1. Is this programme targeted at mainstream or GEP students?

For English and Math IR, the programme is targeted at mainstream students as the materials covered focus on the PSLE. At the P5 level, the GEP students take the GEP examination which is slightly different from the mainstream examination. However, if P5 GEP students would like some practice for the PSLE, they can sign up for this.

For Science IR, both mainstream and GEP students can join the programme as most topics are revision of what they have covered and focuses on PSLE topics and components.

2. Will there be any homework?

There will be no homework. Students will be given time to try most questions as part of class work. For the remaining questions, students can try them at home and check their answers against the answer keys.

3. Will the worksheets be marked?

For English, components like composition writing will be collected by the teacher for marking. For other components and other subjects, our teachers will go through the answers in class. Due to the intensive nature of the programme, our teachers will focus more on the teaching content, question analysis and answering methods/techniques. Hence, answer keys are provided to ensure that there is a model answer to check against after the program ends. This is unlike our core program where we do not typically provide answer keys.

4. If I can only make it for 1 day out of the 2 days, can I still attend the session? Are the contents covered related?

You can still attend the session as different components/topics are covered over both days. Should you miss any session, worksheets and answer keys for some components will be provided.

5. My child already attended the Intensive Revision Programmes in March? Is this any different? 

Yes. English: Throughout the year, we cover a range of different examination components. For this session, we will focus on composition and we have included orals as well.

If you would like your child to get some oral practice, this would be a very useful session for your child to attend.

For Math and Science, while some of the components are the same, the topics and questions are different. This is a good programme to sign up for if you would like your child to have more practice before their end of year examinations.

6. My child already attends the Primary 5 core programme. How will this be useful?

The P5 Intensive Revision Programme focuses on the sections which we feel are key to helping students score in the exam, or topics that students stuggle the most in. Students can use this opportunity to consolidate their learning or to revise areas which they feel that they are not familiar with. This programme also serves to provide students with extra practice. 

Intensive Revision Plus FAQ

1. Can I only sign up for IR plus and not IR?

No, IR plus can only be taken if the student has already signed up for IR.

2. What's the difference between the main intensive revision programme and the IR  plus programme?

For Mathematics and Science, the main IR programme takes a more topical approach while the IR plus programme takes a more skill-based approach. For Mathematics, there is a heavy emphasis of performance excellence in the IR plus programme where the students will train on time management through timed quizzes and learn exam skills such as spotting errors/mistakes, mark allocation etc. For Science, the IR plus programme equips your child with the skills required to analyse experiment-based questions and interpret questions with data, which are they two key areas which many students find challenging. 

For English, the IR programme focuses on a few sections of the paper at each time while teaching students skills to tackle specific sections. The IR plus programme zooms in to one of the most challenging papers, Paper 2 (Language Use and Comprehension), and focuses on sections which have the highest marks and/or have been traditionally challenging for students. IR plus allows for in depth coverage and practice as well as targeted feedback. Students will be able to clarify their doubts in a focused way.