Chemistry Tutoring in Surrey
Chemistry 11 lives or dies on stoichiometry. Chemistry 12 lives or dies on equilibrium and acid-base. Get those three right and the rest of the course becomes manageable, which is why we spend real time on them rather than racing to keep up with the class.
Where Chemistry Support Makes the Biggest Difference
Chemistry 11
The mole, stoichiometry and solutions, the foundation the entire subject rests on.
Chemistry 12
Kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, and electrochemistry, at a noticeably faster pace.
Health science applicants
Students who need strong chemistry marks for nursing, pharmacy, kinesiology or medicine pathways.
Topics We Focus On Most
- The mole concept, so every stoichiometry question follows a clear method
- Limiting reagent calculations
- Equilibrium and Le Chatelier understood as a complete system
- Acid-base calculations, pH and weak acid equilibria
- Organic chemistry taught through structure and reasoning
What Students Learn With Us
- The mole, molar mass and stoichiometry
- Solutions, concentration and dilution
- Gases and gas laws
- Reaction kinetics
- Equilibrium and Le Chatelier’s principle
- Acids, bases and pH
- Electrochemistry and redox
- Introductory organic chemistry
Levels We Tutor
Chemistry 11 · Chemistry 12 · Science 10 chemistry units · First-year university chemistry
Every Chemistry Topic in the BC Curriculum
Below is every topic the B.C. Ministry of Education lists for each course, taken from the provincial curriculum itself rather than paraphrased. Open a course to see what it covers and where students most often lose marks.
Science 1020 topics
The course that decides which Grade 11 science a student is ready for. Genetics, chemical reactions, energy transformations and the universe.
- DNA structure and function
- Patterns of inheritance
- Mechanisms for the diversity of lifemutation and its impact on evolution; natural selection and artificial selection
- Applied genetics and ethical considerations
- Rearrangement of atoms in chemical reactions
- Acid-base chemistry
- Law of conservation of mass
- Energy change during chemical reactions
- Practical applications and implications of chemical processes, including First Peoples knowledge
- Nuclear energy and radiation
- Law of conservation of energy
- Potential and kinetic energy
- Transformation of energy
- Local and global impacts of energy transformations from technologies
- Formation of the universebig bang theory; components of the universe over time
- Astronomical data and collection methods
Where marks are usually lost: Balancing equations and the law of conservation of mass. Chemistry 11 starts from the assumption that these are automatic.
Chemistry 1115 topics
Bonding, organic chemistry, the mole, stoichiometry and solutions. The mole is the spine of the whole course.
- Quantum mechanical model and electron configuration
- Valence electrons and Lewis structures
- Chemical bonding based on electronegativity
- Bonds/forces
- Organic compounds
- Applications of organic chemistry
- The mole
- Dimensional analysis
- Reactions
- Stoichiometric calculations using significant figures
- Local and other chemical processes
- Green chemistry
- Solubility of molecular and ionic compounds
- Stoichiometric calculations in aqueous solutions
- Analysis techniques
Where marks are usually lost: Stoichiometry. Nearly every lost mark in Chemistry 11 is a mole conversion, a limiting reagent, or significant figures.
Chemistry 1219 topics
Kinetics, equilibrium, solubility, acids and bases, and electrochemistry, at a noticeably faster pace than Chemistry 11.
- Reaction rate
- Collision theory
- Energy change during a chemical reaction
- Reaction mechanism
- Catalysts
- Dynamic nature of chemical equilibrium
- Le Ch\u00e2telier\u2019s principle and equilibrium shift
- Equilibrium constant (Keq)
- Saturated solutions and solubility product (Ksp)
- Relative strength of acids and bases in solution
- Water as an equilibrium system
- Weak acids and weak bases
- Titration
- Hydrolysis of ions in salt solutions
- Applications of acid-base reactions
- The oxidation-reduction process
- Electrochemical cells
- Electrolytic cells
- Quantitative relationships
Where marks are usually lost: Equilibrium and weak acid calculations. Conceptually hard, but small: a handful of ideas applied repeatedly.
Science 10 is the run-up to Chemistry 11 and is covered on the science tutoring in Surrey page.
Topic lists reproduced from the B.C. Ministry of Education provincial curriculum at curriculum.gov.bc.ca. Checked August 2026.
How We Teach Chemistry
Chemistry is taught in the order it actually depends on. The mole before stoichiometry, stoichiometry before solutions, equilibrium as a system rather than a rule. We spend disproportionate time on the two or three concepts that everything else rests on rather than racing the class schedule. More on tutoring in Surrey with OOTB.
Small Group, One-on-One or Exam Prep
Small-group chemistry tutoring runs at $370 a month for four hours a week. One-on-one and exam preparation are $40 an hour, in person in Surrey or online over Zoom. Every new student starts with a $50 trial class. Compare all programs.
Chemistry Tutoring Across Surrey, and Online
Chemistry tutoring in Surrey runs from our centre at 8806 141A Street, with students coming from Newton, Fleetwood, Guildford, Cloverdale, City Centre and South Surrey. Chemistry 11 and 12 sit in most health science and engineering applications, so the marks carry weight beyond the report card.
We run 9:00am to 9:00pm seven days a week, so families can take an after-school slot midweek or a longer weekend session before a unit test. Online students follow the identical class over Zoom with the same worked stoichiometry and equilibrium problems. We also teach students online in Vancouver, Burnaby, Delta and Langley.
Every new student starts by working through a handful of mole and stoichiometry questions, because that is where the true starting point shows up. To book, call 604-725-6845. Every new student starts with a $50 trial group class, so you can see the teaching before committing to a term.
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Looking for a tutor in Surrey for Grades 1 to 12? OOTB Tutoring has taught Surrey students since 2010, in person and online.
