Ruixing Active Chinese Centre has been teaching Higher Chinese in Singapore since 2012, for students from Primary 1 through secondary school. Classes are taught at our Bugis centre (116 Middle Road, #05-04 ICB Enterprise House), a 5-minute walk from Bugis MRT. Our teachers are all university graduates with at least 6 years of local teaching experience, and can teach bilingually — so your child can ask questions in English if they don't yet have the Chinese vocabulary to ask in Chinese.

How We Teach Higher Chinese, By Level

Our Higher Chinese arrangement is different at each stage, and we think it's worth explaining honestly rather than promising a one-size-fits-all class:

• Primary 1 to Primary 4: Higher Chinese students learn in the same class as regular Chinese students, with additional Higher Chinese enrichment material provided during lessons. This works because the gap between the two syllabuses is still small at this stage, and our in-person classes are capped at 6 students, so teachers can manage both sets of material in one room.
• Primary 5 to Primary 6: We open a separate, dedicated Higher Chinese class. By this stage the two syllabuses diverge significantly — wider vocabulary, harder comprehension passages, longer compositions and higher oral standards — so a dedicated class makes more sense.
• Secondary school: We also teach Higher Chinese at the secondary level. Availability can vary by year, so please contact us to confirm for your child's specific level.

One practical benefit of the Primary 1–4 arrangement: it gives your family an observation window. You can see how your child copes with the extra material before deciding, at Primary 5, whether to commit to a dedicated Higher Chinese class.

Should Your Child Take Higher Chinese?

This isn't a decision we can make for you, and we'd rather be upfront about both sides than oversell it. Some schools in Singapore offer Higher Chinese from Primary 1, and we can support a child from that point. Whether it's the right choice depends on your child's current interest and confidence in the language, and on your school's own criteria and timeline for offering it. For the current rules on eligibility, subject-based banding, and how Higher Chinese is scored or recognised at PSLE and O-Level, please refer to the official MOE and SEAB guidelines for the relevant year, as these are reviewed periodically.

What's Included

• In-person group classes capped at 6 students; online group classes capped at 20 (via Zoom); 1-to-1 lessons available at every level, in-person or online.
• Access to our story library — over 2,000 Chinese stories — from one month after enrolment, for reading-aloud and recording practice at home.
• Bilingual teachers, all university graduates with 6+ years of local teaching experience.

Fees

Higher Chinese follows the same fee structure as our regular Primary and Secondary Chinese classes at each level, since Higher Chinese is integrated into (or paired with) those classes rather than priced separately:

Level	Class Size	Duration	Monthly Fee
Primary 1–2 (Group)	Up to 6	2 hrs/week	S$268
Primary 3–4 (Group)	Up to 6	2 hrs/week	S$288
Primary 5–6 (Group)	Up to 6	2 hrs/week	S$318
Primary (1-to-1)	—	2 hrs/week	S$488 (S$60/hr)
Secondary 1–2 (Group)	Up to 6	2 hrs/week	S$408
Secondary 3–4 (Group)	Up to 6	2 hrs/week	S$438
Secondary (1-to-1)	—	2 hrs/week	S$648 (S$80/hr)

Monthly fees cover 4 lessons and include materials. A one-time registration fee of S$20 applies for new students, plus a refundable deposit of S$100 (refunded in full with one month's notice before ending tuition). Online group class fees differ from in-person rates — please contact us to confirm current pricing.

Book a Trial

Group trial lessons are free. A 1-to-1 trial lesson is S$30 for 2 hours. Book a trial to see how we teach Higher Chinese before committing.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the earliest my child can start Higher Chinese at Ruixing?
From Primary 1 — some Singapore primary schools introduce Higher Chinese that early, and we can support your child from the same starting point.

Is Higher Chinese taught in a separate class from regular Chinese?
It depends on the level. From Primary 1 to 4, Higher Chinese students are in the same class as regular Chinese students, with extra material provided. From Primary 5 onward, we run a dedicated Higher Chinese class.

My child doesn't have strong Chinese yet — can they still ask questions in class?
Yes. All our teachers are bilingual, so your child can ask questions in English if they don't yet have the vocabulary to ask in Chinese.

Do you teach Higher Chinese at the secondary level?
Yes, though availability can vary by year level — please contact us to confirm for your child's specific year.

How does Higher Chinese affect PSLE or O-Level results?
Rules on eligibility, scoring, and any bonus points are set by MOE and SEAB and are reviewed periodically, so we'd rather point you to their official, current guidelines than quote numbers here that may be out of date.

Can we try a lesson before signing up?
Yes — group trial lessons are free, and a 1-to-1 trial is S$30 for 2 hours. Book a trial.