NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Diploma)
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abhcbl\" post_id=\"1927703\" time=\"1565334392\" user_id=\"37899:
My Son is good at math and science. However, from my personal experience, I do have concerns on sports. Teenagers are very easily influenced by their peers. I am very glad that the school is encouraging them to engage in sports. Thank you for your post too. your insights are also very helpful.:-)
Hi Ruhemut,Ruhemut\" post_id=\"1926392\" time=\"1564898586\" user_id=\"162256:
Anyone can share PE standard in NUSH? I think it is very important for kids to develop physically. My Son and I like NUSH curriculum very much. However, I am a bit worried if the culture is not PE inclined. :?
If you are looking for sports inclined, your kids should go to sports school.
If you are looking for all rounded, your kids should go to schools like RI, HCI, ACSI, DHS etc (esp RI and HCI, if your kids are good in all subjects, represent school in sports events, a leader, and can take the competitive environment when everyone is competing even in PE)
If you are looking for maths and science, your kids should go to NUSH.
If I remember correctly, all school has about the same PE lesson requirements (MOE guidance). -
abhcbl\" post_id=\"1927703\" time=\"1565334392\" user_id=\"37899:
My boy is in RI and I wish to clear a misconception about this sch (hope you parents don't mind). It is often mentioned that RI's environment is (ultra) competitive. As far as my boy is concerned, it is not true. He's in a sports CCA that is almost always champions or runners-up in the national school games. Yes, their coach trained them very hard, but that only means that the CCA group will ease easily into NS as they are all very fit. The fact that my boy declined to compete in the games last year when asked by his coach, and his request was acceded shows that this school is not all about trophies and competitions. Today he's still happily going for this CCA.
Hi Ruhemut,Ruhemut\" post_id=\"1926392\" time=\"1564898586\" user_id=\"162256:
Anyone can share PE standard in NUSH? I think it is very important for kids to develop physically. My Son and I like NUSH curriculum very much. However, I am a bit worried if the culture is not PE inclined. :?
If you are looking for sports inclined, your kids should go to sports school.
If you are looking for all rounded, your kids should go to schools like RI, HCI, ACSI, DHS etc (esp RI and HCI, if your kids are good in all subjects, represent school in sports events, a leader, and can take the competitive environment when everyone is competing even in PE)
If you are looking for maths and science, your kids should go to NUSH.
If I remember correctly, all school has about the same PE lesson requirements (MOE guidance).
I think whatever pressure one feels depends on the individual. If one aims to be the year head (there can be only 1 per batch), then of course the pressure is there to be outstanding and perform. But there are many others like my boy who are quite chill in school. Academically, they are well exposed in the sciences and humanities, holistically, in CCA and social work. Non-academic activities form a big part of the school life of an RI student (which is something that I feel is important for my boy).
Like in other good sch, there are generous sharing of study notes. In fact, my boy totally skipped his Lit textbook and only studied his friends' notes for the year end exams last year. As a result, he did well for Lit.
The bottom line is that if one is comfortable with his place in school, then school life in RI will not be competitive nor stressful. -
Suppose there are two 2019 P6 boys, X and Y, both born in 2007.
suppose both going to be admitted into the same NUS Engineering faculty, come Year 2026. Both will still end up in the same, identical destination
(ie. University of Singapore, Engineering faculty), in Year 2026
X : accept DSA from NUS High, this year (wef. 2019)
Y : accept DSA from an A-level bound Junior College, also wef 2019. He will be sitting for his A-level exam, in Year 2025
Question is
may we know what are some of the distinct advantage(s) upon Year 1 University of Singapore admission
, that the NUS High boy will have, over the other boy studying 6 years (IP), in an A-level JC, apart from studying in-depth each of the core Sciences curriculum ? -
iRabbit\" post_id=\"1927726\" time=\"1565342248\" user_id=\"51587:
My boy is in RI and I wish to clear a misconception about this sch (hope you parents don't mind). It is often mentioned that RI's environment is (ultra) competitive. As far as my boy is concerned, it is not true. He's in a sports CCA that is almost always champions or runners-up in the national school games. Yes, their coach trained them very hard, but that only means that the CCA group will ease easily into NS as they are all very fit. The fact that my boy declined to compete in the games last year when asked by his coach, and his request was acceded shows that this school is not all about trophies and competitions. Today he's still happily going for this CCA.
Hi Ruhemut,abhcbl\" post_id=\"1927703\" time=\"1565334392\" user_id=\"37899:
[quote=Ruhemut post_id=1926392 time=1564898586 user_id=162256]Anyone can share PE standard in NUSH? I think it is very important for kids to develop physically. My Son and I like NUSH curriculum very much. However, I am a bit worried if the culture is not PE inclined. :?
If you are looking for sports inclined, your kids should go to sports school.
If you are looking for all rounded, your kids should go to schools like RI, HCI, ACSI, DHS etc (esp RI and HCI, if your kids are good in all subjects, represent school in sports events, a leader, and can take the competitive environment when everyone is competing even in PE)
If you are looking for maths and science, your kids should go to NUSH.
If I remember correctly, all school has about the same PE lesson requirements (MOE guidance).
I think whatever pressure one feels depends on the individual. If one aims to be the year head (there can be only 1 per batch), then of course the pressure is there to be outstanding and perform. But there are many others like my boy who are quite chill in school. Academically, they are well exposed in the sciences and humanities, holistically, in CCA and social work. Non-academic activities form a big part of the school life of an RI student (which is something that I feel is important for my boy).
Like in other good sch, there are generous sharing of study notes. In fact, my boy totally skipped his Lit textbook and only studied his friends' notes for the year end exams last year. As a result, he did well for Lit.
The bottom line is that if one is comfortable with his place in school, then school life in RI will not be competitive nor stressful.[/quote]Well said. I feel ultimately the kid MUST fit into the school environment and find his /her place. There will always be kids who are chilled and kids who craves to be top.. I am very sure every school tries to be as holistic as possible. No matter wat you say, its pretty direct. NUS High's aim is for kids who has talent and aptitude for STEM and now moving forward to STEAM. While RI is holistically a broader based education. Both are top schools in their own rights and both have kids who excel in STEM and STEAM. It is only the environment that is different. The only difference is newer school & smaller cohort vs history & notable alumnis. In terms of branding, all RI, HCI and NUSH caters to different markets how to compare?
Hence, I feel its unfair to put NUSH, RI and HCI together to compare. All 3 schools have different aims, each have their own strengths. NUSH is really just like a specialised GEP school for high ability kids who have shown keen interests in Math and Science but discovering new things with a comfortable environment and like-minded peers. -
quixation\" post_id=\"1927731\" time=\"1565344865\" user_id=\"480:
Well said :goodpost:
Hence, I feel its unfair to put NUSH, RI and HCI together to compare. All 3 schools have different aims, each have their own strengths. NUSH is really just like a specialised GEP school for high ability kids who have shown keen interests in Math and Science but discovering new things with a comfortable environment and like-minded peers.
Just to add that between me and spouse , we have GEP, Raffles and HCI experiences . We cherish dearly our time then and we have a close circle of friendships made in our years there. Also, we love our alma maters dearly and are active alumni.
However, we thought that NUSHigh would be a better fit for our child . DS wanted to go to NUSHigh since he was in P3! It’s important to choose a place that can keep your child motivated to excel while staying comfortable and happy. -
Selected NUSH students start taking some NUS modules with NUS undergrads from Year 5 onwards.
By the time they enter the relevant NUS course, they have sufficient credit exemption and free time to pursue double degrees. -
quixation\" post_id=\"1927731\" time=\"1565344865\" user_id=\"480:
I know exactly what you mean. My boy and 2 of his good friends had the opportunity to undergo a series of advanced Math training in NUSH in primary sch. In the end, one of them chose HCI as he preferred SAP culture, one chose NUSH as that was his calling, while my boy chose RI as he wasn't ready to specialise too early.
In terms of branding, all RI, HCI and NUSH caters to different markets how to compare?
As far as I know, all 3 are happily settled in their respective sch and doing well. -
iRabbit\" post_id=\"1927748\" time=\"1565355140\" user_id=\"51587:
Hi iRabbit,
I know exactly what you mean. My boy and 2 of his good friends had the opportunity to undergo a series of advanced Math training in NUSH in primary sch. In the end, one of them chose HCI as he preferred SAP culture, one chose NUSH as that was his calling, while my boy chose RI as he wasn't ready to specialise too early. Each of them had to give up on at least 1 DSA offer belonging to the other 2 sch (so it's not that they don't have other options).quixation\" post_id=\"1927731\" time=\"1565344865\" user_id=\"480:
In terms of branding, all RI, HCI and NUSH caters to different markets how to compare?
As far as I know, all 3 are happily settled in their respective sch and doing well.
What I have see and heard is that RI is definitely very competitive, but don’t get me wrong as saying it is bad or it meant that kids back stabbing each other, or you have no friends there. But it is definitely not for everyone ... feeling depressed when you got 95 for maths test as 95 is still the last in class. Or having 400 over people signing up for a CCA which only going to select 10. Or most sprinting in a 1.6km run, fighting for first. I saw some doing very well and I believe they won’t be where they are, if not for RI. But I also know of others who we would thought did quite well but they felt like they are a loser. I am happy for you that DS did well, and for a CCA that he do well. There are definitely kids who excel very well in such environment but there are also kids who could be affected greatly in such environment. My nephew is one of them who did very well in RI. He got scholarship to study in an Ivy League university, and the group of his friends are mostly in well known university such as Stanford, MIT, Harvard and Cambridge.
However, if you have never play basketball but would like to join the CCA, and hoping to have a chance to be in the school team, what I see is that it is possible in NUSH but not RI. Or if you have a few friends who have interest in the same sport and would like to form an interest group. But do be aware that for example, NUSH football losses to Singapore sport school 39:0, so don’t expect to do well in inter school games. So if your kids is very good in some team sport and it’s a very important part for him then likely he is going to be disappointed in NUSH. But for fitness purposes, I see it more depending on the family and the child. I don’t think it is fair to say that by joining RI sports the child will be fitter in NS, because likely to be in RI sport team, the child will have to be of certain standard already in the first place. And I believe if the same kids, regardless of which school he goes to will be about the same.
It is all about you get something but also sacrifice something, we cannot have everything in life (and we only have the same 24 hours a day) but more of what is more important, how you want to allocate your 24 hours, and end of the day whether it pay off for you. I am very sure there are kids who have no regret that they choose RI or NUSH, and there are also kids who have regretted their decision. The only thing we don’t know is whether they will do better and be happier in the other system, and no one will know as each of them is unique and special. -
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[quote=abhcbl post_id=1927757 The only thing we don’t know is whether they will do better and be happier in the other system, and no one will know as each of them is unique and special.
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Agreed. Everyone is unique and it is also up to the individual to make the best of the experience and learning journey. There is really no point comparing apples to oranges as the schools each have their competencies and culture.
Also, the composition in the schools and thus, culture in the past has evolved so much over the last decades - there are IB , O/A level , Specialist schools like NUSH or SOTA tracks etc.
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