Tuition Articles
List of Affiliated Secondary Schools and JCs in SG (2023)
06
Jan
Getting into a Junior College in Singapore is mostly about your O Level score. If you’re lucky, having some bonus points can help you reach the cut-off point to get into your dream school! While most bonus points will require you to hit a certain grade for your O Level subjects or for your CCA [...]
How IP Tuition Can Help You (Besides Pull Up Your Grades)
02
Jan
Is getting tuition really worth your money? What are you really getting when you attend tuition or register your child for tuition? If you’re a student in the IP stream, we understand that grades are probably the top priority in your mind. You want to get good grades, excel in your chosen subjects, and be [...]
IB Subjects in Singapore That You Won’t Find in A Levels
27
Dec
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a pre-university assessment and certification often compared to the A Levels. In Singapore, it is usually taken by students in selected JCs or international schools here in their graduating year. Now that the IB programme is an option for Integrated Programme students, more parents and students may be [...]
What To Do If Your Child Is Not Doing Well In IP
19
Dec
In life, expectations can be a fuelling force to do better – or it can also hurt. With students in the Integrated Programme widely regarded as ‘smart’, ‘bright’, ‘intelligent’, and ‘talented’, there is a huge pressure for these young teens to live up to expectations. However, what if they don’t? The truth is, not every [...]
Simibest Reviews: Future Academy As SG’s Top Online Tutors
13
Dec
Future Academy has gotten another mention as a ‘Best Online Tuition Centre in Singapore’ recently, and we couldn’t be more humbled and honoured! The latest media mention comes from Simibest, which calls itself an ‘unbiased score-based review site’. It gives ratings on a wide spectrum of services and products in Singapore, including electronics, foods, and [...]
Mad About Mysteries: 6 Books For Primary School Readers
08
Dec
The suspense. The questions. The thrill. Mystery stories will give you all three! One of the most ‘un-put-down-able’ genres, mystery stories are built upon the suspense of not knowing exactly what happened – and the journey to uncover the truth. Great mystery books will keep you guessing, with enough clues to keep you at the [...]
Better Ways To Describe Emotion in Your English Composition
01
Dec
Describing emotions is a key part of any primary school English composition. A composition that showcases the characters’ emotions well has the ability to make the reader feel invested, and understand the characters better. However, how many ways can you actually say ‘She was happy’? While most primary school students are familiar with basic emotions [...]
How Does Upper Sec Science Differ From Lower Sec Science?
26
Nov
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 [...]
Common Challenges Students Face in Sec 3 and 4 Math
21
Nov
Sec 3 is a challenging transition year for students. From sec 2 to sec 3, they will have new classmates, new teachers, new subjects, and possibly new commitments in their CCAs. All of these happen while they only have less than 2 years left to prepare for their O Levels or IP year 4 exams, [...]
Impressive Results From Our Students From Jul-Nov 2022
15
Nov
School’s out for most primary, secondary, and JC students in Singapore – except the ones still fighting it out in their O Levels and A Levels! As such, it’s time again to review our students’ results and achievements from this year! (If you missed our previous results report for January to June of this year, [...]