you can hold your first student.
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Merek, Tiganderket, Payung
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Karo Regency consists of 17 districts with Kabanjahe as its capital
SMAN 1 Kabanjahe has appeared on the TOP 1000 schools list based on UTBK scores
Kabanjahe is roughly 76 km from Medan via the Berastagi tourist road
The 2025 Karo Regency minimum wage sits around Rp 3.6 million with a relatively affordable cost of living
The Karo economy leans on highland horticulture and Berastagi tourism
STIKes Arta Kabanjahe, Universitas Quality Berastagi, and ITB Indonesia Kabanjahe bring students and graduates who can step straight into the tutoring needs of their own regency.
Cost of Living
Staple prices in Tanah Karo stay affordable thanks to the nearby source of vegetables and fruit. Earnings from teaching therefore stretch further for everyday life.
Active Tutors
Around 120 active tutors in Karo trade news of students and teaching tips, held together by a strong sense of kinship.
Vegetable-farming families fit lesson times around planting and harvest, making late afternoon and evening the favorite teaching hours
Preparation for sought-after high schools in Kabanjahe and state campuses in Medan is in demand among parents who want their children to continue their studies
Berastagi's tourism workers need conversational English guidance for both their children and the family business
Karo language as a local-content subject in schools opens an opportunity to teach an authentic regional tongue
Bring your teaching experience to Tanah Karo!
Teaching in your own village, close to family, with an impact you can feel
Apply to TeachTeaching Without Going Far
Students come from the very district where you live. Whether in Kabanjahe, Tigapanah, or the villages nearby, the distance stays reasonable to cover day to day.
In Tune with Your Day
Arrange your teaching hours between field work, the shop, or classes. Many Karo families actually prefer afternoon and evening sessions once the day's chores are done.
Building the Next Karo Generation
Your guidance can carry students in Kabanjahe and Berastagi toward their chosen school or a campus in Medan, while keeping them close to their cultural roots.
A Regency-Wide Tutor Network
Join around 120 active Karo tutors to share student news, swap teaching methods, and cheer one another on as fellow local educators.
Periodic Teaching Bootcamps
We hold regular gatherings that cover how to present the latest material, how to manage a class of mixed ability, and how to talk smoothly with Karo parents. At no cost, and they leave you more ready for the room.
All benefits above are available from day one with zero registration fees.
Through chat, attach three things: a shot of your ID card, your diploma, and a brief note on the field you dig into. No need to come down the mountain to any office, your phone screen is enough.
We talk for about fifteen minutes over video about your teaching track record and how you explain a lesson. There is no exam to dread, only a relaxed introduction.
Once your documents are reviewed within one to two working days, your profile lights up, and a nearby student is paired with you, whether in Kabanjahe, Berastagi, or a village on its slopes.
Finished applying? Start your first teaching schedule right away.
The entire registration process is free of charge.