DSA 2011

[phankao]

phankao:

jtoh:

Phankao, cosy environment indeed. Only 20+ per class. Are the kids randomly assigned to their classes in Years 1 & 2 or are they assigned based on ability?

Random, I think. Bc they still have subject banding within the class for some subjects like Mother Tongue and Math.

Anyway, for DSA, I think they only offer around 90-100 places.

[Pen88n]

Funx3:

Pen88n:

Yearly NUS High takes in about 180+- applicants. Approx 90% by DSA and 10% reserved for after PSLE score.

Wah if 2000 applicants, that works out to be less than 10% success rate!
Very challenging indeed!
:scared:

It is challenging everywhere. Actually for DSA, gals have a better chance than boys. Number of GEP gals is half that of boys, so GEP gals will have better chance to IP sch. Mainstream gals also have less competition as number of GEP gals are lower, so more mainstream gals will get DSA offer from popular gal's schs too.

[verykiasu2010]

Regardsless how many thousand are the number of applicants, the "competition" is the same. This is because the entry ciriteria for the DSA is determined and set by the school. If the student meet the criteria, they will be offered a place. It does not mean that if the number of applicants equal the number of vacancies then everyone will get in. There is no compulsion to fill the vacancies during the DSA phase.


This is not the same as S1 posting where the vacancies are filled according to merit of PSLE ranking, which determine the "cut-off" point for the cohort of that year. Therefore if the candidate does not succeed at DSA phase, there is still a chance at S1 posting, even when everything remain unchanged.

[ngbrdad]

Blur Dad:

Paddy Field:

I was wondering when RI will call up the applicants for interview. My DS's classmates went or GAT, but my DS has not received notificationn for interview. Some classmates who had below 80% still did not receive notice for GAT. Does anyone know if RI would reject GE kids, without even offering them a chance at GAT n interview?

I guess no. All GEPers will be called up for interview. The reason for those who has not received notification for interview or GAT because they have submitted their application at a later date. Some of my DS classmates have not received any news yet.

Strange thing is my friend's son who applied under sports domain and handed in like few days before dateline also completed GAT already.

[ngbrdad]

So NJC the class size about the same as NUSH but I guess there will be more girls compared to NUSH.

[phankao]

ngbrdad:

So NJC the class size about the same as NUSH but I guess there will be more girls compared to NUSH.

2/3rds girls.

[ngbrdad]

ACSI IB classes also around 20+ per class right ?

[kiasu_kiasi]

When is the interview date for RI?

[ngbrdad]

kiasu_kiasi:

When is the interview date for RI?

Wait lor they will only email one week before the interview date.

[jtoh]

ngbrdad:

Blur Dad:

[quote=\"Paddy Field\"]I was wondering when RI will call up the applicants for interview. My DS's classmates went or GAT, but my DS has not received notificationn for interview. Some classmates who had below 80% still did not receive notice for GAT. Does anyone know if RI would reject GE kids, without even offering them a chance at GAT n interview?

I guess no. All GEPers will be called up for interview. The reason for those who has not received notification for interview or GAT because they have submitted their application at a later date. Some of my DS classmates have not received any news yet.

Strange thing is my friend's son who applied under sports domain and handed in like few days before dateline also completed GAT already.[/quote]Sports domain operat on a different schedule from GEP domain. I remember my friend's dd who applied under Sports in RGS said she went for her GAT and interviews with other sports people.