ABACUS-Nachhilfe

ABACUS-Nachhilfe is a German tutoring brand built around a single, clearly defined service concept: one-to-one tutoring delivered at the student's home. The company was founded in Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, at the end of 1992, and the local press reported on the new venture in January 1993. Its first student was signed in January 1993, and by the end of that first school year the number of students under contract had already reached the three-digit range. From the outset, ABACUS emphasized the needs of the individual student, and this deliberate focus on individual strengths and weaknesses became the foundation for the brand's growth and popularity. The core offering is Einzelnachhilfe zu Hause — one-to-one tutoring at home — in which one student works with one tutor. ABACUS markets several advantages: tutoring in the student's familiar environment, time savings, regular contact with the tutor, individualized instruction based on a detailed consultation, lesson times that leave room for leisure, and qualified, personally known tutors. The company also stresses regular exchange between tutor and parents so that everyone involved pulls in the same direction. The brand's stated philosophy is that every child is different, that the chemistry between student and tutor is decisive for success, and that the student stands at the center of the process. Over more than 30 years, the ABACUS system has become established across Germany. According to the company, it operates more than 80 branches nationwide and supports nearly 30,000 students each year. ABACUS has also expanded internationally: besides Germany, it says it is represented in six other countries. The brand reports that more than a third of its students come through recommendations. It has received four awards in total, and the market research organization Infratest (now part of Kantar) rated its concept three times — in 2007, 2012 and 2018 — with a grade of 1.8 in nationwide parent surveys. ABACUS also states that it is a cooperation partner for Startchancen schools (Startchancenprogramm). ABACUS-Nachhilfe is a private company and a tutoring provider rather than a listed corporation. Its press contact is Philip Müller. The brand positions itself around individualized, at-home single tutoring and around measurable, rapid learning success that shortens the required duration of tutoring and thus saves parents money. Its identity is closely tied to the German education and Nachhilfe (private tutoring) market, where it competes with other tutoring institutes and franchise-like networks.

ABACUS-Nachhilfe was founded at the end of 1992 in Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany. The local press reported extensively on the new venture in January 1993. The positive response to its new concept of "Einzelnachhilfe zu Hause" (one-to-one tutoring at home) encouraged the founders. The first student was taken under contract in January 1993, and by the end of the first school year the number of students being supported had already reached the three-digit range. From the beginning, ABACUS placed great importance on the needs of the individual student. In retrospect, the company states that this deliberate attention to individual strengths and weaknesses was the foundation for the growth and popularity of ABACUS. Over more than 30 years, the ABACUS system became established. According to the company, it now operates more than 80 branches nationwide and supports nearly 30,000 students year after year, always with the successful recipe of "Einzelnachhilfe zu Hause." The brand's institute directors have been recognized for special achievements by external institutions, and ABACUS has received four awards in total. The market research organization Infratest (later part of Kantar) conducted nationwide parent surveys and rated ABACUS's success and concept three times — in 2007, 2012 and 2018 — each time with a grade of 1.8. The concept has also taken hold abroad: besides Germany, ABACUS says it is represented in six other countries. The company notes with particular satisfaction that more than a third of its students now come to ABACUS on recommendation. It describes its intensive tutoring as successful, with success arriving quickly, which shortens the required duration of tutoring, saves parents money, and helps the individual student catch up faster. ABACUS also states that it is a cooperation partner for Startchancen schools. Its press contact is Philip Müller.

• 2018

  Infratest (by then part of Kantar) rates ABACUS with a grade of 1.8 for the third time.

• 2012

  Infratest again rates ABACUS with a grade of 1.8.

• 2007

  Infratest nationwide parent survey rates ABACUS with a grade of 1.8.

• 1993

  Local press reports on the new venture in January; first student taken under contract in January; student numbers reach the three-digit range by the end of the first school year.

• 1992

  ABACUS founded in Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany, at the end of the year.

Individualized one-to-one tutoring at the student's home, emphasizing personal fit between student and tutor, regular parent-tutor communication, and rapid learning success that shortens the need for tutoring.

• Einzelnachhilfe zu Hause (one-to-one tutoring at home)

  One student works with one tutor in the student's home, with individualized instruction and regular parent-tutor exchange.

1. 1Nachhilfe: Einzel-Nachhilfe zu Hause | Abacus Nachhilfeabacus-nachhilfe.de
2. 2Presseanfragen | Abacus Nachhilfeabacus-nachhilfe.de
3. 3Historie | Abacus Nachhilfeabacus-nachhilfe.de
4. 4Über uns | Einzelnachhilfe zu Hause | Abacus Nachhilfeabacus-nachhilfe.de
5. 5ABACUS-Nachhilfewikidata.org