NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Diploma)

[VitoRelax]

ks2me:

VitoRelax:

Excellent writeup from jfalk !

I second it to be selected for portal posting.

What is portal posting ?

[corneyAmber]

VitoRelax:

What is portal posting ?

The published articles on the homepage and can get ks points.

[Fairy]

Jennifer:

DecJan:

all the while quite strong in maths at primary sch, then suddently failed maths test for the first time.

Seems like this is the norm.

Hubby's friend's elder boy at RI also kena failure for the first time at sec 1. The friend and some other concerned parents then met with the principal who then told them this is normal and done purposely.

Hi Jennifer,

I'm puzzled by what your hubby's friend said about RI deliberatly failing its sec1 boys. My son has completed his sec1 at RI with no such experience. In fact, as i've mentioned in another thread, the MATHEMATICAL ability of the students is so high that scoring a GPA of 4.0 (ie. >80marks) does not mean you're at the top 10% of the cohort in Maths, may not even be top 20 to 30%.

[mathsparks]

scary, scary.

[Jennifer]

Fairy:

Hi Jennifer,


I'm puzzled by what your hubby's friend said about RI deliberatly failing its sec1 boys. My son has completed his sec1 at RI with no such experience. In fact, as i've mentioned in another thread, the MATHEMATICAL ability of the students is so high that scoring a GPA of 4.0 (ie. >80marks) does not mean you're at the top 10% of the cohort in Maths, may not even be top 20 to 30%.

Hm, this friend's experience was some years ago. Maybe not so now.

[mjl]

Jfalk:

I am an NUSHS student from one of the first few batches, and would like to clarify and give some information about the school. This is a bit late, but maybe it can help applicants next year, haha.

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12. Good points about NUS High
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13. Bad points about NUS High
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Indeed, an excellent informative and impartial write-up by Jfalk! However, I don't think it is suitable for portal posting since it is too specific info on only one school.

Hope graduates and existing students of other secondary schools can provide a similar, balanced and non-biased write-up (i.e. listing both the good points and bad points, as it is too common for parents and students to publicise only the favourable points) on their schools, in the respective threads. This will help potential parents and students of those schools in selecting the right school for their kids/themselves!

[ChiefKiasu]

mjl:

Jfalk:

I am an NUSHS student from one of the first few batches, and would like to clarify and give some information about the school. This is a bit late, but maybe it can help applicants next year, haha.

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12. Good points about NUS High
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13. Bad points about NUS High
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Indeed, an excellent informative and impartial write-up by Jfalk! However, I don't think it is suitable for portal posting since it is too specific info on only one school...

Thanks mjl! Indeed, Jfalk has given us an excellent review. But the subject does not warrant Portal publication due to the reason mjl pointed out. Great job, anyway, Jfalk.

[mew2]

noticed there were about 170 students in the orientation list, before the appeal/transfer


all parents queue to buy just the biology text plus mt text, yup that is all in the booklist, what a strange experience :?

my memory of my sec1 school bag was HUGE and HEAVY


Merry Xmas everyone

[Jennifer]

mew2:

noticed there were about 170 students in the orientation list, before the appeal/transfer


all parents queue to buy just the biology text plus mt text, yup that is all in the booklist, what a strange experience :?

my memory of my sec1 school bag was HUGE and HEAVY


Merry Xmas everyone

The sch follows JC method, uses lecture notes.

[snowcrystal]

Can someone advise whether the boys need to tuck their shirts into their shorts (Formal wear on Monday)? Understand the girls need not tuck in.