Who We Are

Mrs Jacqueline Chua [B. A. (Hons), Post Graduate Dip (Ed), M. A.]

Mrs Jacqueline Chua is a former Head of Department with more than 15 years of experience in Raffles Institution (RI).

She was the Head of Department of the school's Character and Leadership Education department from 2006 - 2012, and saw to the development of frameworks and structures as well as numerous the character programmes and curriculum to ensure that the school brought out the best in every student, all the while maintaining a strong foothold in the academic demands of the school. She was also chosen to be on the original team that conceptualised and developed the curriculum for the Integrated Programme at Raffles Institution.

She later went on to head the Raffles Teacher Academy in Experimental Education and Research. The Raffles Teacher Academy is an arm of the school that looks towards the training and development of its teaching team. In that capacity, she saw to the training and development of cutting edge pedagogical approaches the school embarked on.

Mrs Chua has taught the length and breadth of the school. Versatile in her teaching and able to motivate students to do their best, she was selected in 2011 to develop a new differentiated curriculum to meet the needs for the Direct Schools Admission (DSA) students in RI.

An outstanding educator, she was selected to teach at the Raffles Academy for Geography. The Raffles Academy is a distinct branch of RI that handpicks only the top 5% of students based not only on their academic performance, but on aptitude, attitude and passion in their chosen field. As a testament to her ability, she was the teacher-mentor of the RI team that won the 2015 National University of Singapore Geography Challenge, a national competition that saw participation from over 140 schools in Singapore. In addition, she brought her students to take part in international competitions such as the 2014 IDEERS competition in Taiwan where the team from RI emerged within the top 10 in a field of stellar competitors.

For the past 10 years, she was also a member of the RI DSA selection panel and was responsible for interviewing, assessing and selecting DSA candidates.

Recognised for her teaching ability, she was chosen by RI to be attached to the National Institute of Education (NIE) where she spent 7 months training both new and experienced teachers in effective pedagogy.

She had also received an award from NIE in 2006 at the Management and Leadership Schools course.

Mrs Chua believes that every child has the potential to succeed given the right mix of coaching and challenge, and brings to Paideia Learning Academy a wealth of experience to impact students beyond just the walls of Raffles Institution.

Our Tutors Mentors

Our tutors are handpicked and selected. We only offer a class if we can be assured that the tutor mentor helming it is someone we would trust our own children’s education with.

Founded by a team from Raffles Institution (RI), and made up of both Heads of Departments and teachers, we believe that good education should not be limited to a few, but should be shared with the many.

Besides the content, stretching and tune up that you will receive, we monitor each student’s progress on a termly basis. We are not just interested in getting the weekly classes done, but believe that the small group sizes afford excellent interaction and intellectual sparring opportunities that should be coupled with the much needed monitoring and feedback that is missing in schools due to the sheer size of the classes. To us, it’s not just about that A grade, but the personal best from every single child.

We believe that whatever level you are at, you can always achieve just a little more.

MR GABRIEL OON

Gabriel is our resident IB Chemistry and Physics specialist. Formerly teaching in one of the top IB schools in Singapore, he has helped many students achieve and exceeded their goals for their subjects offered. In fact, in the 2018 Year 6 IB Exams, 100% of our students obtained a score of at least 6 and 86% of our students obtained a perfect score of 7 for Chemistry.

Being fluent in both syllabi, he continues to be highly sought after for his effective and concise delivery of content and concepts.

MR ROY CHAN

Mr Roy Chan has over 15 years of experience in education. Roy was a former student of Raffles Institution and he went on to read Science at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. After graduation, he taught Math and Science at local primary schools before joining Paideia Learning Academy where he currently teaches Math and Science to Primary school students.

Well-liked by students, he has been able to help many students transform their grades positively (eg: improving from a fail to a B in PSLE Science within one month) with many of his students scoring within the AL 1 to 3 band.

MR TERENCE CHUA

Mr Terence Chua was a former student of Raffles Institution and has a Bachelors of Engineering degree from the National University of Singapore.

With 10 years of teaching expeirence, Terence helms the Math team at Paideia Learning Academy and teaches both Primary school and Secondary school Math. Known for his learning through thinking approach, Terence has managed to help many of his students achieve AL1 to AL3 grades in the PSLE as well as consistent A1 or A2 grades in both Mathematics and Additional Mathematics in Secondary school.

In the 2023 O-level exam, over 80% of our students obtained A1 or A2 grades in Additional Mathematics and 100% of our students obtained A1 or A2 grades in Mathematics.