Another route is to transit at bishan to circular line (buona vista), then bus 196, alight at opp side gate. Return, take from bus stop right in front of side gate.


School bus does pick up from Sengkang and punggol as mentioned by my dd.

I think you may be right because reading the threads, wonder mom’s dd went through an interview with t-score 26x.

Sorry, it's wonder mom.

Indeed, anxious mum, there is no perfect school. Just which is more suitable to oneself, elite or not, branded or not. Psle is really just the first step. 前面的路还很长。Wish all our dc grow up to be of good character and happy!

matadorepy:

piggybank:

Jtalk seems to know the system well

your DS did'nt make it to NUSH with a 254 ...

Think read somewhere that eventually piggy's DS did get an offer but rejected it as there is maybe some preference towards \"traditional elite program\" in ACSI. Nonetheless, I cannot comprehend why the need for her to make such uncalled for remarks. My DD2 rejected a couple of COs and eventually chose a popular girls' school (which is above ACSI's level in terms COP), but I think it is basic respect not to 'put down' any school especially not when I have no experience there. So, wondering is there any motive here? :?

Anyway, whether good or bad experience sharing, most importantly, there should be value add and not baseless affirmation.

Jfalk:

1. English, Humanities & MT in NUSH is benchmarked to mainstream standards, with MT being an exact copy while EL & Humanities are modified to fit the NUSH context.


2. English education WILL be compromised in NUSH, compared to other top schools. Much less drilling, practice, and emphasis in NUSH. If you are good in English, you will still be good; but if you are not, you will probably not improve much compared to your JC peers. This will be an issue in university years, when significant amounts of writing are expected.

3. \"A problem\" with the system in NUSH is that there is no standardized exam to benchmark the students, and each teacher is given significant leeway to develop their own lessons without the need to adhere to a strict syllabus. If the teacher is good, then this is excellent; but if the teacher is sub-par, then quality of learning suffers. This was a problem in the first few batches. They've been trying to improve this issue the last few years by bringing in more NIE-trained teachers.

4. MT is completely de-emphasised. It is seen as a \"pass and forget\" subject, albeit a subject that will still affect your CAP significantly. Standards are definitely significantly lower than mainstream.

I feel compelled to reply to jfalk's comment as it seemed to transmit a negative message about NUSH. While what jfalk said may not be totally untrue but I think it is probably not taken in the correct perspective. The languages and humanities may have 'taken a back seat' because being a \"Maths & Science\" specialised school, one should expect greater emphasis in these subjects. Thus, the kids who chose NUSH are majority ones with great interests and can excel in these areas.

Much like the other specialised schools, the intent was to provide an avenue for kids to be able to develop and pursue their interests/talent earlier and more in-depth in their lives (not saying good or not but more if the child wishes to).

In the case of science, for e.g., the year 1s would have covered some topics from \"O\" level std. For the exceptional 'geniuses', they can be offered the 'super highway' and take maths at a level higher than their peers, even at NUS level.

As compared with mainstream secondary schools, e.g. year 1s take 3 science subjects compared with only 1. This thus translate to lesser time for humanities. But as the child progresses, s/he will be able to specialise in humanities and economics during their first 4 years.

As with almost all schools, there are bound to be better and less than ideal teachers. But I am glad my dd enjoys her languages as much as her other subjects, although she does comment that several of her classmates 'hated' CMT (then again, how unusual is this?).

It is common assumption that all NUSH graduates end up being scientists. But this is only if the child chooses so. There are several that I have heard choosing to go for law, for e.g.

Having a child each in NUSH and main stream, my 2 cents' worth is to look beyond COP, focus on your dc's strengths and interests instead. If your dc develops other interests later on, the options will be there, much like any other schools. At least for ourselves, we do not think the options for my kids will be different in the future.

Lastly, I wish to add that the best thing I appreciate about NUSH is they keep the admin stuff mainly to the beginning of the year and for the rest of the year, all focus is on the curriculum for the kids. No lengthy or multi-paged instructions to us parents!

matadorepy:

Lowprofile:

Both are good schools but different in terms of teaching style, culture, etc. Most important what suits your dd. Last year, my dd scored 27x and she chose NUSH over RGS after much consideration and she is very happy there. From what we observed, their learning experience is very much modeled after the university and this we believe will be a great advantage when transitioning to uni after 6 years. Of course, RGS has a much longer history and brand name. So, eventually, 'gain/loss' or so called 'value' is going to be subjective.

My DD will in Y4 next year. She had no qualm too in choosing NUSH over RGS (\"brand\" name and prestige). She is still in contact with many of her GEP classmates in RGS. She is much happier as she know she is way ahead in terms of Maths and science and have far more opportunities and resources at NUSH to excel as compared to time spent in RGS. Also she won't be bother by this thingy called the \"A\"-level exam and focuses on what area of research she intend to do.

My dd1 chose NUSH over RGS too because she knows what she wants, even though she knew traveling would be long. She is very happy and enjoying the non ending challenges.

Dd2 chose RGS right from the beginning because again, knowing what she wants (and traveling is similarly rather long because we are staying in the east). Very happy too.

As parents, our main message to the girls is \"follow your heart\" and not follow the crowd. Like \"love what you do and there will no work\". We are happy when they are happy, whichever schools they are in.