DSA 2012

[verykiasu2010]

leeven:

Dino:

pardon me, but I am still not familiar with certain terms used here.


Can any 1 enlighten what is the meaning of mainstreamers? what kids are considered mainstreamers?

Your DC is studing which level now in primary school.

For P4,P5,P6 there are 2 are 2 team which GEP students and non GEP students (main streamers) something like express,normal ,technical .

Pri 1 to Pri 3 : no differentiation

Pri 4 to Pri 6 : GEP or non-GEP (mainstream). within mainstream, some schools have HA (High Ability, those bordeline just missed the GEP selection)

Sec 1 onwards : Express, Normal (academic) or Normal (technical)

some IP / IS schools continue to have SBGE in sec 1 and 2

[kiasuursula]

cluelessmama:

GLORYmum:

Sadly NYGH not working OT today. Maybe they have already finished sealing off all the letters with

a kiss 

and dispatched by Mr Postman.

So sit tight and heart palpitates at the sight of the postman.
Arghhhhhh

Hmm, I wonder if the staff apply lipstick? :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

DD's classmate received call yesterday. CO from NYGH thru performing Arts. :rahrah:

[verykiasu2010]

yukilei:

SHAmum:

just for info dear ksp.


HCI CO send by post, rec'd today.

:congrats: SHAmum & DS !!! :rahrah:

It's only 1:28pm when you post this. Your postman is early!!!
I thought they normally delivered after 2pm?

In this case, HCI could have posted last week...
Me can't wait to rush home now......

it is definitely posted last week....postmen out this morning to deliver it

[new_julie]

Fresco:

verykiasu2010:

The DSA season is ending.


Congrats to those who got COs/WLs.....and to those who have been unsuccessful, don't be dismayed. The DSA exercise is just another path / opportunity in addition to PSLE. Work hard for the prelim and PSLE and prove yourself worthy. There is another opportunity to get into your dream school just by PSLE score.

For those who got CO, work doubly hard to prove yourself worthy of the CO.

In any case after getting into sec 1, everyone does not bother whether you got in with PSLE score or via DSA anymore

In the meanwhile, work hard.

From how I see it, DSA process works well for mainly GEP students and those from mainstream, it will only be the ones who excel in music, sports and perhaps specific talent in academic subject. Take a look, most of the successful stories we read here are the GEPPERS and those with sports talent. Even number of places allocated for DSA per school is on the average of 180 to 200 for GEP students and a measly number of 20 or so for mainstreamers under academics and the rest for sports. No wonder we don't many successful stories for mainstreamers.

Mainstreamers who are consistently good in academics with stellar results throughout the years do not stand much chance in being successful in DSA
application unless they have something very specific talent which the IP schools want to tap on. I have seen very bright and promising top students
in various schools denied acceptance through DSA to their dream schools.
Most of them ended up getting into the schools they want through PSLE
posting. That somehow explains why the top schools here pass them up
through DSA as they too knew these bright mainstreamers can easily gain
entry through PSLE results.

So parents whose DC are denied acceptance through DSA, especially when they are truly bright and promising students, do not despair as the DSA selection procedures are based on a different criteria and how they decide on which student to choose, only the school and God knows. It is by no means that your DCs are not up to par. Look at the big picture. That's the PSLE.

Does this mean the mainsteamers (with no special telants in sports, music e.g.) have very slim changes in DSA?

[verykiasu2010]

new_julie:

Fresco:

[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]The DSA season is ending.


Congrats to those who got COs/WLs.....and to those who have been unsuccessful, don't be dismayed. The DSA exercise is just another path / opportunity in addition to PSLE. Work hard for the prelim and PSLE and prove yourself worthy. There is another opportunity to get into your dream school just by PSLE score.

For those who got CO, work doubly hard to prove yourself worthy of the CO.

In any case after getting into sec 1, everyone does not bother whether you got in with PSLE score or via DSA anymore

In the meanwhile, work hard.

From how I see it, DSA process works well for mainly GEP students and those from mainstream, it will only be the ones who excel in music, sports and perhaps specific talent in academic subject. Take a look, most of the successful stories we read here are the GEPPERS and those with sports talent. Even number of places allocated for DSA per school is on the average of 180 to 200 for GEP students and a measly number of 20 or so for mainstreamers under academics and the rest for sports. No wonder we don't many successful stories for mainstreamers.

Mainstreamers who are consistently good in academics with stellar results throughout the years do not stand much chance in being successful in DSA
application unless they have something very specific talent which the IP schools want to tap on. I have seen very bright and promising top students
in various schools denied acceptance through DSA to their dream schools.
Most of them ended up getting into the schools they want through PSLE
posting. That somehow explains why the top schools here pass them up
through DSA as they too knew these bright mainstreamers can easily gain
entry through PSLE results.

So parents whose DC are denied acceptance through DSA, especially when they are truly bright and promising students, do not despair as the DSA selection procedures are based on a different criteria and how they decide on which student to choose, only the school and God knows. It is by no means that your DCs are not up to par. Look at the big picture. That's the PSLE.

Does this mean the mainsteamers (with no special telants in sports, music e.g.) have very slim changes in DSA?[/quote]not true. all rounder in academics still have good chance

[papertree]

SHAmum:

just for info dear ksp.


HCI CO send by post, rec'd today.

Congrats! Is your ds under gep domin?

[yukilei]

kiasuursula:

cluelessmama:

[quote=\"GLORYmum\"]Sadly NYGH not working OT today. Maybe they have already finished sealing off all the letters with

a kiss 

and dispatched by Mr Postman.

So sit tight and heart palpitates at the sight of the postman.
Arghhhhhh

Hmm, I wonder if the staff apply lipstick? :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

DD's classmate received call yesterday. CO from NYGH thru performing Arts. :rahrah:[/quote]Congrats to your DD's classmate !!!
You mean she received call yesterday???? NYGH admin work on Sunday !!! :yikes:

[leeven]

SHAmum:

just for info dear ksp.


HCI CO send by post, rec'd today.

:rahrah: congrats

[kiasuursula]

DD's classmate received call yesterday. CO from NYGH thru performing Arts. :rahrah:[/quote]


Congrats to your DD's classmate !!!
You mean she received call yesterday???? NYGH admin work on Sunday !!! :yikes:[/quote]

Maybe someone paid the admin to work on Sunday...

[BeContented]

SHAmum:

just for info dear ksp.


HCI CO send by post, rec'd today.

Congrats !! :rahrah: :rahrah:
Let the excitement begin