Annual rhythm
- Register
- Around December — online only, via the Tainan gifted-assessment registration system, with a teacher observation form.
- Screening
- Around Jan – Feb (SY115: Jan 24) — math and science achievement tests, 50 minutes each.
- Final round
- Around March (SY115: Mar 7 – 8) — hands-on math-science performance assessment plus aptitude tests.
- Results
- Around mid-to-late March, followed by placement per the official schedule.
This exam is not about calculation speed. It rewards systematic case-work, reading new definitions, writing reasons, and generalizing patterns — habits that cramming cannot build.
※ The screening date has been moving earlier (late Feb for SY114, late Jan for SY115). Always confirm with the current-year official notice.
Annual rhythm
- Guidelines
- Around mid-January (SY115: published Jan 15, info session Jan 24).
- Register
- Around mid-Feb to early Mar (SY115: Feb 12 – Mar 4) — requires a junior-high school recommendation; grade thresholds per the current-year guidelines.
- Stage 1
- Science aptitude exams, around mid-March (SY115: Mar 14) — written tests in math, science, and language (Chinese + English).
- Stage 2
- Lab practicum, around late March (SY115: Mar 30 – 31) — hands-on experiments, experimental reasoning, and interviews.
Stage 2 tests real experiments — lab operation and reasoning are the part most students have never practiced and can least cram. Kids who have done real lab work for years pull ahead here.
※ Selection concludes before the CAP exam — effectively an extra path into TNFSH. Details per the current-year TNFSH guidelines.
GRADE 10 Senior-High Math-Science Gifted Placement
TNFSH, Tainan Girls' Senior High and others run math-science gifted programs with post-enrollment placement: students first enter the school, then sit the placement assessment. A separate road from the Science Class — you can prepare for both.
Annual rhythm
- Plan published
- Around May (TNFSH SY115: May 8).
- Screening
- Around Jun – Jul — Track 1: a CAP score at the designated standard (PR97+) or a passing aptitude test qualifies you for the final round.
- Final round
- Around July — written math-science tests in two stages; passers are placed into the program.
The real ticket is the three junior-high years: CAP scores decide whether you enter screening, and math-science depth decides the final round. No shortcuts — only accumulation.
※ Tracks and timing vary by school (a second track goes through the gifted-education committee); follow each school's current-year notice.
When is the Jianxing gifted assessment held?
Registration is around December, screening around Jan – Feb, and the final round around March, taken in grade 6. Confirm exact dates with the current-year official notice.
What does the Jianxing assessment test?
Screening: math and science achievement tests. Final round: a hands-on performance assessment plus aptitude tests — reasoning and explanation, not calculation speed.
Science Class vs. gifted program — what's the difference?
The Science Class is a pre-enrollment selection completed around March of grade 9; the gifted program is post-enrollment placement around July of grade 10. You can prepare for both.
When should we start preparing?
For Jianxing, grade 4 gives a full two-year runway. For the Science Class and gifted programs, strength comes from three junior-high years of math and real lab work — the earlier the better.
