DSA 2017

[jetsetter]

floppy:

Nebbermind:

[quote=\"lee_yl\"]

Some parents might think this will open up more vacancies to highly sought-after branded schools but I don't think that will be the case as these schools are likely to already satisfy the quota of 20% non-affiliated students.

Like I said before, they must have consulted all affect parties before arriving at this magic figure. This exercise is just to crystallize it to show that they are attending to the complaints.

Yup. Those 6 to 8 schools that Min talked about should be those with low or no COP. Definitely not in the same category as highly sought after branded schools.[/quote]Agreed. I'm sure the Ps of those 6-8 schools are quietly smiling. Finally, the Minister has come to their \"rescue\".

[sleepy]

schweppes:

In a recent Sunday Times interview that Sumiko Tan had with May Schooling, mama Schooling said this,


\"We want to tell all the kids, no matter what sport you do, if you really train hard at it, you can get to whichever level you aim for. It might not be the Olympics but at least let's try and get into the national teams.\"

She surprises me when she says she believes talent and genes play a very small role in what makes an athlete good. \"I think most people can be trained. Seriously. The only thing the kid has to have is ball sense... Talent is only like 10 per cent of the equation.\"

Hard work, however, makes all the difference.

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/lunch-with-sumiko-singapores-most-famous-mum

Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration
Not I said wan hor. Einstein said so

[pirate]

AppleCrumble:

ksks:

I heard acs sec baker has all students from acs family. No room for outsiders.

In the past, 100% of ACS Barker Road (not acs sec baker) of its Sec 1 students (Express) are from its 2 feeder primary schools - ACS (Primary) and ACS (Junior) based on S1 Posting Exercise. Exception was 1 year where they increased the number of Express classes at the last minute and there were 'outsiders' posted to ACS Barker Road.

But this is not the case for its N(A) and N(T) classes. There are 'outsiders' posted to this school in the S1 Posting Exercise.

So it is not quite right to say 'No room for outsiders'. But with this new MOE policy where 20% of its students must come from non-affiliated schools, those boys from its 2 feeder primary schools scoring low 20x (based on t-score) will face the likelihood of not being able to be admitted to ACS Barker Road Express stream during the S1 Posting Exercise.

Nonetheless, I am aware that there are 'outsiders' who are successful with their appeals to ACS Barker Road at Sec 1. Possibly due some of the ACS boys going overseas (because of parent's job posting) or transferring to international schools to continue their secondary school education. This frees up some vacancies for appeal cases.

ACS Barker is a highly sought after 'branded' secondary school meh? Not counting among those who mistake it for ACS Independent, that is. Anybody with T-scores of 250+ actually applied but could not get in? :siam:

[floppy]

jetsetter:

Agreed. I'm sure the Ps of those 6-8 schools are quietly smiling. Finally, the Minister has come to their \"rescue\".

I think most of them would be happy. However, in the case of ACS Baker Road, I'm not so sure. ACS seems like a case of entrenched principles in wanting their students to move on to the secondary section within the ACS family.

[pirate]

floppy:

Nebbermind:

[quote=\"lee_yl\"]

Some parents might think this will open up more vacancies to highly sought-after branded schools but I don't think that will be the case as these schools are likely to already satisfy the quota of 20% non-affiliated students.

Like I said before, they must have consulted all affect parties before arriving at this magic figure. This exercise is just to crystallize it to show that they are attending to the complaints.

Yup. Those 6 to 8 schools that Min talked about should be those with low or no COP. Definitely not in the same category as highly sought after branded schools.[/quote]What happens if there are not enough 'outsider' applicants to satisfy the 20% non-affiliated students quota?

[jetsetter]

Nebbermind:

jetsetter:

Recorder is not a DSA domain.

Then those people should push for it....and maybe electric guitar too!

Maybe Low Yen Ling was thinking of instruments with lower entry barriers that don't require innate talent. Harmonica, angklong, recorder, pianica and drums are good examples. Some students pick up CO and Band wind instruments only when they are in secondary schools. They have zero musical background. I don't think they are born talented. They just look at the numbers (for CO) and play the instruments.

[beemum]

Hi all,


Can anyone confirm if the hast/gat are discontinued for this year…for schools like ACSI, RI? I’m a bit confused!

Thanks

[jetsetter]

floppy:

jetsetter:

Agreed. I'm sure the Ps of those 6-8 schools are quietly smiling. Finally, the Minister has come to their \"rescue\".

I think most of them would be happy. However, in the case of ACS Baker Road, I'm not so sure. ACS seems like a case of entrenched principles in wanting their students to move on to the secondary section within the ACS family.

They can proceed to ACS International or SJI International. :moneyflies:

[Yngmng]

yap_susan:

Any idea dsa application starts in April or May according to trend?

You can refer to the threads on previous year DSA. I find them quite useful. For DSA via sports or arts, the kid cannot change the cca for the next 4 or 6 years. Hence, need commitment and passion.

[jetsetter]

pirate:

What happens if there are not enough 'outsider' applicants to satisfy the 20% non-affiliated students quota?

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: You don't say! Looking at some of the 6-8, don't think many want to go there also. :siam: Must say prayers every morning.