But I still not yet received any information from school, either pass or fall.

I heard from some other parents got failed message already, just curious, did any parents got successful message? And from which school?

My son is getting a DSA offer from Temasek JC. However we are confident that based on his O-Level results he would be able to get Victoria JC. What is the general perception for the 2 JC - TJC and VJC?

Which has better Science/Maths department?
Which has better support structure/guidance for preparing for Overseas University Applications
Whats the difference in cultures between the two
Any other key difference between the two JCs
Any guidance will be much appreciated

Infoseeker\" post_id=\"2135009\" time=\"1718333706\" user_id=\"60487:

Further to topic of conversation, sharing the experience that we had recently with Dunman High. Its regarding the DSA for a sport (not stating the sport for sensitivity reasons). The Coach for the sport is a family friend of my kid's friend's family. My Kid's friend knew right from beginning of Sec 4 that he will apply for DSA in Dunman and will get through since his elder sibling was also int he same school and sport and he knew the Coach well. While this kid was average in the sport and also very average in his Sec3/4 grades, he along with few others (including my Kid) was called for the trials. there were some very good players turning up for the trial.

And bang - earlier this week, that kid gets a message from Dunman for confirmed offer under DSA. I am not even saying that my kid played better or had far better grades else it seems like a case of sour grapes - but there were couple of other brilliant players. And none of them got the offer.

Now isn't this an extremely unfair process and system ???

Infoseeker\" post_id=\"2135009\" time=\"1718333706\" user_id=\"60487:

Further to topic of conversation, sharing the experience that we had recently with Dunman High. Its regarding the DSA for a sport (not stating the sport for sensitivity reasons). The Coach for the sport is a family friend of my kid's friend's family. My Kid's friend knew right from beginning of Sec 4 that he will apply for DSA in Dunman and will get through since his elder sibling was also int he same school and sport and he knew the Coach well. While this kid was average in the sport and also very average in his Sec3/4 grades, he along with few others (including my Kid) was called for the trials. there were some very good players turning up for the trial.

And bang - earlier this week, that kid gets a message from Dunman for confirmed offer under DSA. I am not even saying that my kid played better or had far better grades else it seems like a case of sour grapes - but there were couple of other brilliant players. And none of them got the offer.

Now isn't this an extremely unfair process and system ???

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2133598\" time=\"1715217435\" user_id=\"3:

It's difficult to say. The coach is responsible for the sports events and the other teachers, not so much. So they would have a bigger say in how things turn out. Also, there's nothing stopping the other teachers in charge from being predators as well. The best we can do is to punish this terrible coach severely to make him example so that anyone else trying to do the same thing will be deterred.

00skyblue00\" post_id=\"2133593\" time=\"1715215593\" user_id=\"143605:

...
Coach only comes in to train the technical aspect. The management of students, decisions making, students development and logistics are under the charge of the teachers and school. Isn't this the case? They should not be given so much influence on students matters.

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2133538\" time=\"1715145295\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2133538 time=1715145295 user_id=53606]
Does sg even have a sexual offenders registry?

And i think (!) MOE does basic screening checks when hiring staff, but it seems not for external vendors even if they work with students directly.[/quote]

00skyblue00\" post_id=\"2133535\" time=\"1715144951\" user_id=\"143605:

Made us wonder, should private coaches (non MOE staff) even have the authority to determine the outcome of students selection? Yes, teachers could get inputs from them but for them to have sole control does not sit right with me

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2133530\" time=\"1715141288\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2133530 time=1715141288 user_id=53606]
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/basketball-coach-who-sexually-abused-4-teen-boys-gets-19-years-jail-caning

I was extremely perturbed to read about this:

“Whenever the victim refused, the man suggested he would be dropped from the school team, knowing that the boy was hoping to enrol in junior college through the Direct School Admission scheme based on his sporting talent.”[/quote]

Infoseeker\" post_id=\"2132785\" time=\"1713256134\" user_id=\"60487:

Any idea when the DSA opens for the JC for this year ?

keas\" post_id=\"2129254\" time=\"1708140492\" user_id=\"29240:

Single digit is good enough, as most outstanding kids are already in the IP/IB programme and unlikely to DSA.
Do you have an idea if it’s below or above, say 5?
My child is considering DSA Leadership to RI Y5.
Thank you!

phtthp\" post_id=\"2116090\" time=\"1691802858\" user_id=\"35251:

for Sec 4 O level students who have applied for DSA (Leadership) domain into RI (Raffles Institution) first year JC,
the number of COs offered for this domain, is ...

single digit

https://www.ri.edu.sg/admissions/year-5-admissions/year-5-direct-school-admission


CO : Confirmed Offer