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Private tutoring is still unregulated. Experts warn that must change.

Private tutoring is still unregulated. Experts warn that must change.

Update: 2025-10-07
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Its estimated one in six Australian students receive private tutoring to help them catch up or get ahead at school. 

However, the billion-dollar industry remains largely unregulated, with no national standards or enforced accreditation.

A new University of Sydney study warns this 'shadow' education sector is putting student safety, learning quality and fairness at risk.

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Private tutoring is still unregulated. Experts warn that must change.

Private tutoring is still unregulated. Experts warn that must change.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation