DSA 2017

[emoh]

nesame:

Hi parents,

Understand that we able to apply DSA for a few schools. If let say my child is lucky enough and was selected by more than 1 school to admit via DSA, do we decide which school we want or MOE will allocate?

U will decide

https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/direct-admissions/dsa-sec/overview

[nesame]

emoh:

nesame:

Hi parents,

Understand that we able to apply DSA for a few schools. If let say my child is lucky enough and was selected by more than 1 school to admit via DSA, do we decide which school we want or MOE will allocate?

U will decide

https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/direct-admissions/dsa-sec/overview

Thanks emoh :thankyou:

[chemie]

Hello… Does anyone have a time-table or schedule for which schools are currently open for DSA applications? Grateful.

[emoh]

chemie:

Hello... Does anyone have a time-table or schedule for which schools are currently open for DSA applications? Grateful.

Anytime from now till mostly June

https://www.moe.gov.sg/images/default-source/album/education/admissions/dsa-sec/files/dsa-sec-phases-2017.jpg

[smiling]

RI Half-day Programme and HCI DSA interview are on the same day which is 8 Jul :?: . Dose this mean we have to choose one over another in early stage? :stupid:

[Oh My Gosh]

smiling:

RI Half-day Programme and HCI DSA interview are on the same day which is 8 Jul :?: . Dose this mean we have to choose one over another in early stage? :stupid:

Deliberately or coincidentally, RI half day programme always clash with HCI DSA interview ... lol. You can still go ahead and apply for both schools. Last year, there are sufficient numbers of parents/ students who feedback to RI and the school managed to push back the half day programme timing such that there is sufficient time to rush from HCI to RI. That said, I cant promise if the schools will do adjustment this year as well...

[smiling]

Oh My Gosh:

Deliberately or coincidentally, RI half day programme always clash with HCI DSA interview ... lol. You can still go ahead and apply for both schools. Last year, there are sufficient numbers of parents/ students who feedback to RI and the school managed to push back the half day programme timing such that there is sufficient time to rush from HCI to RI. That said, I cant promise if the schools will do adjustment this year as well...

Get ready for a fight :nunchuk:

[jenao]

Would like to ask experienced parents here as this year dsa quite a fair bit of change. So, if a school is asking for Mathematics Talents ie Platinum or Gold Medallists in the Singapore Math Olympiad for Primary Schools, or other relevant achievements, would you try to apply if you are not Platinum or Gold medallist? Is it a waste of time to try? I am thinking the school is quite specific in terms of who they see as talent. This is in addition to another change which is the places available for dsa will be cut, no longer 50% like previous year, so chances of getting dsa places will be even less this year.

[iRabbit]

jenao:

Would like to ask experienced parents here as this year dsa quite a fair bit of change. So, if a school is asking for Mathematics Talents ie Platinum or Gold Medallists in the Singapore Math Olympiad for Primary Schools, or other relevant achievements, would you try to apply if you are not Platinum or Gold medallist? Is it a waste of time to try? I am thinking the school is quite specific in terms of who they see as talent. This is in addition to another change which is the places available for dsa will be cut, no longer 50% like previous year, so chances of getting dsa places will be even less this year.

Just curious. Where did you get the info from that DSA places have been cut?

[wishbone]

jenao:

This is in addition to another change which is the places available for dsa will be cut, no longer 50% like previous year, so chances of getting dsa places will be even less this year.

I believe the understanding is from the 2018 DSA Exercise, all secondary schools will be able to admit up to 20% of their non-IP intake via the DSA. For IP schools, there may not be any change to the percentage of DSA intake. Though it is highly likely that the percentage of DSA for Acad domain will reduce starting from this year, and the percentage of DSA for music and sports domain may increase, so as to recognise talents in non-academic specific areas..