Q: What does Physics Junior College (JC) Tuition: 2025/26 IP Student Guide cover? A: Why JC Physics marks hinge on spreadsheet-ready practical skills, SUVAT-to-fields concept transfer.
TL;DR JC Physics allocates twenty percent of the A-Level grade to a spreadsheet-based practical paper, drops Mid-Years in favour of high-stakes Block Tests, and expects IP students to juggle electronics, fields and SHM barely eight months after their Year 4 promos. Specialist tuition that blends SUVAT-vector drills, ACE-style lab coaching and timed-paper stamina loops helps close gaps before promos; outcomes still depend on school pacing and practice volume. Parents: lock in support before the Term 1 WA or your child risks chasing deficits all year.
1 | Why JC Physics Feels Like a Shock
1.1 Assessment has changed - quietly
Paper
Weight
Key skills
Paper 1 MCQ
Fifteen percent
Fast retrieval, sign-logic traps
Paper 2 Structured
Thirty percent
Multi-topic synthesis, calculus
Paper 3 Long Qs
Thirty-five percent
Data handling, fields-energy links
Paper 4 Practical
Twenty percent
Spreadsheet LINEST,
±
uncertainty, evaluation paragraphs
The 2026 syllabus hard-codes the twenty percent practical weight and states that candidates “may use a spreadsheet to process data”.
1.2 No more Mid-Year Exams
MOE has phased out Mid-Year Exams to lighten assessment load, and colleges now rely on weighted assessments (WAs) and promos instead. Result: students often see their first 3-hour paper only at the JC 1 Promotional - check your college’s WA plan early so pacing can be adjusted.
1.3 Competition for tuition slots is fierce
2024 media coverage highlighted sustained demand for private tuition, with Physics frequently listed among the most requested JC subjects. Centres with small-group formats fill early in the year.
2 | Three Concept Cliffs That Drag JC Marks
Cliff
Typical symptom
How tuition fixes it
SUVAT → Fields transfer
Treats potential lines as particle paths; mix-up in E=−∇V.
Bridge lessons that map SUVAT graphs to electric-field energy diagrams.
Spreadsheet & ACE rubric
Writes “half-range error” for all spreads, omits SE from LINEST.
Rate ranges reflect public price lists as of Nov 2025; confirm final fees, trial lessons and material charges with each provider.
5 | Case Study - From C to A- in Two Terms
Profile: IPY4 graduate entered JC 1 with a C for Physics. Pain-points: sign errors in FBDs, zero spreadsheet know-how, clocked out after 2 h in first school mock.
