Dubai, UAE
Dubai · IGCSE Computer Science
AED 55/hour · Free 30-minute trial
Online one-to-one IGCSE Computer Science tuition for Dubai students on Cambridge 0478/0984, Edexcel 4CP0 or OxfordAQA 9210, from AED 55/hour. Lessons run in UAE time around the Monday to Thursday school day and the Friday half-day. The free trial starts from your child's board, paper and weakest topic, then moves to past papers marked against the official mark scheme.
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IGCSE Computer Science is not tiered: neither Cambridge 0478 nor Edexcel 4CP0 has Foundation or Higher papers. What differs is how programming is assessed. Cambridge is written only, Edexcel puts Paper 2 on screen, and OxfordAQA uses a pre-released skeleton program. A specialist tutor plans around the paper your child sits. See our IGCSE Computer Science tutoring page for the wider subject.
Tutor standards
Subject knowledge is the baseline. Every tutor is also checked for how clearly they teach.
Qualified in their subject area (degrees, certifications, or equivalent experience)
Experienced with their curriculum specialisation (IB, A-Levels, IGCSE, GCSE)
Verified through background and credentials checks
Trained in online teaching best practices
Required to maintain 4.5+ ratings from students
Exam boards we cover
Paper 1 Computer Systems and Paper 2 Algorithms, Programming and Logic, each 1 h 45, 75 marks and 50%. Written only, with no coursework and no tiers. 0478 is graded A*–G and 0984 on the 9–1 scale, with the same content.
Paper 1 Principles of Computer Science is written (2 hours). Paper 2 Application of Computational Thinking is an on-screen practical (3 hours). Untiered. Paper 2 uses one language throughout: Python, C# or Java.
Paper 1 is on-screen programming built on a pre-released skeleton program; Paper 2 covers concepts and principles. Programming is in Python, Visual Basic or C#.
Lessons are live and one-to-one on UAE time (UTC+4): after-school slots Monday to Thursday, Friday afternoon after the half-day, and Saturday and Sunday. Plans are re-paced around reduced Ramadan timetables, school mocks and the Cambridge June and November series.
We are an independent tutoring provider, not affiliated with any school. Tell us the board and school and we match a tutor who teaches that specification. Find more online tutors in Dubai.
0478, 0984 or 4CP0? We confirm your child's exact course in the free trial.
Free 30-Minute TrialSyllabus coverage
Topics are grouped by the Cambridge papers; Edexcel and OxfordAQA cover the same ground in their own paper splits.
Our tutors cover binary, hexadecimal, character sets, images, sound and compression.
We go through packets, error checking, encryption and transmission methods.
We work on the CPU, memory and storage, operating systems and translators.
Lessons cover networks, the internet, cyber security and automated and emerging technologies.
Our tutors cover flowcharts, pseudocode, trace tables, testing and standard algorithms.
We go through variables, selection, loops, arrays, procedures and functions, and file handling.
We work on single-table databases and SQL queries.
Lessons cover logic gates, truth tables and logic expressions.
Areas we cover
Lessons are live online, so IGCSE Computer Science students anywhere in Dubai can book on UAE time. Area names describe the families served and do not imply a physical teaching centre.
What we fix
One wrong row or a loop that runs once too often carries through the rest of the table.
How tutoring helps:Trace code by hand on past questions, checking the first and last pass of every loop.
Syntax is not what is marked; logic is. Students lose marks by describing the idea instead of writing the steps.
How tutoring helps:Practise writing clear pseudocode that a marker can follow line by line.
The long scenario question needs a plan and about 30 minutes, and is often started late.
How tutoring helps:Rehearse planning the solution first, then writing it, to the clock.
Truth tables and single-table SQL queries lose marks on small, repeatable slips.
How tutoring helps:Drill both until the layout and the keywords are automatic.
On the Edexcel on-screen paper, students lose time finding errors instead of reading the task and testing as they go.
How tutoring helps:Practise short build-test-fix cycles under timed conditions.
Losing marks on pseudocode, trace tables or Paper 2? Start with a free trial.
Book Free DemoHow it works
Share the board, paper and weakest topic. The tutor checks a short past-paper section.
A topic-by-topic plan timed to school mocks and the exam series.
Live online lessons on UAE time, built on past papers marked against the official mark scheme.
A short written update after sessions, so parents can see what has improved.
Pricing
One-to-one online
AED 55/hour
Free 30-minute trial · UAE time (GMT+4)
Academy-wide reported figures: +1.8 average grade improvement and 94% student success rate.*
*Performance figures are based on Combo Tutors Academy’s internal analysis of data received from more than 200 students. These are academy-wide figures, not results specific to this subject or Dubai. Individual results vary; no grade improvement is guaranteed.
Reviews from Dubai IGCSE Computer Science students and parents.
4.0/57 reviews on TrustpilotOmar A.
Parent of IGCSE Student · Dubai Marina, Dubai
My son was struggling with programming logic and pseudocode, especially when questions became more complex. After a few weeks of tutoring, his problem-solving improved a lot and he became much more confident with past-paper questions.
Mariam K.
IGCSE Student · Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai
I found IGCSE Computer Science difficult because I understood the theory but struggled to apply it in exams. My tutor helped me improve my Python, algorithms, and exam technique. My test scores have improved and I now feel much more prepared.
Yusuf R.
Parent of IGCSE Student · Mirdif, Dubai
The biggest improvement was in my daughter's understanding of databases, networks, and programming concepts. The tutor explained everything in a simple way and focused on the areas where she was losing marks. She is now much more confident going into her IGCSE exams.
IGCSE Computer Science in Dubai
No. Neither Cambridge 0478 nor Edexcel 4CP0 has Foundation or Higher tiers: every candidate sits the same papers. Tutoring aims at the top mark bands on those papers.
The content is the same. 0478 is graded A*–G and 0984 on the 9–1 scale, and your child's school chooses which to enter. Check the exam entry for the code.
It depends on the board and what the school teaches. Edexcel 4CP0 Paper 2 uses one of Python, C# or Java throughout, and OxfordAQA 9210 uses Python, Visual Basic or C#. We match a tutor to the language your child already uses in class.
Not harder, but different. Time is spent running and debugging code as well as writing it, so we practise short build-test-fix cycles on the actual task style.
Yes. Cambridge runs June and November series, so we plan back from the entry date and focus on the papers where the marks were lost.
Yes. A school's name alone does not decide its board, so we ask the family and confirm from the exam entry before matching a tutor. After IGCSE, see A-Level Computer Science tutors in Dubai.
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