DSA 2017

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[quote=\"plan2012\"]hi all.

Considering to go for DSA netball in Crescent Girls for my DD.
Has anyone attempted DSA in netball before?
What was the process like?
What preparation did you do?
Would like to hear about your experience(s) and any tips you can share.

TIA

The requirements / criterias for sports are fairly similar.

1. Must know how to play the game.
2. Higher chance if you represent Singapore at age-group competitions, otherwise inter-school levels. Must played the game at a competitive level.
3. Ideally, awards or prize winners in the sports.
4. Recommendations from coaches preferred.
5. Be prepared to take part in the trials.

I was a former netball player since primary school (donkey years ago). In addition to the above, besides the talent. make sure your child has a high profile in the team
- participate in pesta sukan tournaments and other leagues
- know several national coaches well
- be Captain or Vice-Captain of the team
- exceptional in your team role (ie super tall GK, super sharp GS, super fast C player)

Above all, be equally good in your acad (for top schools)[/quote]In the case of Crescent, they do look at academic as well. I know of those who did 70 & below who weren't shortlisted (performing arts DSA), but those who are at least top 25% in their cohort are usually shortlisted. Which makes sense as no point putting a child who struggles academically in a school where their peers are strong academically. It's always a uphill challenge to keep up. So parents need to ensure that they make realistic DSA choices. It's not about getting into a \"branded\" school. It is more important for them to survive well (bearing in mind that they are teenagers then).Otherwise you find that 4 years down the road, the child may not have achieved much vs their P6 peer who just went to a \"normal\" sec school but had lots of confidence booster there.

Also, it's important to understand Sec 2 streaming options in the DSA school. Eg. in the case of Crescent, they only offer pure sciences so as principal mentioned before, Sec 2 streaming is really not a serious business as it was more to determine if one prefers humanities or science focus. In some \"better\" schools, you find that their subject offering are usually the hard core subjects, you will not find subjects like principle of accounts. Such subject will come in very handy when a child struggles with hard core subjects and need other options.

[lee_yl]

Oh My Gosh:

VooVoo:

For DSA Academics - what's the minimum overall % generally?

Generally 85% overall but :
Point 1: Pls take note those who DSA are usually really very strong academically. I know of cases of kids who consistently get above 90% in P4-P6 not being shortlisted for DSA Academics.
Point 2: MOE is scrapping DSA Academics (not sure exact date for total scrap but is surely reducing the focus). So most schools only accept DSA Academics if the kids have special academic talents like Maths Olympics, Science competitions etc.

Hi OMG,

Point 1: Do you know why the student(s) who consistently scored above 90% got rejected? Is it due to the student's school? Or is it the lack of competition certs in the student's portfolio?

Point 2: I am a bit confused here. So scrape away DSA academic but have DSA Special Academic Talent instead? What will be the difference? Say if my girl is keen to take the route of DSA academic using either maths or science, she still needs to score high in either subject and attach competition certs (if any), right?

[jedamum]

Lee yl

One of the reasons why the student(s) who consistently scored above 90% got rejected that I know of was due to underperforming in the selection tests.

[lee_yl]

jedamum:

Lee yl

One of the reasons why the student(s) who consistently scored above 90% got rejected that I know of was due to underperforming in the selection tests.

Thank you Jedamum.
I see. Just read the different schools' DSA minimum eligibility criteria. Am I right to say that some schools allow all its applicants to take the selection test while some schools will shortlist applicants at their own discretion for the selection test? I was thinking of the latter and wondered why some students consistently above 90% were not even \"shortlisted\" to sit for the test.

[Ganjiongspider]

Hi all,


Kindly enlighten me for GAT test- is to test Non-verbal reasoning questions type - mostly patterns? Or include both Non-verbal & Verbal-reasoning (e.g. English?)?

Thank you in advance!

[mommyNg]

It seems pretty clear to me that DSA via general academics will be gone soon...


http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/education-minister-ng-chee-meng-urges-students-dare-chiong

DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSIONS \"It was started to find different pathways for kids to express their talents in other areas. It is not for those with general academic abilities, because you have the PSLE for that. So the rationale is anchored on creating multiple pathways. And we must go back to this original rationale.\"

[phtthp]

The above asiaone article published hints that General Academic (means Total overall for 4 subjects) to be scrapped : because p6 students can still enter by overall T-score, but article didn’t mention that Specific Academic domain (i.e. choose only 1 strongest subject, to dsa in) will be gone. There are p6 students who are strong in one subject particularly, but overall they may not do well.


There is a difference between General Academics vs. One Specific Subject domain.

There are students who are good overall in all 4 subjects, hence consistently scored > 90 %, overall in their year end report card. but they do not join any Science Olympiad nor Maths Olympiad kind of competition. they can enter by t-score. No need to apply dsa

On the other hand,
There are students who are particularly strong in either Maths or Science, but overall they are still weak in languages. Because overall got pulled down by languages, hence their Overall Total is still weak.

For such cases, the article published didn’t state that dsa by specific Subject domain, to be scrapped. So if u are particularly strong in one of the 4 subjects : can still apply for dsa under that particular strongest subject

[Oh My Gosh]

ImMeeMee:

Oh My Gosh:

[quote=\"ImMeeMee\"]Which are the secondary schools that are strong in track and field for girls?

Cedar Girls, Nanyang Girls, CHIJ St Nicks, Singapore Sports School

I have pretty much heard of this handful, except for SNGS. Maybe I have missed out something somewhere?[/quote]My friend DD DSA into SNGS O level track via T&F last year.

[Oh My Gosh]

lee_yl:

Oh My Gosh:

[quote=\"VooVoo\"]For DSA Academics - what's the minimum overall % generally?

Generally 85% overall but :
Point 1: Pls take note those who DSA are usually really very strong academically. I know of cases of kids who consistently get above 90% in P4-P6 not being shortlisted for DSA Academics.
Point 2: MOE is scrapping DSA Academics (not sure exact date for total scrap but is surely reducing the focus). So most schools only accept DSA Academics if the kids have special academic talents like Maths Olympics, Science competitions etc.

Hi OMG,

Point 1: Do you know why the student(s) who consistently scored above 90% got rejected? Is it due to the student's school? Or is it the lack of competition certs in the student's portfolio?

Point 2: I am a bit confused here. So scrape away DSA academic but have DSA Special Academic Talent instead? What will be the difference? Say if my girl is keen to take the route of DSA academic using either maths or science, she still needs to score high in either subject and attach competition certs (if any), right?[/quote]Point 1: Not sure as the students were not called for interviews. Schools do not have the habit of explaining why students are rejected in DSA process. It is not totally transparent in this sense.
Point 2: There are students with good scores in 4 subjects but no strong aspects or competition experience. DSA is not exactly meant for this group of students who should rely on their PSLE T score instead. So if your DD is strong in Maths/ Science and has competition experience, go ahead and try for it.