Tutoring that fits the Irish school day
Ireland is one of Qlive’s largest student groups, with families in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and towns across the country. Qlive teachers have taught 100,000+ hours of live one-to-one classes, to families in 30+ countries.
Irish schools run Monday to Friday. Primary school usually finishes in the early afternoon and secondary school a little later, so the most popular slots are after school in the early evening, and Saturday or Sunday mornings. Every time you see from Qlive, in the class confirmation, the reminders and the Qlive Learn app, is shown in Irish time, and it follows the clocks when they go forward or back. (In Ireland, IST means Irish Standard Time, the summer clock, not India Standard Time, which is worth knowing if you are also arranging calls with family in India.)
School years and grades
Irish primary school starts with Junior Infants and Senior Infants, then First to Sixth Class. Secondary school runs from First Year to Sixth Year, with an optional Transition Year after Third Year. Roughly, First Class is about Grade 1, and Third Year, the Junior Cycle year, is about Grade 9. Tell us your child’s class or year and school, and we take care of the matching.
What children in Ireland study
- Infants to Second Class. Early reading and writing, phonics, number, counting and shape. Many children are also starting Irish at this stage.
- Third to Sixth Class. Place value, fractions, multiplication, problem solving, comprehension and written English. The move to secondary school is a step up, and gaps from these years often show up there.
- Junior Cycle (First to Third Year). Maths, English, science, business studies and a modern language, with subjects at higher or ordinary level, ending in the Junior Cycle exams.
- Leaving Cert (Fifth and Sixth Year). The senior exam, where points matter for college places. Maths, English, physics, chemistry, biology, accounting, business, economics and computer science are among the Leaving Cert subjects our teachers cover.
Irish itself is a compulsory subject for most students. We do not teach Irish, but we can take some of the pressure off by supporting the other subjects.
Some families in Ireland also keep their children in step with CBSE or a state board, often because they expect to return to India. We teach those syllabi as well.
Home languages, kept alive
Many families in Ireland of Indian and South Asian background, including a large Malayali community, tell us their children understand Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil or Urdu at home but cannot read or write it. We teach these languages one-to-one, from letters and sounds through to reading, writing and conversation. Children starting from scratch can follow the Foundation programme, which builds Hindi, Malayalam or Arabic step by step through levels.
Where it helps, we match a teacher who speaks your home language, which helps a younger child settle in.
How it works for families in Ireland
- A free assessment. About 40 adaptive questions, guided live by a Qlive counsellor. The report shows what your child is strong at, what they are working on and the specific gaps.
- A matched teacher. Chosen for subject, curriculum, year, your free times and, where it matters, language. A 45 minute demo class is available first if you want one.
- A fixed weekly slot. Classes are usually 60 minutes, live on Google Meet with the learning on Qlive Space, Qlive’s AI-powered, activity-based learning platform. Classes are recorded.
- A Student Success Partner. Someone you can trust at Qlive, focused on your child reaching your goal, from Junior Cycle confidence to a good Leaving Cert. They arrange what helps and are a message away in the Qlive Learn app.
Before each class the Qlive Learn app asks you to confirm, change the time or skip that day, then sends reminders 15 and 5 minutes before with a button to join. Each class also has a chat in the app with the teacher and the Qlive team. Worksheets arrive in Qlive Pulse between classes, with a checkpoint every two to three weeks.
Fees and payment
Fees are set per student after the assessment, depending on subject, curriculum, year and number of classes, and you are billed for classes actually taken. Families in Ireland can pay by bank transfer in EUR, or by card.
Start with a free assessment
Whether your child needs help with reading in First Class, maths before the Junior Cycle or chemistry for the Leaving Cert, the first step is a free assessment. You see clearly where your child stands, with no obligation to book classes.
