DSA 2012

[yukilei]

panickymum:

Anyone really understand what Minster of education talk abt taking away the banding system of secondary Sch ? Can enlighten me on this ?

Not sure if I understood correctly. MOE will rank the sec schools in accordance to their GEO O level result. The ranking is from 1 to 10, with 1 being the best. I think they're scrapping this. Whether a school is good or bad should not be determine by academic result. The intention is to tell everybody that every school is good school.

[panickymum]

slmkhoo:

yukilei:

[quote=\"panickymum\"]Anyone really understand what Minster of education talk abt taking away the banding system of secondary Sch ? Can enlighten me on this ?

Not sure if I understood correctly. MOE will rank the sec schools in accordance to their GEO O level result. The ranking is from 1 to 10, with 1 being the best. I think they're scrapping this. Whether a school is good or bad should not be determine by academic result. The intention is to tell everybody that every school is good school.

I think the definition of 'good' needs to be clarified. For some people, 'good' must equate to performance in exams, and if it is understood this way, then it cannot be true. There will always be some schools who produce better exam results. But if other aspects are taken into account, like school culture, CCAs, niches, proximity to home, etc. then I agree, every school can be 'good'. I think this understanding of 'good' is what Singapore should aim for, not that every school should necessarily produce the same level of exam performance.[/quote]



:thankyou: so those Sch offering IP does not include in the rank since they don't sit for o level right ?
By the way , where can I find the ranking ?

[mjl]

I am aware that since last year, after accepting a DSA offer, one is not allowed to appeal to another secondary school.


What I heard is, since last year, after accepting the DSA offer to a 4-year secondary school or 6-year IP school, one is not allowed to change school for the next 4 years and 6 years, respectively. Is this true? I find it hard to believe that MOE would impose such a ridiculous policy.

Anyone has heard of any case where someone accepted a DSA offer last year and managed to get transferred to another school this year?

Thanks.

[Uke]

For those who received only WL, assuming your choice school still has no place for you after posting result is out (the worst case eventuality), how are you going to strategize and fill in the option form on 22 Oct? E.g. How would you indicate your 6 choices in the option form? Do you have to place as No.1 the school that has granted you a WL? Welcome your advice. Thanks!

[jtoh]

mjl:

I am aware that since last year, after accepting a DSA offer, one is not allowed to appeal to another secondary school.


What I heard is, since last year, after accepting the DSA offer to a 4-year secondary school or 6-year IP school, one is not allowed to change school for the next 4 years and 6 years, respectively. Is this true? I find it hard to believe that MOE would impose such a ridiculous policy.

Anyone has heard of any case where someone accepted a DSA offer last year and managed to get transferred to another school this year?

Thanks.

That doesn't sound right and it would be silly to impose a no changing of school policy for the entire 4 or 6 years. But maybe parents from last year's DSA exercise have better knowledge?

[BeContented]

jtoh:

mjl:

I am aware that since last year, after accepting a DSA offer, one is not allowed to appeal to another secondary school.


What I heard is, since last year, after accepting the DSA offer to a 4-year secondary school or 6-year IP school, one is not allowed to change school for the next 4 years and 6 years, respectively. Is this true? I find it hard to believe that MOE would impose such a ridiculous policy.

Anyone has heard of any case where someone accepted a DSA offer last year and managed to get transferred to another school this year?

Thanks.

That doesn't sound right and it would be silly to impose a no changing of school policy for the entire 4 or 6 years. But maybe parents from last year's DSA exercise have better knowledge?

If I din remember wrongly, during one of the tea sessions, one of the principal did warn/remind us that once a DSA offer is accepted, no transferring is allowed throughout the entire 4 / 6 years. So to consider carefully.

[Kiasucy]

BeContented:

jtoh:

[quote=\"mjl\"]I am aware that since last year, after accepting a DSA offer, one is not allowed to appeal to another secondary school.


What I heard is, since last year, after accepting the DSA offer to a 4-year secondary school or 6-year IP school, one is not allowed to change school for the next 4 years and 6 years, respectively. Is this true? I find it hard to believe that MOE would impose such a ridiculous policy.

Anyone has heard of any case where someone accepted a DSA offer last year and managed to get transferred to another school this year?

Thanks.

That doesn't sound right and it would be silly to impose a no changing of school policy for the entire 4 or 6 years. But maybe parents from last year's DSA exercise have better knowledge?

If I din remember wrongly, during one of the tea sessions, one of the principal did warn/remind us that once a DSA offer is accepted, no transferring is allowed throughout the entire 4 / 6 years. So to consider carefully.[/quote]There is DSA in sec 3, can always try dsa for sec 3 to another. Furthermore heard somthing like ri students switch to hci or vice versa at yr5 . Correct me if i got it wrong. WAs it only for humanity course?

[emoh]

Uke:

For those who received only WL, assuming your choice school still has no place for you after posting result is out (the worst case eventuality), how are you going to strategize and fill in the option form on 22 Oct? E.g. How would you indicate your 6 choices in the option form? Do you have to place as No.1 the school that has granted you a WL? Welcome your advice. Thanks!

I think the preference form on 22 Oct only has 3 choices. The 6 choices option form is for you on PSLE results day only if you are not successful or did not participate in the DSA exercise.

Even if you are not successfully posted to any school after the DSA exercise, on PSLE release date you can still put the desired school as first choice if you think you can still meet the cut off point based on the Sec 1 posting exercise.

http://moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec/

[BeContented]

BeContented:

jtoh:

[quote=\"mjl\"]I am aware that since last year, after accepting a DSA offer, one is not allowed to appeal to another secondary school.


What I heard is, since last year, after accepting the DSA offer to a 4-year secondary school or 6-year IP school, one is not allowed to change school for the next 4 years and 6 years, respectively. Is this true? I find it hard to believe that MOE would impose such a ridiculous policy.

Anyone has heard of any case where someone accepted a DSA offer last year and managed to get transferred to another school this year?

Thanks.

That doesn't sound right and it would be silly to impose a no changing of school policy for the entire 4 or 6 years. But maybe parents from last year's DSA exercise have better knowledge?

If I din remember wrongly, during one of the tea sessions, one of the principal did warn/remind us that once a DSA offer is accepted, no transferring is allowed throughout the entire 4 / 6 years. So to consider carefully.[/quote]

Kiasucy:

There is DSA in sec 3, can always try dsa for sec 3 to another. Furthermore heard somthing like ri students switch to hci or vice versa at yr5 . Correct me if i got it wrong. WAs it only for humanity course?

Hi, what I understand is.....as long as one has accepted DSA offer, regardless of which year, not allowed to transfer to another school. However, there might be exception. Example given was .... DSA via sports but the student suffered injury and can no longer engage in that sport.....

As for students who went into schools via PSLE posting, they are allowed to transfer.

This is my understanding......

[Peony]

I also know that a small percentage do switch from IP to O levels if they are unable to cope. For such cases, the school helps with the transfer if there is no O level track offered in the IP sch. I asked this during an open house.