Meet Our Team Our centre is fortunate to have a passionate, highly qualified, and enthusiastic team of teachers and support personnel committed to providing Scholar Gateway an inspirational learning environment.

He is a result focused and people oriented tutor. He has the knowledge in providing students with instructional support, homework assistance and exam preparation. He holds a Doctorate degree in Business Administration with extensive experience in I/GCSE, A-Level and IB business, economics, english and math.

Prior to his teaching career, he has led a wide array of business operations, formulating and implementing macro-level strategies, and directing multiple major developmental projects. He has seen considerable success in developing and growing both newly-founded start-ups and established MNCs alike across the domains of importing, trading, and manufacturing industries, with a history of operating in diverse, international, and multicultural environments.

He verily believes that it is important to understand the needs and requirements of the student. To know their ‘end-goal’ and to develop clear realistic objectives throughout their learning experience. Whichever age or level, it’s important to connect with students, to get them feeling relaxed and confident to rise to the challenge of learning, developing, and improving their learning. 

Graduated from University of East London and Ph.D from Oxford Brooks University. Upon obtaining a doctorate degree, She did a post-doctorate training in USA in brain research. She then went to Malaysia and taught at Medical University as lecturer for 5 years. Upon invitation, she returned to Hong Kong and taught at University of Science and Technology for 10 years. She has written two books for Plant and Human Biology. She has plenty of experience in teaching GCSEs, A-level as well as IB Biology.

With a strong academic background and a passion for education, she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her students. She began her academic journey with outstanding results at the GCSE O-Level, earning 1 A* and 7 As, followed by exceptional performance in the A-Level examinations, achieving 3 A*s in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Her academic excellence earned her the prestigious UN HeForShe IMPACT Champion Scholarship, a four-year award that enabled her to pursue a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. Continuing her academic pursuits, she completed a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and is currently engaged in cutting-edge research as a postdoctoral researcher.

Over the years, she has accumulated extensive experience in tutoring science subjects, particularly Biology and Chemistry, across various international curricula including GCSE, IGCSE, WJEC, and the IB Diploma Programme. Her teaching journey began early, when she served as a Biology Teaching Assistant during her A-Levels, mentoring her peers and helping them grasp complex scientific concepts with clarity and confidence.

Her teaching philosophy is centered around interactive and student-focused learning. She believes in creating an engaging, supportive, and intellectually stimulating environment where students feel comfortable asking questions and expressing their thoughts. Her goal is not only to improve academic performance but also to cultivate critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and a genuine interest in science through real-life examples and structured practice to make lessons both enjoyable and effective, helping students build confidence, overcome challenges, and achieve their academic goals.

After graduating from the University of Bath with a BSc in Materials Science, Mr Neil made a complete change of course and decided to pursue his love of teaching and combine it with his long held desire to move to Hong Kong! As a registered teacher in both HK and the UK, He has nearly 28 years experience of teaching literature and language in top level schools in both places.

• 100% pass record including helping students to achieve the very highest grades in public exams.
• extensive experience of  teaching English and English Literature for HKDSE, GCSE, iGCSE, IB and A Level
• experience of supporting students in applying for universities in HK, the UK, the USA, Canada and Australia
• former students have gone on to study at universities all over the world including Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford and Harvard.

He is incredibly passionate about tutoring and teaching mathematics. He has been

teaching for over fourteen years. He began teaching after completing a BSc in mathematics, where he was awarded the IMA prize in 2008 at Cardiff University for the highest scoring degree average of that year. He went on to study for a Post graduate qualification in teaching post 16 education, at the same University and has focussed on teaching iGCSE/GCSE/A-level mathematics and further mathematics ever since. Michael has also completed an MSc in mathematics and previously worked for a while as a PhD researcher; in computational mathematics and numerical analysis, although, the call back to teaching and tutoring has always been too strong to keep him away for long. Michael understands the value of grasping both pure and applied mathematics, and as such loves to help his students improve in all aspects of the course, whether that is pure mathematics, mechanics, statistics, or discrete mathematics.

Michael currently works at an independent school, one of the top performing schools in the UK and is experienced in working with dedicated students, from overseas, which make up over 90% of the intake in his current workplace. Michael has worked as an examiner for several different exam boards and is very adept at guiding students toward a greater understanding of the subject, while simultaneously improving their exam technique. Michael also has experience of working with students preparing for University Admissions tests and often spends his spare time working through TMUA & MAT questions for fun.

After graduating with a BSc in Philosophy and Classical Literature, Tim spent the next 3 years teaching and working as the Director of Studies for the English programmes in South Korea and China (Shandong University). He then moved to Britain where he gained his PGCE in English and has been teaching there since 2010.  

Tim currently works at one of the top ranked independent schools in the UK where last academic year the A*-A rate was 95%. In addition to teaching, Tim also examines for all four of the main boards in the UK, and has been examining and moderating for nearly 10 years. 

More recently, he has started specialising in entrance exams for private schools in the UK, helping students to pass the 11+, 13+ and 16+ to ensure success in their academic futures.

He recently graduated from Durham University with a masters in physics, focusing on theoretical and condensed matter and writing a dissertation based on phase transitions in the early universe and their implications on the structure of the modern universe.

He has experience in working with GCSE and A-level students, and follow a pragmatic approach as he learn the needs individual students and the ways they find it easiest to study.

In particular, he firmly believe it is often the case that a deeper understanding than is required is useful, as he will demonstrate techniques and ideas from higher levels where he think it aids a more rounded learning experience.

Mr Seth is currently studying Medicine at the University of Oxford. He has previously been awarded a BA in Medical Sciences. He has many years of tutoring experience for GCSE, IGCSE, A Levels, and helped many students through UCAS, personal statements, applications, interviews, UKCAT, BMAT in gaining admission to top UK medical schools.

Next year, he will be undertaking a Master’s Degree at Imperial College London, in Health Data Analytics and Machine Learning, after which he will continue to become a doctor working in the NHS.

He graduated from Hong Kong University in 2021 with Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science degree with privilege being part of Dean’s Honour List. During his undergraduate studies, he had honour of being part of HKU Student Ambassador Scheme and representing HKU in multiple local and international schools both in and beyond Hong Kong as faces of HKU helping prospective students to navigate potential achievements and career paths. 

Due to Eti’s exceptional grades in GCSE O’Level (7A*, 1A) and GCE A’Level (4A*: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics), he was awarded 100% entrance scholarship of 146,000 HKDs per Annum for 4 years at HKU. Currently, Eti is also a Software Developer at one of the fortune 500 firms in Hong Kong. Eti has been teaching part-time topics related to Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics. He has taught students at University, IB, GCSE, IGCSE, and A’Level grade.

A note from Eti:

“While being a Software Engineer and I love my job, I cannot ignore how I was taught at school while growing up. Therefore, I have always felt that the teachers were never ‘absorbed’ into the teaching but rather just instructing in one-way manner instead of teaching in a discussion manner. I am here to make studies easier for students and to be ‘in’ the process of learning with them and teach the student rather than just instructing.

As a teacher, my prime responsibility is to develop student’s critical thinking skills so that they grow up into responsible adults who are ready to take on any challenge thrown at them by life. I believe mathematics, physics and programming are more than problem solving for getting good grades but rather it helps the student growing up to approach real life scenarios with a problem solving approach.“

Having graduated from Hong Kong University in 2020 with honours in Bachelor of Actuarial Science programme, Sunny is also an ex-member of the university team for rowing club.

He has multiple years of experience in tutoring at the IGCSE level across many subjects. Having achieved 41/45 for the IB diploma, he earned the title of Chairman's award for academic excellency. He also declined scholarship from HKUST to pursue actuarial science, which is only offered in HKU and CUHK. He passed all preliminary exams from the society of actuaries (SOA), meaning he has earned the credential as an associate member (ASA). Other awards include multiple gold awards from various mathematical competitions (e.g. UKMT) and also all A* and A grades for IGCSE (6A*, 3A)

She completed a Bachelor of Social Science with a major in English and Media at the University of Kwazulu-Natal. After completing her degree, she pursued a Postgraduate Certificate in Education and obtained her teaching license. She spent two and a half years teaching English in South African schools. Students were prepared for the Independent Examinations Board (IEB). 

Sam relocated to Bahrain, where she taught English and Social Studies at an International School. Next, she relocated to Beijing, China. Samantha taught Oral English, English Advanced, AP English Language and Composition, English Mainstream, Informational Texts, Media Studies, and Economics. While living in Beijing, she pursued her master’s in psychology with a concentration in Applied Behavioral Analysis.

She currently lives and works in Hong Kong. Sam has worked with students from various backgrounds and provided support to hundreds of them who have gone to top universities such as McGill University, Boston College, University College London, University of Washington, University of Cincinnati, Trinity College, Oral Roberts, Yonsei University, and Nottingham University.

She enjoys traveling, exploring unknown places, and spending time with friends and family in her free time.

Ms. Elena completed her first Master’s of Arts in Applied Linguistics, specializing in Machine Learning and Semantic Disambiguation. After completing her degree, she taught in a college for three years before moving to an international school in Beijing, where she spent five years teaching students from elementary to high school level English, AP Chinese, and Mandarin Chinese as Second Language (CSL). Elena obtained her second Master’s of Science in Psychology last year and moved to Hong Kong. 

Before joining Scholar Gateway, she was devoted to the education field for nine years and is passionate about inspiring students to be the best version of themselves. Moreover, Ms. Elena has the experience of working as an administrator of Student Affairs Director, who was responsible for student behavior discipline, activity planning, student leadership training, and counseling. Her students have been enrolled into prestigious universities worldly wide. 

Outside work, Elena enjoys traveling and exploring.

Elena老师是一位有丰富教学经验的双语教师。在取得外国语言学及应用语言学硕士学位后，执教大学讲台三年，教授大学英语课程。之后于北京京南一所国际学校任教五年，期间教授小学至高中阶段学生，学科覆盖英文课，大学先修课程中文，以及普通话二语习得课程。她成功的助力学生申请国内外知名大学。Elena老师于2021年取得心理学硕士学位并来港工作和生活。

在加入Scholar Gateway之前，Elena老师已经在教育领域耕耘9年。她对全人教育抱有热情，期望教育学生成为具有思辨精神，学业精进的未来人才；同时也期待启迪学生成为心中有爱，眼里有光的世界公民。

He is an award-winning composer, organist, pianist, and in-demand music teacher. He is currently Director of Music and organist at St. Margaret’s Catholic Church, the largest parish of any denomination in the London Borough of Newham. 

After completing a music degree from the University of Oxford, Jacques gained a master’s in composition from the Royal College of Music with Distinction, where he studied under Kenneth Hesketh. 

He has worked with world-renowned groups including the Oxford Symphony Orchestra, the Explore Ensemble and the Castalian String Quartet. In 2024, his composition Elegy won the RCM Large Ensemble Competition, and in the previous year his work featured in a multimedia installation that won the Art: High Budget category of the 2023 [d]arc awards. This year, his piece Monkey Paw was nominated for the Ivan Juritz award.

She is a medical student at the University of Cambridge, having completed a BA intercalated degree in psychology. She achieved 11A* in her GCSEs, scoring full marks on her GCSE maths exam, as well as 4A* in Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Physics. 

She has extensive tutoring experience for a variety of ages including GCSEs and A Levels particularly in the maths and sciences, and is familiar with multiple specifications. This allows her to clearly identify the skills required to reach the maximum potential and achieve the best possible result. 

She offers a personalized tutoring approach, tailoring the lesson style depending on each student’s needs to create a conducive yet comfortable environment. She also aims to build rapport with each student, making each lesson as interactive as possible to encourage participation and understanding of fundamental concepts.

He graduated with a First Class degree in Engineering from Trinity Hall at the University of Cambridge, where he also graduated with a Master's degree, specialising in Manufacturing. He is now undertaking a PhD at Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing, within the Department of Engineering, where his research focuses on industrial logistics automation.

Alongside his academic work, Mr Webber has extensive knowledge of the UK university admissions process, having supported applicants through mock interviews and admissions tests. He has teaching experience, having led small-group supervisions for Cambridge undergraduates and provided one-to-one tutoring in ESAT, maths and physics.

Graduated with a first class BSc Honours in Mathematics, finishing top in her cohort. she then completed her PGCE in Secondary Mathematics achieving a Distinction.

She is going into her 5th year in teaching, specialising in the WJEC exam board for GCSE Maths and Numeracy and Additional Mathematics.

She believe that every pupil is capable of doing well in Mathematics with the right support and sufficient practice.

She is currently studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Durham University. Previously, she was an Academic Scholar at the Cheltenham Ladies College in the UK, and has knowledge of the entrance examination process. Additionally, she has tutoring experience for children of all ages for a range of subjects, including at GCSE and IGCSE standards. She has helped many students through the UK university admissions process and has first-hand experience with Theory of Knowledge and the Extended Essay for the International Baccalaureate Diploma. In the future, she aspires to work for the United Nations

He has over three years of experience in teaching English in local and international schools. He has instructed in Hong Kong and mainland China. He also has more than a decade of experience privately tutoring students in Hong Kong. Students from senior primary to university and working adults. He specialises in DSE students. 

In his spare time, Ace is an avid reader. He reads fiction and non-fiction books; one of his favourite books to recommend to teenagers is Tuesday with Morrie.