Chemistry

Curriculum Objectives

The aims of our curriculum are to enable students to:

  • develop interest and maintain a sense of wonder and curiosity about chemistry;
  • construct and apply knowledge of chemistry;
  • appreciate and understand the evolutionary nature and history of science;
  • develop skills for making scientific inquiries;
  • develop the ability to think scientifically, critically and creatively, and solve problems individually and collaboratively in chemistry-related contexts;
  • discuss science-related issues using the language of chemistry;
  • make informed decisions and judgements on chemistry-related issues;
  • show appropriate awareness of working safely;
  • understand and evaluate the social, ethical, economic, environmental and technological implications of chemistry, and develop an attitude of responsible citizenship;
  • develop an interest in, and care for, the environment;
  • develop an understanding of the scientific skills essential for both further study and everyday life.

Characteristics of School-based Curriculum

Our school-based curriculum allows students to choose different pathways to study chemistry in senior grades.

G9   G10   G11 & G12   Public Exam
Fundamentals of Chemistry arrow_forward NSS Chemistry (compulsory), IGCSE Chemistry top-up programme (optional) arrow_forward NSS Chemistry arrow_forward HKDSE
arrow_forward IAL Chemistry arrow_forward IAL

Curriculum Contents

G9
  • Introduction to Chemistry
  • Atomic structure
  • Periodic table
  • Structure and bonding
G10 NSS curriculum (core)
  • Planet earth
  • Microscopic world I
  • Metals
  • Acids and bases
  • Fossil fuels and carbon compounds
IGCSE curriculum (optional)
  • The particulate nature of matter
  • Experimental techniques
  • Atoms, elements and compounds Stoichiometry
  • Electricity and chemistry
  • Chemical energetics
  • Chemical reactions
  • Acids, bases and salts
  • The Periodic Table
  • Metals
  • Air and water
  • Sulfur
  • Carbonates
  • Organic chemistry
  NSS stream GCE AL stream
G11 NSS curriculum (core)
  • Redox reactions, chemical cells and electrolysis
  • Microscopic world II
  • Chemical reactions and energy Chemistry of carbon compounds
  • Rate of reaction
  • Chemical equilibrium
  • Patterns in the chemical world
GCE AL curriculum
  • Formulae, equations and amount of substance
  • Atomic structure and the Periodic Table
  • Bonding and structure
  • Introductory Organic Chemistry and Alkanes, Alkenes and Energetics
  • Intermolecular forces
  • Redox Chemistry and Groups 1, 2 and 7
  • Introduction to kinetics and equilibria
  • Halogenoalkanes, alcohols and spectra
G12 NSS curriculum (elective)
  • Industrial Chemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry
GCE AL curriculum
  • Kinetics
  • Entropy and energetics
  • Chemical equilibria
  • Acid-base equilibria
  • Carbonyls, Carboxylic Acids and Chirality
  • Redox equilibria
  • Transition metals and their chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry – Arenes
  • Amines, Amides, Amino Acids and Proteins
  • Organic synthesis
The Periodic Table
The Periodic Table
Chinese Calligraphy
Chinese Calligraphy
Chemistry of Cyanotype
Chemistry of Cyanotype
Alchemist Workshop
Alchemist Workshop
ChemScrabble Puzzle
ChemScrabble Puzzle
Smoking Bubbles
Smoking Bubbles