DSA 2011

[jtoh]

Funx3:

jtoh:

[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]
one of my DS good friends from GEP choose not to participate in DSA at all .....

My dd's friend too.

Both of them Could Be Really Bright Kids .... A Shoo-in with PSLE Results ....[/quote]Actually, no. The girl had poor results so didn't bother to try. The ones who are really bright and know exactly which school they want to go to applied only for one school.

[jtoh]

vlim:

Funx3:

Seriously, Folks ....
Jokes Aside ....
Must Exercise Care ....

Last Year a Gal with CO did not Get into RGS due to some Error in the OnLine Submission ....

Upon Keying in the system, the Gal's Parents did not check to Ensure Received Acknowledgement of Successful On-Line Submission.
And So = No Acceptance of CO = No Place Reserved.

Appeal Was Not Successful, and the Gal End Up Studying in Another Sch ....

But tt is kind of ridiculous right... Can't the school which offer her co initially just let approved her appeal with her reason :skeptical:

I know of a case a few years back. The mum and her forgot to submit their CO online. They appealed to MOE and MOE gave them a flat NO. Told them to try via S1 Central Posting. They asked the primary school to appeal for them. Again, MOE rejected them. Finally they asked RGS and RGS said okay. It was a real relief for the mum and the girl.

[Lynn2010]

Has anyone received CO from MGS?

[Interested]

Funx3:

Interested:

Can understand how Blur dad feeling and thanks Daddydaddy for writing how I feel. My DS is in the same or even worst situation then Blur Dad, ds got less then 75% and got rejected by all 3 sch, not even CO/WL. I understand this year (or maybe I'm not aware of prev yrs) <80% got CO the rest got WL or Rej. If this is the case why told us in the beginning that 70% is safe in GEP ?? If less then 75% mark geppers got rej then this year Geppers without CO is more the 20% rite ?? Not all applied for more then 3 sch and if got rejected mean they fall inside the no CO group. I really confuse now, if <70% but less the 75% got no CO then it should be more the 20% w/o any sch thru DSA rite ?? I'm really confuse now....

Hi Interested, Sorry to Hear of the Rejection.
Maybe U could Advise your Boy to put this DSA Experience behind him, and Concentrate to Work hard to Score in PSLE instead.

ALL is Not Lost yet, With Good PSLE Score, He Can Still Apply to Get Into Any Good Sch of His Choice.

JiaYou!

Thanks Funx3

Now he 'chonging' and I hope Blur dad ds and all those who didn't get thru DSA oso 'chonging' for PSLE.
Maybe if he got DSA he might not 'chong' like now...still relax relax like what he do during the last 2 yrs...

[Interested]

jtoh:

Interested:

Can understand how Blur dad feeling and thanks Daddydaddy for writing how I feel. My DS is in the same or even worst situation then Blur Dad, ds got less then 75% and got rejected by all 3 sch, not even CO/WL. I understand this year (or maybe I'm not aware of prev yrs) <80% got CO the rest got WL or Rej. If this is the case why told us in the beginning that 70% is safe in GEP ?? If less then 75% mark geppers got rej then this year Geppers without CO is more the 20% rite ?? Not all applied for more then 3 sch and if got rejected mean they fall inside the no CO group. I really confuse now, if <70% but less the 75% got no CO then it should be more the 20% w/o any sch thru DSA rite ?? I'm really confuse now....

Hi interested,

I can understand your frustration and how upset you must be feeling. Just to clarify, 70% is the baseline for GEP subjects, meaning it's the minimum the students should be scoring for any subject from P4-P6. If you score below 70% you'll be asked to buck up, attend remedial etc. So it is a figure to let you know that your child's performance is ok, but not that it's safe for DSA. That 70% baseline score is a separate percentage from the 80% overall average for P5 and P6 SA1 which DSA schools look at.

Generally, if you score >80%, you are not required to take GAT etc and your chances of being offered a CO are high, though not guaranteed.

No one's promised that GEP means success at DSA. In fact, the official word from MOE is that GEP students have to compete for DSA COs with all other mainstreamers. The MOE indication of >80% getting COs is based on past year's figures and one can only project that possibly it will remain the same. Again, no guarantee.

This year, the DSA situation seems to have become more competitive, based on the feedback we've received from parents on the forum. Or maybe not, because maybe fewer parents shared information on ksp in previous years. We will only know if the percentage of COs has reduced when MOE releases the info next year.

I think schools can advise students/parents that students should strive to attain >80% if they want to stand a better chance at DSA. But there should also be a reminder to parents that GEP does not guarantee success at DSA, lest hopes be raised unnecessarily.

Interested, good luck to your son for PSLE. I'm sure he'll be able to get into his dream school through PSLE and your encouragement. :rahrah:

Hi Jtoh,

Thank you for the details explanation...i wished i understand more earlier....should change name from interested to sotong liao...anyway just 'chong' for PSLE... :xedfingers:

[verykiasu2010]

vlim:

But tt is kind of ridiculous right... Can't the school which offer her co initially just let approved her appeal with her reason :skeptical:

But you cannot blame the school, MOE & the system -- non submission of the exercise preference form means don't want to exercise the preference, i.e. don't want to be \"locked up\" by the DSA school and prefer to go the S1 posting route

if you missed buying the 4D for this week, it means you missed and you can't go back on it

[MandyMummy]

Don't know that this thread exceeded 1000 pages just now. :rahrah:

Can I check with you people on the submission of the School Preference Form from 24 to 28 Oct. It can be done thru the school or submitted online, right? Or we must submit online, if not no school for the child?? :scratchhead:

[verykiasu2010]

MandyMummy:

Don't know that this thread exceeded 1000 pages just now. :rahrah:

Can I check with you people on the submission of the School Preference Form from 24 to 28 Oct. It can be done thru the school or submitted online, right? Or we must submit online, if not no school for the child?? :scratchhead:

better DIY online with printer ready and also print a pdf copy, print screen on successful submission etc .... there is also an acknowledgement page on successful submission

if via school, what if the school admin key in wrongly ?

haha, just added some stress to you guys !! :rotflmao:

[MandyMummy]

verykiasu2010:

MandyMummy:

Don't know that this thread exceeded 1000 pages just now. :rahrah:

Can I check with you people on the submission of the School Preference Form from 24 to 28 Oct. It can be done thru the school or submitted online, right? Or we must submit online, if not no school for the child?? :scratchhead:

better DIY online with printer ready and also print a pdf copy, print screen on successful submission etc .... there is also an acknowledgement page on successful submission

if via school, what if the school admin key in wrongly ?

haha, just added some stress to you guys !! :rotflmao:

Thanks, verykiasu2010, just what I am thinking of doing : submit both ways

[jtoh]

Interested:

jtoh:

[quote=\"Interested\"]

Can understand how Blur dad feeling and thanks Daddydaddy for writing how I feel. My DS is in the same or even worst situation then Blur Dad, ds got less then 75% and got rejected by all 3 sch, not even CO/WL. I understand this year (or maybe I'm not aware of prev yrs) <80% got CO the rest got WL or Rej. If this is the case why told us in the beginning that 70% is safe in GEP ?? If less then 75% mark geppers got rej then this year Geppers without CO is more the 20% rite ?? Not all applied for more then 3 sch and if got rejected mean they fall inside the no CO group. I really confuse now, if <70% but less the 75% got no CO then it should be more the 20% w/o any sch thru DSA rite ?? I'm really confuse now....

Hi interested,

I can understand your frustration and how upset you must be feeling. Just to clarify, 70% is the baseline for GEP subjects, meaning it's the minimum the students should be scoring for any subject from P4-P6. If you score below 70% you'll be asked to buck up, attend remedial etc. So it is a figure to let you know that your child's performance is ok, but not that it's safe for DSA. That 70% baseline score is a separate percentage from the 80% overall average for P5 and P6 SA1 which DSA schools look at.

Generally, if you score >80%, you are not required to take GAT etc and your chances of being offered a CO are high, though not guaranteed.

No one's promised that GEP means success at DSA. In fact, the official word from MOE is that GEP students have to compete for DSA COs with all other mainstreamers. The MOE indication of >80% getting COs is based on past year's figures and one can only project that possibly it will remain the same. Again, no guarantee.

This year, the DSA situation seems to have become more competitive, based on the feedback we've received from parents on the forum. Or maybe not, because maybe fewer parents shared information on ksp in previous years. We will only know if the percentage of COs has reduced when MOE releases the info next year.

I think schools can advise students/parents that students should strive to attain >80% if they want to stand a better chance at DSA. But there should also be a reminder to parents that GEP does not guarantee success at DSA, lest hopes be raised unnecessarily.

Interested, good luck to your son for PSLE. I'm sure he'll be able to get into his dream school through PSLE and your encouragement. :rahrah:

Hi Jtoh,

Thank you for the details explanation...i wished i understand more earlier....should change name from interested to sotong liao...anyway just 'chong' for PSLE... :xedfingers:[/quote]No lah, not sotong. It's chiong time! Good luck to your son and I look forward to some good news from you when PSLE results are out.