DSA 2011

[phankao]

LangMum:

jtoh:

[quote=\"jalanbaby\"]Hi all,

i heard that there is a new MOE ruling this year and indicates that students who are successful in DSA WILL NOT be allowed to be transferred to another school.

Any KSP aware of this, and does this imply that students who take up CO cannot appeal to another school?

Advice will be much appreciated..... Thanks!!!!

That is correct.

Hi, may I know where did they publish this new ruling?[/quote]It's not new, right?

[NoMorePSLE]

Rgs website for post psle admission mentioned Dsa appeal must be approved by moe…Check it out.

[jtoh]

No it’s not new. It’s always been that once you accept a DSA CO you’re not allowed to change it. It’s just that the schools always entertained appeals and MOE looked the other way. It’s this year that they’re enforcing it.

[Tinkerbelle]

LangMum:

jtoh:

[quote=\"jalanbaby\"]Hi all,

i heard that there is a new MOE ruling this year and indicates that students who are successful in DSA WILL NOT be allowed to be transferred to another school.

Any KSP aware of this, and does this imply that students who take up CO cannot appeal to another school?

Advice will be much appreciated..... Thanks!!!!

That is correct.

Hi, may I know where did they publish this new ruling?[/quote]DD's friend accepted a CO from NJC and went to appeal at RGS after her PSLE results were out. She was told by RGS that there'll be no appeals allowed this yr. Poor gal as RGS was her dream sch.

RGS has clearly stated this new directive from MOE in their website.

Important Notice:

Transfer of DSA-Sec Students
According to a new directive by MOE, students who have accepted DSA offers from other schools are not allowed to apply for transfers after the announcement of the PSLE results, unless there are exceptional circumstances. An example of an exceptional case would be permanent injury, resulting in the student being unable to fulfill their commitment to the DSA school they have accepted, and therefore have to seek school placement elsewhere.

DSA students who have strong reasons to seek an appeal to RGS may fill up this form. Please print out, complete the form, and send it via email to [email protected], or deliver by hand to the General Office by Thu 22 Dec, 2pm. Please note that this appeal will be subject to MOE approval.

[verykiasu2010]

jtoh:

No it's not new. It's always been that once you accept a DSA CO you're not allowed to change it. It's just that the schools always entertained appeals and MOE looked the other way. It's this year that they're enforcing it.

yet to know if they are really enforcing it

the rule / restriction has always been repeated every year

[jtoh]

verykiasu2010:

jtoh:

No it's not new. It's always been that once you accept a DSA CO you're not allowed to change it. It's just that the schools always entertained appeals and MOE looked the other way. It's this year that they're enforcing it.

yet to know if they are really enforcing it

the rule / restriction has always been repeated every year

No. This year MOE sent out an official letter to the schools in October stating it very clearly. You can see the directive clearly stated on some schools' websites. If MOE doesn't enforce it it shows that MOE has no bite.

[vlim]

I think primary's principals should have highlighted this ' no appeal after the the student accept an offer' to the students and parents ... Otherwise many would think that it would be like past years and now being caught by it ... :skeptical:

[Pen88n]

vlim:

I think primary's principals should have highlighted this ' no appeal after the the student accept an offer' to the students and parents ... Otherwise many would think that it would be like past years and now being caught by it ... :skeptical:

I heard the pri sch have emphasize to the kids that have DSA offer that accepting means no S1 posting and that this year no transfer. I remembered some friends told me so and their schs emphasized it. This has also been highlighted in ksp forum earlier during the DSA phase (so it shows it has been informed earlier). Obviously some parents choose to ignore thinking it will be like past years and appeal will go through. Now it is really going to bite if school / MOE enforces it.

[jtoh]

Pen88n:

vlim:

I think primary's principals should have highlighted this ' no appeal after the the student accept an offer' to the students and parents ... Otherwise many would think that it would be like past years and now being caught by it ... :skeptical:

I heard the pri sch have emphasize to the kids that have DSA offer that accepting means no S1 posting and that this year no transfer. I remembered some friends told me so and their schs emphasized it. This has also been highlighted in ksp forum earlier during the DSA phase (so it shows it has been informed earlier). Obviously some parents choose to ignore thinking it will be like past years and appeal will go through. Now it is really going to bite if school / MOE enforces it.

Yes, there was a buzz about it on the forum so news had been disseminated by some schools.

[keroppi]

jtoh:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]No it's not new. It's always been that once you accept a DSA CO you're not allowed to change it. It's just that the schools always entertained appeals and MOE looked the other way. It's this year that they're enforcing it.

yet to know if they are really enforcing it

the rule / restriction has always been repeated every year

No. This year MOE sent out an official letter to the schools in October stating it very clearly. You can see the directive clearly stated on some schools' websites. If MOE doesn't enforce it it shows that MOE has no bite.[/quote]I went to the MOE DSA talk in April this year and the MOE official said that unlike previous years, they are putting a stop to all the appeals this year. You accept the DSA offer, you stick to your choice. Looks like they are really enforcing it.