NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Diploma)

[phtthp]

for girls who admit into NUSH so young at Sec 1 - what kind of career profession(s) can possibly await them in future 6 years later after receiving a Diploma, besides being scientists & researchers in Life Science, Physical Science, Engineering, Botany, Biology & other Technology areas ?

[Vanilla Cake]

walterp:

Sure there will be friendly competition in any environment, but their class is very small ( < 25) and teachers (mentors actually) have good contact time with every students.

Are all the classrooms air-conditioned? Accordingly to http://www.highsch.nus.edu.sg/content.php?id=1679091c5a880faf6fb5e6087eb1b2dc under facilities, it was stated that \"These featured elements will complement some 50 classrooms, a 700 seat auditorium ......\" but no mentiion of air-conditioned classrooms.

Do you know the COP for the PSLE phase for Y1 admission for year 2009 and year 2010? Last year (2010) was 264 for admission year 2011 whereas for previous years as listed below:

2005 (admission year 2006) -> Lowest PSLE T-score: 237 and highest PSLE-T-score: 273
2006 (admission year 2007) -> Lowest PSLE T-score: 259 and highest PSLE-T-score: 273
2007 (admission year 2008) -> Lowest PSLE T-score: 262 and highest PSLE-T-score: 277

Thanks in advance for your reply.

[DVL]

phtthp:

for girls who admit into NUSH so young at Sec 1 - what kind of career profession(s) can possibly await them in future 6 years later after receiving a Diploma, besides being scientists & researchers in Life Science, Physical Science, Engineering, Botany, Biology & other Technology areas ?

Doctor, dentist, pharmacist, clinical researcher, economist, IT, mathematician and many more. I believe NUSH students will find it easier to cope if they would choose to read these courses at Uni level. However, it does not stop them from pursuing other courses such as economics, law, etc. If you look at the specialisation years (Y5 & Y6), students may opt for subj combi of 2 sciences, 1 maths & 1 humanity. This subj combi is no different from those offered at JCs. Very common to have top JC Science students opt for non science, mathematics, engineering related courses at Uni level.

[UncleLim]

DVL:

phtthp:

for girls who admit into NUSH so young at Sec 1 - what kind of career profession(s) can possibly await them in future 6 years later after receiving a Diploma, besides being scientists & researchers in Life Science, Physical Science, Engineering, Botany, Biology & other Technology areas ?

Doctor, dentist, pharmacist, clinical researcher, economist, IT, mathematician and many more. I believe NUSH students will find it easier to cope if they would choose to read these courses at Uni level. However, it does not stop them from pursuing other courses such as economics, law, etc. If you look at the specialisation years (Y5 & Y6), students may opt for subj combi of 2 sciences, 1 maths & 1 humanity. This subj combi is no different from those offered at JCs. Very common to have top JC Science students opt for non science, mathematics, engineering related courses at Uni level.

:goodpost:

Well explained, DVL ! To bring this discussion a bit further, I feel we should not even see their subject combinations as something to limit what they can do in future. I see the environment as a training ground for young minds so that they will be able to do whatever they want to do in future. I know of doctors who have become businessmen, engineers turned bankers, lawyers turned teachers. Even a university degree is just the beginning. So it is too early to predict what one wants to do in secondary school.

[tiggermum]

My DD was previously from all girls school RGPS (GEP) - CHIJ TP and I told her at some point of time have to get into co-ed environment. So the sooner the better. My DD has no issue adapting to new environment although there are only 29 girls (with 6 ex-RGPS). In NUSH less girls is actually an advantage as they would be well taken care of.


Sure there will be friendly competition in any environment, but their class is very small ( < 25) and teachers (mentors actually) have good contact time with every students. Compare with RGS (450), NUSH cohort size is only 140. So the teacher - student ratio is good. My DD actually prefer the NUSH environment after much sharing among her ex-GEP classmates at RGS. [/quote]

thanks for your reply

[matadorepy]

Vanilla Cake:

walterp:

Sure there will be friendly competition in any environment, but their class is very small ( < 25) and teachers (mentors actually) have good contact time with every students.

Are all the classrooms air-conditioned? Accordingly to http://www.highsch.nus.edu.sg/content.php?id=1679091c5a880faf6fb5e6087eb1b2dc under facilities, it was stated that \"These featured elements will complement some 50 classrooms, a 700 seat auditorium ......\" but no mentiion of air-conditioned classrooms.

Do you know the COP for the PSLE phase for Y1 admission for year 2009 and year 2010? Last year (2010) was 264 for admission year 2011 whereas for previous years as listed below:

2005 (admission year 2006) -> Lowest PSLE T-score: 237 and highest PSLE-T-score: 273
2006 (admission year 2007) -> Lowest PSLE T-score: 259 and highest PSLE-T-score: 273
2007 (admission year 2008) -> Lowest PSLE T-score: 262 and highest PSLE-T-score: 277

Thanks in advance for your reply.

If you live in the tropics you have to get use to your natural environment.
S'pore is too much of an \"air-con\" nation sad to say.

For a start, I don't think students should be too pampered with air-cond unlike commercial and business environment where people are confined to the building all the time. A well ventillated classroom with ample fans should be good enough. Too much air-con is bad for student b'cos if they kept shuffling around the school compound for various activities , they can get sick easily. Air-cond students will be too lazy to do field work and don't ever bother to do sport and physical activities on the track/fields.

It is the same reason for \"distance too far\" so I won't bother to walk, like that how to train the mind to be strong, how to push their own limit to excel in their scholarstic and research work if they cannot overcome and push their own comfort zone.

[KiasuClown]

This might be an interesting TED video to watch that relates to the topic on air-conditioned environments: http://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_green_are_we_filtering_the_wrong_microbes.html

[dckbsg]

If I am not wrong, all the classrooms that are located next to the AYE are air-conditioned to keep out the noise. The school had that done about 2 years ago

[yukilei]

DVL:

phtthp:

for girls who admit into NUSH so young at Sec 1 - what kind of career profession(s) can possibly await them in future 6 years later after receiving a Diploma, besides being scientists & researchers in Life Science, Physical Science, Engineering, Botany, Biology & other Technology areas ?

Doctor, dentist, pharmacist, clinical researcher, economist, IT, mathematician and many more. I believe NUSH students will find it easier to cope if they would choose to read these courses at Uni level. However, it does not stop them from pursuing other courses such as economics, law, etc. If you look at the specialisation years (Y5 & Y6), students may opt for subj combi of 2 sciences, 1 maths & 1 humanity. This subj combi is no different from those offered at JCs. Very common to have top JC Science students opt for non science, mathematics, engineering related courses at Uni level.

Thks DVL. This information is very useful. Was telling my DS he can be a math lecturer too... am i right?

[yukilei]

matadorepy:

Vanilla Cake:

[quote=\"walterp\"]Sure there will be friendly competition in any environment, but their class is very small ( < 25) and teachers (mentors actually) have good contact time with every students.

Are all the classrooms air-conditioned? Accordingly to http://www.highsch.nus.edu.sg/content.php?id=1679091c5a880faf6fb5e6087eb1b2dc under facilities, it was stated that \"These featured elements will complement some 50 classrooms, a 700 seat auditorium ......\" but no mentiion of air-conditioned classrooms.

Do you know the COP for the PSLE phase for Y1 admission for year 2009 and year 2010? Last year (2010) was 264 for admission year 2011 whereas for previous years as listed below:

2005 (admission year 2006) -> Lowest PSLE T-score: 237 and highest PSLE-T-score: 273
2006 (admission year 2007) -> Lowest PSLE T-score: 259 and highest PSLE-T-score: 273
2007 (admission year 2008) -> Lowest PSLE T-score: 262 and highest PSLE-T-score: 277

Thanks in advance for your reply.

If you live in the tropics you have to get use to your natural environment.
S'pore is too much of an \"air-con\" nation sad to say.

For a start, I don't think students should be too pampered with air-cond unlike commercial and business environment where people are confined to the building all the time. A well ventillated classroom with ample fans should be good enough. Too much air-con is bad for student b'cos if they kept shuffling around the school compound for various activities , they can get sick easily. Air-cond students will be too lazy to do field work and don't ever bother to do sport and physical activities on the track/fields.

It is the same reason for \"distance too far\" so I won't bother to walk, like that how to train the mind to be strong, how to push their own limit to excel in their scholarstic and research work if they cannot overcome and push their own comfort zone.[/quote] :goodpost:
I agree with you, matadorepy. But sad to say, lots of children are already being exposed to air-con when they were babies. But my DS is not one of them. We do not use air-con at all at home. So when he was in the P5 camp, he's the only one who could sleep thru the night whereas his classmates were complaining abt the heat.