Educational Guides

Is your child one of those who breezed through Sec 1 and Sec 2 science? Do you think that Sec 3 is just ‘any other year’ in secondary school, because after all, the hard part is in Sec 4 when O Levels come? Well, that’s not entirely true. Sec 3 is actually a crucial time [...]

Every secondary 2 student in Singapore faces a huge decision at the end of their Sec 2 end of year exams. Which subject combination to take in upper secondary? For some students, they already have a decision in mind, and they work hard to ensure they get the results that will allow them to choose [...]

As a secondary 2 student, you will know that it is streaming year and you will need to choose your subject combination once the year’s final results are out. However, terms like combined versus pure, triple science and double science may confuse you even before you make your choice! Before we get down to explaining [...]

While researching on primary or secondary schools in Singapore, you may come across the term ‘affiliated school’ or ‘schools with affiliation’. Wondering what this means or which are the affiliated schools in Singapore? If you have these questions in mind, read on to get your answers! What are affiliated schools? Schools with affiliations are schools [...]

The travel industry is slowly and surely warming up yet again, and this means families who have been considering moving abroad have one less thing to worry about. Now, if you’re reading this as someone who is thinking of moving to Singapore, or are a current expat in Singapore, one thing on your mind may [...]

Are you a foreigner planning on getting your child into a local school in Singapore? If yes, you need to know about the Admissions Exercise for International Students (AEIS) and the recent changes to the entry requirements. Before we run you through all the details about AEIS, also first consider whether a Singapore local school [...]

Ask us about tuition trends in Singapore, and one interesting fact stands out: There have been more students looking for IB tuition in Singapore! Although the number of local high schools that run the IB programme is still very small compared to those that prepare students for the A Levels, the newer implementation of integrated [...]

If you’ve got a little science wizard on your hands, sending them to a science Olympiad competition or two should definitely be on your mind. Why Science Olympiad, you may ask? Well, science contests and competitions give students valuable opportunities to stretch their thinking and cultivate their love for the subject. If they manage to [...]

Heard about DSA, but not so sure how it works? Thinking of securing your child an early spot in a good school? Already planning to apply for DSA, but want to know how to increase your child’s chances of getting in? If these are some questions on your mind, we have just the thing for [...]

We get asked this question a lot: Why open a tuition centre in Bukit Timah when there are already so many of them? Why compete with some of the best tuition providers and star tutors who have open up shop there? Despite the huge concentration of tuition centres in Bukit Timah, we still see good [...]