Junction Nine is the newer of Yishun’s two malls tied to a residential development, sitting at the corner of Yishun Avenue 9 with Sheng Siong as its anchor. It’s smaller than the big Northpoint City cluster further down the road, which also means the tuition options here are easier to compare at a glance — there are exactly two, both a short lift ride apart.
We checked the mall’s own tenant directory against the addresses on file for every tuition centre in the area, rather than relying on category tags alone. Two centres genuinely operate out of Junction Nine itself; everything else nearby (Kumon on Yishun Ring Road, HCL Education Centre at Nee Soon East CC, and a cluster of centres 700m+ away at Northpoint City) sits in a different building. Here’s what the two on-site options actually offer.
Quick Peek at Tuition Centres near Junction Nine
| Centre | Location | Levels | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imatter Learning Centre | Junction Nine, #02-48 | Primary–JC | English, Math, Science, Chinese |
| Hua Cheng Education Centre | Junction Nine, #01-81 & #01-70 | Preschool–Secondary | Chinese specialist |
1. Imatter Learning Centre (Junction Nine)
Address: 18 Yishun Ave 9 #02-48, Singapore 768897 (Level 2, inside Junction Nine)
Phone: +65 8768 6497 | Website: imatter.com.sg
Imatter has been running as an MOE-registered centre since 2018, founded by a former Singapore Polytechnic senior lecturer. Classes are capped at six students, and the centre leans on explanation and discussion ahead of worksheet drilling — the idea being that a student who understands the concept gets more out of practice questions than one working through a stack of them cold. It covers a wide band, from primary right up through junior college.
- Primary: Chinese, English, Math, Science
- Secondary: Additional Math, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, Elementary Math, English, Math, Physics, Science
- JC: Chemistry, Mathematics
- No trial class currently offered — enquire directly for a placement assessment
View Imatter Learning Centre’s full profile →
2. Hua Cheng Education Centre (Junction Nine)
Address: 18 Yishun Ave 9, #01-81 & #01-70, Singapore 768897 (Level 1, inside Junction Nine)
Phone: +65 8023 3783 | Website: huachengeducation.com.sg
Hua Cheng has been teaching Chinese since 2000, and the Junction Nine branch is a straight Chinese-language specialist rather than a general tuition centre. Classes run small enough for teachers to adjust pace per student, taught by native-speaking instructors, and lean on multimedia and real-life scenarios to get students actually speaking rather than just memorising vocabulary lists. It’s aligned to the MOE syllabus through to O-Level, with PSLE oral prep offered as a specific track.
- Preschool: Chinese
- Primary: Chinese
- Secondary: Chinese
- No trial class currently offered — enquire directly for a placement assessment
View Hua Cheng Education Centre’s full profile →
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there really only two tuition centres at Junction Nine?
On tuitioncentres.sg, yes — Imatter Learning Centre and Hua Cheng Education Centre are the two with a Junction Nine address and a listing here. The mall’s own directory does show a few other education-related tenants (Schoolwerks Education Centre, My Study Lab, and enrichment operators like Victoria Music School), but they don’t currently have profiles on this site.
Is there a Chinese-language specialist at Junction Nine?
Yes — Hua Cheng Education Centre focuses specifically on Chinese, from preschool through secondary, taught by native-speaking instructors.
Which centre covers Junior College subjects?
Imatter Learning Centre is the one to check — it offers JC Chemistry and Mathematics alongside its primary and secondary subjects.
Do these centres offer trial classes?
Neither centre currently lists a trial class as available. Contact them directly to ask about a placement assessment before committing.
What’s the easiest way to get to Junction Nine without a car?
Yishun MRT (NS13) is about a 10-minute walk away, or you can take bus service 803, 807, 807A, 811, or 860 to a stop closer to the mall.
About Junction Nine
Junction Nine sits at 18 Yishun Avenue 9, built as the retail podium beneath the Nine Residences condominium — two 11-storey blocks plus six townhouses. It’s billed as the first integrated mixed development in Yishun to combine a residential project with its own shopping mall, and the property is managed by Ohmyhome Property Management.
The mall itself is compact: two retail levels holding 146 commercial units, open daily from 7am to 11pm. Sheng Siong Supermarket anchors the ground floor, alongside Prima Deli, Anytime Fitness, and a Singapore Pools outlet. Beyond the two tuition centres profiled below, the mall’s directory also lists a handful of other education and enrichment operators — Schoolwerks Education Centre, My Study Lab, Victoria Music School, Johan Taekwondo Institute, and JoyWaltzStudio among them — though only Hua Cheng and iMatter currently have listings on tuitioncentres.sg.
Getting to Junction Nine: MRT & parking
By MRT: The nearest station is Yishun MRT (NS13, North-South Line), about 700m from the mall — figure on a 10-minute walk, longer if you’re moving at a young child’s pace.
By bus: Services 803, 807, 807A, 811, and 860 all stop within reach of Junction Nine.
By car: Coming via the Seletar Expressway (SLE), take Exit 8B onto Mandai Avenue towards Yishun Central, then continue to 18 Yishun Avenue 9.
- Car parking (daytime, 6am–11.59pm): S$1.60 for the first hour, then S$0.80 per additional 30 minutes (or part thereof). A 10-minute grace period applies.
- Car parking (overnight, midnight–5.59am): flat S$5 per entry.
- Motorcycle parking: S$1.50 per entry, with a 30-minute grace period.
For a typical one-hour lesson, that works out to about S$1.60 in parking; a 1.5-hour block runs closer to S$2.40.
Prices, subjects, and trial class availability are updated periodically — always confirm directly with the centre before enrolling. Browse the full directory of Yishun tuition centres for more options, including the larger cluster at Northpoint City.
