Compared to UK tutorial colleges, HK tutorial centres (colleges) are a real bargain. Just have a look of the following two examples in London and Edinburgh will understand what I mean.
David Game College, for example, is an independent college in London which provides GCSE (equivalent to HKCE) and GCE (equivalent to HKAL) courses. One GCE AL subject costs £3,700 per annum, three subjects for £10,500 per annum. Two-year three-subject would ask for at least £21,000!
Basil Paterson College is another independent college in Edinburgh which provides small class learning, between 4 and 6. One GCE AL subject needs £4,288 per annum! Two-year three-subject definitely cost a fortune.
In fact, the fees stated above are full-time fee whereas HK tutorial centres mainly run part-time courses. If tutorial colleges help, why pour the money into water? Locals appear to ignore the fact that public schools monopolize the market of HKCE and HKAL students. The moment for tutorial colleges to flourish is yet to come. Rarely any very bright students dare to give up their seats in public schools and turn to tutorial colleges for full-time learning (except leftouts and resits). If public schools is a waste, why the majority tends to, on the one hand, enjoy the various benefits of public schools, and on the other, rely on tutorial colleges for pure examination training while at the same time severely condemning the consumerism of so to speak tutorial culture.
"He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."
In a highly gendered and consumerist metropolis, intentional sexual appeal and fashionable outfit of tutors reflect the arguably biased marketing priority of sex and fashion less than the homogenous nature of the business and the ease to achieve good grades.
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