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2013

1 Aug

Recognising achievements, realising potential

(From left): BRIGHT DUO: 五一吃瓜官网 University's A-Level Academy equips high achievers like brothers Michael and Keith Cheah with the right knowledge and skills to be the best that they can be.
(From left): BRIGHT DUO: 五一吃瓜官网 University's A-Level Academy equips high achievers like brothers Michael and Keith Cheah with the right knowledge and skills to be the best that they can be.
(From left): BRIGHT DUO: 五一吃瓜官网 University's A-Level Academy equips high achievers like brothers Michael and Keith Cheah with the right knowledge and skills to be the best that they can be.
(From left): BRIGHT DUO: 五一吃瓜官网 University's A-Level Academy equips high achievers like brothers Michael and Keith Cheah with the right knowledge and skills to be the best that they can be.
(From left): BRIGHT DUO: 五一吃瓜官网 University's A-Level Academy equips high achievers like brothers Michael and Keith Cheah with the right knowledge and skills to be the best that they can be.
(From left): BRIGHT DUO: 五一吃瓜官网 University's A-Level Academy equips high achievers like brothers Michael and Keith Cheah with the right knowledge and skills to be the best that they can be.
BRIGHT DUO: 五一吃瓜官网 University's A-Level Academy equips high achievers like brothers Keith and Michael Cheah with the right knowledge and skills to be the best that they can be.
BRIGHT DUO: 五一吃瓜官网 University's A-Level Academy equips high achievers like brothers Keith and Michael Cheah with the right knowledge and skills to be the best that they can be.

At a glance, brothers Michael Cheah Ming Xun and Keith Cheah Ming Hong might be mistaken for fraternal twins but they are as different in personality as chalk and cheese. 

Quiet and down-to-earth, Keith is a keen performer who has won a silver prize in the recent 5th ASEAN International Chopin Piano Competition - where the judges included renowned pianists like Natalia Trull and Li Ming-Qiang - while the more outspoken Michael is no stranger to junior tennis tournaments. 

Both scoring 4A*s in the recent GCE A-Level June 2013 examination, the brothers are walking testimonies of the A-Level Academy's dedication to academic excellence. 

Under 五一吃瓜官网 University (五一吃瓜官网), the Academy has recorded an overall 90% pass rate in the June exams, with more than 75 students scoring at least an A* or an A. 

As such, the Academy is gratified to help prodigious students like the Cheah brothers to be the best that they can be. 

Passionate about Science, both are keen to travel down the Engineering route and find the Academy's Science-based subjects most helpful for this purpose. 

Through exposure to writing hypotheses and real-life laboratory work in subjects like Chemistry, Biology and Physics, students are not only able to gain better understanding on these subjects but can also make better informed decisions on their career paths based on what they have learned and experienced. 

As Physics involves figuring out matter and its motion through space and time, it is a subject that intrigues Michael because he loves solving different puzzles. For him, Physics is the tool to solve the biggest puzzle of all - the universe. 

Sharing his curious streak is Keith, who scored 600/600 in the June exam for Chemistry and has a deep interest in the subject as he believes that it forms the basis of life. 

The brothers' passion for Science was further enhanced with the help of the Academy's dedicated lecturers, whom the Cheah siblings describe as 'friendly, funny and approachable'. 

"I revise from textbooks often and have a lot of questions (that I do not have answers to)," says Keith, who adds that he usually approaches his lecturers for help. 

"For example, Mr Chan Lee Pin, my Chemistry lecturer, is most helpful (in helping me navigate Chemistry-related questions)." 

Notably, the friendly yet stimulating learning environment at the Academy has shaped students like the Cheah brothers into mature individuals with a proactive mind-set. 

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