Teachers must meet stiff requirements in order to qualify to teach at the National Experimental High School. In the first year, the school had 2,549 applicants. Only 16 were chosen, 12 of which had master's level degrees.
「實驗中學第一次徵聘老師時，應徵者達兩千五百四十九位，只錄取十六位，其中十二位是碩士」，教務主任王嘉麗得意地說，至今實中挑選老師仍十分嚴格，「須通過教授諮詢團、校長口試，及筆試三關，能進來的，都是各方的佼佼者。」