Conducted By Top IB Examiners
Success is a standard that raises itself to no one. You raise yourself to its level.
QE is a leading provider of tutorial and enrichment programmes for secondary and pre-tertiary students. Today, we work with the brightest educators- IB Examiners, IB45 graduates, and beyond. In 2019, all our graduating students scored 6’s and 7’s in the IB exams. More than a source of tutorial services, QE encompasses a highly regarded brand of education designed to promote academic success and character development.
Conducted By Top IB Examiners
Success is a standard that raises itself to no one. You raise yourself to its level. – Quintessential
QE is a leading provider of tutorial and enrichment programmes for secondary and pre-tertiary students. Today, we work with the brightest educators- IB Examiners, IB45 graduates, and beyond. In 2019, all our graduating students scored 6’s and 7’s in the IB exams. More than a source of tutorial services, QE encompasses a highly regarded brand of education designed to promote academic success and character development.
QE Curriculum Design Principles
Setting the gold standard in Education.
Today’s IB curricula is increasingly extensive. Subjects like Biology and Economics cover 20 chapters in 2 years, with rigorous application-based assessments. This timeline compels schools to prioritise textbook content over exam skills and answering techniques.
Memorising textbook content no longer suffices. QE adopts a time-proven exam based teaching, centred on highly targeted practices and definitive questions analyses. We design our curriculum with the following elements in mind.
Smart Learning
Study smart. Each QE lesson is intelligently designed with carefully selected resources and practice sets to provide effective solutions for targeted learning objectives.
Exam Focused Learning
Practice makes perfect. QE is highly exam centric; we regularly conduct simulated exams to monitor student learning, recognise learning gaps, and help students develop key problem solving skills.
By IB and IGCSE Examiners
E3 Teaching Model
Expose: Question exposure is key to effective learning. Unlike typical classes that begin with textbook content, QE commences with exam question analysis to systematically address learning priorities, deconstruct key question types, and introduce new content.
Elaborate: Next, the class learns textbook content by solving key exam questions. Such ‘learning from doing’ enhances problem solving skills and conceptual understanding for productive learning. Our insider knowledge ensures a highly advanced curriculum with optimal question exposure and hands on learning for comprehensive syllabus coverage.
Execute: Practice, practice, practice. E3 concludes with timed trials and topical drills for targeted revision and advanced application skills. QE’s industry leading question banks are intelligently designed to address all question types, consider the learning style of each student, and maximise knowledge retention. More importantly, we emphasise post practice reviews with respective tutors to leave no questions unanswered.
PREMIUM TUTORS
Junior: They graduated from top IB schools with stellar grades (IB 43+), many of whom are ex QE tutees who have been cherry picked to join our teaching team. Having first hand experience in both the IB and QE courses, they offer invaluable support to students for effective learning and continue to share a proven formula for success.
Senior: Graduates, current, and ex school teachers with minimum 5 years experience and bachelors’ degree with top honours. All QE tutors go through a stringent 3 stage selection. First, screening of credentials for top tutors with proven teaching record at established schools (Mean IB score > 6.5). Next, a personal interview to ensure these candidates are likeable and effective communicators who can lead and inspire. Finally, a session where prospective tutors deliver a lesson to our interviewers. QE works with only the best in the industry.
Examiners: IB examiners who have been teaching their entire careers and consistently rank top among their colleagues. They have experience marking IB papers and know exactly what examiners are looking out for. Students who need pinpoint help for exam skills, answering techniques, and focused drills, often benefit the most. Rest assured, your children will thrive under their mentorship.
University Applications Advisory
Success that lasts a lifetime.
University Applications Mentoring has become par excellence for many students to get every advantage possible. From Early Years Mentoring, Personal Statement Review, to Entrance Test Preparations, QE’s multi year program helps students to stay ahead of competition, and build lasting friendships with overachieving mentors from the worlds’ best universities. QE has an unrivalled success rate – >90% acceptance for U.K. and Oxbridge schools, >70% acceptance for Top U.S. Universities. Our students regularly secure offers from the likes of Cambridge, Stanford, and beyond. Read about our U.S, U.K, Medical, and Law School advisory here.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
QE was established with you in mind – whether you are struggling academically in school, topping your cohort or achieving average grades, our lessons are designed to help you maximise your potential and challenge yourself. For students who struggle to keep up with their syllabus in school, and require a tutor to help them identify their misconceptions and provide insights on how to improve on their practices, QE’s curriculum is designed to guide you through that. Our tutors have years of experiences honing the skills of students and providing insider knowledge on examination and answering techniques which will allow you to see significant improvement in your academics.
QE works with the best in the industry. Each QE tutor is an IB graduate, IB teacher, or IB Examiner with vast experience at the best schools and knows the curriculum inside out. On average, each tutor teaches 12 classes a week, way more than an average school teacher or tutor does, allowing us to stay ahead of the syllabus and consistently deliver classes at a highest level. We demand such a level of perfection that we only hire 1-2 tutors from every 100 profiles we see. Each tutor is cherry-picked and teaches a customised curriculum built on our highly rated E3 pedagogy for maximum productivity and exam performance.
Yes. At QE, we offer a trial lesson for each subject. What’s more, you only pay for the trial lesson if you decide to sign up for classes, there will be no charge should you decide that you do not wish to enrol with us.
Inform your teacher if you are unable to make it for a lesson; you will be able to attend a makeup class. Alternatively, if the rest of the group class is agreeable to reschedule the class, the entire class will attend lessons on another arranged date.
For new students, we offer a paid trial lesson. This means that:
- You only pay for the trial lesson when you enrol.
- We do not collect your material fee and deposit upfront.
- Only when you decide to continue with lessons, will we itemise the material fee and deposit in your bill.
The joining fees applicable are:
- A one-time material fee of $80.
- 1 month of course fee as deposit for each subject.
- A termly fee for each subject.
We also believe that class sizes should be kept small to facilitate the discussion and discourse between students during lessons. The dynamism and effectiveness of such discussions are ensured by our small class sizes.
Individual classes are conducted on a weekly basis over one-half hour sessions.
