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{{Infobox school
| name        = NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
| native_name = {{nobold|{{native name|ms|Sekolah Tinggi NUS bagi Matematik dan Sains}}}}<br />{{nobold|{{native name|zh|新加坡国立大学附属数理中学}}}}<br />{{nobold|{{native name|ta|என்.யு.எஸ் கணக்கு மற்றும் அறிவியல் உயா் பள்ளி}}}}
| logo        = NUSHS Logo.png
| logo_size   = 
| image       = NUSHigh-Campus.JPG
| image_size  = 
| motto       = Experiment. Explore. Excel.
| state       = Singapore 129957
| country     = Singapore
| coordinates = {{coord|1.306911|103.769356|region:SG|display=inline,title}}
| type        = Specialised Independent
| established = 1 January 2005
| session     = Single session
| principal   = Ms Soh Lai Leng Magdalen
| gender      = Co-ed
| ratio       = 10:1
| classrooms  = 54
| houses      = [[Michael Faraday|Faraday]], [[Fibonacci]], [[Alexander Fleming|Fleming]], [[Alfred Nobel|Nobel]]
| address     = 20 Clementi Avenue 1
| enrollment  = 1000
| age range   = 13-18
| colours     = {{color box|#00A499 |Pantone 3272|white}} {{color box|#333F48|Pantone 432|white}} {{color box|white|White|black}}
| affiliation = [[National University of Singapore]]
| homepage    = {{URL|https://nushigh.edu.sg}}
}}
The '''NUS High School of Math and Science''', also known as '''NUS High School''' or '''NUSH''', is a specialised independent [[high school]] in Singapore offering a six-year [[Integrated Programme]] (IP) leading to the NUS High School Diploma.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Integrated Programmes (IP) |url=https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/other/integrated-programme |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201182052/https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/other/integrated-programme |archive-date=1 December 2017 |access-date=7 October 2016 |website=www.moe.gov.sg}}</ref> Its parent university is the [[National University of Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.nushigh.edu.sg/ |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=www.nushigh.edu.sg |at=Footer}}</ref>

The school offers an accelerated mathematics and science curriculum integrated with language, arts, humanities, and sports, in a modular system. Over 70% of its graduates have pursued Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine-related courses in university.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/nus-high-school-celebrates-10-years-math-and-science-education|title=NUS High School celebrates 10 years of math and science education|website=TODAYonline|access-date=21 March 2019}}</ref>

==Curriculum==

===Academic curriculum===
NUS High School is an [[Integrated Programme]] school, which allows students to bypass the [[Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level|GCE O Levels]]. However, unlike other [[Integrated Programme]] schools, it does not offer [[Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level|GCE A Level]] or [[International Baccalaureate]] programmes. Instead, it offers an NUS High School Diploma, which all universities in Singapore recognise, as well as universities worldwide.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2022 |title=Programme of Studies for the Class of 2027 |url=https://www.nushigh.edu.sg/qql/slot/u744/POS_Class%20of%202027_final.pdf |access-date=May 2, 2022 |page=3}}</ref>

The diploma's curriculum is based on a modular system similar to its parent university NUS. Core modules are compulsory, elective modules help deepen the student's knowledge and may be compulsory for a major in a particular subject, and enrichment modules are purely for the student's interests. The school uses the cumulative average point (CAP) system, a 5-point system similar to the [[grade point average]] used in the United States. This is unlike most other schools in Singapore, where subjects are graded according to the British GCSE System.

The school's mathematics and science curriculums are accelerated. Topics are usually covered earlier than other schools. For example, the [[Mole (unit)|mole]] is introduced in Year 2 instead of Year 3, [[kinematics]] in Year 1 and Year 2 instead of Year 5, calculus in Year 3, and [[molecular biology]] and [[molecular genetics|genetics]] in Year 3 instead of Year 6. Examples of the accelerated [[mathematics]] curriculum include sections on solutions of [[equation]]s introduced in Year 1 instead of Year 3, and [[Vector space|three-dimensional vectors]] and [[matrix (mathematics)|matrices]] in Years 2 and 4 instead of Year 5.<ref name=":0" /> Students may also take accelerated subjects (usually mathematics) where they learn concepts a year earlier than other non-accelerated students.

The school offers elective programmes which may or may not count toward the CAP.  Students may choose up to two electives which will be held at the end of the day. Examples of electives include Physics/Chemistry/Biology Olympiad Training, Computer Science.

The school also offers honours courses in the Specialisation Stage for mathematical and scientific disciplines. The curriculum in these honours courses usually covers university material, such as [[linear algebra]] in mathematics, calculus-based [[classical electromagnetism|electromagnetism]] in physics, [[organic synthesis]] and [[spectroscopy]] in chemistry, and [[proteomics]] in biology.

To graduate with the NUS High School diploma, students must major in mathematics and at least two science subjects (including computer studies). Students may choose to take a fourth subject from any subject group (sciences, humanities & the arts), or take any mathematics or science subject at the honours level. In addition, students must complete an Advanced Research Project under the school's Da Vinci Research Programme.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The NUS High Diploma |url=https://www.nushigh.edu.sg/studying-at-nus-high/the-nus-high-diploma |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=www.nushigh.edu.sg}}</ref> Finally, students must have a CAP above 2.5 (C+). Students are also encouraged to take [[Advanced Placement]] and [[SAT]] [[Test (assessment)|examination]]s in their senior years for credits for admission into foreign [[university|universities]], though these are not necessary for graduation.

===Research curriculum===
All students go through a research curriculum called the Da Vinci Programme. As part of the curriculum, all students must complete an Advanced Research Project which is included in the student's school grades.

=== Sports ===
NUS High School offers various sports to choose from as part of its options for [[Co-curricular activity (Singapore)|co-curricular activities.]] The compulsory [[physical education]] modules from Years 1 to 6 also cover sports such as football, netball, basketball, badminton, floorball, baseball, outdoor education, and so on.

=== Houses ===
Students are sorted at random into one of four houses upon matriculation. The four houses, named [[Michael Faraday|Faraday]], [[Fibonacci]], [[Alexander Fleming|Fleming]] and [[Alfred Nobel|Nobel]], bear the colours yellow, red, blue and green respectively.  An annual house challenge is held between the houses.

==Admissions==
Students are admitted to the school in Year 1 or Year 3 after a selection process comprising tests and group activities in which they are assessed for their understanding and passion in mathematics and the sciences.  The school attracts the top 10% of Singapore's national cohort of primary school students. Annually, it receives around 2000 applications from both local and international students for its Year 1 admissions but only enrols up to 170 students, giving an admissions rate of below 8.5%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Information guide |url=https://www.nushigh.edu.sg/qql/slot/u90/file/InfoGuide2015.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409085750/https://www.nushigh.edu.sg/qql/slot/u90/file/InfoGuide2015.pdf |archive-date=April 9, 2023}}</ref>

==Campus==
===Location===
[[File:NUSHighSchool-runningtrack-20090116.jpg|thumb|Pi(π) Wall, Track, Field, Concourse]]

Currently, the NUS High School campus sits on 4.7 hectares of land off Clementi Ave 1. The school moved operations from its temporary campus at the former Raffles Junior College grounds at Mount Sinai Road in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NUS High to spread maths, science success |url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20081222-109732.html |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=www.asiaone.com}}</ref>

=== Building features ===
Due to the school's specialisation in [[mathematics]] and [[science]], the building features many designs relating to mathematics and science. These include, but are not limited to, a drawing of the four [[DNA]] bases ([[ACGT]]) on the roof of the concourse, a timeline of major mathematical discoveries, and coloured metal shades to represent the digits of [[pi]].

===NUS High School Residence (Boarding School)===
[[File:NUSHighSchoolResidence-20090116.jpg|thumb|NUS High School Residence Twin-Building (January 2009)]]

The campus includes a boarding school (NUS High School Residence) consisting of two blocks that can accommodate around 500 residents. Facilities include studying areas and rooms, a gym, pantries, media rooms (TV and relaxation), game rooms, music rooms and laundry rooms. The boarding school is also open to scholars studying within or outside of the school and serves as the site for the school's boarding programme.

Students are required to live in the NUS High Boarding School in Year 5.

===NUS Libraries===
The library at NUS High School (known as the Node) is part of the NUS Library system. NUS High School students and staff can access the loaning, catalogue and transaction resources of NUS Libraries from the Node. NUS teaching staff can request books in other NUS Libraries to be transferred to the Node.

==Key partners==

===Parent institution===
* [[National University of Singapore|National University of Singapore (NUS)]]
NUSH is the only high school in Singapore to be supported by a parent university. For example, NUS provides the school with a swimming pool for water-related sports, and much{{Quantify|date=May 2022}} of the school's students graduate to NUS.

==Principals==
* 2005 – 2007: Associate Professor [[Lai Yee Hing]]
* 2007 – 2015: Dr Hang Kim Hoo
* 2016 – 2019: Lee Bee Yann
* 2020 – Present: Soh Lai Leng Magdalen<ref name="mgmt">{{cite web |title=Management |url=https://www.nushigh.edu.sg/our-dna/contact-us/our-staff/administration-office/management |access-date=23 June 2020 |website=www.nushigh.edu.sg}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Education in Singapore]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.nushigh.edu.sg}}

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