DSA 2024
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CoffeeCat\" post_id=\"2133174\" time=\"1714190222\" user_id=\"18640:
Thank you for appreciating. I just wanted to share not to be confined in a thinking and buy into urban myths of the lesser known. Some never look at Tesla, Lexus, RangeRover , choosing only to look at only BMW and Merc.
Nice sharing that even NUSH students could pursue interests and excel in humanities despite the school's original niche expertise on maths and science. I got the same takeaway when I watched their e-open house [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFzs_zq0zuQ&list=PLvXZmd--7Vo4QP1lXQC733dncvAzwAt2r][/youtube].
By the way could you elaborate on why or how you think some of the students were taught wrong at lower primary levels?
Whatever school, I find the most interesting portfolios are from those who think out of the box and not the ultra pure science , ultra pure arts etc. And this is going the way of aptitude based admissions across the universities -
Case in point https://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/admissions/aptitude-based-admissions#:~:text=The%20University%20is%20adopting%20a,used%20to%20admit%20the%20applicant.
Thus DSA, parents should choose the pathway that will allow their child to score the highest possible score based on their specific curriculum - triple science if kid is Stem or say IB all rounder or the academic rigour of a few choice subjects in As. Other that that, do not be mistaken that the SOTA or NUSH kid will go only into arts or STEM - very often the ones that stand out built a Center of excellence but hv also one of the other to differentiate them instead of just being all rounder perfect in everything.
With regards to MO, most kids were hothoused in tuition centres and or external vendors brought in by their schools. Not all of these teachers hv competed at MO at the highest levels - so kids are then taught a structure to approach and solve the similar looking questions. We have also come across kids who have memorised solutions in order to hv the speed at junior levels. This is probably natural instinct given they have done many practice papers and have good memory.
Most of the time, I believe they have to “unlearn” all these bad habits by upper secondary as the questions at later years are designed to spur critical thinking , intended not have been seen before and how they can solve it most elegantly. -
My Child is keen on Robotics. Anyone know of a a good external vendor for training with the idea of DSA next year?
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Hi ,
Any idea when we apply for Dance DSA , do we need to attach video clip? :thankyou: -
Chin99\" post_id=\"2133216\" time=\"1714373152\" user_id=\"120803:
IMO Nullspace Robotics https://sg.nullspace.co/ and School of Robotics (SOR) https://www.sor.com.sg/ are two of the bigger and more popular robotics vendor with good past record in robotics competitions (e.g. FLL, NRC, WRO), if robotics (i.e. building small robots with LEGO parts and programming them to move) is what you and/or your child is looking at.
My Child is keen on Robotics. Anyone know of a a good external vendor for training with the idea of DSA next year?
They both have a structured robotics curriculum for newbies to get to the can compete in robotics competitions level.
SOR's course is the traditional 1 lesson/week kind while Nullspace Robotics' course (called Robotics Certificate Programme) is that it is flexible and at your own pace, so your child could rush through by booking say 3 lessons/week. This flexibility comes \"at the expense\" of class size, so each of their bookable class session is limited to 4 students, so 1 robotic instructor would guide a maximum of 4 students who could be progressing at their own pace.
Nullspace Robotics and SOR (AMK branch) uses the newer Spike Prime, while SOR (main branch-Bukit Timah) is still using the older EV3 last year. LEGO is deprecating EV3 with Spike Prime as the replacement kinda, and secondary schools are in their own individual pace of transitioning.
After the child complete the course, they are now competition-ready, but in order to take part in the traditional robotics competitions (i.e. FLL, NRC, WRO), they would have to take part as a team with a coach, so if they are not part of a school team/club, they can sign up the competition package with a centre (again NUllspace or SOR or some others), where the centre would form teams and the coach would be guiding them during weekly sessions.
One key difference here is that SOR allows students to sign up a competition course and structured robotics course concurrently. Nullspace robotics requires the child to have some background already (e.g. by completing their advanced course) before they can participate in their Robotics competition course, which is by-invite only, with limited slots but popular demand.
Also the reality of robotics competitions is that students have to form teams of 2-3, with different roles to play, like one is the main coder while the other is backup and focus more on building. And so usually the schools with robotics DSA would also have their own selection tests to evaluate the students' robotics coding as well.
If you want to take on robotics competitions as a portfolio for DSA, the timeline would be quite tight, because NRC/WRO is held around term 3 holidays (aug-sept) and FLL is held around March, while registration, forming of teams and training usually start around 3 months before. So if your child is P5 this year, realistically could only aim for P5 NRC/WRO and P6 FLL. -
May I seek guidance if we can dsa chinese orchestra via guzheng cca?
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sweetsuccess\" post_id=\"2133228\" time=\"1714527327\" user_id=\"171466:
May I seek guidance if we can dsa chinese orchestra via guzheng cca?
There are DSAs via Guzheng itself. these are the schools that offer Guzheng DSA:
https://postimg.cc/0rFR4kth
For Guzheng or Chinese orchestral, these are the list of schools offering DSAs:
https://postimg.cc/7GmVRngw
You may also go to this online short listing workbook (view it on computer, not mobile device) to further shortlist other criteria, among them location, co ed or single sex school and more:
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/sg.parent/viz/SingaporeSecondarySchoolSearchDSA/Search
verify by going to MOE school finder:
https://www.moe.gov.sg/schoolfinder?journey=Secondary%20school -
For DSA sports , previous competition is a must ?
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bbbay\" post_id=\"2133236\" time=\"1714532214\" user_id=\"175278:
Thank you for replying. Cuz my niece is keen on a secondary school but the DSA option is \"chinese orchestra\". She's in her primary school's guzheng cca team, so we are wondering if she may dsa to the secondary via Chinese orchestra based on her cca, guzheng. Not sure if \"Chinese Orchestra\" = \"guzheng\"..
There are DSAs via Guzheng itself. these are the schools that offer Guzheng DSA:
https://postimg.cc/0rFR4kth
For Guzheng or Chinese orchestral, these are the list of schools offering DSAs:
https://postimg.cc/7GmVRngw
You may also go to this online short listing workbook (view it on computer, not mobile device) to further shortlist other criteria, among them location, co ed or single sex school and more:
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/sg.parent/viz/SingaporeSecondarySchoolSearchDSA/Search
verify by going to MOE school finder:
https://www.moe.gov.sg/schoolfinder?journey=Secondary%20school -
Hi,
Just wondering for DSA dance, do we need to submit videos during the initial application? Thanks -
Trooper\" post_id=\"2133259\" time=\"1714580180\" user_id=\"170470:
Hi Trooper, i think it depends on the school you are applying for, and you would need to check the website of your desired school for the information.
Hi,
Just wondering for DSA dance, do we need to submit videos during the initial application? Thanks
As an example from google search in 2022 SCGS did require submission of video during the initial moe portal application by including the link to uploaded video
https://www.scgs.moe.edu.sg/files/SCGS-DSA-Info-Sheet-2022_final.pdf -
Kid was at the NSG these few days and she said that NJC gave out DSA offers via letters to some students? That’s fast? I thought applications start next week.
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Hi
I understand that we can select 3 schools for DSA.
Will it be possible to receive acceptance letters from all 3 schools? -
temjin68\" post_id=\"2133281\" time=\"1714657904\" user_id=\"6076:
Technically possible to receive 3 Confirmed Offers, but the system only permits you to accept 1.
Hi
I understand that we can select 3 schools for DSA.
Will it be possible to receive acceptance letters from all 3 schools? -
Trooper\" post_id=\"2133259\" time=\"1714580180\" user_id=\"170470:
Thanks @Coffee_Cat for your answer.
Hi,
Just wondering for DSA dance, do we need to submit videos during the initial application? Thanks
For SOTA, my DD had to make a video of her submission. I still remembered her getting the maid to film her -
temjin68\" post_id=\"2133281\" time=\"1714657904\" user_id=\"6076:
whether your child receives 3 DSA COs or 3 Wait-lists (WL), at the end of the day, your P6 son / daughter can only study in one Secondary school.
Hi
I understand that we can select 3 schools for DSA.
Will it be possible to receive acceptance letters from all 3 schools?
Therefore, apply for DSA only if your child is very interested in that particular school. Otherwise, if end up being offered \"half hearted\" COs / WLs, later on, you will face a dilemma of which school to give up, since u are only half hearted, right from the beginning.
Don't forget.
Attending DSA trials / audition tests / Academic subject tests ... is time consuming. This will eat into your precious PSLE preparation time.
Therfore, if u are half hearted, not really keen in that Secondary school, advise is : do not even waste time, applying.
However, if u are truly zealous for a particular school, then go ahead & apply.
Example
In previous DSA batches, there are students who applied for that only one particular school, they truly desired. Because they know that if they cannot enter by DSA, they are confident that they will still be able to enter, by their PSLE AL score, in November 2024. Other than this particular school, they not interested in any other Secondary schools. So, end up, they submitted Total 2 choices, under the same Secondary school name, during DSA. But under 2 different, separate domain. Eg.
1) X name (Sports / Performance Arts / Academic subject) domain
2) the same X name Secondary school (Leadership domain, another domain) -
Rs2404\" post_id=\"2133278\" time=\"1714653898\" user_id=\"200250:
Better to reconfirm before posting such claims. DSA is centralised so they could not have given out any offer yet. What likely happened is they are trying to invite the kid to apply, assuring they will be favourably considered? This is presuming the academics are acceptable
Kid was at the NSG these few days and she said that NJC gave out DSA offers via letters to some students? That's fast? I thought applications start next week. -
Rs2404\" post_id=\"2133278\" time=\"1714653898\" user_id=\"200250:
It's not an offer letter, could be some form of invitation letter to the kids to consider applying to NJC.
Kid was at the NSG these few days and she said that NJC gave out DSA offers via letters to some students? That's fast? I thought applications start next week.
But formal selection like trials and interviews will still take place. -
Rs2404\" post_id=\"2133278\" time=\"1714653898\" user_id=\"200250:
Sorry but I highly doubt this. The furthest a school would go is to invite the student to trial at this point. Offering CO before the DSA application starts is unheard of
Kid was at the NSG these few days and she said that NJC gave out DSA offers via letters to some students? That's fast? I thought applications start next week. -
temjin68\" post_id=\"2133281\" time=\"1714657904\" user_id=\"6076:
Y can apply to 3 schools and it's possible to receive 3 COs but you can ultimately choose only 1 school.
Hi
I understand that we can select 3 schools for DSA.
Will it be possible to receive acceptance letters from all 3 schools? -
Prislga\" post_id=\"2133323\" time=\"1714802325\" user_id=\"202061:
Rare but got la.
Sorry but I highly doubt this. The furthest a school would go is to invite the student to trial at this point. Offering CO before the DSA application starts is unheard of
As of today, I know at least two p6 kids with a confirmed place each - when the dsa application for the rest of us starts next Tuesday.
It’s just like that.