DSA Appeal 2011

[jtoh]

Ah Chenonceau, I enjoy your posts.

[Chenonceau]

jtoh:

Ah Chenonceau, I enjoy your posts.

[Zekezachzoom]

Very well said chenonceau… I like it!

[samontheway]

*You may wish to know:


MOE will consider appeals for transfer after the S1 Posting Exercise. Such transfers are subject to availability of vacancies and will only be considered for pupils with:

Serious medical conditions (e.g. chronic heart conditions, kidney problems)
Dyslexia and Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Physical disabilities (e.g. using wheelchair, crutches)

These pupils should report to their posted secondary schools on the following working day after the release of the posting results. They can appeal through the posted secondary school for a school transfer with all relevant supporting documents.

The results of the appeals will only be made known to applicants towards the end of December or early January. Applicants may check the outcome of their appeals with the secondary school that they were posted to.

* http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/secondary-one-posting/posting-results-release/

[rosecy]

prada:

MOE issues a new policy to secondary schools in October 2011 to disallow DSA appeals.


The reason is new Education Minister Heng Swee Keat wants to enforce character education across as many platforms as possible. So the moral message is that if you have nade a decision, you should stick to it. What MOE did not realise is that DSA decisions are made by parents, not their minors. Some school officials told parents that they can appeal but were over-ruled by the new Heng Swee Keat's policy when it was suddenly released in October 2011.
As part of new PAP, the minister should give a one-year grace period ( for just one cohort ) instead of enforcing it suddenly.
Mr Heng Swee Keat , a SPF Scholar from RI, was a former senior police officer and MD of Monetary Authority of Singapore, so his style is more enforcement than consultative. He is now enforcing character education across all schools, for students only. Teachers are exempted from character development.

In this new policy, DSA students cannot apply for DSA at Secondary 2 and Secondary 4 to transfer to another school. You have to stay through all six years even if you are unhappy - so it is a dead end for some poor kids.

perhaps some parents need to go back to school to attend moral and character education! nowadays it is just self-centredness, selfishness, i, me and myself! it is no wonder we see such behaviour among the younger generation these days. Parents play a big part in shaping their kids!

what good would it benefit the society if one is very smart but with no morals? will probably do more harm to the society for their personal gain instead!

[jtoh]

Google translated the above article. It’s a direct translation so it’s not very good but you can make out what the article’s saying:


Transfer to secondary school students reject DSA

(2012-01-09)

● Wang Jue Qi
Department of Education spokesman said: "If there extenuating situation of students, led to his inability to perform ‘direct admission scheme’ (the DSA) commitment, is applying for transfer." For example, students receiving DSA places, the permanent leg injury, it can not fulfill the DSA’s commitment to the school basketball team.

For direct enrollment programs for students and schools, students enrolled in the school and students decided to agree, both sides have promised the students therefore obliged to keep their promises, stay in school studying.

Last month, some by direct admission scheme (Direct School Admissions, referred to as DSA) in advance to be admitted to secondary school students in the PSLE ​​scores obtained in the secondary distribution of the results announcement, go to your favorite high school requirements, but not a success.

Some parents unhappy

Letter to newspaper online discussion

Some of the child’s parents are unhappy, have an online forum to discuss and write the newspaper, said that in previous years, students can DSA PSLE ​​results announced after the application abandoned places, go to another school. However, the end of the "sudden" does not allow these students to change schools, but no advance notice to parents by surprise.

When asked by the Ministry of Education, stressed that the legislation is not new. Ministry of Education said that as long as student achievement to meet minimum standards, the obligation to participate in DSA’s school admission for students who accepted places in the same way, the students received places the obligation to schools and to contribute to the school. "Keep their promises, we hope to develop an important value."

Ministry of Education, stressed and did not allow DSA to students, the spokesman said: "If there extenuating situation of students, led him to promise not to perform DSA, is applying for transfer." For example, he said that if students receive DSA places, the leg permanently injured, it can not fulfill the DSA’s commitment to the school basketball team.

[jtoh]

Google translation continued…


DSA students activities. (File photo)
DSA transfer student practice
Some schools said that in previous years but said the Ministry of Education to accept transfer students DSA approach is "not encouraged." However, since the Education Minister Wang Ruijie students after he took office to promote character values ​​and character education authorities to implement the regulations will be adjusted to students to keep their promises, while other schools should not be to "grab" these students. Therefore, the Ministry of Education requires schools, DSA does not accept transfer students.

Chinese secondary school principals Pan Zhaorong said in an interview that he supported the values ​​that keep their promises, this is a good education to students, the school will continue to support this approach later.

Chinese High School and Nanyang Girls’ Primary Six school graduates each year in secondary school after the announcement of allocation results, will receive hundreds of letters to change schools to apply. Central Panzhao Rong said that these applications are excellent students from achievements, not past the end of their not and will not deal with transfer students to apply for DSA. In previous years, will receive three ten central DSA requirements for transfer students to apply.

Nanyang Girls’ High School Principal Wang Meifeng found in previous years, many parents have to apply to more than a secondary DSA. She believes that parents and children decide whether to accept the DSA places should be careful, not looking any culture should be encouraged.

Dissatisfied with the affected parents is that they earlier asked the Ministry of Education, the child belongs to the primary and high school favorite, the answer is, although not encouraged, but DSA students can apply for transfer. However, the allocation of secondary school in December after the results, wish to apply for another school, favorite high school and change the statement and refused to receive this type of transfer students.

There are parents that they have with the child in deciding whether to accept the DSA school admission, the application is also proposed to change schools under the premise of consent was signed by DSA.

Ministry of Education said that they persuaded parents and students should carefully consider the child’s strengths, as well as what the school can best meet their DSA needs to apply for these schools to participate in the test, and students to determine admitted only after receiving places.

Students participate in DSA PSLE ​​only participate only after the need to decide whether to accept places. Ministry of Education believes that parents and students have sufficient time to consider.

Last year about 2600 students through the DSA, before the release of the PSLE ​​was admission to the secondary. Schools received about 10,000 applications for 5,000 DSA, the data in front of the same year.

DSA admitted each year through high school to teach about 30 students, one of the PSLE ​​results would be released into the post requirements in another school. President LI Xue-wen said the letter to the other schools admit these students, they generally do not reject. Late last year, no DSA students.
After a selection test before the school decided to admit the students, these schools to students would be recruited by the DSA influential school team players, schools have to change school enrollment was born to fill other vacancies, add a lot of trouble.

This year the school decided not to admit DSA transfer student, Wang Meifeng expect the next will be more children and parents carefully selected DSA schools, will not apply for so many schools. Therefore, the application to enroll through the DSA may reduce the number of their school, so she left to DSA students to consider adjusting the places.
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Thank you, jtoh for posting the google translation.