For families outside Singapore or travelling for an extended period, an online course keeps a student on the Singapore syllabus without a local class. Odyssey Math Tuition’s online courses follow a curriculum aligned to the MOE syllabus, are available 24 hours a day on any device, and cover Secondary 1 to Junior College 2.
The problem being solved
A student who will return to the Singapore system, or who is sitting Singapore examinations from abroad, has a specific difficulty: local tuition follows the local syllabus, and the two are not interchangeable. Topic order, notation conventions and examination style all differ.
The result is a student who is working hard on material that does not map onto what they will be examined in.
What an online course resolves and what it does not
- Resolves: syllabus alignment, notation, examination style, access regardless of time zone
- Resolves: continuity across a move, with no gap between arrangements
- Does not resolve: having someone notice when a student quietly stops
- Does not resolve: the accountability a fixed weekly commitment creates
The second pair matters. A student abroad without a local class has fewer external structures, not more, so the honest requirement is a student who will actually open it.
Time zones stop mattering
A fixed class time is the main casualty of relocation. Self-paced material removes the problem entirely: there is no session to miss and no time zone to reconcile, because access runs at all hours with unlimited replays.
For long trips within a school term, this is also what makes the difference between missing three weeks and covering them.
Returning to the system
Students planning to rejoin a Singapore school face the same question in reverse: are they at the point their cohort has reached? A cold topical test on the recent topics answers it more reliably than a comparison of syllabus documents.
Where the answer is no, the repair is specific rather than general — and the transition points are where mismatches concentrate. For the upper-secondary subject split, E-Math versus A-Math sets out what a returning student needs to have in place.
The two situations this covers, and they differ
It is worth separating them, because the right approach is not the same.
- A temporary absence — a long trip, a family posting for a year, an extended medical absence. Here the goal is continuity: keep pace with the cohort so that returning is not a cliff. Coverage matters more than depth.
- A permanent move with Singapore examinations still ahead — a student sitting O-Levels or A-Levels as a private candidate, or attending an international school while preparing for the local paper. Here depth matters more, because there is no local class reinforcing the syllabus at all.
The second case is the more demanding of the two and the one where the question bank and past-year school papers do the most work, since they are the only exposure to Singapore examination style the student gets.
Practical notes
The courses run on a phone, tablet or computer, which matters when a household is between homes. Levels available online are Secondary 1 through Secondary 4 and Junior College. All carry a 7-day money-back guarantee, and the online course terms and conditions are published in full.
A student on the online course
Myra describes what studying with the online course was actually like.
What we describe here comes from how our own online courses are built and from what we have seen in our own classes. It is not a forecast for any individual student: progress is produced jointly, by a student willing to put in the work with support at home. We do not promise grades. Course details and prices are as published at the time of writing — check the course pages for current information.
Read next
Related reading on studying maths online: Revising for Mid-Year Maths Exams With an Online Course, Revising for Prelims With an Online Maths Course, Revising for Weighted Assessments in Lower Secondary Maths, Inside the Junior College 2 H2 Mathematics Online Math Course, Functions and Graphs: A Secondary 3 E-Math Guide. On choosing a school, our list of primary schools in Singapore and list of secondary schools in Singapore set out what differs between them.
Frequently asked questions
Can my child use the online courses from outside Singapore?
Yes. Access is available at any hour on any device, which removes the time-zone problem entirely.
Do the courses follow the Singapore syllabus?
They follow our own curriculum, aligned to the MOE syllabus, which is what makes them useful for students sitting Singapore examinations.
What levels are covered?
Secondary 1 through to Junior College 2, including E-Math, A-Math and H2 Mathematics.
Is an online course enough on its own while abroad?
It depends on the student. Abroad there are usually fewer external structures, so it suits a student who will open it without being told.
How do we check whether a returning student is at the right point?
A cold topical test on the cohort’s recent topics is more reliable than comparing syllabus documents.
What devices are supported?
A phone, tablet or computer. A larger screen is easier for working alongside the video.
Last reviewed July 2026. Syllabus details follow the Ministry of Education and SEAB published documents.
