School Of The Arts, Singapore

[Sam02]

Hello,


From reading the thread, I gather that it is best to get admitted Sota for year 1 and if that is not possible to get admitted by year 2 and certainly not later than year3.

So is there anyone from theatre who can tell me over the recent years:

i. How many year 1s and year 2s transferred out of theatre at the end of the year ?
ii. How many year 1s were admitted through the non-DSA admissions after PSLE over the last couple of years?

Any insight will be much appreciated!

[blitz]

SOTA has changed its principal and staff, and along with that, the very essence of the school has somewhat changed.


There is now a reduction of arts curriculum timing and more on academic. The reason being some parents are concerned that the students were spending too much time on arts and less on academic.

Good grief. Is this not School of the Arts??? If parents are concerned about that, they should send their children to other secondary schools instead of Sota.

I am pretty disappointed in the current management.

[Alicorn]

Sam02:

Hello,


From reading the thread, I gather that it is best to get admitted Sota for year 1 and if that is not possible to get admitted by year 2 and certainly not later than year3.

So is there anyone from theatre who can tell me over the recent years:

i. How many year 1s and year 2s transferred out of theatre at the end of the year ?
ii. How many year 1s were admitted through the non-DSA admissions after PSLE over the last couple of years?

Any insight will be much appreciated!

Hello!

So far, only one student transferred out of theatre in year one this year

Hope this helps!

Alicorn

[Sam02]

Hi Alicorn,


Yes that certainly helps!

We did not make the shortlist this year and were told that we have to wait to see if there is an opportunity at the beginning of Y2 in 2016. So it would be interesting to know if anyone joined the theatre program in Year 2?

On another note how many foreign students are there in the group? Does sota restrict the no of foreign students?

thanks a lot!

[sotamama]

blitz:

SOTA has changed its principal and staff, and along with that, the very essence of the school has somewhat changed.


There is now a reduction of arts curriculum timing and more on academic. The reason being some parents are concerned that the students were spending too much time on arts and less on academic.

Good grief. Is this not School of the Arts??? If parents are concerned about that, they should send their children to other secondary schools instead of Sota.

I am pretty disappointed in the current management.

Hi blitz,
Just to share with you, the new principal (Ms. Lim) had mentioned in one of the open house speeches before, that as the school name SOTA goes, the \"School\" comes before \"Arts\". They want to nurture students who are not only good in arts, but also well connected with the society and the world. The message is very clear. What i can see is the school is serious in both Arts and Academics.

[mamabung]

Hi Sam02,


I too am curious as to how many foreign students SOTA admits a year. During the TA, I saw a number of foreign students (esp for theatre, I believe) and wonder how many are admitted each year.

The no. of places in SOTA is already so limited and it being a national school, I don’t see why a cap on the no. of foreign students shouldn’t be imposed.

Is there anyone too who feels this way and who can address my query as to how many foreign students are accepted each year? The school management is likely to keep mum over this.

[Alicorn]

Sam02:

Hi Alicorn,


Yes that certainly helps!

We did not make the shortlist this year and were told that we have to wait to see if there is an opportunity at the beginning of Y2 in 2016. So it would be interesting to know if anyone joined the theatre program in Year 2?

On another note how many foreign students are there in the group? Does sota restrict the no of foreign students?

thanks a lot!

Hi Sam02,

I'm so sorry to hear that! Your child is a gem in their own right and please remind them that this is merely a setback in their life and should not affect their self esteem! Though, my classmate actually took 3 tries to get in so maybe try auditioning again at the end of year after PSLE to get in via ad hoc basis I think there's a chance to get in again during Year 1 still, I sadly can't remember.

Hmm they don't control the amount of foreign students, like there are around 4 foreign students in my class.

Good luck, and hope this helps!
Alicorn

[mamabung]

Just received a CO from SOTA. Hurrah!

[rstkiki]

Same here! DD is super happy!

[dasalo]

Congratulations to all who are confirmed!!