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    DSA 2017

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Secondary Schools - Selection
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    • S Offline
      smiling
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      DSA is not only about working hard, it's about talent. Otherwise all please go through psle.

      Harrychew:
      hquek:

      If free/smooth ride means having to complete 2 social studies reports in P6, doing loads of other stuff that do not contribute to psle exams in the run up to Oct, ya, my DS1 had a very free/smooth ride last year indeed.

      I have to commend the teachers in his school for super loading them with past year papers (and then ask them to self mark and likely didn't quite go through) in the few months prior to the actual exam.

      Free ride refers to DSA application process only. Without doubt many GEP worked very hard, but this does not mean that they can be exempted from same selection process as MS students, because many MS students also worked very hard.

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        SnoopyMum
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        Aiya… we should continue to refresh our emails and don’t get upset with one another. We are in this exasperating race together.

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          Rainbow sky
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          SnoopyMum:
          Aiya... we should continue to refresh our emails and don't upset with one another. We are in this exasperating race together.


          High chance that we will see many remaining announcement starting from tomorrow or Friday.. :stompfeet: Unless kids are taking HCL, otherwise many will finish the prelims by tomorrow.

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            tolearntoshare
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            Yngmng:
            tolearntoshare:

            [quote=\"Yngmng\"]Most geppers DSA for RI or RGS. Outcome not out. How to say rejection higher? Not fair to say geppers free rider. They are taught less of the PSLE stuff unlike mainstream and do more projects? Most still score above 250. Most awards won by geppers. Please be sensitive in your comments.


            I have both gep and mainstream children. I do not think the gep child is taught less of PSLE stuff. In fact I think her gep curriculum contributed to her stellar psle results. Please don't flame me, just my own experience.

            It's relative. Compared to a mainstream, geppers do more non PSLE stuff. All this take up time.[/quote]Yes, geppers do more non PSLE stuff. but I was just referring to your claim that \"they are taught less of the PSLE stuff\". based on my experience, my gep kid was not taught less of PSLE, in fact I felt my child was taught more skills (useful for PSLE) than my mainstream child. ok maybe it is just the school issue, not gep or mainstream.

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              justgo4it
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              smiling:
              DSA is not only about working hard, it's about talent. Otherwise all please go through psle.

              Harrychew:

              [quote=\"hquek\"]If free/smooth ride means having to complete 2 social studies reports in P6, doing loads of other stuff that do not contribute to psle exams in the run up to Oct, ya, my DS1 had a very free/smooth ride last year indeed.

              I have to commend the teachers in his school for super loading them with past year papers (and then ask them to self mark and likely didn't quite go through) in the few months prior to the actual exam.

              Free ride refers to DSA application process only. Without doubt many GEP worked very hard, but this does not mean that they can be exempted from same selection process as MS students, because many MS students also worked very hard.

              [/quote]Precisely. If the kid gain a SMOPS platinum awards, what is the points to ask him/her to take the GAT test?

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                googaga
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                Exactly. Many are sleep deprived too due to the many deadlines from assignments. They too have their fair share of hard work and expectations to meet. In addition, their papers are different from mainstream except PSLE papers. Please be kind & refrain from showing unnecessary discrimination to these kids.

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                  kay22
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                  SnoopyMum:
                  Aiya... we should continue to refresh our emails and don't upset with one another. We are in this exasperating race together.

                  Totally agree with SnoopyMum 😄 These few weeks have been very tensed given that we are waiting patiently for the DSA results and yet coping with our DC's prelims and soon PSLE. Whatever the result of DSA is, we should be proud of our DC to be able to come to this juncture. Let's continue to support them in the last lap / last month. What our DC needs is emotional and mentally support. Mummy and Daddy, 加油 加油 . We are reaching our destination soon. Hang on everyone!!! :xedfingers:

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                    GTGT
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                    googaga:
                    Exactly. Many are sleep deprived too due to the many deadlines from assignments. They too have their fair share of hard work and expectations to meet. In addition, their papers are different from mainstream except PSLE papers. Please be kind & refrain from showing unnecessary discrimination to these kids.

                    :goodpost:

                    Unless you are a parent of a Gepper, you will not understand the amount of hard work they go through.

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                      taurbear
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                      I was sharing at a dinner party last evening on the CO received by DS n one young secondary boy said this to my face in front of my DS "That school is a very good school, the students in there are very clever! You should have applied to my school! DSA students only have to meet cut off point of 225 instead of 240!"


                      i was not happy with that comment…

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                        phtthp
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                        imbblim:
                        Estéema:

                        [quote=\"phtthp\"]
                        Which Secondary schools haven't released DSA results yet ?

                        RGS, RI, MGS, SCGS, SJI, Dunman High, Temasek JC, National JC, Nanyang Girls High?

                        RGS, RI, MGS, SCGS, SJI, Dunman High, Temasek JC, National JC, Nanyang Girls High, ACSI

                        RGS, RI, MGS, SCGS, SJI, Dunman High, Temasek JC, National JC, Nanyang Girls High, ACSI, SOTA[/quote]ACSI CO already been reported, 2 days ago. Go back to search, a few pages backwards.

                        A few parents whose sons received CO, were so excited. So, ACSI results already came out, 2 days ago.

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