International HS?

IMHO (from my own observation, take it with a pint of salt. No offence to Chinese HS grads ^^)
Chinese HS tend to produce overly studios, introverted and shy students who lacks critical thinking and communication skills. The only good thing is learning Mandarin. The system is very rigid and allows very little development of soft skills. Chinese HS also tend to have this 'blend in with majority' mindset and rarely appreciate individuals with different mindset than the majority. You are not encouraged to break out of the circles.

National HS is crappy too but at the very least, there's more chance for social interactions (Chinese HS focused way too much on academic) through school activities where you can learn to build up social skills and leaderships. Of course, there's still some good schools around but you have to really look for it.

IMHO if your kid is an independent student, National HS, albeit having crappy teachers shouldn't impend his own will to study.

This post has been edited by feyhime: Feb 21 2008, 11:07 AM