2010 DSA(Direct School Admission)

[usaik]

I was looking at the link http://www.raffles.sg/schedule.html found in this thread.


Under the section \"Important Dates to Note:\" --> \"For Year 1 RP\", there are \"Auditions (Music)\", \"Selection Tests (Visual Arts)\" , \"Trials (Sports)\" , \"GAT Sessions \" etc

Anyone here know is there any difference in treatment a student who had gotten into the school via Music, Arts, Sport or GAT etc?

Also, I thought RI has more CCAs than sport, Music and Arts...Not all are being considered for DSA?

[xxjustakidxx]

usaik:

I was looking at the link http://www.raffles.sg/schedule.html found in this thread.


Under the section \"Important Dates to Note:\" --> \"For Year 1 RP\", there are \"Auditions (Music)\", \"Selection Tests (Visual Arts)\" , \"Trials (Sports)\" , \"GAT Sessions \" etc

Anyone here know is there any difference in treatment a student who had gotten into the school via Music, Arts, Sport or GAT etc?

Also, I thought RI has more CCAs than sport, Music and Arts...Not all are being considered for DSA?

Will such a academic centered school ever consider anyone who is good in robotics, but nearly failed maths? No. Music can be taken as MEP, art as AEP, (as acadamic subjects) but there's no Robotics elective.

[mathsparks]

usaik:

Anyone here know is there any difference in treatment a student who had gotten into the school via Music, Arts, Sport or GAT etc?

Students who enter by sports dsa are grouped into 1 class.

[soka]

mathsparks:

usaik:

Anyone here know is there any difference in treatment a student who had gotten into the school via Music, Arts, Sport or GAT etc?

Students who enter by sports dsa are grouped into 1 class.

So is there 1 class about 20 for sports, another 1 class for MEP, similar for AEP and
the rest from academic through DSA, balance 50% through PSLE result.

[usaik]

If there is a student who is good in both Sport and academic, does it mean that he would be better off opting for the academic route through DSA?

[ApronMama]

soka:

So is there 1 class about 20 for sports, another 1 class for MEP, similar for AEP and the rest from academic through DSA, balance 50% through PSLE result.

How many vacancies are there available for DSA at RI this year?

[Cheerfuldad]

ApronMama:

How many vacancies are there available for DSA at RI this year?

Hi ApronMama,

Total there are 225 vacancies. 150 are allocated to GEP students. 45 +/- are allocated for DSA Sport Talents. Balance goes to P6 mainstream pupils.

[vlim]

Cheerfuldad:

ApronMama:

How many vacancies are there available for DSA at RI this year?

Hi ApronMama,

Total there are 225 vacancies. 150 are allocated to GEP students. 45 +/- are allocated for DSA Sport Talents. Balance goes to P6 mainstream pupils.

Thanks for the useful info

[ApronMama]

Cheerfuldad:

ApronMama:

How many vacancies are there available for DSA at RI this year?

Hi ApronMama,

Total there are 225 vacancies. 150 are allocated to GEP students. 45 +/- are allocated for DSA Sport Talents. Balance goes to P6 mainstream pupils.

How are we sure 150 are for GEP? This is last year figure? Should there be more. There are altogether about 500+ GEP kids every years and the ratio of boys to girls is about 4:2 . So there are about 330+ boy every years and most of them will apply for DSA at RI ? No? Or rather they are likely to apply for RI, NUSH and HCI at the same time and most of them will get double offer at RI and HCI, am I right?

[verykiasu2010]

ApronMama:

Cheerfuldad:

[quote=\"ApronMama\"]How many vacancies are there available for DSA at RI this year?

Hi ApronMama,

Total there are 225 vacancies. 150 are allocated to GEP students. 45 +/- are allocated for DSA Sport Talents. Balance goes to P6 mainstream pupils.

How are we sure 150 are for GEP? This is last year figure? Should there be more. There are altogether about 500+ GEP kids every years and the ratio of boys to girls is about 4:2 . So there are about 330+ boy every years and most of them will apply for DSA at RI ? No? Or rather they are likely to apply for RI, NUSH and HCI at the same time and most of them will get double offer at RI and HCI, am I right?[/quote]The school said 225 for DSA and up to half of the 225 is for GEP at DSA, i.e. 113. Therefore 112 is for sports DSA and others. If sports DSA = one class, say 30, then vacancies available for mainstream via DSA = 82