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ZENITH J1 OPEN HOUSE & J1 DOUBLE TRIAL CLASSES ARE NOW OPEN. SLOTS ARE LIMITED.

ZENITH J1 OPEN HOUSE & J1 DOUBLE TRIAL CLASSES ARE NOW OPEN. SLOTS ARE LIMITED.

ZENITH J1 OPEN HOUSE & J1 DOUBLE TRIAL CLASSES ARE NOW OPEN. SLOTS ARE LIMITED.

ZENITH J1 OPEN HOUSE & J1 DOUBLE TRIAL CLASSES ARE NOW OPEN. SLOTS ARE LIMITED.

Joshua Tan

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JC Biology
Passionate, creative and detail-oriented
My Experience/Achievements:
  • Teaching since 2022
  • Former MOE Teaching Scholar
  • NUS Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences (with Specialisation in Environmental Biology) with First Class Honors (Honors with highest distinction)
  • NIE Postgraduate Diploma in Education (with Distinction)
  • Recipient of the NUS Wallace Prize AY1819 (one of the top graduating students in Life Sciences with concentration in Biology)
  • Imperial College London Masters of Science in Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Evolution (with Distinction), Top Student in Cohort
  • MOE Service Excellence Award (Gold)
  • 3x MOE Outstanding Contribution Award
  • 3x Innovative Teacher Award
  • 1x Inspiring Teacher Award

About Me:

During my time with MOE, I realized something important—no matter how tough the job got, my students were always the reason I loved what I do. They are at the center of every decision I make, both inside and outside the classroom, because I genuinely cherish my relationship with each one of them.

My lessons are fun, interactive, and highly visual, with plenty of engaging games to help make learning stick. But beyond just having fun, I focus on teaching smart answering techniques and research-backed study methods, so you can not only ace your exams but also enjoy the learning process along the way!

My students describe me as:

My teaching style is interactive, detailed, and focused on making complex concepts easier to understand. My students often tell me they appreciate how I break things down, extensively annotate notes, and go through corrections in-depth—it really helps them learn. More than just teaching the subject, I strive to create a positive and engaging environment where they feel supported every step of the way. Learning biology with me isn’t just about getting good grades—it’s about building confidence and truly understanding the subject.

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I enrolled in Zenith Jurong East for H2 Biology, and it was honestly one of the best academic decisions I made. The lessons go far beyond memorising content — there is a strong focus on understanding concepts deeply, which is crucial for tackling higher-order H2 Bio questions. Because of this, I felt much more confident explaining processes and applying concepts during exams.

The tutors are very committed and supportive. Mr Josh in particular stands out for his distinctive teaching approach — he trains students to think logically and critically instead of simply giving model answers. This really strengthened my answering techniques and ability to handle unfamiliar questions. Zenith also ensures regular exposure to exam-style questions by having students attempt H2 Biology papers consistently, which helped me improve steadily over time. Overall, Zenith provides an excellent balance of content mastery and exam readiness, and I would definitely recommend it to students who are serious about doing well in H2 Biology.

- Fazila, JPJC, 2025

I attended J2 Biology at Zenith Education Studio! Proud to say I studied at Zenith as my experience there made me realise just how much my needs were met. I felt as though every aspect was taken care of! Not to mention dedicated teachers like Josh, who taught me Bio! His Quizlet flashcards really helped me memorise my content better, focusing on key answer techniques. I think the techniques to answering questions might be easily overlooked since other students might focus on ace-ing their content but personally, I think that Josh's set of answering techniques drilled the proper way to answer questions in me. It was to the point that when I saw a question, I instinctively knew what to write. While I saw a question to be a relatively easy one, my non-Zenith schoolmates struggled to apply the accurate concepts for the questions

I really felt so taken care of at Zenith. Like Josh bought for us Wingstop during our 5 hour lessons which honestly offset the pain of studying for A-Levels.

Sometimes I wonder how the teachers earn enough when so much goes back to the welfare but I think this just serves as proof that Zenith is one of a kind. They have relatively cheap rates and I feel like 100% goes back to the students so you won't have to worry about not getting your money's worth.

Thank you Josh and Zenith!

- Izzah, VJC, 2025

I attended Zenith Jurong East for H2 Biology tuition, and it genuinely played a huge role in helping me excel in the subject. What sets Zenith apart is its strong emphasis on true content mastery and conceptual understanding, rather than rote memorisation alone - which is especially important given how heavy H2 Biology content can be. The tutors focus on why things work the way they do, allowing me to approach questions with clarity and confidence.

The teachers are extremely dedicated and helpful; Mr Josh, for example, has a very unique teaching style that guides your thinking process instead of spoon-feeding answers. This really helped me improve my application and analysis skills. Zenith also makes students attempt H2 Biology papers every week, ensuring consistent exposure to a wide range of question types. This balance between solid content understanding and exam practice is something many centres neglect, but Zenith executes it exceptionally well. Highly recommended for serious H2 Bio students.

- Ethan Hon, JPJC, 2025

i enjoyed my lessons with josh very much and he's definitely helped to make h2 bio much easier to understand! the classroom environment is also warm and welcoming, making it very conducive for studying

- Isabel Tan, VJC, 2025

Really enjoyed Mr Joshua's class. He's engaging and very patient when answering all my questions. When our sessions stretch over lunch, he also bought our favourite food. really appreciate his help.

- Ethan Koh, NYJC, 2025

Joshua (bio teacher) is the best bio teacher ive ever had !!! joined zenith bio around prelim period and it helped me jump from Sin timed prac to C in prelims.. and hopefully more for the actual A levels!

- Hans Yeow, RJC, 2025

joshua was so kind, breaking down concepts that seemed insurmountable to bite sized content that i finally can understand. i could feel his passion in class, always smiling and encouraging us even when we weren't on our best. i highly recommend him as a tutor !

- Tan Kai Ze, DHS, 2025

I am very grateful to have Mr Tan as my form teacher and biology teacher. Even though I already like the subject by itself, he made it 10 times more interesting and enjoyable. I always look forward to every one of his lessons because he somehow always manages to make it very interactive. I really like his teaching style! He is the first teacher that I met who annotates so much on the notes and goes through it in so much detail just to help his students to understand and really, it does help us to understand the concepts better! At first when I saw that he would consolidate and write down our common error for each of our assignments and annotate his feedback, I was thinking which teacher would spend their time to prepare so much just to go through corrections because most would just show the answer sheet, but I am very thankful to Mr Tan for doing that because it really helped us to understand our mistakes better!

Although sometimes the class is noisy or distracted, Mr Tan seems to handle it very well without scolding us. He is also approachable and always willing to answer all our questions! Till the point where our class would have too many questions and he had to ask us to meet him after class, but I guess it shows our passion for biology and how approachable he is! I would have a lot of last minute questions before our exams, but Mr Tan always answers them patiently and meets us for consultations to clear our doubts.

- Teo You Jia, FHSS, 2023

Mr Tan always seeks to improve our lessons and use innovative methods. For boring content such as going through TYS, he somehow found new ways to make it entertaining (e.g. incorporating bingo cards), and for learning new concepts, he used physical simulations such as the the natural selection simulation activity and human polynucleotide linking activity. These allowed us to remember the concepts more vividly while having fun.

- Tan Zi Han Aaralyn, FHSS, Class of 2024

Mr Joshua Tan created many different games to stimulate our learning and encourage participation. His unique and innovative approach to teaching biology helped us grasp concepts better and also the game and prizes encourages us to do our best in class. Almost every lesson, he has a new game up his sleeves. He also goes the extra mile to prepare us video lessons for sick students and extra online lessons for us to better understand what was taught in class.

- Kaylene Tan Si Ying, FHSS, Class of 2024

I am deeply grateful to Mr Tan for everything he has done for our class, from mini games and entertaining our questions to interactive activities to enhance our knowledge and understanding. His hard work, effort and passion can be felt through his actions and is commendable. Mr Tan has presented and dissected harder to understand concepts into bite-sized concepts that further facilitated our learning in the classroom. Thank you to Mr Tan for going above and beyond to make learning engaging and meaningful. He is truly an inspirational teacher and us as students could learn so much from him. His unwavering support and encouragement has motivated me to continue pressing on and working hard.

- Seng Wan Ling, FHSS, Class of 2024

Mr Tan is an amazing teacher for being able to let us have as much fun as we learn. He puts in so much effort to make sure we enjoy the lessons and that we can understand the concepts being taught! He also tries his best to get all of us to participate in class too. Mr Tan is a teacher with silly humor and made us share a laugh in class.

He has also been a form teacher who cared so much about us, taking the time to talk to me after I was upset for doing poorly in a test. He took the time to understand where I might have gone wrong in my revision and gave me advice to help me do better next time, which helped me a lot!! He was really a teacher that nurtured my interest in Biology. He has been the best Biology teacher I could have asked for and his lessons have undeniably left a mark on my life.

- Thean Jing Xuan, FHSS, Class of 2024

For the past 2 years, I am genuinely so thankful to have Mr Tan as my teacher. He is always so dedicated in ensuring that every single bio lesson we have is fun and enriching, and we indeed had fun! (Sorry if I had been laughing a bit too much in your class). Also, because of Mr Tan, my bio improved a lot a lot a lot! Thank you for all the guidance and support!

- Mavis Soh Sing Juan, FHSS, Class of 2024

I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Mr Tan for the incredible passion and dedication he brought to teaching us biology. His teaching have not only made the subject fascinating, but also made the lessons enjoyable. He has been a guiding light to many, offering support, encouragement and displaying patience. His kindness and understanding makes our class feel like a second home, and I am truly grateful to have him as my teacher.

- Fion Tan You Yee, FHSS, Class of 2024

Mr Tan was always very patient when teaching and nurturing us, pushing us to our maximum potential. His lessons are always entertaining and intriguing to me as his ideas to get us interested to go through even the mundane worksheets are very innovative!

- Teo Rui Ling, FHSS, Class of 2024

Mr Tan is a wonderful biology teacher. His way of teaching is special. He is able to make complex concepts simple and easy to understand. I remember a particular incident in Sec 1 WA1, I scored a B4 with tons of careless mistakes, and he said, “it’s fine, it’s careless mistake, you’ll do better the next time”. Rather simple per se, but that encouragement did “spark” something in me to be the student I am today. His lessons were also something that I truly love. It really makes me put back my faith in Biology. Thank you to Mr Tan for all the support, the prizes and the effort he has put in throughout the years.

- Jefferson Lee Sian Hon, FHSS, 2024

I am genuinely so thankful to have Mr Tan as my teacher! He is such an inspiration. He is always so patient and understanding to us. In fact, he is the most patient teacher I have seen so far. It is also surprising to recall that he has actually never been mad before as he has such good temper and patience, which are traits that a good teacher has! I like how he always put in so much effort to help us learn in the best way (active recall, etc.) and that really helped me a lot in my revision!

- Vienna Neo Kai Qi, FHSS, 2024

Thank you to Mr Tan for being such a great biology teacher for the past few years. I really enjoyed his lessons and the little games he always hosted to make the lessons more fun and interactive. I also appreciate all the hardwork and effort he puts into each lesson. Mr Tan is also very patient and understanding with us.

- Yuan Yinke, FHSS, 2024

Mr Tan is a chill and cool teacher. I really enjoyed his biology and biology olympiad lessons! He is able to instill in me the motivation to try my best for my assessments as his methods of teaching are so diverse and interesting. It is always fun to learn a new topic under him. Thank you for being the best teacher.

- Gong Meng Qi, FHSS, 2024

Mr Tan is such an amazing and straight forward biology teacher. His teaching methods for biology and his teaching style has genuinely deepened my interest and love for biology. I honestly felt so blessed to have him as my teacher. He has also always been super nice and caring to all of us.

- Tan Jia Kai, FHSS, 2024

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