Logo
    • Education
      • Pre-School
      • Primary Schools Directory
      • Primary Schools Articles
      • P1 Registration
      • DSA
      • PSLE
      • Secondary
      • Tertiary
      • Special Needs
    • Lifestyle
      • Well-being
    • Activities
      • Events
    • Enrichment & Services
      • Find A Service Provider
      • Enrichment Articles
      • Enrichment Services
      • Tuition Centre/Private Tutor
      • Infant Care/ Childcare / Student Care Centre
      • Kindergarten/Preschool
      • Private Institutions and International Schools
      • Special Needs
      • Indoor & Outdoor Playgrounds
      • Paediatrics
      • Neonatal Care
    • Forum
    • ASKQ
    • Register
    • Login

    DSA 2011

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Secondary Schools - Selection
    9.2k Posts 317 Posters 1.7m Views 1 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • V Offline
      Vanilla Cake
      last edited by

      Pen88n:
      I really do not think it is \"inappropriate\" for a school not to issue WL - I believe there are sch that does not issue WL (eg. does anyone know if VS has a WL? I've not heard of a WL offer from VS yet!)

      Same as NJC, there is no waitlist for 2011 DSA for Victoria-Cedar Alliance (VCA) integrated programme (IP).

      VC's mum

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • M Offline
        MandyMummy
        last edited by

        firefly38:
        3satay:

        Yes I really will like to know whether is it \"legal\" for them to do away with WL? Plain inefficiency. Does that mean we have to call MOE?


        I was joking with a parent that when the kids go to NJC and are not able to meet their deadlines. They can always say it's okay - neither did NJC! LOL!

        agree that parents concerned should bring the matter to MOE's attention, perhaps not on the 'WL' issue but on the issue that NJC did not keep to MOE's deadline of informing parents (regardless of CO or Rej) by 03 sep!

        03 sep should not be the last day for schools to send out their replies (for snail mails) but should be the last day for parents to receive their replies!
        so if NJC had to send out their letters late due to some reasons, they should at least send emails/SMSes to the applicants by 03 sep!

        This is taken from the MOE website (FAQs for DSA Sec)

        17. When will I know the outcome of my application to each school?

        You should receive a note from the school informing you of the outcome of your application during the Selection Stage by 2 September 2011. The letter will clearly state if you have been given a Confirmed Offer, or been put on the Waiting List, or that you are unsuccessful. If you have been placed on the Waiting List or given a Confirmed Offer in at least one school, you will receive a School Preference Form on 24 October 2011 after your PSLE examinations. You will have to make your preferences (maximum of 3 preferences) from 24 to 28 October 2011.

        It clearly stated that the outcome should be received by 2 Sept not mailed out on 2Sept. I personally think that they have flouted the rules!

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • T Offline
          Tinkerbelle
          last edited by

          rylee:
          Hi Brenda, after a long wait, we finally received the rejection letter from DHS. So our only choice is to a accept the co from VS ( VCA IP) though my son prefer DHS, but I think VS should be a good enough school for him. Good luck to those still waiting for NJC and DHS reply and congrats to those already got co. Regards.

          Hi rylee,
          :congrats: to you & DS on your DS's CO from VS.

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • N Offline
            ngbrdad
            last edited by

            MandyMummy:


            agree that parents concerned should bring the matter to MOE's attention, perhaps not on the 'WL' issue but on the issue that NJC did not keep to MOE's deadline of informing parents (regardless of CO or Rej) by 03 sep!

            03 sep should not be the last day for schools to send out their replies (for snail mails) but should be the last day for parents to receive their replies!
            so if NJC had to send out their letters late due to some reasons, they should at least send emails/SMSes to the applicants by 03 sep!
            This is taken from the MOE website (FAQs for DSA Sec)

            17. When will I know the outcome of my application to each school?

            You should receive a note from the school informing you of the outcome of your application during the Selection Stage by 2 September 2011. The letter will clearly state if you have been given a Confirmed Offer, or been put on the Waiting List, or that you are unsuccessful. If you have been placed on the Waiting List or given a Confirmed Offer in at least one school, you will receive a School Preference Form on 24 October 2011 after your PSLE examinations. You will have to make your preferences (maximum of 3 preferences) from 24 to 28 October 2011.

            It clearly stated that the outcome should be received by 2 Sept not mailed out on 2Sept. I personally think that they have flouted the rules![/quote]

            Agree fully that they have flouted the MOE regulation since the rejection letters were not even sent out yet by yesterday 5/9/11/.

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • T Offline
              Tinkerbelle
              last edited by

              Dnls_mum:
              My son has received a CO from NJC last Fri. The wait was definitely agonizing. The letter says that they have adopted a very stringent selection criteria. I understand from the school that all successful candidates would have received the COs by last Sat. Apparrently the delay for releasing the results was due to the fact that all the papers were sent to Australia for marking. Agree that they should have sent out all sucessful and rejection letters at the same time.

              :congrats: Dnls_mum & DS on CO from NJC. :rahrah:

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • V Offline
                verykiasu2010
                last edited by

                MandyMummy:
                firefly38:

                [quote=\"3satay\"]Yes I really will like to know whether is it \"legal\" for them to do away with WL? Plain inefficiency. Does that mean we have to call MOE?


                I was joking with a parent that when the kids go to NJC and are not able to meet their deadlines. They can always say it's okay - neither did NJC! LOL!

                agree that parents concerned should bring the matter to MOE's attention, perhaps not on the 'WL' issue but on the issue that NJC did not keep to MOE's deadline of informing parents (regardless of CO or Rej) by 03 sep!

                03 sep should not be the last day for schools to send out their replies (for snail mails) but should be the last day for parents to receive their replies!
                so if NJC had to send out their letters late due to some reasons, they should at least send emails/SMSes to the applicants by 03 sep!

                This is taken from the MOE website (FAQs for DSA Sec)

                17. When will I know the outcome of my application to each school?

                You should receive a note from the school informing you of the outcome of your application during the Selection Stage by 2 September 2011. The letter will clearly state if you have been given a Confirmed Offer, or been put on the Waiting List, or that you are unsuccessful. If you have been placed on the Waiting List or given a Confirmed Offer in at least one school, you will receive a School Preference Form on 24 October 2011 after your PSLE examinations. You will have to make your preferences (maximum of 3 preferences) from 24 to 28 October 2011.

                It clearly stated that the outcome should be received by 2 Sept not mailed out on 2Sept. I personally think that they have flouted the rules![/quote]they can always put the blame on the postal services

                check the date of the letter

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • N Offline
                  ngbrdad
                  last edited by

                  verykiasu2010:



                  they can always put the blame on the postal services

                  check the date of the letter
                  If they haven't sent the rejection letters by 5/9/11 how to blame the postal service ? :?

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • M Offline
                    MandyMummy
                    last edited by

                    If they have backdated their letter to 2 Sept or earlier, then it’s really bad. MOE instructions said to receive the letter by 2Sept not date the letter to 2Sept or mail the letter on 2 Sept. If they cannot calculated when they have to post out their letter so that it will be received by 2Sept, then something is very wrong.

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • J Offline
                      jtoh
                      last edited by

                      Several parents have called NJC and they were told that rejection letters would only be sent out this week, so can’t blame the postal service if the letters are posted out after 2 Sep deadline.

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • V Offline
                        verykiasu2010
                        last edited by

                        ngbrdad:
                        verykiasu2010:




                        they can always put the blame on the postal services

                        check the date of the letter

                        If they haven't sent the rejection letters by 5/9/11 how to blame the postal service ? :?

                        for example, the date of the letter can always be dated 2 Sep 2011

                        nobody can judge whether the letters were dropped into the post box on 2 Sep 2011 or later

                        they can always blame it on postal delay not within their control, further more, even with proof of posting, there is no guarantee of receipt

                        no point fighting over timing differences

                        if a CO is received,be thankful, if a rejection, does not matter if it is received one week later or one day later

                        of course the NJC processes leave much to be desired, as compared with other IP schools; perhaps those independent IP schools have more resources to deploy in managing the DSA processes while NJC being a government school, as mentioned by some parents, very 'civil service' minded.....it makes be recall my personal comment about NJC long time ago that attracted lots of stones flying at me ...... :rotflmao:

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0

                        Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.

                        Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.

                        With your input, this post could be even better 💗

                        Register Login
                        • 1
                        • 2
                        • 716
                        • 717
                        • 718
                        • 719
                        • 720
                        • 918
                        • 919
                        • 718 / 919
                        • First post
                          Last post



                        Online Users
                        littlemiffyL
                        littlemiffy

                        Statistics

                        6

                        Online

                        210.7k

                        Users

                        34.2k

                        Topics

                        1.8m

                        Posts
                        Popular Topics
                        New to the KiasuParents forum? Tips and Tricks!
                        Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools
                        DSA 2026
                        PSLE Discussions and Strategies
                        How much do you spend on the kids' tuition/enrichments?
                        SkillsFuture + anything related to upskilling/learning something new!

                          About Us Contact Us forum Terms of Service Privacy Policy