Sec 3 & 4 Chemistry · OnlineKnowing it doesn’t
Knowing it doesn’t
mean scoring it.
We teach the mark scheme alongside the chemistry, so what your child knows shows up on the paper.
✓ No payment required · ✓ Takes about 2 minutes
Same class. Same tutor. Every week.
- 90-min weekly
- Live lessons
- Termly report
- No GST or material fees
Same class. Same tutor. Every week.
- 90-min weekly
- Live lessons
- Termly report
- No GST or material fees
Why Chemistry grades stall, even with extra help
Most tuition treats every dip in results as “needs more practice.” We’ve found it’s almost always one of four very specific gaps.
Stoichiometry gets taught as a sequence of steps to memorise, rather than logic to understand. The moment a question changes shape, these students freeze.
Reactions and conditions drilled by repetition fall apart the moment a paper swaps the reagent or asks “why” instead of “what”.
Students understand the concept but lose marks on "explain" and "describe" questions because their phrasing isn’t precise enough for the marking scheme. This gap shows up across every stream, including students who are otherwise strong.
Chemistry starts as a standalone subject in Sec 3. The jump from general science to formal, quantitative chemistry catches students off guard, and the gap compounds fast if it isn’t closed early. Sec 4 students often lose marks on topics they were taught a year ago.
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Mole Calculations That Never Click
Stoichiometry gets taught as a sequence of steps to memorise, rather than logic to understand. The moment a question changes shape, these students freeze.
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Organic Chemistry Memorised, Not Understood
Reactions and conditions drilled by repetition fall apart the moment a paper swaps the reagent or asks “why” instead of “what”.
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Losing Marks Despite Knowing the Content
Students understand the concept but lose marks on "explain" and "describe" questions because their phrasing isn’t precise enough for the marking scheme. This gap shows up across every stream, including students who are otherwise strong.
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The Sec 3 Cliff That Never Gets Closed
Chemistry starts as a standalone subject in Sec 3. The jump from general science to formal, quantitative chemistry catches students off guard, and the gap compounds fast if it isn’t closed early. Sec 4 students often lose marks on topics they were taught a year ago.
It’s rarely that a child “isn’t a science person.”
It’s one of these four gaps, left unaddressed for too long.
Lead tutor
Mr Ezekiel
Former MOE teacher. 12 years in Singapore secondary schools, Subject Head (Science).
Chemistry is a language of logic. We don’t just teach formulas; we strive to build the analytical skills students need to solve any challenge, both inside or outside of the classroom.
- Co-author, Discover Chemistry and Chemistry Matters, both Structured and Free-response Questions (Marshall Cavendish Education).
- Bachelor in Education (NIE / NTU)
How a lesson works
Written before it’s taught.
Every lesson follows a scheme of work written for the 2027 SEC syllabuses. Four things run through all of it.
Diagrams before definitions.
Abstract topics are built as pictures a student can redraw under exam conditions: formula triangles, stoichiometry maps, reaction routes.
The mark scheme, taught alongside the chemistry.
Most lost marks are phrasing. Students learn the wording and structure that 3- and 4-mark explanation questions reward, and the traps that cost them.
A check every topic.
Short quizzes when a topic closes, marked in the session; an error log per student; a termly report home.
A question to every student.
The class is small enough that the tutor questions each student in the lesson, hears where the reasoning breaks down, and corrects it there rather than discovering it in the next quiz.
What it costs
Charged per lesson, billed monthly for the lessons scheduled that month.
January 2027 classes
| Level | Combined Science | Pure Chemistry |
|---|---|---|
| Sec 3 | S$60Standard S$70 | S$65Standard S$75 |
| Sec 4 | S$70Standard S$80 | S$75Standard S$85 |
S$10 off every lesson
- S$40off a four-lesson month
- S$450off a full Sec 3 year
- S$840off from Sec 3 to Sec 4
Only for classes starting January 2027.
Your child keeps the founding rate for as long as they stay enrolled, including when they move up to Sec 4.
- The fee shown is the fee paid. No GST, no registration fee, no material fees.
- A class opens at three students. If it doesn’t, your deposit is refunded in full and nothing is charged.
Combined Science rates cover the Chemistry component only.
Lesson counts vary by month. The published calendar shows every date in advance.
To withdraw, one calendar month’s written notice. Less than that and the deposit is forfeited.
See whether the class is suitable before deciding.
From parents and students
What they said
The tutor is incredibly patient and his teaching methods completely clicked with my son. He was incredibly motivated to do well after just a couple of sessions.
The answering technique framework saved me so many marks. I finally knew what key words and ideas examiners were looking for in explanation questions.
![WhatsApp message: “Happy Teacher's Day, Mr. Ezekiel! Thanks for your guidance to [name removed]. I can see a huge difference in his attitude towards Chemistry. Prior to this tuition, he was more confident in his Bio, and now this has changed... he is now worried about his Bio instead.” with a grinning emoji, and a thumbs-up reaction on the message.](/testimonial-screenshot-parent.webp)
These results predate Folio and were achieved through the Lead Tutor’s independent practice. Individual results vary and depend on many factors beyond tuition. Shared with permission.
From enquiry to first lesson
Five steps. Nothing is charged until a class is confirmed to run.
01
Send an enquiry
Fill in the form below. It takes about two minutes, and we reply within one working day.
Takes 2 Minutes
02
Free consultation
A short online assessment your child completes in their own time, so the live session starts from what they actually know. Then a 30-minute live session with the Lead Tutor, for parent and student together. We review the results and teach one concept live.
Two Stages
03
We offer your child a place
Based on the assessment and the times you told us your child can make, we offer a specific cohort and slot.
Cohort & Slot
04
Confirm the place
A S$300 deposit confirms the seat and is offset against your final lessons. We never ask for it before we’ve offered your child a specific place.
S$300 Deposit
05
Classes begin
Weekly 90-minute live lessons. Billing starts only once the cohort is confirmed to run.
Live, Weekly
01
Send an enquiry
Fill in the form below. It takes about two minutes, and we reply within one working day.
Takes 2 Minutes
02
Free consultation
A short online assessment your child completes in their own time, so the live session starts from what they actually know. Then a 30-minute live session with the Lead Tutor, for parent and student together. We review the results and teach one concept live.
Two Stages
03
We offer your child a place
Based on the assessment and the times you told us your child can make, we offer a specific cohort and slot.
Cohort & Slot
04
Confirm the place
A S$300 deposit confirms the seat and is offset against your final lessons. We never ask for it before we’ve offered your child a specific place.
S$300 Deposit
05
Classes begin
Weekly 90-minute live lessons. Billing starts only once the cohort is confirmed to run.
Live, Weekly
Frequently asked questions
Pure Chemistry and the Chemistry component of Combined Science, for Secondary 3 and Secondary 4. Lessons follow the 2027 SEC syllabuses and our own scheme of work.
Two stages. First a short online assessment your child completes in their own time. Then a 30-minute live session with the Lead Tutor, with parent and student both present. We go through the results, teach one concept live, and discuss which class fits. There is no charge and no obligation.
First lessons are the week of 11 January 2027. A class opens once three students have confirmed. If a class doesn’t reach three, we’ll offer a place in another suitable cohort or a dated next intake, and your deposit is returned in full. You’re never billed before a class is confirmed to run. If a class that has started later has to close, we offer a place in a successor class or another January cohort within 14 days, at the same rate your child already pays. If neither suits, your deposit is refunded in full.
Students in a January 2027 cohort pay S$10 per lesson below the standard rate for their programme, for as long as they stay continuously enrolled. The rate is set when a student first enrols and belongs to that student. Rates step up by S$10 per lesson at Secondary 4, for the exam-year syllabus and workload, and founding students stay S$10 below the standard Secondary 4 rate.
Some online programmes teach twenty or more students in one class, at a lower price per lesson. Folio caps each live class at eight, so the tutor can question individual students, see where their reasoning breaks down, and correct it during the lesson rather than deliver content to a large audience. For students in a January 2027 cohort, founding rates start at S$60 per lesson, or S$240 in a month with four lessons. Lesson counts vary by month, and the published calendar shows every date in advance.
Every lesson is recorded. Your child can revisit an explanation or catch up after an unavoidable absence, and you will also receive the lesson notes. Recordings stay available for as long as your child is enrolled. Because each seat is reserved in a small fixed cohort, we don’t offer make-up lessons or refunds for individual absence. This is set out in the parent agreement and we’ll walk you through it before you enrol.
We teach the parts of the practical paper that don’t need a laboratory: planning, presenting data, and analysis and evaluation. Procedure videos cover the techniques. Hands-on apparatus practice happens at school.
All materials are written in-house and mapped to the syllabus: topic notes, worked examples, practice questions and summary sheets. We don’t reproduce other publishers’ or schools’ papers.