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How will the changes in subject banding affect me?

How will the changes in subject banding affect me?

How will the changes in subject banding affect me? The Ministry of Education in Singapore has recently released an update announcing a change in the allocation of subject combinations for... Read More
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How will the 2027 Common Exam Replacing O and N Levels affect me?

How will the 2027 Common Exam Replacing O and N Levels affect me?

In 2027, the Ministry of Education in Singapore will replace the O and N Level examinations with a single common exam which occurs at the end of a student’s secondary... Read More
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How will the 2026 A Level Scoring Changes affect Chemistry students?

How will the 2026 A Level Scoring Changes affect Chemistry students?

In the coming years, Junior College students in Singapore will see major overhauls to the A Level scoring system, which will affect how A Level Chemistry students prepare for their... Read More
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Keeping Up with Focus Chemistry

Chemistry of Aqueous Solutions – Acids and Bases Part I

Chemistry of Aqueous Solutions – Acids and Bases Part I

Chemistry of Aqueous Solutions is usually one of the BIGGEST FEAR many A-level students have, reason being that schools introduce too many jargons and concepts, such that students cannot filter out the... Read More
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Energetics and Thermodynamics Part I: Hess’ Law and Energy Cycles

Energetics and Thermodynamics Part I: Hess’ Law and Energy Cycles

One of the most daunting task in the chapter of Energetics and Thermodynamics in A level H2 Chemistry is the construction of energy cycles and energy level diagrams. In this... Read More
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Chemical Equilibria Part I: Tackling standard A Level / Prelims examination questions

Chemical Equilibria Part I: Tackling standard A Level / Prelims examination questions

Chemical Equilibria is usually taught before Chemistry of Aqueous Solutions in junior colleges, though there are schools would do Chemical Equilibria in the 1st year, and Chemistry of Aqueous Solutions... Read More
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Stoichiometry Part II: Tackling interesting A Level Chemistry Prelim Question: Gases

Stoichiometry Part II: Tackling interesting A Level Chemistry Prelim Question: Gases

In this section, we shall look at a few past year MCQ questions from top JCs. In the A levels Chemistry, the MCQ paper (paper 1) is a 40-question paper,... Read More
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Stoichiometry Part I: Tackling standard A Level / Prelims examination questions

Stoichiometry Part I: Tackling standard A Level / Prelims examination questions

Stoichiometry and mole concept have been covered in the O levels and is redone during the first few months of Junior College (JC) Chemistry during the first year. Therefore, many... Read More
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Prussian Blue… What is it?

Prussian Blue… What is it?

The discovery of Prussian blue is credited to a German paint maker called Diesbach in 1706. Diesbach, who worked in Berlin, was attempting to create cochineal red lake in his laboratory.... Read More
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A-level Chemistry Tuition

A-level Chemistry Tuition

A 2012 article in Slate about science education highlight’s Singapore’s ascendance to the ranks of those elite countries with the highest-quality science education in the world. In the article, Dr. Charles Chew... Read More
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IB Chemistry Tuition

IB Chemistry Tuition

Within Singapore as well as globally, IB tuition programmes have gained favor in recent years as an alternative to national standardized entrance examinations like Singapore’s A-Level Exams. The International Baccalaureate’s... Read More
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A Level H2 Chemistry Video – Chemical Kinetics

A Level H2 Chemistry Video – Chemical Kinetics

A Level H2 Chemistry Video – Chemical Kinetics
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