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Circuit Breaker Chemistry Home-based Lab Assignment!

During the 2020 circuit breaker, this is what I have been up to. No lab in class? We have zoom lab sessions to teach students how to work on pH indicators! Using red cabbage, we extracted the juice to perform a series of experiments on different chemicals to test their pH. Home-based lab via zoom…...

How to pick up Chemistry and ace it?

How do you learn and pick up Chemistry quickly and effortlessly? The most important key is, you have to try. You can abbreviate Chemistry as “”Chem-Is-Try”! The more you try, the more you will pick up skills along the way to understand the concepts. Never give up. Pick yourself up even after you got a…...

Handphone confiscation

I confiscated 2 handphones in class last night. Unless u prove to me u have 4 brains and can absorb what is electrolysis and its application while replying likes and texts on ig/WhatsApp. Next time any student who texts in class will not just get their handphone confiscated but do a TikTok on Mr Lim’s…...

Happy Chinese New Year!

When u talked about 守岁 (keeping awake for well wishes for your parents for the new year) in your classes on new year eve with Mr Lim and all classes including RI class’ chinese cannot make it. It’s not 守睡。 thanks NYGH class for rectifying that it’s 守岁。 and definitely not 守夜! (keeping vigil at…...

Bleaches and 2019 O level Chemistry Paper 2 Database Question

Bleaches were the focus for the 2019 O level Chemistry Paper 2 Database question. Bleach is a necessity that is used daily, to remove colour pigmentations and to sterilise unhygienic areas. It is used to whiten wood pulp to make tissue papers or the paper we use to write on, and in flour for making…...

Seb Academy Grad Night

There will also be a non-compulsory seb academy grad night for the students to celebrate their end of o levels and exams at: Urban Tavern Bugis 2A Pahang St, Singapore 198604 9388 0166 https://g.page/urban-tavern-bugis?share Date: 16/11 sat 6.30-9.30pm. I’ll be booking the venue for all Sec 4 students to come together with their classmates to…...

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Singapore Youth Mental Health Issues Due To Covid-19

50% struggled: Singapore youth mental health issues Highlight due to Covid-19 The Covid-19 pandemic had an enormous psychosocial impact on the mental well-being of Singaporeans young and old alike, leading to increased usage of mental health services to remedy anxiety, and other youth mental issues such as depression, existential crises and anxieties. Singapore Covid-19 Mental…...
Time planning for O level Chemistry Examinations

Time planning for the O-level Chemistry Examination

Great time management is key to giving a great exam. In the case of the O-Level Chemistry Examination, the rule is no different. You have to manage your time well during the days preparing for the exam and of course, during the exam itself. In this post, we have prepared a guide to help you…...
How to Revise Effectively for the O

How to Revise Effectively for the O-Level Chemistry Exam

The O-Level Chemistry Exam can seem a little intimidating at first. But, with the right style of study and revision, thousands and millions of candidates excel in the paper every single year. If you’re wondering how they achieve that dream score, well then, you’ve come to the right place. Revising for the exam effectively is…...
6 Answering Tips to Excel At O

6 Answering Tips to Excel At O-Level Chemistry

There are in general three types of students in our beloved little world. First, is the type that study greatly: these students’ study anything and everything, memorize material to the tiniest full stop, and sink in a unending flood of notes. The second type for better or worse, studies nothing at all. In order to…...
Gearing Up For O Levels - Chemistry Tuition

Gearing Up For O Levels

We understand how it is like as a parent worrying about your child's wellbeing and progress. At Seb Academy Chemistry Tuition Centre,  we are in it with you. Here are some tips to share with you how we can prepare better for the o levels together with you and your child. Coordinate With Teachers Follow…...

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singapore youth mental health issues

Singapore Youth Mental Health Issues Due To Covid-19

50% struggled: Singapore youth mental health issues Highlight due to Covid-19 The Covid-19 pandemic had an enormous psychosocial impact on the mental well-being of Singaporeans young and old alike, leading to increased usage of mental health services to remedy anxiety, and other youth mental issues such as depression, existential crises and anxieties. Singapore Covid-19 Mental…...
Time planning for O level Chemistry Examinations

Time planning for the O-level Chemistry Examination

Great time management is key to giving a great exam. In the case of the O-Level Chemistry Examination, the rule is no different. You have to manage your time well during the days preparing for the exam and of course, during the exam itself. In this post, we have prepared a guide to help you…...
How to Revise Effectively for the O

How to Revise Effectively for the O-Level Chemistry Exam

The O-Level Chemistry Exam can seem a little intimidating at first. But, with the right style of study and revision, thousands and millions of candidates excel in the paper every single year. If you’re wondering how they achieve that dream score, well then, you’ve come to the right place. Revising for the exam effectively is…...
6 Answering Tips to Excel At O

6 Answering Tips to Excel At O-Level Chemistry

There are in general three types of students in our beloved little world. First, is the type that study greatly: these students’ study anything and everything, memorize material to the tiniest full stop, and sink in a unending flood of notes. The second type for better or worse, studies nothing at all. In order to…...
Gearing Up For O Levels - Chemistry Tuition

Gearing Up For O Levels

We understand how it is like as a parent worrying about your child's wellbeing and progress. At Seb Academy Chemistry Tuition Centre,  we are in it with you. Here are some tips to share with you how we can prepare better for the o levels together with you and your child. Coordinate With Teachers Follow…...

Past Year Results 

How did I improve my GPA from 1.6 to 4.0

"How did I improve my GPA from 1.6 to 4.0" Article written by Deborah Chai from Raffles Girls’ Secondary School, graduate of 2020 The year 2019 was a particularly tough academic year for me, particularly for my Chemistry grades. In Year 1 and 2, combined Science was taught, with the three different aspects, (Chemistry, Biology,…...
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Case Study: 2020 Class GPA improved from 3.18 to 3.94! How did we do it?

GPA improved? How much? How did y'all do it? The Class GPA average for one of my Chemistry classes from 3.05 to 3.93. This was a class from one of the schools in Singapore. How did we do it? Today, I am going to celebrate our success and share some nuggets of our secret with…...

2020 Results

100% A for all RI/RGS/HCI/NYGH cohort for Chemistry 2020 Sec 4 RI GPA for Chemistry: 3.86/4.0 2020 Sec 4 RGS GPA for Chemistry: 3.94/4.0 2020 Sec 4 NYGH/HCI MSG for Chemistry: 1.26/1.00 2020 O level Results for Chemistry : 96.6% A/B 2020 Sec 3 HCI class for Chemistry : 1.00/1.00 2020 Sec 3 class average for Chemistry:…...

2021 Cut Off points

Congratulations to those who got your As, and for those who did not do as well as you would have thought, remember that this is not the end of your academic endeavour. Always strive for improvement in everything you do, and we wish you all the best. Cheers! The Cut-off Points for 2021 are as…...

2019 Seb Academy Raffles results

2019 Seb Academy Raffles Results for Sec 4 Raffles students: GPA 3.9/4.0 an improvement of 0.1 from 2018! 2018 Seb Academy Raffles Results for Sec 4 Raffles students: GPA 3.8/4.0   students from 2019 Raffles Institution and Raffles Girls' Secondary School cohort...