DSA 2017

[scotia]

Yngmng:

scotia:

[quote=\"charchel\"]Hi, DD had completed the interview, trial and entry test at SOTA for DSA Dance.

She had also attended the interview at RGS for maths domain, may I know if all called for interviews would go for the test or it will be selected students again? Does anyone has experience before as how the test like?

This year is the first time most schools are not using GAT paper, so we are all playing guessing game now. Is it good news to be selected for half day programme after interview :? can somebody enlighten us :stompfeet:

Not all called for interview will be selected for half day program. Some may be rejected or put on waitlist. This is last year practice. Not sure about this year.[/quote]So can I say half day programme (test) is a must take, for a chance to get CO?

[Rainbow sky]

half day programme is for application under which domain? Sports domain also have half day program?

[typoerror]

Essential:

Hi Anyone receive the letter from NYGH concerning the trials.?

Trials are on-going, in fact some are completed. Better to check with school directly if you have yet to receive news.

[FantasyLandDreams]

bbcat:

It is MOE that allocates the no. of DSA places for each school, and the domains. The school has no say; they have to wait for MOE's allocation every year.


This is what I was told by the teacher in charge of Shooting when we went for a top girls' school's DSA Open House in March. She said she didnt know if they would have any Shooting DSA places this year becos MOE had not decided on any quota yet. According to her, MOE wants talent to be more evenly distributed across Spore's schools. That probably explains why some schools get 0 quota for certain domains this year.

Anyone else has similar experience for other dsa domains in other schools this year? Is it true that the number of domains and places allocated depends on 'Ah gong say so' (MOE)??

[Winnie08]

It should be the secondary school that proposes to MOE and then MOE will look at their plans and approve it.

[phtthp]

bbcat:

It is MOE that allocates the no. of DSA places for each school, and the domains. The school has no say; they have to wait for MOE's allocation every year.


This is what I was told by the teacher in charge of Shooting when we went for a top girls' school's DSA Open House in March. She said she didnt know if they would have any Shooting DSA places this year becos MOE had not decided on any quota yet. According to her, MOE wants talent to be more evenly distributed across Spore's schools. That probably explains why some schools get 0 quota for certain domains this year.

Wah ! If like this is pretty Risky, isn't it ?

Imagine those parents who had pumped in lots of $ to send their girls for private Shooting club training, for past number Of years since Lower primary before their girls reach P6 level : targeting RGS DSA via Shooting entry, only to realise that suddenly, this year Moe decided that Shooting is out of DSA domain wef this year (2017): now become zero chance for their girls to enter RGS, via shooting.

All the parents' money & effort spent past years in grooming their daughters for Shooting : gone down the drain !

The parents didn't know beforehand that RGS going to scrape Shooting DSA domain, wef 2017

If Moe want to remove or eliminate certain Sports domain like Shooting, should inform parents at least one year in advance first, so they both p6 students and parents are made aware, to change their dsa strategy in time to some other route, not caught stranded last minute.

[Winnie08]

Yes, no forewarning was given about the removal of these CCAs. Not only that, the children themselves become very disappointed and parents have to think of how to soften the impact for them. At the open houses, those CCAs were even featured and even the coaches and teachers in-charge of the CCAs were not aware that their CCAs would be removed from the DSA Exercise.

[phtthp]

Hi bbcat,


Moe said they want talent to be more evenly distributed across Sg schools.

So, is this Shooting DSA only taken out of RGS DSA domain, or taken out of ALL the Sg sec schools dsa including say, remove Shooting out of other schools like National Junior College DSA domain, too ?

[phtthp]

Winnie08:

Yes, no forewarning was given about the removal of these CCAs. Not only that, the children themselves become very disappointed and parents have to think of how to soften the impact for them. At the open houses, those CCAs were even featured and even the coaches and teachers in-charge of the CCAs were not aware that their CCAs would be removed from the DSA Exercise.

Poor p6 children, is like a bombshell upon them.

Imagine those involved all practised Shooting training so hard, for past few years, looking forward excitedly this year to enter their dream Secondary school via this cca, and now their dream shattered. Last minute, they have to divert attention to other possible avenue of dsa route, maybe music or academic route.

[ShevW]

phtthp:

Hi bbcat,


Moe said they want talent to be more evenly distributed across Sg schools.

So, is this Shooting DSA only taken out of RGS DSA domain, or taken out of ALL the Sg sec schools dsa including say, remove Shooting out of other schools like National Junior College DSA domain, too ?

NJC dun do cca dsa all the while...