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    DSA 2011

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Secondary Schools - Selection
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      Funx3
      last edited by

      Pen88n:
      Funx3:

      [quote=\"DVL\"]

      Had the same experience last year, very well organised. What impressed me most was the registration was run mostly by the students.

      Anyway, good luck to your ds!

      Wow! Thousands of Applicants! Very Stiff Competition.
      How Many Vacancies R there for S1 next year?
      ALL the Best to Your ds, RSS!

      Yearly NUS High takes in about 180+- applicants. Approx 90% by DSA and 10% reserved for after PSLE score.[/quote]Wah if 2000 applicants, that works out to be less than 10% success rate!
      Very challenging indeed!
      :scared:

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        phankao
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        phankao:
        jtoh:

        Phankao, cosy environment indeed. Only 20+ per class. Are the kids randomly assigned to their classes in Years 1 & 2 or are they assigned based on ability?


        Random, I think. Bc they still have subject banding within the class for some subjects like Mother Tongue and Math.

        Anyway, for DSA, I think they only offer around 90-100 places.

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          Pen88n
          last edited by

          Funx3:
          Pen88n:


          Yearly NUS High takes in about 180+- applicants. Approx 90% by DSA and 10% reserved for after PSLE score.

          Wah if 2000 applicants, that works out to be less than 10% success rate!
          Very challenging indeed!
          :scared:

          It is challenging everywhere. Actually for DSA, gals have a better chance than boys. Number of GEP gals is half that of boys, so GEP gals will have better chance to IP sch. Mainstream gals also have less competition as number of GEP gals are lower, so more mainstream gals will get DSA offer from popular gal's schs too.

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            verykiasu2010
            last edited by

            Regardsless how many thousand are the number of applicants, the "competition" is the same. This is because the entry ciriteria for the DSA is determined and set by the school. If the student meet the criteria, they will be offered a place. It does not mean that if the number of applicants equal the number of vacancies then everyone will get in. There is no compulsion to fill the vacancies during the DSA phase.


            This is not the same as S1 posting where the vacancies are filled according to merit of PSLE ranking, which determine the "cut-off" point for the cohort of that year. Therefore if the candidate does not succeed at DSA phase, there is still a chance at S1 posting, even when everything remain unchanged.

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              ngbrdad
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              Blur Dad:
              Paddy Field:

              I was wondering when RI will call up the applicants for interview. My DS's classmates went or GAT, but my DS has not received notificationn for interview. Some classmates who had below 80% still did not receive notice for GAT. Does anyone know if RI would reject GE kids, without even offering them a chance at GAT n interview?


              I guess no. All GEPers will be called up for interview. The reason for those who has not received notification for interview or GAT because they have submitted their application at a later date. Some of my DS classmates have not received any news yet.

              Strange thing is my friend's son who applied under sports domain and handed in like few days before dateline also completed GAT already.

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                ngbrdad
                last edited by

                So NJC the class size about the same as NUSH but I guess there will be more girls compared to NUSH.

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                  phankao
                  last edited by

                  ngbrdad:
                  So NJC the class size about the same as NUSH but I guess there will be more girls compared to NUSH.

                  2/3rds girls.

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                    ngbrdad
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                    ACSI IB classes also around 20+ per class right ?

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                      kiasu_kiasi
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                      When is the interview date for RI?

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                        ngbrdad
                        last edited by

                        kiasu_kiasi:
                        When is the interview date for RI?

                        Wait lor they will only email one week before the interview date.

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