How we build Scholar Structures for essays
Scholar Structures is a set of writing frameworks developed by top scholars, backed by data analysis.
This is how we create it.
Step 1: Our top scholars from NUS Law and other universities write model 27/30 essays (marked by ex-MOE teachers).
Step 2: We break these model essays down into their fundamental components and map out all the methods commonly used to construct each component.
Step 3: We track which methods perform best under real exam conditions — using multi-year data from hundreds of students — and eliminate the methods that consistently underperform.
The result: a set of proprietary data insights on what actually works in the O-Level English exam.
We then convert these insights into a repeatable, objective system that any student can follow in the exam.
This means students finally get clear, actionable steps, instead of vague, outdated, and frankly useless writing methods.
If you’re still using rhetorical questions and statistics in your hook without the High Connotation Problem, if you’re writing points with no Thesis–Reason Matrix, if you’re elaborating without Insight + Process, or using examples without Contextual Evaluation, you’re doing it wrong.
Outdated methods simply aren’t designed for high-level exam application.
But with data-backed Scholar Structures, students stop taking the exam in “guess-mode”.
This is why our students don’t just score As — we produce cohort toppers and consistent 25, 26, and 27/30 essays, year after year.
*Classes cover all components except Listening Comprehension.
Practice like a Scholar, 3x a Week
Most students don’t fall behind because they lack information — they fall behind because they don’t practise consistently and lack accountability.
3 times a week means 2 homework sessions (no teaching) on Mondays and Wednesdays (9-10 pm) + 1 main teaching session (1.5 hours).
Since there’s no travel needed for online classes, the time you save becomes the homework session time.
If students can't attend the homework sessions, they can complete the work independently.
Types of students who excelled under our programme
Type 1: Motivated ‘B’ Student
The motivated average B student is fluent in English as a daily language but has gaps in exam techniques.
The student can get an A in English but fluctuates between A/B or is stuck at a B.
He/she doesn’t have many grammar issues and has a fairly competent vocabulary.
He/she unfortunately thinks that getting better results means doing more practice.
Representative Results:
1. HCI Sec 3 - First A Ever
2. Poly Private Candidate O levels - A1
3. MGS Sec 3 - Top in Class for Situational 24/30
4. DHS Sec 2 - Top in Class for Expository 26/30
5. Bukit Batok Sec 1 - Top in Class Compre 19/20
Type 2: Struggling ‘C/B’ Student
The struggling student is fine with conversational English but has major technical gaps.
Writing shows decent ideas but is filled with grammar and vocabulary weaknesses.
The student also has a limited understanding of what is tested/how to study and just ‘floats’ in school. He/she usually scores around a C or B, only touching the A-band for minor tests and assignments, if at all.
Representative Results:
1. Sec 3 Student from China - D7 to B4 Overall Weighted
2. Sec 4 Temasek Secondary - B4 to A2 Argumentative Essay
3. Sec 1 Bedok Secondary - Fail to A2 Situational Writing