Online IB Physics Tuition in Singapore: One-to-One and Small-Group Tutors for SL and HL
IB Diploma Physics is built around five themes, from space, time and motion to nuclear and quantum physics, and every student also carries out a scientific investigation of their own. onlinetuition.sg matches IB Diploma students with Physics tutors for live online lessons, one-to-one or in small groups, at Standard Level or Higher Level.
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About IB Diploma Physics
The current Physics course was first assessed in 2025. It is offered at Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL); HL adds five whole topics and goes further in others.
- Course
- IB Diploma Programme Physics, first assessed in 2025
- Teaching time
- 150 recommended hours at SL and 240 at HL
- Paper 1
- Paper 1A, multiple-choice questions, and Paper 1B, data-based questions: 1 h 30 min at SL and 2 h at HL
- Paper 2
- Short-answer and extended-response questions: 1 h 30 min at SL and 2 h 30 min at HL
- Internal assessment
- A scientific investigation into a research question the student poses, written up as a report and worth 20% of the grade
- Collaborative sciences project
- An interdisciplinary project, worked on with students of other sciences, that addresses a real-world problem
The two exam papers make up the other 80% of the grade. The IB holds its exams in May and November sessions.
Common Challenges IB Physics Students Face
Themes That Overlap
Ideas from one theme turn up in another, so a fields question may also need energy or motion.
Data-Based Questions in Paper 1B
Reading unfamiliar experimental data and graphs, then drawing sound conclusions within the time allowed.
Extended Responses in Paper 2
Longer answers that mix explanation and calculation, set out clearly enough for every step to be credited.
The Extra HL Topics
Rigid body mechanics, relativity, thermodynamics, induction and quantum physics add a good deal for HL students.
The Scientific Investigation
Choosing a research question that works, collecting enough reliable data, then analysing and evaluating it in a report.
Physics Within a Full Diploma
Physics sits alongside the other Diploma subjects and the core, so study time needs careful planning.
How Our Online IB Physics Tutors Help
Concepts Across the Themes
Energy, fields and particles taught in a way that shows how the five themes connect.
Paper 1A and 1B Practice
Multiple-choice technique first, then data-based questions built on unfamiliar graphs and results.
Structured Paper 2 Answers
Clear working, labelled diagrams and explanations that answer exactly what the question asks.
Guidance on the Investigation
Shaping a research question, planning data collection and analysing results, with the work kept your child's own.
Help With HL Content
Extra time on the additional HL material, from rotating rigid bodies to quantum ideas.
Revision for the Exam Session
Topical review and timed practice papers ahead of the May or November session your school enters.
IB Physics Topics Covered by Our Tutors
The guide's five themes and their topics in its own words. HL students study every topic; those marked HL only are not part of SL. The themes are not a teaching order.
A. Space, Time and Motion
- A.1 Kinematics
- A.2 Forces and momentum
- A.3 Work, energy and power
- A.4 Rigid body mechanics (HL only)
- A.5 Galilean and special relativity (HL only)
B. The Particulate Nature of Matter
- B.1 Thermal energy transfers
- B.2 Greenhouse effect
- B.3 Gas laws
- B.4 Thermodynamics (HL only)
- B.5 Current and circuits
C. Wave Behaviour
- C.1 Simple harmonic motion
- C.2 Wave model
- C.3 Wave phenomena
- C.4 Standing waves and resonance
- C.5 Doppler effect
D. Fields
- D.1 Gravitational fields
- D.2 Electric and magnetic fields
- D.3 Motion in electromagnetic fields
- D.4 Induction (HL only)
E. Nuclear and Quantum Physics
- E.1 Structure of the atom
- E.2 Quantum physics (HL only)
- E.3 Radioactive decay
- E.4 Fission
- E.5 Fusion and stars
Why Choose onlinetuition.sg for IB Physics Tuition?
Tutors Who Know the 2025 Course
Tutors need a deep understanding of the current IB Physics guide, its five themes and its assessment.
SL or HL
We match a tutor who teaches the level your child takes.
Support With the Investigation
Help with planning and analysis for the scientific investigation, while the work stays your child's own.
Fits Around the Diploma
Weekday or weekend lessons at a set time, around the core and other subjects.
Start With One Lesson
Every student begins with a trial lesson before you commit to weekly lessons.
No Agency Fees
Requesting an IB Physics tutor costs nothing.
Frequently Asked Questions About IB Physics Tuition
Thinking of IB Physics Tuition?
Should My Child Take IB Physics at SL or HL?
HL suits students who enjoy the maths of physics or need it for university, since it adds topics such as relativity and quantum physics and has longer papers. SL covers the shared topics in 150 teaching hours instead of 240.
What Is the IB Physics Internal Assessment?
A scientific investigation worth 20% of the grade, in which your child poses their own research question, collects and analyses data, and writes up a report.
Did IB Physics Change for 2025?
Yes. The course first assessed in 2025 is organised into five themes and assessed by two exam papers and the scientific investigation, with no Paper 3.
When Should My Child Start IB Physics Tuition?
Early in the first Diploma year is a good time, before the themes start to build on one another. Help can also start in the second year, as the investigation and mock exams approach.
Getting a Tutor
How Do I Request an IB Physics Tutor?
Fill in the free form above with your child's IB Diploma year. We aim to get back to you on WhatsApp within one working day, and you can tell us SL or HL then.
Can a Tutor Help With a Physics Extended Essay?
Tutors can explain the physics behind a topic and help with planning, while the essay stays your child's own work.
Who Are Your IB Physics Tutors?
Our IB Physics tutors are part-time and full-time tutors, current and former school teachers, and undergraduates, each screened for their qualifications, results and teaching experience.
Lessons
How Are IB Physics Lessons Taught Online?
Live on Zoom with cameras on. The tutor draws diagrams and graphs and works through data-based questions on a shared screen or digital whiteboard.
How Long Are Lessons?
They usually run for 1.5 or 2 hours, at one fixed time a week.
Can My Child Join a Small Group?
Yes: up to 4 students at the same level on the same syllabus, so SL and HL students are grouped separately.
Others
How Much Does IB Physics Tuition Cost?
Fees depend on the level and class size, and we confirm the fee on WhatsApp before the first lesson.
Are There Agency Fees?
No.
How Do We Pay?
By PayNow.
Sources
- IB: Physics guide, first assessment 2025
- IB: Diploma Programme Physics subject brief (course first assessed in 2025)
- IB: Physics in the Diploma Programme
- IB: Physics HL and SL specimen papers 1A, 1B and 2
- IB: November 2026 Diploma Programme examination schedule
- IB: May 2026 Diploma Programme examination schedule