NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Diploma)

[Tookies]

may I ask about coping with HCL in NUS high? Since the school is not focused in chinese, are there students taking HCL and if they are able to cope for without tuition, esp when they have no time for tuition anyway?


Thanks in advance!

[dyh]

Tookies\" post_id=\"1944943\" time=\"1572975970\" user_id=\"124548:

may I ask about coping with HCL in NUS high? Since the school is not focused in chinese, are there students taking HCL and if they are able to cope for without tuition, esp when they have no time for tuition anyway?

Thanks in advance!

I understand more than half of the Chinese cohort are taking HCL.
It is possible to switch to normal CL if one cannot cope after 1 or 2 years.
The students at NUSH are not so concerned about MT subject because they can choose not to include it in their diploma grade points.
Yet I think most of them are doing generally well in MT.
My DS had HCL tuition once a week.

[Tookies]

dyh\" post_id=\"1945092\" time=\"1573047854\" user_id=\"13827:

Tookies\" post_id=\"1944943\" time=\"1572975970\" user_id=\"124548:

may I ask about coping with HCL in NUS high? Since the school is not focused in chinese, are there students taking HCL and if they are able to cope for without tuition, esp when they have no time for tuition anyway?

Thanks in advance!

I understand more than half of the Chinese cohort are taking HCL.
It is possible to switch to normal CL if one cannot cope after 1 or 2 years.
The students at NUSH are not so concerned about MT subject because they can choose not to include it in their diploma grade points.
Yet I think most of them are doing generally well in MT.
My DS had HCL tuition once a week.

Thank you for the info!

[wittlewabbit]

Can I assume that the students are not required to take the O level Chinese or is that still required ?

[wittlewabbit]

Sorry, with reference to my previous post, I understand that A level Cl is a prerequisite for entry requirement to NUS, perhaps not for universities overseas, so can I assume that nush students are still able to take their o lvl CL at year 3, just like in IP schools, if they are taking HCL? Thank you 🙏

[dyh]

wittlewabbit\" post_id=\"1945365\" time=\"1573184930\" user_id=\"23547:

Sorry, with reference to my previous post, I understand that A level Cl is a prerequisite for entry requirement to NUS, perhaps not for universities overseas, so can I assume that nush students are still able to take their o lvl CL at year 3, just like in IP schools, if they are taking HCL? Thank you 🙏

Yes, if they take HCL, they take O level CL in year 3.

[wittlewabbit]

Thank you 🙏🙏!

[wittlewabbit]

Hi! May I check if NUShigh allows students to take O or A lvl subjects as a private candidate ? Thank you.

[Timmy21]

wittlewabbit\" post_id=\"1946545\" time=\"1573780534\" user_id=\"23547:

Hi! May I check if NUShigh allows students to take O or A lvl subjects as a private candidate ? Thank you.

Should be not allowed.
Extracted from SEAB website:
\"School candidates who are enrolled in Government/ Government-Aided/ Independent/
Specialised schools must not register as private candidates. If you are registered as a school
candidate, your registration as a private candidate will be invalidated and any examinations fees you
have paid will be forfeited.\"

[phtthp]

wittlewabbit\" post_id=\"1946545\" time=\"1573780534\" user_id=\"23547:

Hi!

May I check if NUShigh allow students to take O or A lvl subjects as a private candidate ? Thank you.

No, cannot
if you are currently already an enrolled student studying inside NUS High, or in any other MOE administered IP Secondary school, in Singapore


here is SEAB official reply

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