NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Diploma)

[CoffeeCat]

Yea I believe nush, ri, rgs etc are independent schools and so they have the right to employ their staff, although teachers (not necessarily newbies) can still be posted there by moe for a period of time.

[phankao]

reesescups:

I thought I might as well share some of my experiences with you guys here, which is a far more productive thing to do than to play computer games.

This is so interesting even though I have no kids wanting to go to NUSH! Thanks for sharing! I truly enjoyed reading it.

[reesescups]

father_of_3:

Hi reesescups,

nice to hv yr input. If I understand NUSH correctly, yr mentor (or teacher) are not employed by MOE. NUSH has the right to employ their teaching staff.

yea we have teachers who are fresh grads/lecturers from NUS/NTU/other uni, but we also have NIE trained teachers from MOE

[reesescups]

Sun_2010:

Hi reesescups,


That was an informative post. Thanks for sharing.

What we as parents worry if our child does get thru the selection is

1. is that perhaps NUSH is for the exceptionally talented , so the average ( by NUSH std) would be neglected.

2. Right now my DD feels she loves the world of Sci and Maths - but primary science is just an intro, a drop in the ocean. So with that exposure how to be sure you want to do this for the rest of your life. Moreover she is not yet well exposed to other areas to be firm...

All said and done, to each his own, I have told my DD, you make decisions and you live with the consequence- beyond a point the what if scenario will drive u crazy.... just go by ur gut feel :idea:

Would love to hear ur opinion on the above
:roll:

1. Schools are meritocratic across the country, of course the better students get more chances to join overseas/international competitions. but NUSHS encourages every student to join local competitions... how else do you think we bagged so many medals at SSEF? exchange programmes aren't based on merit though (except KAIST)

2.IMO, let your dd decide so that she doesn't regret NOT going. the worst thing that could happen would be a school transfer if she really cannot cope, in that case, upon transferring to a mainstream school, she'll probably find the math and science easy there. Which isn't all that bad! Good luck

[fudgemum]

Hi all,


How many questions will be there in math and science selection test ?. How many will be open ended and MCQ?. TIA.

[My4Darlings]

Hi reesescups,


Thanks for the information. Guess my boy will like the part on no homework!

[MOE Hater]

My4Darlings:

Hi reesescups,


Thanks for the information. Guess my boy will like the part on no homework!

:welcome:

[yorknell]

hi! i’m a freign student from indonesia. i’d just tried the sec 3 NUS HS DSA. the math s super tough… the science is seasier even it’s tricky … i think i’ll not be shortlisted… anyway, how is the nus hs DSA Test compared to ri? And how is the acceptance rate for NUS HS SEC 3? Thanks

[mamatay]

Has anyone got invited for Round 2 for NUS High? Wish they can just outright tell us - IN or OUT

[joconde]

mamatay:

Has anyone got invited for Round 2 for NUS High? Wish they can just outright tell us - IN or OUT

i'm also anxiously waiting for news. Website says shortlisted applicants will be notified by 17 jul....am afraid no news means bad news