“NUS High School students would be rather unique individuals who are leaders in their own fields, think independently, break new grounds through their creativity and passions, and are driven to serve the society.”

“Singapore students have always excelled in math and science. So, in a bid to provide a platform for these exceptionally-talented students, NUS High School was established. NUS High School would provide these students with “scope” and “space” – scope refers to the curriculum and space, the vast expense of knowledge that students gain from the choices that they are given to explore their interests.”

“NUS High School attracts and admits top students in Singapore and from around the region. Its target of at least 20% of international students have put the school in very good stead to allow the brightest and those with special talents in mathematics and the sciences to mingle and be nurtured in an environment that spurs every student to pursue their own peaks of excellence in their field of interest.  NUS High School has also taken the bold step to differentiate itself from other schools in Singapore by offering its own NUS High School Diploma and adopting a modular system which provides choices and flexibility to allow students to learn at their own pace.  I have personally interacted with some of the students and found them to be intellectually curious, confident, a little unconventional and ready for any discussion from mathematics to whether it is right to have casinos in society.  My agency, A*Star (Agency for Science Technology and Research), would be most keen to attract some of the NUS High School graduates to apply for its scholarship.”

“It is a waste not to give a good mind opportunity to develop. It was the diligence and talent of NUS High School students that got me to work with the school.”

“NUS High School has all the resources to train the student’s mind to be inquisitive and independent. These are highly sought-after qualities in any industry… and I believe that most of the students will be engaging in various industries.”

“I came away very impressed with the students (Oliver Tan and Lawrence Pang) from NUS High School. Not only are these students competent in science and mathematics given their rigorous and unique curriculum, they were able to move into unfamiliar territories quite seamlessly, handling research issues pitched at the advanced undergraduate level.  I am inspired by their motivation, confidence, independence and intellectual maturity that far surpasses their age. Moreover, they write well and could present very powerfully.  In my work, I have worked and managed bright young graduates from top universities globally, and I am confident to say that these students have what it takes to compete with the very best in the world.”

“Their mathematics and physics ability is obviously impressive at this young age. One student, Gregory Lau, currently doing a quantum project on photon entanglement, took up the challenge of working through one of the chapters in my PhD thesis. We are impressed by another group’s resourcefulness and ability to learn for themselves. When given a problem or topic, the students, Abimanyu, Wong Jia Jun & Ye Dan Qi would look for their own textbooks and research papers, do the necessary readings and understand them sufficiently with minimum guidance. If there are computational tools required, they would master the appropriate programming skills required on their own. Indeed, one brainstorming session with them enabled us to solve a technical challenge with possible high operational impact to the Singapore Arm Forces. We could tell that their thinking is often unconventional, innovative and see them as potential PhD candidates in the future.”