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    DSA 2017

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Secondary Schools - Selection
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    • floppyF Offline
      floppy
      last edited by

      Imp75:
      Essential:

      It's about $$$. $ makes wonder . If kids have passion parents no $ how ? I will not spend my $$ to DSA . Use $ for tuition better .


      Honestly I rather put the money in my own pocket to fund their tertiary education.

      Ditto. Why bother with tuition, training etc. Just send them off to some 3rd rated overseas university also can. For all you know, they will be same same alumni as some of our foreign talent.

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      • lee_ylL Offline
        lee_yl
        last edited by

        Didn’t you watch TV? Recently in a interview with Minister J Teo, she said talent is inborn, thus shouldn’t need money to groom.

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          Shurin
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          lee_yl:
          Didn't you watch TV? Recently in a interview with Minister J Teo, she said talent is inborn, thus shouldn't need money to groom.

          How can that be? Got people allegedly spent $15K on a dance portfolio for DSA!

          Btw got rumors that there will be no more acad DSA (math, Sci, Lang) starting from next yr. What will be left are those non-acad DSA which obviously children of poor parents like mine will be at a big disadvantage!!

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          • lee_ylL Offline
            lee_yl
            last edited by

            Shurin:
            lee_yl:

            Didn't you watch TV? Recently in a interview with Minister J Teo, she said talent is inborn, thus shouldn't need money to groom.


            How can that be? Got people allegedly spent $15K on a dance portfolio for DSA!

            Btw got rumors that there will be no more acad DSA (math, Sci, Lang) starting from next yr. What will be left are those non-acad DSA which obviously children of poor parents like mine will be at a big disadvantage!!

            What to do? When ministers do not believe that all these extra lessons need money.

            Am I right to say no more DSA academic but now known as \"special talent\" (Maths,Sc, Lang)?

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            • phtthpP Offline
              phtthp
              last edited by

              heard no more academic subject DSA next year, whether u call it Academic DSA or call it "special subject DSA"


              But DSA by Music, Sports talent : still remain

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                sleepy
                last edited by

                Hearsay from whatsapp parents chatgroup that it was announced during an open house last Saturday. Next year no more academic dsa. Not sure how reliable is the source but if true, then it will be back to t score the next few years?

                When are they removing t score by the way?

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                • phtthpP Offline
                  phtthp
                  last edited by

                  Remove t-score wef 2021 (kids born in 2009), replaced by new AL scheme system : currently 2017 P2 students impacted.


                  Last 4 psle batches, to experience T-score, are :-

                  Psle 2017 (born 2005),
                  Psle 2018 (born 2006),
                  Psle 2019 (born 2007),
                  Psle 2020 (born 2008).

                  Under new AL scheme, for academic subjects (Eng, maths, science) :
                  Whether your AL grade show up a 1 or an 8, for each of the 4 subjects -
                  The results speak for Itself : indicate clearly whether u or not, u have talent in that specific subject.

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                  • emohE Offline
                    emoh
                    last edited by

                    sleepy:
                    Hearsay from whatsapp parents chatgroup that it was announced during an open house last Saturday. Next year no more academic dsa. Not sure how reliable is the source but if true, then it will be back to t score the next few years?

                    When are they removing t score by the way?
                    It was announce in parliament this year no more DSA by general academic ability test.

                    https://www.moe.gov.sg/microsites/cos2017/Information/nurturing-aptitudes-and-enhancing-access-to-opportunities.html

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                    • lee_ylL Offline
                      lee_yl
                      last edited by

                      I am aware there’s no more DSA academic (that is look at 4 subjects overall) but there’s a new provision known as ‘special academic talent’, that is, to consider the best academic subject?

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                      • K Offline
                        kittysgp
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                        sugarbabeamy:
                        Can anyone share which secondary schools will be ideal for DSA for child playing the violin?

                        😄
                        Dunman High School. You can try for MEP or String Ensemble.

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