NUS High IP: 2025 Da Vinci Research Journey & Admissions Timeline

Q: What does the NUS High IP guide cover?
A: How the Da Vinci programme anchors research/innovation in the six-year IP, and the key milestones for DSA-Sec and supplementary admissions.

TL;DR
• NUS High admits 100% of its students via DSA-Sec; successful applicants commit to the full six-year Integrated Programme and skip the S1 Posting Exercise (Year 1 admissions).
• The Da Vinci Programme is a keystone of the curriculum, helping students build research, innovation, and enterprise skills over six years through structured modules, design & engineering electives, and senior research projects (Da Vinci overview).
• 2025 DSA-Sec timeline: Selection Tests on 5 July 2025 (Saturday) for all applicants; shortlisted students attend a Selection Camp on 25 or 26 July 2025. Applicants are notified via the MOE DSA portal email, and selection emphasises alignment with NUS High’s STEM-focus (same admissions page).
• If vacancies remain, a Supplementary Intake Exercise (SIE) may run in November (before the S1 option phase). Applicants with PSLE scores AL 4–6 and AL1 in both Math and Science are encouraged to apply; shortlisted candidates attend interviews within a week of PSLE results release (Year 1 admissions).

Quick facts for families

• NUS High is a single-campus IP: every student joins by DSA and stays for six years to earn the NUS High Diploma (Year 1 admissions).
• The Da Vinci Programme teaches research habits step by step, so students learn to plan, test, and present ideas from Sec 1 onwards (Da Vinci overview).
• All DSA applicants sit a selection test on 5 July 2025, and shortlisted students attend a camp on 25 or 26 July (same source).
• A November Supplementary Intake may open if places remain, but candidates still need strong PSLE Math and Science scores (Year 1 admissions).

1 | Research-centric learning

• The Da Vinci Programme complements the core curriculum, guiding students from structured modules in the foundation years to independent research in senior years. It nurtures interdisciplinary thinking, design & engineering skills, science communication, and the habits necessary to remain “at the frontier of research and innovation” (