DSA 2017

[emoh]

mlee01:

threeoneone:

[quote=\"mlee01\"]

What is the date and time of your DS's audition?
My son applied for SJI DSA IP - Art. Called the school this morning, the person said he is on the list of \"To be called\" but till now had not received any call or email. Based on the information on their website, audition day is only on 15 Jul. If that is the case, then need to make a hard choice as he has another audition to go on this Sat morning.

The email states 'music audition and interview' on 15 July.
All the best to your son as well.

Finally received the email.
Had to call the school, and the lady answering the call insisted the emails had been sent out to both parents, but neither of us received. Asked for her help to resend to other email address and finally received.
Alas, as expected audition time clashes with another audition DS had to attend, and SJI made it clear in the notification that they would not accede to requests for alternative date for audition.
When DS comes home tonight, he would have to make the tough decision on which one to attend.[/quote]
Heard got cases where they manage to get alternative date from SJI

[tsh0202]

Just curious.

Are there cases of kids being awarded CO without any interviews?

[ksraja69]

Best wishes and productive time for those attending NUS High (Boot camp) today

[sathya sai]

tsh0202:

Just curious.

Are there cases of kids being awarded CO without any interviews?

Yes last year few students in NUS High were given CO without interviews. No idea abt the other schools :?

[Maeve]

Winnie08:

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

just to share since my older DD is in RGS. Nationally, since there are fewer and fewer students in each cohort, this also affects numbers each school can take. (I don't mean through DSA but overall). Her cohort had one less class than previous cohort.
RGS just went through an exericse, including consultation with many groups, before deciding to trim/ merge some CCAs, including a couple of sports. I don't know if these sports had DSA route but i figure this is one example of how schools do have to tweak their DSA priorities from year to year.

[accey]

Hi, anyone heard from VS yet?

[Musings]

accey:

Hi, anyone heard from VS yet?

VS held interviews for applicants for Maths and Science this past week.

[scotia]

At cedar girls now. The whole school is so quietttttt.....no CCA groups and activities at all on Sat???

The teacher looked so serious I will be super nervous if I am the one gg for interview :nailbite: hahaha

[accey]

Musings:

accey:

Hi, anyone heard from VS yet?

VS held interviews for applicants for Maths and Science this past week.

thanks for sharing.. we have applied for CCA domain

[mommyNg]

Maeve:

Winnie08:

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

just to share since my older DD is in RGS. Nationally, since there are fewer and fewer students in each cohort, this also affects numbers each school can take. (I don't mean through DSA but overall). Her cohort had one less class than previous cohort.
RGS just went through an exericse, including consultation with many groups, before deciding to trim/ merge some CCAs, including a couple of sports. I don't know if these sports had DSA route but i figure this is one example of how schools do have to tweak their DSA priorities from year to year.

The issue is, if the school had went through the exercise and had decided on which CCA to trim/merge (which I'm sure it would have been at least days if not weeks before MOE announced the DSA-Exercise), they should have informed the respective coaches in advance or at least announce that during open house to prospective parents and students. As another KSP parent mentioned earlier, it seems like even the coaches weren't inform about the changes until the start of the DSA-Exercise. If this is how schools going to tweak their DSA priorities from year to year, then :roll: