Educational Guides

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 [...]

Scrutinise the timetable or list of subjects of an IP student, and you’ll find one stark difference. There’s no ‘English’ on their list of subjects. Instead, they take something called ‘Language Arts’. Most of the time, teachers simply describe the subject Language Arts as a combination of Literature and English. However, the difference goes beyond [...]

Since our inception, Future Academy has seen a steady flow of students from IP schools such as RGS and RI – this is especially since our co-founders and head tutors are ex-teachers who taught in IP schools for many years. Students and parents trust us to know the demands of the IP curriculum well, and [...]

Math competition season is here! Yes, you heard it right – the months of April to July make up the peak period for Math competitions and contests, with some already in full swing this April. For primary school students, this means being just in time for their competition results to be counted in their DSA [...]

When parents of our prospective students come to ask us ‘Why should I enrol my child in Future Academy?’, we tell them a few things. We can tell them about our tutors’ qualifications, the wonderful results of our students, and so on. But the biggest factor that really affects students is the actual learning process [...]

Are you a student who have received their IBDP results recently, and are thinking of applying to the National University of Singapore? While there is a lot of information out there about how to enter NUS based on A Level results, there is significantly less information about how to do so with IB results. However, [...]

Getting into GEP is often considered an honour and a great feat. Most parents are concerned about what their child will be doing in GEP, and getting them the support they need for this exclusive programme. However, more forward-thinking parents will also have this question hanging above their heads: What happens after GEP? Is there [...]

Planning to get into GEP, or just got accepted into the programme? Familiarise yourself with Singapore’s 9 GEP primary schools right here.

What exciting news is it to know that your child has gotten into GEP! The Gifted Education Programme in Singapore is highly selective, and only a very small fraction of students can make it into the programme. But some parents may soon feel the worry that having a GEP child brings. With your child going [...]