Our Tutors

Mr Ong

Subjects Taught: Chemistry, Physics, Math (for all H1 and H2 levels), IP and IB Programme

A Level Tutor – Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics 

Mr Ong is our tuition centre’s highly-regarded Physics, Chemistry & Math Tutor.

Mr Ong graduated from NUS in Mechanical Engineering with 2nd Class Honors. He was an ex-teacher who gave supplementary classes to Anderson Junior College students for Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. He has been teaching for more than 15 years and has helped many students to achieve their desired grades. He has also taught in SINDA in Physics, Chemistry and Math and helped many Junior College students to achieve good results.

With more than 15 years of teaching experience in the areas of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, Mr Ong’s unique style of teaching caters to students with different learning abilities.

Both an analytical and patient tutor, Mr Ong is able to identify where the student’s academic weaknesses are and commits his time in helping them improve.

Mr Ong goes beyond the text book by relating his teachings to real life examples and situations because he believes that this will stimulate interest in his students and help them understand their work with greater ease. As such, this indirectly prepares them for the challenges that they would face in the working world in future.

Being a good motivator, Mr Ong has helped many students who were barely passing their subjects to become straight-As students.

Learning from Mr Ong does not stop after classes because he frequently corresponds with his students through SMSes and emails whenever the students encounter problems in their studies. This is especially helpful for students who have last minute questions & clarifications before major examinations.

For 2010 & 2011 A level results, 75% of the students scored A and the rest B for the subjects taught by Mr Ong, testament that his teaching techniques are effective. 

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Mr Phua

Subjects Taught: Economics (for all H1 and H2 levels)

Economics A Level Tutor 

Mr Phua, an ex lecturer, is our tuition centre’s highly regarded economics tutor.  He has more than 10 years of tutoring experience.  Through his dedicated teaching, he has coached many students to obtain distinction in A level examinations.  A number of them have managed to secure prestigious scholarships. Mr Phua’s forte lies in his ability to break down complicated economic concepts into clear and understandable terms.  This is especially helpful to A level students who are new to the subject.

With insightful approach, Mr Phua actively engages his students to see the relevance of economics to the practical realities of everyday living.  In doing so, students can better appreciate the theoretical economic concepts learned to be applied to examination questions.

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Alvin

Subjects Taught: Chemistry (for all H1 and H2 levels), IP and IB

Chemistry A Level Tutor 

Alvin is a chemistry tutor who previously studied in Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College. For his A-levels, he scored an A for his chemistry paper and a Distinction for his chemistry special paper (H3). He also belongs to a handful of selected students each year for Chemistry Special Paper (H3 Chemistry).

He was awarded with an Overseas Government Scholarship to pursue his tertiary education at King’s College London, where he obtained his Masters in Pharmacy. In university, he was top student in the first year of his course and topped his Chemistry of Drugs module. For his academic performance, he was awarded the King’s College LondonmyScholarship award and a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) scholarship to pursue a research project over summer at King’s.

With regards to teaching experience, Alvin has 7 years of tutoring experience teaching Junior College students chemistry.  He has  a track record of having 100% of all students scoring no less than a B grade so far.

He taught at Raffles Institution during his summer break in University. He has also taught Chemistry at SINDA and helped many JC students achieve good results.

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Aaron

Subjects Taught: General Paper

General Paper/GP A Level Tutor 

Aaron teaches General Paper and has previously studied in Victoria School and Victoria Junior College. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree at the National University of Singapore, specializing in corporate law related modules.

His teaching method involves an in depth analysis of current affairs and classes will be conducted on a thematic basis so as to allow students to be able to engage in all the various themes for the entire GP course and finally assisting them in their selection of which topical areas they would like to focus on for the final A Level preparation.

Thorough comments and feedback would be given for essays written by students and short consultations can be arranged before or after classes so that students are able to find out where their weaknesses are and how they can improve upon it.

Aaron has teaching experience of about 5 years and is qualified to teach at an individual or classroom based setting. He has also taught at SINDA.

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Diana Goh

Subjects Taught: Biology

Biology A Level Tutor

Ms Diana Goh is an alumnus of National Junior College (NJC) and the National University of Singapore (NUS). During her time in NJC, she was bestowed the Stars of Shine Youth Inspiration Award, an award only conferred to 6 outstanding local youths each year. Subsequently, she was featured on TV and various print media. While she was in university, her academic performance won her a place on the Dean’s list of the NUS Science Faculty, coming in top 5% of her cohort. Diana is a MOE Teaching Scholar and is currently pursuing her post-graduate studies in Education.

Through her 5 years of experience and a passion for the work she’s doing, Ms Goh has a track record of 80% of her students achieving an A and the rest got B. Diana enjoys her work and loves her students, so giving all the encouragement and motivation they needed when the going gets tough. In the learning and teaching of JC Biology, she believes in the need to be able to visualize molecular details that cannot be seen by the eye, and to be able to connect these details to the biology that is close to us and that which we can SEE.

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Ryan Goh

Subjects Taught: Economics

Economics A Level Tutor

Ryan Goh is a current full time teacher with 13 years of experience. Graduating with a First Class Honours Degree in Economics from NUS, Ryan’s academic forte also won him several recognitions from the University. He was placed on the Dean’s List for 8 consecutive semesters, the Vice Chancellor’s List, and also an active student under University Scholars Programme. Besides, he was awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Book Prize for being the top economics student in his final year examinations. Ryan has coached many students in Economics, helping them to achieve an ability to integrate Economics in class to the bigger world outside.Many of his students obtained Distinctions, and several even pursued their degrees in Economics and started work at prestigious local and oversea firms in banking, insurance, trade and business sectors.

Ryan’s teaching methods center on key examination skills, designed to help students score a distinction for their A levels. To help students memorize the key examination requirements, Ryan invented a simple set of acronym: S.R.J.C.

              S = Scope

              R = Rigour

              J = Judgement

              C = Context

Scope constitutes the foundation of your essay and every distinction essay must cover all the question requirements. In class, Ryan will be spending a great deal of time showing students the various kinds of potential examination questions and how to identify the scope of the essay.

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Jaslene Tan

Subjects Taught: Economics

Economics A Level Tutor

Ms Jaslene Tan is an alumnus of National University of Singapore (NUS). She has been conferred the Bachelor in Arts (Economics). Upon graduation, Ms Tan decided to realise her passion for teaching and thus, she continued to pursue Post-graduate studies in Education at National Institute. She has recently completed her Post-graduate studies in Education, which further helped to hone teaching and learning strategies.

Through her 5 years of experience and a passion in teaching, Ms Tan has a track record of 80% of her students achieving an A and the rest got B. Private students who were taught by Ms Tan who either did not have any prior knowledge with regards to Economics or who had previously not done well in Economics also achieving A in the A-Level Exam.

Relating to real-life concrete examples, Ms Tan makes a conscientious effort to ensure that the students under her care are able to grasp the abstract concepts of Economics

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* The tutor profiles listed on this page is not limited to those which are expressly specified. We have several current teachers teaching at our tuition centre who do not wish to have their profiles published on this webpage. Please contact us for more information.