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Admissions for Returning Singapore Citizens / Permanent Residents and International Students


ADMISSION FOR RETURNING SINGAPORE CITIZENS (RSC) AND RETURNING SINGAPORE PERMANENT RESIDENTS (RSPR)

Returning Singapore Citizens (RSC) and Returning Singapore Permanent Residents (RSPR) refer to:

    1. RSC / RSPR who are currently residing and studying overseas
    2. RSC / RSPR who are currently residing in Singapore but not studying in a Singapore mainstream school

All RSC and RSPR who are interested in NUS High School are encouraged to participate in the Year 1 Direct School Admission Secondary (DSA-Sec) Exercise or Year 3 Admission according to the age eligibility. The details are stated at the link:


Applicants who missed the above admission periods may appeal to [email protected]nus.edu.sg for alternative test date, subject to approval. The deadline for both Year 1 and Year 3 is 30 September 2022.


ADMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT (IS)

There are three categories of International Students (IS):

    1. IS who are currently residing in Singapore and studying in a Singapore mainstream school
    2. IS who are currently residing in Singapore and not studying in a Singapore mainstream school
    3. IS who are currently residing and studying overseas

Admission to Year 1

The Year 1 DSA-Sec Exercise is only open to IS in categories 1 and 2.
IS who are residing in Singapore and currently studying at Primary Six or equivalent in Singapore are eligible to apply for the Year 1 Direct School Admission Secondary (DSA-Sec) Exercise via MOE. Please visit Admission to Year 1 for more information. There is no alternative arrangement for IS who missed the Year 1 MOE DSA-Sec registration deadline.

The Year 1 DSA-Sec Exercise is not open to IS in category 3.
IS who are not residing in Singapore are not eligible to take part in the Year 1 DSA-Sec Exercise this year. 

Admission to Year 3

The Year 3 Admission is open to IS in all categories but with restrictions for the category 1.
IS who are currently studying at Secondary Two in a Singapore mainstream schools (IP school / IP track) or were posted to a secondary school under the DSA-Sec Exercise or Admissions Exercise for International Students (AEIS) are not eligible for the Year 3 Admission to NUS High School. Please visit Admission to Year 3 for more information. Those students are expected to honour their commitment to their posted school. There is no alternative arrangement for IS who missed the Year 3 Admission registration deadline.