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Hi... need some advice please. If we are accepting the CO from NUS high, do we will need to be in reporting for Dec 21st dates? We are planning a holiday, we can be back only by 23rd. TiA[/quote]

Hi, matriculation for year 1s is on 19 December if I'm not wrong. The students will be welcomed and there will probably be briefing about NUS High's curriculum and also on Orientation. After that might meet form teacher and student leaders who will accompany the class during orientation. There will likely be phototaking as well for student ID. If you accept, it is best to email the school and see how they can arrange separately.

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My understanding is yes ... most of the O level topics by end Year 2. Example, these are the reference text books they used for Physics:

Y1 & 2 : Glencoe Physics Principle & Problems (McGraw Hill).
Y3 & 4: College Physics by Young, 9th Edition (Pearson) -- inclusive of 1 unused online access code.

Hi abhcbl, thanks for the details, really appreciate!

Just a thought though, it also depends on whether all the topics in the reference text books are in NUS High syllabus (Year 1 and 2).

Hi all, just to add on (even though it's a bit too early to post this) (tldr at bottom)

For physics, all O level topics will be covered by the end of Y3S1. Glencoe is absolutely unnecessary, most students will not read Glencoe because it's thick and heavy and the school notes suffice for Physics. Usually if glencoe is needed you can pirate it from libgen and get the pdf. Do not get Glencoe unless you want to waste 80 bucks on a book you will never read. Physics is pretty manageable but it's tough for those who are not inclined towards it, you need to put in effort Y2 onwards if you want a good foundation.

Chemistry is slightly different in that the topics covered stray more from the O level syllabus, but Chem notes are pretty good as far as notes go. Chem is pretty easy and well-paced (up till Y2), other than it being a little slow in Y1. You don't need textbooks for chem, but you can always get Chemistry by Raymond Chang or Chemistry: The Central Science online by pirating. Again, you'll need to put in effort but it's manageable. You don't need to buy any assessment books for chem at all as the questions are usually structured differently from conventional O level questions and there usually are a lot of worksheets and workbooks for practice.

Biology is arguably the hardest science to score well, students tend to fare worse in Bio than all 3 sciences because it's harder to score on tests. Bio follows the O level syllabus and even some of the A levels pretty well, you can get Biology Matters for a textbook (only lasts up till Y3S1). Campbell is recommended only if you're majoring in Biology, but even then, I personally prefer the pdf version simply because Campbell is thick and not really readable. Get assesment books for Bio, usually the past year O level papers work out fine.

I strongly recommend pirating the textbooks (other than Bio Matters) simply because they are thick and it's generally quite difficult to read, it's not something that students can process easily. You can get the pdfs at libgen.io or other pirating websites (make sure you download safe files though).

Also, O level syllabus for all 3 sciences finish at the end of Y3S1. They usually teach the topics more in-depth than regular O levels.

But really, to all the parents out there, don't let your kids go to this school unless they want to AND they have an interest in Math and/or Science. If they like anything else or have extra stuff (e.g if you go for sport competitions, or really like CCA), your child will struggle to cope/be unhappy about it. Other schools have it better.

tl;dr o level subjects covered by end of Y3S1, not Y2. Don't get textbooks other than Bio Matters as you will waste your money; pirate the pdf instead. Don't come here unless you really want to and you like math and/or science.

Cattac:

Is nus high school diploma sufficient for admission into overseas university, or the students will have to take another admission test?

Most overseas universities will find that the diploma is sufficient, however, there are some universities that will require students to take an admission test much like all the other students (e.g. AP exams). Of course, NUSH students also have to undergo selection tests of universities (e.g. interviews and all that). So basically the NUSH student's uni process is pretty much the same as another students' in other govt schools/independent schools.