NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Diploma)

[dagong99]

shurley197323:

My DD going in uniform.

Helpers for the tea session, including DS1, will be in their NUSHS formal uniform tomorrow.

[leelimc]

Flowermonaster:

leelimc:

[quote=\"shurley197323\"]HI, anyone know are the students suppose to wear school uniforms for this saturday tea session ?

Based on NUSH response, ur child can come in either school uniform or casual/outside wear. No requirement of the clothing for the preview. Hope this helps.

Hi Leelimc, you called NUSH? I didn't see any dress code in the email or the invitation card. Wanted to call them to check but was too busy the whole day. Thanks for sharing this information.[/quote]Hi flower monster, sorry for late response. Just logged in. We emailed Li Hui on this, the admin that sent out the emails? She responded as wat I have indicated. Great to be any help.

BeContented, my DS decided to wear NUSH shirt that was provided during the selection camp so It is not his school uniform so considered casual?

[BeContented]

leelimc:

Hi flower monster, sorry for late response. Just logged in. We emailed Li Hui on this, the admin that sent out the emails? She responded as wat I have indicated. Great to be any help.

BeContented, my DS decided to wear NUSH shirt that was provided during the selection camp so It is not his school uniform so considered casual?

Hmmm....sounds like good idea. Guess, tomorrow morning will check with DS what he wants to wear

[Flowermonaster]

leelimc:

Hi flower monster, sorry for late response. Just logged in. We emailed Li Hui on this, the admin that sent out the emails? She responded as wat I have indicated. Great to be any help.

:thankyou:

[Happy Mummmmm]

Is anyone here deciding between RGS and NUS High? Anything to share.


My daughter has been accepted by NUS High and awaiting results from RGS. She likes both schools.

But I do not know where to start comparing the two schools.

I would appreciate any advice.

[matadorepy]

Happy Mummmmm:

Is anyone here deciding between RGS and NUS High? Anything to share.


My daughter has been accepted by NUS High and awaiting results from RGS. She likes both schools.

But I do not know where to start comparing the two schools.

I would appreciate any advice.

Some thots for your sharing:

The gender ratio for NUSH is always about 4M : 1F. Would your DD be perturbed by this sex ratio imbalance ? Does she mind not taking \"O\" or \"A\" level ? Does this \"RGS\" branding meant more a lot to her or to you (for that matter) ? Does she love maths and science passionately and wish to learn at fast and accelerated pace ? Is she an independent learner and wish to do academic research? FYI, NUSH also placed equal emphasis on Langauage, humanities, art and music development despite being a Maths and Science school.

My DD is in NUSH Y2. 2 years back she and 4 of her RGPS GEP classmates(incl top RGPS girl) made an unprecedented decision to join NUSH over RGS. Then their NUSH cohort has only 29 girls. They chose a \"road less travelled\" so as to say and have not regretted their decision. They settled well and are doing extremely well to date.

My DD given rationales were -
NUSH provides a new fresh perspective and academically more challenging environment with no national exams to tie down with
- they prefer a co-education class environment after 6 years in primary girl school
- they like the fast, accelerated , independent and self-learning environment
- they don't miss the RGS \"branding\" after all they already had 3-6 years of RG(P)S while joining the RGS is re-uniting them with fellow GEP classmatees for another 4 (10 years)
- they so often heard from their past ex-GEP classmates about the intense rivalries among the big RGS cohort that is enough to turn off ...In fact some of them are quitting RGS in Y2
- On the other hands, NUSH girls being such a minority are generally the darlings of the cohort with special care given ...

On the whole, despite being the minority, NUSH girls have always performed brilliantly academically in both Maths n Science. They also have an edge especially in languages and humanities over the boy.

Ultimately, your DD must decide what's is best for herself ..her temperament ... her learning style .. does she miss not being an RGS \"branding\" ?

[leeven]

Anyone here deciding/ decided between RI and NUS High? Anything to share. My DS got NUSH CO waiting for RI. Any current NUSH parents who got CO from RI but joined NUSH can share. . :?

[Nebbermind]

matadorepy:

My DD is in NUSH Y2. 2 years back she and 4 of her RGPS GEP classmates(incl top RGPS girl) made an unprecedented decision to join NUSH over RGS.

I thought you ever said your DD is classmate of the math whiz? Or is it a diff math whiz?? :scratchhead:

[tiggermum]

Happy Mummmmm:

Is anyone here deciding between RGS and NUS High? Anything to share.


My daughter has been accepted by NUS High and awaiting results from RGS. She likes both schools.

But I do not know where to start comparing the two schools.

I would appreciate any advice.

Hi,

I'm not sure whether you've seen NUSH alumni Aaron's blog. In case you haven't, here's the url:
http://thehungrygeographer.blogspot.sg/2012/02/nus-high-school-experience.html

Both RGS and NUSH have their own strengths and flaws, as we've mentioned several times, it really boils down to which one is a better fit.

There are many concerns from parents about NUSH not being able to provide a well-rounded education. But if you read Aaron's blog, you'd know it's not the school, but how much you make out of your experience there that counts.

One thing I learned to appreciate about NUSH is the small cohort. For Y1, there's less than 200 kids. What it means for the child is that there is higher chance to get access to opportunities, compared to jostling for one against 449 other bright students in the top IP schools.

DD was never the athletic type, but she always enjoyed a game of netball in primary school. When she went to NUSH, she got to join the netball team with minimum fuss. She recently competed in a sports day event and came in 3rd. It's no big deal, considering only 8 took part in that category and they had to beg people to join. But she came back happy and learnt a few things from the experience.

Had she gone to a top IP girls school, would it have been possible? I think not.

It's also quite egalitarian in NUSH. There isn't an elite group that gets special treatment or get to go for special programs. The Da Vinci program is open to all, so are the electives. So the kid gets equal access to these enriching programs, so long as you are interested (and you are quick enough to get to the online system to sign up for those with limited vacancies), you get to go.

And it's not easy to find tuition for NUSH, which is a good thing, IMHO. It is a relatively level playing field, you work hard and get your grades based on your own ability, not by paying for a good tutor. There is less pressure for the students to go for tuition for fear of falling behind their peer who have tutors, and that translates to less stress.

Of course, there will be challenges. Some get distracted by BGR and computer games, some take a longer time to find their niche. But I think it's really part and parcel of dealing with a teenager going through adolescence.

If eventually your DC chooses NUSH, as a parent, please don't do it half-heartedly and keep thinking another school is better, this school is not good enough.Encourage DD/DS to make the most of their time at NUSH, I think it will make their journey more meaningful!

[Sun_2010]

So well put tiggermum.


Happy mummmm, i was in the same dilemmA 2 yrs back. And today,i feel DD tooktbe right decision. I think tiggermum was I the same dilemma too.

That said , encourage your child to decide.
It is a win win situation. Both are good schools, it is only a question of better fit. Once you take that decision, just take that as a positive and forget about the other.
All the best to your DC.