Nanyang Girls' High School (NYGH) is an all-girls secondary school in Singapore. It participates in the Integrated Programme with Hwa Chong Institution (formed by the merger of Hwa Chong Junior College and The Chinese High School) under the Hwa Chong Affiliate Programme. It also offers an internal Gifted Education Programme (SBGE), the Art Elective Programme, the Higher Music Programme, Bicultural Programme and the Global Classroom Programme.
School-based Gifted Education (SBGE) students come from the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) in primary school, and participate in activities organised by the MOE Gifted Education Branch (GEB) such as the Leadership Development Programme.
Nanyang Girls' High School introduced the Humanities Programme (HP) in 2008, training students who are identified to be talented in the humanities. HP students are offered philosophy, Advanced Literature, Advanced Geography and Advanced History as well as the opportunity to participate in national and international humanities-based competitions and projects. Such competitions include the Humanities and Social Science Research Programme (HSSRP), Moot Parliament Programme (MPP) and Leadership Development Programme (LDP).
The Science and Math Talent Program (SMTP) was introduced in 2009, for students who are gifted in Sciences and Mathematics. They are offered the Stanford EPGY Mathematics Course as part of the program.
It has been consistently ranked as one of the top among secondary schools in Singapore in the official annual school rankings published by the Ministry of Education. Notable alumni include the late former First Lady of Singapore, Ong Siew May.
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