DSA 2012

[AMAS]

Ontheballmother:

AMAS:

Hi,

I am newbie here.Need some advice here.
My kids is confirmed by VS and we has reply the acceptance on 24 Aug as the letter stated.Currently we still waiting for the reply from DHS and we called in they say the DSA result only out in Sept.I told them regarding the VS offer and they say there will be another submission for the prefer school in Oct.
May I know is it true cause my kids is keen to go to DHS but we also dun want to miss the opportuntity offer by VS.you know incase DHS reject.
Sorry this is the first time we go thru DSA program.
At the same time compare VS and DHS which will be a better choice as my kids are stronger in Endlish than MT
Thanks
Anyone can help to advise on this.
We are worry if DHS offer the place then we have accwpted VS then it caanot be changed.
Thanks

My view is MOE should seriously review the whole process. Set a timeline that all school must release the result on tmr same day, a week to consider and submission within the date. WL be notify with the next wk and this will release the unnecessary stress for all the parents. :celebrate: the current process is not balance.

Hi Ontheballmother ,
I agreed what you suggest.
As you can see we are lost now.What are the whole process of DSA.
Understand from the MOE web if I am not wrong ,confirmation of the school selection should be during the prefer letter given by indivdual current primary school.But now VS give a offer acceptance letter to reply by Aug 24 and what does it mean.Do we still able to change. :? :?
Anyone having the same situation and can help to advise

[yarna]

AMAS:

Hi,

I am newbie here.Need some advice here.
My kids is confirmed by VS and we has reply the acceptance on 24 Aug as the letter stated.Currently we still waiting for the reply from DHS and we called in they say the DSA result only out in Sept.I told them regarding the VS offer and they say there will be another submission for the prefer school in Oct.
May I know is it true cause my kids is keen to go to DHS but we also dun want to miss the opportuntity offer by VS.you know incase DHS reject.
Sorry this is the first time we go thru DSA program.
At the same time compare VS and DHS which will be a better choice as my kids are stronger in Endlish than MT
Thanks
Anyone can help to advise on this.
We are worry if DHS offer the place then we have accwpted VS then it caanot be changed.
Thanks

Hi AMAS

I can understand your predicament. Unfortunately, I do not have an answer to your questions. I am not sure if VS letter is binding because there is still MOE's choosing period in October. Perhaps you can call MOE for clarification. All the best.

[GLORYmum]

My view is MOE should seriously review the whole process. Set a timeline that all school must release the result on tmr same day, a week to consider and submission within the date. WL be notify with the next wk and this will release the unnecessary stress for all the parents. :celebrate: the current process is not balance.[/quote]





Absolutely agree ! :goodpost:

[Spider2012]

yarna:

Spider2012:

Hi Yarna,

Anyway your DS got 3 offers already. Well done! Congrats !

Thanks, Spider2012. Whatever it is, we are thankful for all that came our way.

We did not sign on VS offer. Hope you will get some good news from VS soon. Please do share with us the outcome. My friend's son with an average of 85% got a CO from VS. Hope that it can give you some perspective, DS may not be too far down the list. Are you attending the VS briefing on Thursday? Perhaps it would be a good time to clarify with them. All the best.

Thanks for your information. It seems my son is really very far down the list. His average SA1 result is 78.9. Worrying! VS didn't invite us to the briefing on 28/08, but told us they would inform us if there was a place given to my son. So I think my WL will be converted to rejected email next Tuesday.

[Spider2012]

yarna:

Zekezachzoom:

[quote=\"emoh\"] DS and DH,



I guess its the top secondary school and the one that is going to shift near to the top secondary school temporarily ?

You are good

Ah.. I have a pretty good idea of which school is shifting temporarily to a place near the top secondary school.

Thanks for sharing. [/quote]I heard that SJI would to move to Bishan.

[KSmom8]

yarna:

AMAS:

Hi,

I am newbie here.Need some advice here.
My kids is confirmed by VS and we has reply the acceptance on 24 Aug as the letter stated.Currently we still waiting for the reply from DHS and we called in they say the DSA result only out in Sept.I told them regarding the VS offer and they say there will be another submission for the prefer school in Oct.
May I know is it true cause my kids is keen to go to DHS but we also dun want to miss the opportuntity offer by VS.you know incase DHS reject.
Sorry this is the first time we go thru DSA program.
At the same time compare VS and DHS which will be a better choice as my kids are stronger in Endlish than MT
Thanks
Anyone can help to advise on this.
We are worry if DHS offer the place then we have accwpted VS then it caanot be changed.
Thanks

Hi AMAS

I can understand your predicament. Unfortunately, I do not have an answer to your questions. I am not sure if VS letter is binding because there is still MOE's choosing period in October. Perhaps you can call MOE for clarification. All the best.

Hi AMAS

I emphatise with you. If I remember correctly (please double- check the subsequent emails), VS requires the return of the acceptance form by the stipulated date; otherwise, VS will treat as non-acceptance.

I agree with Yarna. Do call MOE to clarify. Not sure how binding is VS system since there's a preference form to complete in October. Someone in this thread also mentioned that perhaps VS is adopting an honor system. All the best. Hope everything works out well for you and DS.

[KSmom8]

Aiyah...duplicate. Paiseh. :oops:

[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

[jtoh]

Ontheballmother:

My view is MOE should seriously review the whole process. Set a timeline that all school must release the result on tmr same day, a week to consider and submission within the date. WL be notify with the next wk and this will release the unnecessary stress for all the parents. :celebrate: the current process is not balance.

MOE's process is actually very good. The schools are supposed to notify all students of the outcome of their DSA application (CO/WL/R) by 31 August. Students and parents can then close a door on DSA and focus on PSLE. In October, after PSLE, when the kids have a fair idea of how well they think they performed, they will fill in the preference form for their DSA schools. If the kids think that they might possibly be admitted to a better school based on their PSLE score, they can choose to forego the DSA admission process and just wait for the S1 Central Posting. If they don't think they did that well, then by all means choose the school that offered you a CO/WL.

The confusion at hand came about because Victoria is asking parents to indicate whether they are accepting or rejecting the VS offers, so that VS may offer the released places to others on the WL. This is an honour system. I would think that it is not contractually binding bec the MOE preference form takes precedence. But VS is trusting that based on honour, parents and kids will select VS on the MOE form if they have so indicated in their VS letter. Note that this is a move initiated by VS, not MOE.

The current MOE system allows for schools to offer COs and WLs and the computers will allocate them accordingly when PSLE results are released. There's no need to have a separate notification date for WLs. It's just drawing out the process and confusing everyone. Imagine if the dates were extended to mid-Sep so that WLs can be compiled and parents notified. Parents will be complaining that it's so near PSLE and it's so stressful for them and their children to not know the outcome of the DSA application, that it's been dragging on for months, that it will affect the kids' mood and hence PSLE results etc.

Also, if as you say MOE dictates that everyone choose their DSA school within a week from tomorrow, it means choosing your school BEFORE having taken your PSLE. You would then not have an indication of whether you did well or badly for PSLE. Is this fair to the child?

[KSmom8]

I couldn’t agree more with Jtoh’s comments, posted just a few minutes before this.


There is a timeline in place by MOE. It is available on MOE website. If I remember correctly, it gives all participating schools till end of August to inform applicants. Then, in October (is it 22 Oct?), applicants are required to indicate their choice / preference in a form. Confirmation of secondary school (including outcome of WL) will be together with release of PSLE results in Nov. I understand that most schools adopt this system, but also understand that some schools try to get confirmations earlier, which is perhaps causing the confusion.

Just to share. DS has been rather cool and calm about the entire DSA process. His focus is on preparation of PSLE. We applied vide DSA to 2 groups of schools. The 1st group was to 2 top schools ( which most of his classmates will be applying to - no prizes for guessing which schools ) and the 2nd group was to 2 IP schools nearer to home. Since he is focused on the PSLE, I thought the MOE guideline of deciding after PSLE was good…but due to a deadline set by a particular school, I had a lengthy discussion with him, taking into consideration traveling time, etc. He fell sick the next day. Perhaps, it was a coincidence cos his classmates have been falling ill. However, he did say a few days later that our discussion did stress him…which was understandable on hindsight cos the decision affects the next 6 years of his life! So I am for the current MOE system. It is not without flaws but I like deciding after PSLE. From my experience, my DS is not stressed by the wait for the outcome of the DSA application. He knows that there’s still the Sec1 posting based on PSLE results. It is perhaps us parents who are unnecessarily stressed about the DSA. Just my 2 cents worth of opinion.