Your Promo grade was a wake-up call
A C or below in JC1 Promos usually means gaps in Elasticity, Market Failure or diagram technique — not laziness. Those gaps compound in JC2 rather than disappearing.
JC A-Level · H2 Economics · Nov 2026 – Jan 2027
Fix your JC1 cracks before JC2 breaks you
Most students struggle in JC2 not because Macroeconomics is hard, but because their JC1 foundation has cracks. With Prelims, Project Work and university applications piling up, you can't be fixing Elasticity and Market Failure gaps then. We fix them now.
Physical at Newton / Novena, or live online
Who this is for
You don't need to have failed Promos to belong here. You need a Microeconomics foundation that won't buckle when Macro lands on top of it.
A C or below in JC1 Promos usually means gaps in Elasticity, Market Failure or diagram technique — not laziness. Those gaps compound in JC2 rather than disappearing.
A B in Promos and a B at A-Levels are different exams. Students with solid Promo grades join to consolidate the syllabus and get ahead on application and evaluation.
It's abstract, heavily graphical, and almost always rushed at the end of JC1. It's also H2-only, so most students arrive in JC2 having never properly learned it.
You can define the terms but can't reach Level 3 evaluation. That's a technique problem, and technique is exactly what an intensive block fixes fastest.
The syllabus
Module 1 · Phase 1
Covers: DD/SS, Elasticities (PED, PES, YED, XED), Price Controls, Taxes & Subsidies.
The problem: You lose marks on messy diagrams, or still confuse a change in demand with a change in quantity demanded.
The fix: We master the Price Mechanism. Perfect tax and subsidy diagrams, and elasticity applied to real contexts — such as why cigarette taxes fail to cut consumption.
Module 2 · Phase 1
Covers: Efficiency, Externalities, Public Goods, Consumer Ignorance, Asymmetric Information.
The problem: You know the definitions but can't reach the Level 3 evaluation marks that separate a B from an A.
The fix: We move past rote learning into the policy dimension — evaluating why government intervention works in theory and fails in practice. See current cases on our real-world examples page.
Module 3 · Phase 2 · H2 only
Covers: Cost Curves, Revenue, Profit Maximisation, Market Structures, Firm Strategies & Performance.
The problem: The killer topic — abstract, highly graphical, rushed at the very end of JC1, and tested exclusively in H2.
The fix: We consolidate the whole topic, master the Marginal Cost and Marginal Revenue relationships, and decode Oligopoly behaviour — price wars versus collusion.
Our methodology
We don't spend expensive live coaching hours lecturing on basic definitions. You arrive already knowing them.
Before you step into the classroom, you log in. Kelvin's premium concept videos cover definitions, basic theory and diagram construction at your own pace, so you arrive at the live session ready to apply rather than ready to listen.
Class time goes entirely to high-value scoring skills: testing conceptual understanding, deconstructing difficult Paper 1 CSQs and Paper 2 essays, structuring answers with the PEEL(ED)™ framework, and drilling the evaluation technique that secures an A.
Your tutor
This programme is designed and conducted by Kelvin Hong, who has taught Economics since 1998. His methodology is deliberately narrow: strip away textbook jargon, and teach strictly to the Cambridge Assessment Objectives.
The exact keywords Cambridge examiners hunt for in Papers 1 and 2 — and nothing that doesn't earn a mark.
As a practising entrepreneur, Kelvin teaches the H2-only Theory of the Firm from actual firm behaviour, not just cost curves.
Learn the answering standard from the person who wrote the model answers your cohort is revising from.
Specialises in moving students two to three grades within a single intensive block.
Student results
★★★★★I finally understood H2 Economics concepts in Firms and Decisions and became far more confident attempting those questions. Thank you Mr Kelvin and TET!
Sarah Liu
★★★★★Mr Kelvin was so clear, and made lessons fun and interesting. The exposure to numerous essays and case studies helped a lot. Really glad I did not miss it!
Dylan Chua
★★★★★A very intensive programme — quite hard at times to keep up, but I would have been very lost without it. I'm certainly grasping Econs concepts better now.
Jeana Tan
Dates and investment
Two phases, 33 live hours across 11 sessions, plus a 2-hour timed practice once Phase 2 is complete. Phase 1 runs over the year-end break; Phase 2 runs in the first week of January before term begins.
| Phase 1 · Foundation & Failure Reset (Modules 1 & 2) — 18 hours | ||
|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2026 | Mon | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| 02 Dec 2026 | Wed | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| 04 Dec 2026 | Fri | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| 07 Dec 2026 | Mon | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| 09 Dec 2026 | Wed | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| 11 Dec 2026 | Fri | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| Phase 2 · Theory of the Firm Consolidation (Module 3) — 15 hours | ||
|---|---|---|
| 04 Jan 2027 | Mon | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| 05 Jan 2027 | Tue | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| 06 Jan 2027 | Wed | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| 07 Jan 2027 | Thu | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| 08 Jan 2027 | Fri | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
Venue: Newton / Novena onsite, or live online via Google Meet. The 2-hour timed practice is held after the final session on 8 January, in addition to the 33 coaching hours. The date is confirmed at registration, and marked scripts are returned with written feedback.
High-intensity, application-focused seminars with Kelvin Hong covering the full JC1 H2 Microeconomics syllabus.
Unlimited access to the premium concept video library, to build your foundation before each live class.
Structured physical practice booklets — one for every module.
The definitive reference for Microeconomics essay structure and top-band evaluation points.
Condensed content designed for rapid, night-before revision.
Precise definitions for knowledge retention, plus a real-world examples library.
| Item | Description | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Lesson fees | 33 hours live coaching + 2-hour marked timed practice + 24 hours digital suite | $2,722.50 |
| Material fees | 3 workbooks, 2 model essay books, summary notes, mindmaps and definitions bank | $240.00 |
| Registration | One-time administrative fee | $80.00 |
| Total | Complete programme — 59 hours, all 3 modules, both phases | $3,042.50 |
Getting started
Fill in the registration form with your JC, subject level and preferred mode — onsite or online. Takes two minutes.
We check availability and send your payment link plus venue details within 24 hours.
Your workbooks are issued and your digital video library is opened before the first session on 30 November.
Questions
A holiday crash course that consolidates JC1 H2 Microeconomics — Micro Foundations, Market Failure and Theory of the Firm — before JC2 begins, using a flipped-classroom model taught live by Kelvin Hong.
It's designed for H2 students. Module 3 covers Theory of the Firm and Market Structures, tested exclusively in H2 and absent from the H1 syllabus. H1 students still benefit from Modules 1 and 2 — contact us to discuss.
No. It's built to rebuild a shaky foundation, but students with solid Promo grades join to consolidate the syllabus and get a head start on JC2's application and evaluation skills.
Yes. The 24-hour pre-lesson video library covers definitions and basic theory, so the 33 live hours focus entirely on application, exam technique and essay structure.
Phase 1 begins 30 November 2026 and Phase 2 begins 4 January 2027. Hols Elevate runs across the November to January holiday period each year — contact us for current availability.
Yes. The programme runs physically at Newton / Novena or live via Google Meet, and all physical materials are provided either way.
No. The crash course is self-contained and open to students from any JC. Many students use it as their first experience of our teaching before joining our weekly H2 Economics Tuition programme.
Most students continue into weekly H2 Economics Tuition for JC2, where we build Macroeconomics on the foundation this programme secures. There's no obligation to continue.
The crash course secures your JC1 foundation. These carry you through to the A-Levels.
Weekly onsite and online classes covering the full H2 syllabus, with script marking and unlimited consults.
View programmeFocused coverage of the H1 syllabus, built around the tighter paper structure and shorter exam.
View programmeOne-to-one sessions with Kelvin or a senior tutor, scheduled around your timetable.
View programmePreparing on your own first? Start with our Guide to JC A-Level Economics, the H2 syllabus breakdown, and free Economics notes.