First principles before procedure
Every topic begins with why the result is true. A student who can derive a formula recognises it in an unfamiliar disguise; a student who memorised it can only hope the paper is polite.
Mathematics tuition · Singapore
Mathematics, taught from first principles.
Twenty-eight years of teaching Secondary and JC mathematics. NUS Mathematics, former MOE teacher, and an examiner for both the IB and Cambridge — lessons built on understanding rather than memorisation.
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Client asset pending
28
Years teaching
2,000+
Students taught
NUS
Mathematics, Honours
MOE
Former teacher
IB
Examiner & workshop leader
Cambridge
Examiner
The approach
Understanding survives the exam hall. Memory doesn't.
Most tuition is repetition — see the question, apply the method. It works until the paper asks for something the student has not met before.
Taught by someone who marks it
Examiner work for both the IB and Cambridge means knowing where marks are actually awarded and lost — the missing justification, the unstated domain, the answer left in the wrong form.
Questions from the top schools
Practice comes from top-school preliminary papers and past examination questions, curated by topic and difficulty rather than photocopied wholesale.
Having marked the scripts, I know where the marks are lost. Much of the work is closing the distance between what a student understands and what the examiner can actually credit.
Teaching philosophy
Programmes
Four tracks, taught properly.
Every track has its own demands. The syllabus codes below are the ones the teaching is built around.
01 — Secondary 3–5
O-Level & Integrated Programme
Additional Mathematics · Elementary Mathematics · IP Years 3–4
See the track 02 — Junior CollegeA-Level Mathematics
H2 Mathematics (9758) · H1 Mathematics (8865)
See the track 03 — IB DiplomaIB Mathematics
SL & HL · Extended Essay · Internal Assessment
See the track 04 — N-Level & InternationalN-Level & International A-Level
G2 Mathematics · AS/A International A-Level
See the track
Fees
Rates, published plainly.
Fees are quoted per hour and set by level, not by negotiation. Sibling and referral arrangements are listed in full on the fees page.
| Level | Rate |
|---|---|
| Secondary 1–4O-Level / G3 | $80–$110 / h |
| Junior CollegeA-Level | $100–$120 / h |
| International, Grades 7–10 | $80–$120 / h |
| International, Grades 11–12 | $120–$150 / h |
Siblings taught together: $160/hour. Referral: one free lesson when a referred student completes four.
Free resource
JC H2 Mathematics — Vectors
A condensed set of notes on vectors: the ideas that carry the topic, the question types that recur, and the places marks are most often dropped.
Tell me what your child is working towards.
A short message is enough to start: the level, the paper, and what is currently getting in the way.