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DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION (DSA)

DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION (DSA). Introduction. DSA-Sec Exercise was introduced in 2004 as part of MOE's move towards creating more flexibility and options. More than 90 schools are participating - all independent schools, autonomous schools and schools with approved niche programmes.

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DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION (DSA)

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  1. DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION (DSA)

  2. Introduction • DSA-Sec Exercise was introduced in 2004 as part of MOE's move towards creating more flexibility and options. • More than 90 schools are participating - all independent schools, autonomous schools and schools with approved niche programmes. • To encourage more schools to recognise academic and non-academic achievements • Participating schools will decide on their own admission criteria.

  3. Participating Schools • For schools offering an integrated programme (IP Schools) – 100%; • For independent schools (IS) – 20%; • For autonomous schools (AS) – 10%; • For schools with niche programmes approved by MOE (Niche Schools) – 5%;

  4. IP (Integrated Programme) • Also known as “through-train”programme. • Students in IP schools need not sit for GCE “O” Level exams and move on to JC1 & 2 (Year 5 & 6) before sitting for GCE “A” levels or the International Baccalaureate (IB) • Only some schools have this programme – Eg: SJI, Hwa Chong Institution, RI, Dunman High, NJC, VS, ACS(I) etc.

  5. Niche Programme Schools • SchoolNiche • St Patrick’s School Military Band • Hai Sing Catholic Robotics • Manjusri Sec Wushu • Montfort Sec Badminton • Pasir Ris Crest Sec Performing Arts • Pasir Ris Sec Chinese Orch • Ping Yi Sec Design Education • St Hilda’s Sec Volleyball

  6. Stages of the DSA-Sec Exercise Selection Stage Jul – Aug * Exercise School Preference Stage Mid-Oct * Results Release Stage Late-Nov *

  7. Schools will run their own selection exercises and make offers to students who meet their admission criteria. By the end of this stage, each school would have informed all their applicants if the school: would like to give them a confirmed offer. have placed them on the waiting list. is unable to offer them a place in the school. Selection Stage

  8. Pre-Exercise School Preference Stage • Applicants who received a confirmed offer, or who were on a waiting list will be given a School Preference Form (from our school) in mid Oct. • The form will show a consolidated list of all the schools which have given the applicant confirmed offers or placed the applicant on their waiting list.

  9. Exercise School Preference Stage • Students may indicate their school preferences at their Primary Schools. • Students may indicate up to 6 school preferences in order of priority. • Students who have exercised their school preference for a confirmed offer or one on waiting list, and are accepted, will not be able to exercise their choice of schools during the S1 Posting Exercise.

  10. Exercise School Preference Stage • Students will later be allocated to schools based on the school preferences they have indicated, and how each school has evaluated and ranked them. • Students given confirmed offers would be guaranteed a place in that school provided they indicate that school as one of their preferences.

  11. Results Release Stage (late-Nov) • DSA-Sec Results will be released with the PSLE results through the Primary Schools. • Successful students will not be allowed to make any school selection in the S1 Posting Exercise, no matter how well you perform in the PSLE. • Students may however indicate their interest in special programmes through the S1 Posting Exercise.

  12. The Student Perspective • Student obtains information on DSA-Sec schools through the following: • Checking the schools’ websites; or • calling the schools; or • visiting the schools. • Student identifies which school to apply for. • Student checks with the secondary schools that they are interested in on how to apply.

  13. DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION (DSA) Press Release on start of DSA in May 2013.

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