SHSID High School Math and Science education adheres to the core concepts of both providing quality teaching and promoting the comprehensive improvement of students' mathematical and scientific literacy, emphasizing the integration of practice, collaborative design, and innovation. In the past academic year, all teachers and students actively participated, supported, and achieved new breakthroughs.

Our senior high school students use their extensive knowledge to uncover scientific problems aligning with their interests. Through participation in scientific research projects they improve their literacy and skills. Many students invest their spare time in research where they study literature, complete experiments, and write papers as “young researchers”. With patience, focus, and perseverance, they persist in completing their research projects and overcoming challenges, they deepen their understanding of research topics and generate innovative and scientifically sound results.

Two high school students qualified for the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Global Finals and respectively won the Grand Award First Prize of two categories. This achievement is a historic breakthrough for our school in the ISEF competition. With the number of First Prizes and Top Award won, the school ranks first in the nation and second in the world.

One student won the Bronze Medal for Korea Science & Engineering Fair (KSEF) and was qualified for 2023 Youth International Science Fair (YISF). Finally he won Silver Medal for YISF.

Many students have achieved great successes in the domestic competition of the Shing-Tung Yau Science Award. Specifically, four groups of students made it to the finals of Mathematics, Chemistry, and Biology. They were awarded two prizes in recognition of their outstanding performance.

Three students were selected as members of the "Future Scientists" program jointly implemented by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and the Shanghai Center of the World Top Scientists Association. Two students were selected for the 2022 and 2023 High School Student Talent Program, and one student was awarded the title of Outstanding Student.

One student from SHSID, along with two high school students from Sevenoaks High School in Kent, England, the UK and Pine Crest High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, have discovered multiple dual-target therapeutic options for aging and malignant brain tumors, and have written a paper, providing a theoretical basis for the development of safer and more effective clinical treatment options for malignant glioma patients.

Under the guidance of their subject teachers, academically talented students have consistently achieved outstanding results in top-tier competitions across various subjects through mutual learning and collaboration.

A total of fifty-four students successfully advanced to the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME). Among them, five students reached the USA(J)MO cutoff score.

Seven students achieved the Top Gold award in the British Physics Olympiad (BPhO), with more than twenty students receiving gold, silver, and/or bronze awards. One student excelled in the F=ma competition and successfully advanced to the United States Physics Olympiad (USAPhO), making further breakthroughs in the field of physics competitions.

Eleven students won global gold and fifteen students won global silver in the British Biology Olympiad (BBO). One student won the national first prize in the Brainbee Neuroscience Competition.

Nine students won gold medals in either the Canadian Chemistry Olympiad (CCO) or the UK Chemistry Olympiad (UKChO), while more than twenty students received silver and/or bronze medals. One student advanced to the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) National Examination and received Honors Award.

The students of the Class of 2023 continue to excel in gaining admissions to top science programs at prestigious universities worldwide. For example, they have been admitted to Mathematics at Stanford University and Yale University, Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, Chemistry at Rice University, and Biological Sciences at UC Berkeley. In addition, they have been successfully admitted in Natural Sciences, Computer Science, and Engineering at the University of Cambridge, as well as Mathematics, Material Science, Biology, and Biochemistry at the University of Oxford. They have also gained admission to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Hong Kong, Environmental Science at the University of Tokyo, Medicine at Seoul National University's College of Medicine, and Computer Science at Tsinghua University.

Students have been showcasing their academic talents, which wouldn't be possible without the unwavering support of their teachers. To help students enrich their academic activities and explore their professional interests, SHSID introduced the "Academic Mentorship Program" in 2022. Teachers with professional skills provide personalized research guidance and project-based learning to help students advance beyond the classroom. This program ensures that every student receives comprehensive guidance focused on their interests, making academic activity resources more personalized.

Academic mentors help students conduct innovative research by providing guidance in various stages, such as research design, background investigations, research methods, academic writing, and technical support for topic defense. They work in a bi-directional selection and pairing process, similar to project mentors at universities, guiding and questioning students to promote a professional and in-depth learning experience throughout the research process.

In addition, academic mentors leverage their research backgrounds to invite more experts in related academic industries to the school to provide in-depth project guidance and cutting-edge industry lectures for students, which broadens the horizons of high school students and provides guidance for their future career choices.

Academic mentors guide students in innovative exploration activities and prioritize authenticity and scientific accuracy. Scientific literacy is the key lesson mentors impart to students through personal practice. We believe that with the further development of the Academic Mentor Program, students at SHSID will also ride the wind and waves in future explorations and reap a satisfactory harvest in their high school life. Thanks to the dedication the academic mentors have made for our school.

In the age of various educational trends, how to better integrate teaching and learning, provide students with the best learning experience, and help them prepare for future learning and challenges have always been major concerns of school curriculum development. With rapid technological development and the emergence of artificial intelligence, the world is focusing on and researching basic education reform. The science curriculum is the focal point of this round of educational reform.

As the first school in China to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP), SHSID has always been at the forefront of the comparative research between international and domestic basic education curricula. In February 2023, when the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) officially released new syllabi for three experimental science courses, namely Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, our school responded swiftly. Led by Mr. Ma Feng, the high school principal of SHSID, the subject heads of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology thoroughly analyzed and researched the significant adjustments made by the IBO. Their findings were then published in the "Shanghai Education" journal, offering guidance for the reform direction of science education in the basic education stage.

At the same time, the school regularly conducts introspection and reflection among the teachers on the content, structure, and evaluation methods of our curriculum. Many teachers participate in both internal and external curriculum training. In the era of artificial intelligence, the school encourages our teachers to boldly explore and answer questions such as: What curriculum content is most important? What methods are most effective in promoting the implementation of curriculum content? We will continuously evolve and progress in our work on science education while maintaining our leading position in the exploration of international curricula.