JC A-Level H2 Chemistry

Is there a need for A Level / JC Chemistry Tuition? 

The A level examination is the ultimate hurdle for any student. The past 12 years of hard work leads up to this final exam. To qualify for prestigious courses such as medicine, pharmacy and dentistry, one has to secure a distinction grade for JC Chemistry. In fact, to be enrolled into the medical course, one can do so without biology, but JC H2 Chemistry is a compulsory prerequisite. Despite so, JC  Chemistry  at  A  level has one of the lowest distinction rate of 34.2%, which is a stark contrast to the high distinction rate at O Level Chemistry.Onboarding JC H2 Chemistry students who scored A1 or A2 in their secondary Chemistry exams usually expect their success to be replicated at A level Chemistry and are commonly under the (false) impression that A level Chemistry will be equally manageable. In reality, A level Chemistry contents are overwhelmingly heavy (at least 5 times more than Secondary), complex concepts are intertwined and exam questions are no longer regurgitation-based. To complete the syllabus in time, lectures in schools are conducted at a punishing pace, and much of the content teaching has been brought to home based learning. This makes it difficult for students to adapt to the demands of A level Chemistry, resulting in JC Chemistry having the lowest distinction rate among all the science subjects.

 

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Challenges of JC A Level Chemistry Students

Lack of integration between topics | Making Sense

LACK OF INTEGRATION BETWEEN TOPICS

Unlike the O level syllabus, JC H2 chemistry questions require students to interlink different topics together. Contents covered in JC H2 chemistry are definitely more in depth compared to O level and IP chemistry. As such, failure to fully understand concepts will result in misconceptions that snowball into other chapters, making it hard to score during examinations.

Overwhelming theory & calculation contents | Making Sense

OVERWHELMING THEORY & CALCULATION CONTENTS

Due to its heavy content, JC H2 Chemistry students are often left stressed and frustrated. Unlike O Level Chemistry which comprises mainly of theory topics, A Level Chemistry students must be trained to be equally good at calculation and theory topics. Physical Chemistry (calculation) and Organic Chemistry (theory and memory) can be particularly challenging for most students. 

Insufficient exposure to challenging questions | Making Sense

INSUFFICIENT EXPOSURE TO CHALLENGING QUESTIONS

Understanding concepts does not correlate to being able to solve questions. Most students understood what is being taught, however they just could not apply what is being learnt into exam questions. Lessons in schools are often segmented –  lectures focuses purely on content while tutorial place emphasis on questions. Students require a system to simultaneously blend content teaching and application.

Chemistry Distinction Rates | Making Sense
Chemistry Distinction Rates | Making Sense

CHOOSING THE RIGHT JC / A-LEVEL CHEMISTRY TUITION

Chemistry Tuition Centre | Making Sense

Making Sense is one of the best JC Chemistry tuition centres in Singapore. Chemistry at A Level has one of the lowest distinction rates, yet students at Making Sense have consistently beaten the bell curve and perform better than the national average. Over the years, we’ve managed to successfully coach students with different learning needs. Whether you are a JC 1 Chemistry, JC 2 Chemistry or JC H2 Chemistry student, we’ve got you covered with our tailor-fit syllabus.With over 8000 students under our belt, and 97% of students improving by at least 2 grades, scoring a distinction for Chemistry is a formula that comprises the right guidance from teachers and commitment from students.

Why you can count on us
Passionate JC chemistry tutors and curriculum specialists | Making Sense

Passionate JC Chemistry Tutors and A Level Chemistry Curriculum SpecialistsWe are a team of passionate JC Chemistry tuition tutors and A Level Chemistry curriculum specialists who constantly invest time to review and enhance lesson materials. This allows us to provide superior quality of education through different learning methods.Apart from guiding our JC 1 Chemistry, JC 2 Chemistry and JC H2 Chemistry students to excellence, we want them to appreciate what Science can do to their lives. Our tutors are more than willing to provide the extra touch for students, and are readily available to cater to students’ individual needs via complimentary 1-to-1 coaching. 

As featured in The Straits Times & Channel NewsAsiaMaking Sense takes pride in their team of the qualified Chemistry tutors specialists to guide over 800 students with towards academic excellence in Chemistry. Today, we have grown into an award-winning tuition centre offering one of the most comprehensive JC Chemistry tuition for ‘A’ Level and H2 Chemistry Tuition programmes in Singapore.Over the years, we have continuously looked for ways on how to improve our teaching strategies to remain relevant in the industry.

Award-Winning Chemistry Tuition Centre | Making Sense

Driven By ResultsHere at Making Sense, we are always excited to witness our students’ transformation. Many came to us disliking the subject. Through our dedication and tireless coaching, many of our students ended up with Chemistry as one of their favourite subjects. We believe that by making the learning of Chemistry fun, good results are simply a by-product.If you are searching for a proven JC Chemistry tuition centre in Singapore to give you peace of mind, you have come to the right place. With over 97% of students improving by at least 2 grades and the preferred choice by top students, Making Sense offers a student the highest probability of academic excellence in A Level Chemistry.

Top Quality MaterialsA-Level H2 Chemistry is known for its large enhancement in complexity as compared to the O-Level Chemistry. Keeping up with the latest updates on syllabus and examination contents, our lesson materials are carefully crafted to match the demands of H2 Chemistry. Materials provided include concise yet comprehensive notes, power summaries, effective worked examples drawn from different JC school papers, and quick tests questions. Most students only study our materials and score ‘A’ in their A level Chemistry examinations.

Top quality materials | Making Sense
Exposure to Higher Order Application Questions | Making Sense

Exposure to Higher Order Application QuestionsA large portion of our lesson time is primed towards questions analysis and solving. These questions are specially handpicked by our teachers to bridge theory into application. We train students to develop their own chain of thoughts, discover the quickest and simplest way to solve questions, and avoid common mistakes made by students. This strategic combination has proven to be successful as our students learn faster, think faster and score better grades.

Customised to Your Learning NeedsWe are perhaps the only Science and Chemistry tuition centre that has the option of signature structured classes and personalised learning to cater to different needs. In fact, many students benefit from a hybrid of these lessons, reaping the benefits of both programmes. Click here to find out more about structured classes and personliased learning

As featured in Channel NewsAsia & The Straits Times

Mr. William Lin (Founder and Chemistry Super Tutor) | Making Sense

Mr. William Lin (Founder and principal of Making Sense)

  • Featured in Channel NewsAsia and The Straits Times as Singapore’s leading Chemistry Super Tutor
  • PhD candidate in Medicinal Chemistry (NUS)
  • Over 18 years of teaching experience
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Mr. William Lin (Founder and Chemistry Super Tutor) | Making Sense

Mr. William Lin (Founder and principal of Making Sense)

With over 18 years of teaching experience and exclusive features in the media, Mr. William Lin is perhaps one of the most sought-after Chemistry Tutors in Singapore. Well-liked for his patience, clarity and ability to simplify complicated concepts, over 700 students join Making Sense every year to be coached by this award-winning Super Tutor.

Mr. William founded Making Sense with an aspiration to change the notion that chemistry is a mundane subject that few will excel in. He wanted students to realise that learning Chemistry need not be a struggle and that Chemistry does have many fascinating possibilities to offer.

A firm believer that learning should be fun, Mr. William enlivens his lessons with stories, jokes and everyday anecdotes. He’s seen over 97% of his students show improvement in their grades, with many going on to score excellent grades in their A-level examinations. Under his tutelage, many who had believed Chemistry to be their most feared subject saw Chemistry becoming their favourite one instead. Mr. William’s students not only regard him as a tutor but as a mentor and a source of inspiration.

Mr. Leong Chun Kiat (Head of Chemistry)

  • Former principal Chemistry tutor at Physics and Maths Cafe
  • 1st Class Honours in Applied Maths (NUS)
  • Dean’s List @ NUS
  • PhD candidate (University of Oxford)
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Mr. Leong Chun Kiat (Head of Chemistry)

With more than 7 years of tutoring experience under his belt, Mr. Leong has much to share with his students. Understanding that many students may not use Chemistry in their future, he constantly ponders about how he can value add to his students as a partner in education. As the saying goes “give a man a fish, you will feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, you will feed him for a lifetime”. One of Mr. Leong’s guiding teaching principles is to teach students how to learn. Undoubtedly, learning is now a necessary life skill. Not just only knowledge, Mr. Leong aims to demonstrate how the vital skillsets in Chemistry (such as comparison, inference, critical thinking, problem solving, analysis) can be applied to their future education, training students to be independent lifelong learners.

Mr. Leong’s lessons are often touted by students to be fast paced yet clear and concise. From the likes of common careless mistakes students make (so you will not make them) to tips and tricks up his sleeves to maximise score in exams, students will always exit the classroom feeling that they have absorbed knowledge that they did not pick up in school. Why not give yourself (or your child) a chance to experience a different kind of learning today?

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Joining Making Sense is easily one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. I was blown away in that one lesson by the ease in which the teacher helped us to realise concepts, link topics together and remember things.

Felix Tseng

Dunman High School

Making Sense is arguably the best (and most value for money) chemistry tuition in Singapore! The notes given to us were extremely concise and help us prepare well for exams. Not only that, the tutors are extremely competent and passionate about what they teach, making lessons a lot more enjoyable and engaging. My chemistry grades have improved significantly after joining Making Sense and I am really thankful.”

Sammi Lim

Raffles Institution

I am so glad I was introduced to this tuition because I do not know how I would have passed Chemistry otherwise. I was never a strong Chemistry student right from O levels’ when I just scraped a B3. But thanks to all your effort with the ‘push-list’ and all the tutorial compilations, I am finally improving in school. What makes you such a great teacher is your unparalleled patience in explaining concepts and mechanisms, that really breaks down the learning process and Chemistry does not seem that hard anymore.”

Aavishka Ragam

Raffles Junior College

Results That Speak For Themselves

Chen Kang Xiang

Raffles Institution

The teaching approach here focuses on higher-level thinking by challenging us with application questions which helped me to improve my results. Within a term, I was able to improve from failing to topping the class!

Felix Tseng

Dunman High School

Joining Making Sense is easily one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. I was blown away in that one lesson by the ease in which you helped us to realise concepts, link topics together and remember things. I think it’s safe to say that if you lectured in a school, no one would be skipping lectures ever again.