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    2010 DSA(Direct School Admission)

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Secondary Schools - Selection
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    • J Offline
      jtoh
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      Mona Vs Lisa:
      Have not received official letter from RGS yet (only cofirmed offer by email), dont know they will state min COP or not in the Official CO letter?

      Pen88n:

      [quote=\"Mona Vs Lisa\"]Any min T-score have to maintain for DSA sucessful applicant in order for RGS OR RI to accept?

      From what I know, just able to make it to express stream will do. I think that means T-score of >200?

      [/quote]The CO letter will just say you need to meet the aggregate for express stream. No specific COP will be stated.

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        verykiasu2010
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        Pen88n:
        Mona Vs Lisa:

        Any min T-score have to maintain for DSA sucessful applicant in order for RGS OR RI to accept?


        From what I know, just able to make it to express stream will do. I think that means T-score of >200?

        The following line is copied from the CO Letter : \" However, you must still be eligible to attend the Express Stream course based on your PSLE results\"


        During our lunch with the principal sometime ago, we asked what is the eligibility of the Express Stream : the answer is 200

        If it is to be based on the individual IP school's COP, then then DSA is meaningless

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          Mona Vs Lisa
          last edited by

          Oh! thanks for the clarification, a bit confuse..

          verykiasu2010:
          Pen88n:

          [quote=\"Mona Vs Lisa\"]Any min T-score have to maintain for DSA sucessful applicant in order for RGS OR RI to accept?

          From what I know, just able to make it to express stream will do. I think that means T-score of >200?

          The following line is copied from the CO Letter : \" However, you must still be eligible to attend the Express Stream course based on your PSLE results\"


          During our lunch with the principal sometime ago, we asked what is the eligibility of the Express Stream : the answer is 200

          If it is to be based on the individual IP school's COP, then then DSA is meaningless[/quote]

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            verykiasu2010
            last edited by

            Mona Vs Lisa:
            Oh! thanks for the clarification, a bit confuse..

            verykiasu2010:

            [quote=\"Pen88n\"]From what I know, just able to make it to express stream will do. I think that means T-score of >200?

            The following line is copied from the CO Letter : \" However, you must still be eligible to attend the Express Stream course based on your PSLE results\"


            During our lunch with the principal sometime ago, we asked what is the eligibility of the Express Stream : the answer is 200

            If it is to be based on the individual IP school's COP, then then DSA is meaningless

            [/quote]which bit are you still confused ?

            if the kid gets less than 200 in the t-score, his CO will be forfeited, even if the school's COP is say, 201

            if the kid gets 200, or any number above 200, the CO is safe, even if the school's COP for the year is 300

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              wonderm
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              jtoh:
              It appears to me that RI and HCI made more COs to mainstreamers compared to RGS and NYGH. Do you have the same impression?

              Not sure, my ds class has at least 4 girls who received CO from RGS so far. Not a small number?

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                Mona Vs Lisa
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                Allright got it! thanks! 😎

                verykiasu2010:
                Mona Vs Lisa:

                Oh! thanks for the clarification, a bit confuse..
                [quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]The following line is copied from the CO Letter : \" However, you must still be eligible to attend the Express Stream course based on your PSLE results\"


                During our lunch with the principal sometime ago, we asked what is the eligibility of the Express Stream : the answer is 200

                If it is to be based on the individual IP school's COP, then then DSA is meaningless

                which bit are you still confused ?

                if the kid gets less than 200 in the t-score, his CO will be forfeited, even if the school's COP is say, 201

                if the kid gets 200, or any number above 200, the CO is safe, even if the school's COP for the year is 300[/quote]

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                  jtoh
                  last edited by

                  wonderm:
                  jtoh:

                  It appears to me that RI and HCI made more COs to mainstreamers compared to RGS and NYGH. Do you have the same impression?


                  Not sure, my ds class has at least 4 girls who received CO from RGS so far. Not a small number?

                  Mainstream class? That's not a small number. Do you mind my asking which school this is?

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                    PuppyPower
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                    My girl is also not successful in the SCGS DSA exercise. Wonder how many girls does the school take in thru this year’s DSA?

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                      snowz
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                      verykiasu2010:
                      Mona Vs Lisa:

                      Oh! thanks for the clarification, a bit confuse..

                      [quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]The following line is copied from the CO Letter : \" However, you must still be eligible to attend the Express Stream course based on your PSLE results\"

                      During our lunch with the principal sometime ago, we asked what is the eligibility of the Express Stream : the answer is 200

                      If it is to be based on the individual IP school's COP, then then DSA is meaningless

                      which bit are you still confused ?

                      if the kid gets less than 200 in the t-score, his CO will be forfeited, even if the school's COP is say, 201

                      if the kid gets 200, or any number above 200, the CO is safe, even if the school's COP for the year is 300[/quote] I think I will have second thought if the kid's T-score later is far below the school's COP.

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                        verykiasu2010
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                        snowz:



                        I think I will have second thought if the kid's T-score later is far below the school's COP.
                        on a normal circumstances, day to day performance is a good gauge on potential t-score. push that extra bit will yield some extra points.....but there are some who can shoot up by up to 50 points from prelim to actual psle. there are the inherently smart kid who wakes up after the prelim

                        the extreme example i quoted is meant to illustrate what is meant by confirmed offer versus the COP of the school versus the qualifying t-score of express stream (these days no more special stream)

                        there are some parents who insist that despite having the DSA confirmed offer, the kid must still meet the school's COP : this is incorrect and will render the DSA meaningless

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