He consistently ranked among the top few students in his class, and within the top 50 students in his grade. The school suggested that he apply to Chengkung High School (rated number three) by virtue of recommendations, but he weighed his own abilities and the amount of commuting he'd have to do, and decided instead to go the recommendation track for Neihu High.
陳政廷國中成績不錯，一直是全班前幾名，全校五十名內，學校建議他去參加成功高中的推甄，但他衡量自己的實力和交通條件，決定參加內湖高中的甄試。