Briefing on

Direct School Admission

(DSA)

15 March 2014

Introduction

DSA-Sec Exercise was introduced in 2004

as part of MOE's move towards creating

more flexibility and options for students

Admission exercise to allow participating

schools to select some P6 students for

admission to Secondary 1 based on their

achievements and talents before the PSLE

results are released

Provides students an opportunity to

demonstrate a more diverse range of

achievements and talents in seeking

admission to a secondary school

DSA Exercise is for all specialised

schools, independent schools,

autonomous schools and schools with

approved niche programmes

Participating secondary schools are

able to select a certain percentage of

their students for admission outside of

the centralised sec one posting exercise

They decide their own admission

criteria

Participating Schools

Specialised Schools

Schools offering an Integrated Programme (IP Schools)

Independent Schools (IS)

Autonomous Schools (AS)

Schools with Niche Programmes approved by MOE (Niche Schools) – 5%;

School SIS IP IS AS

Anderson Sec X

Anglican High X

Anglo-Chinese Sch

(Indept)

X X

Bukit Panjang Govt

High

X

Catholic High X X

School SIS IP IS AS

Cedar Girls X X

CHIJ Katong X

CHIJ Toa Payoh X

CHIJ St Nicholas X X

Chung Cheng High

(Main)

X

School SIS IP IS AS

Commonwealth Sec X

Crescent Girls X

Dunman High X X

Dunman Sec X

Fairfield Methodist X

School SIS IP IS AS

Hwa Chong Institution X X

Maris Stella High X

Methodist Girls X X

National Junior College X

Nanyang Girls’ High X X

School SIS IP IS AS

NUS High X X

Paya Lebar Methodist

Girls

X

Raffles Girls’ X X

Raffles Institution X X

River Valley High X X

School SIS IP IS AS

School of Science &

Technology

X

School of the Arts X

Singapore Chinese Girls X X

St Anthony’s Canossian X

Saint Joseph’s Institution X X

School SIS IP IS AS

St Margaret’s X

Tanjong Katong Girls X

Tanjong Katong Sec X

Temasek Secondary X

Victoria School X X

School SIS IP IS AS

Xinmin Sec X

Yishun Town Sec X

Zhonghua Sec X

Niche Programme Schools (2013)

School Niche

Balestier Hill Sec Environment

Beatty Sec Martial Arts

Bedok Green Sec Performing Arts

Bedok North Sec Performing Arts

Bedok View Sec Uniform Groups

Bendemeer Sec National Education

Bishan Park Sec Holistic Arts

Broadrick Sec Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Bukit Batok Sec Thinking Strategies

Bukit View Sec Environmental Science

Niche Programme Schools (2013)

School Niche

Changkat Changi Uniform Groups

Canberra Sec Digital Media

CHIJ St Joseph Drama & Debate

CHIJ St Theresa Education for life

Chung Cheng High(Yishun) Chinese Orchestra

Compassvale Sec Critical Thinking

Coral Sec Student Leadership

Damai Sec Character Building

First Toa Payoh Sec Outdoor Experiential Learning

Gan Eng Seng Sec Character Building

School Niche

Hai Sing Catholic Student Leadership

Henderson Sec Design and Innovation

Hillgrove Sec Flight & Aerospace

Holy Innocents High Journalism & Broadcasting

Hong Kah Sec Soccer

Hua Yi Sec Design Thinking

Jurong Sec Field Studies

Jurongville Sec Sports for life

Kranji Sec Thinking Curriculum

Niche Programme Schools (2013)

School Niche

Marsiling Sec Environmental Education

Mayflower Sec Modern and Ethnic Dance

Nan Chiau High Literary Arts(Bilingual)

Naval Base Sec Visual Arts

New Town Sec Uniform Groups

Northland Sec Hockey

North Vista Sec Physical Education

Northbrooks Sec Aerospace

Outram Sec Rock-Climbing

Niche Programme Schools (2013)

Niche Programme Schools (2013)

School Niche

Queenstown Sec Uniform Groups

Riverside Sec Dance

Siglap Sec Gamelan & Anglung

Springfield Sec Rock Climbing

St. Andrew's Sec Rugby & Military Band

St. Hilda's Sec Volleyball

St. Margaret's Sec Performing & Visual Arts

St Patrick's School Military Band

Teck Why Sec Hockey

Unity Sec Uniform Groups

School Niche

Pei Hwa Sec Robotics

Presbyterian High Volleyball & Uniform Group

Punggol Sec Volleyball

Queensway Sec Environmental Science

Regent Sec Concert Band

Sembawang Sec Media Literacy

Shuqun Sec Volleyball

Si Ling Sec Outdoor Education

Siglap Sec Visual Arts

Niche Programme Schools (2013)

Niche Programme Schools (2013)

School Niche St Ga riel’s Se Uniform Group

Tampines Sec Creative Expressions

Teck Whye Sec Design Thinking

West Spring Sec Air Pistol

Westwood Sec Financial Literacy

Woodlands Ring Sec Robotics

Woodgrove Sec Environmental Education

Woodlands Sec Uniform Groups

Niche Programme Schools (2013)

School Niche Yio Chu Kang Sec Performing Arts

Yishun Town Sec Uniformed Groups

Yuhua Sec Concert Band

Zhenghua Sec Uniformed Groups

Stages of the DSA-Sec Exercise

Selection Stage End Jun – End Aug

Exercise School Preference Stage Mid Oct

Results Release Stage Late-Nov

Flowchart of Stages in DSA-Sec Exercise

Period Process

Application

Stage

Note: The

application

deadline for each

DSA-Sec school

may be different

Gathering Information on Schools

Student obtains information on DSA-Sec schools, such

as niche areas, selection criteria, dates of trials / tests

/ interviews, etc, through the following:

Che king the s hools’ we sites, Calling the schools, and / or

Visiting the schools

Application

Student identifies the school(s) she would like to

apply to.

Student checks with the secondary schools she is

interested in, on how to apply.

Submit application.

Flowchart of Stages in DSA-Sec Exercise

Period Process

Stage 1: Selection

Stage

Selection by Schools

Shortlisted student goes for selection tests / camps or

interviews at the DSA-Sec school(s).

Selection Outcome

Student receives outcome of application from the school(s)

she has applied to (i.e. Confirmed, Wait List or Rejected)

School Preference Form

Students with "Confirmed" Offers or who have been put on

the "Wait List" of a school will receive a School Preference

Form from their respective primary schools.

The form indicates the list of schools that the student has

received Confirmed Offer from and/or placed on the Wait

List.

Flowchart of Stages in DSA-Sec Exercise

Stage 2:

Exercise School

Preference

Stage

School Preference Indication

Parents can indicate their child's school

preference(s) for up to 3 schools in the DSA

School Preference Form.

Parents can submit their child's school

preference(s) either electronically via DSA-Sec

Internet System or physically submit to the

child's primary school.

Flowchart of Stages in DSA-Sec Exercise

Period Process

(Stage 3: Results

Release Stage)

Results

Student collects her DSA allocation result from her

primary school, together with her PSLE results.

Student who is unsuccessful in the DSA-Sec Exercise

will be notified of the outcome of the application and

will participate in the Secondary One Posting Exercise

RGPS DSA Admission

Year No accepted Acceptance

Offers

2009 110 124

2010 109 116

2011 114 120

2012 125 126

2013 103 110

Preparation By the School

Workshop on Interview Skills in P6

DSA Information Sheet

SCHOOL PROGRAMME / NICHE

SELECTION CRITERIA, IF ANY (eg SYF participation, gold at Math Olympiad, school representation)

SELECTION PROCESS eg interview, skills test, portfolio

APPLICATION WINDOW

OTHER INFORMATION

Anderson Secondary School http://www.andersonsec.moe.edu.sg

(1) Science Research & Innovation (2) Sports and (3) Performing Arts

Pupils who excel in one of the following areas: (1) Science Research and Innovation (2) Sports and Games: Badminton (Girls only), Basketball, Table Tennis, Netball, Wushu, Volleyball (3) Performing Arts: Concert Band, Chinese Dance, Choir, Malay Dance (Boys only)

TBA

Open House 27 May

Aggregate range of 2011 pupils posted: Non-affiliation - Express (246 - 265), Normal Academic (191 - 199) & Affiliation (None posted) Add: 10, Ang Mo Kio Street 53 (569206) T: 64598303 F: 64586104

CHIJ St Theresa's Convent http://www.chijsttheresascon

vent.moe.edu.sg Hockey

(1) No hockey skill is

required * Those with hockey

skills will have an added

advantage (2) Physical skills,

agility, potential and team

work (3) Performance at

selection trial held by the

school (4) Display strong

leadership ability and has

taken up leadership positions

in school (5) Has performed

consistently well in academic

performance (from Primary 4

onwards) (6) Performance at

an interview conducted by

the school (for short-listed

applicants only)

Deadline 5 July

(5 pm )

Aggregate range of

2011 pupils posted:

Non-affiliation -

Express (229 - 240),

Normal Academic (192

- 197) & Affiliation -

Express (200 - 235),

Normal Academic (152

- 199)

Affiliated Schools:

Catholic Junior

College, CHIJ

(Kellock), CHIJ Our

Lady Queen of Peace

Add: 160, Lower Delta

Road (099138)

T: 64775777 F: 64775700

Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)

http://www.rgs.edu.sg

(1) Sports, (2) Music or Visual Arts and (3) Academic

For admission to Year 1

at RGS based on Special

Talents, students must

demonstrate talent in

either: (1) Sports or (2)

Music (at least Grade 5

Theory and Grade 7

Practical: Distinction or

equivalent) or Visual Arts

(Drawing, Painting,

Sculpture) or (3)

Academic Domain

(Mathematics or Science

or English or Mother

Tongue Language)

(1) Online

application, cover

page, a personal

statement to be

handwritten in no

more than 500

words & other

relevant

documents (2)

General Ability Test

(GAT) except for

GEP pupils with

80% (overall

grade) or higher in their Primary 6

SA1 school result

(3) Sports Trial

(27May – 12 Jul) /

Music Audition/

Half-Day Selection

Tests (Academics

& Visual Art) (4)

Interviews

22 Apr - 2 Jul 2013 (by noon)

Aggregate range

of 2011 pupils

posted: Non-

affiliation (261 -

283) & Affiliation

(None posted)

Affiliated schools:

Raffles Institution

Add: 20, Anderson Road (259978)

T: 67371845 F:

62353731

Considerations :

1) Know your child :

- Does she want to continue in that CCA in the secondary school?

- Manage her expectations, stress level and morale in applying for DSA

2) Understand the school

- Culture, vision, mission and values

- CCAs / Special Programmes

- Match between the school’s strengths / niche and your child’s talents

Do note P6 students have a choice whether or not to

participate in the DSA-Sec. If they choose not to participate in the DSA-Sec, they will participate in the Secondary One Posting Exercise after the release of the PSLE results.

Students who opt for a school under DSA-Sec must achieve PSLE results that would enable them to be eligible for admission to the course being offered by their opted DSA-Sec schools.

Applicants admitted to a school through DSA-Sec

will not be allowed to participate in the annual

Secondary One Posting Exercise.

Applicants who are admitted to the secondary

schools because of their CCA achievements will be

obliged to continue in that CCA

For more information, check this out :

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec/