DSA 2017
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lizuan76:
I thought NJC dsa application closed on 3 July 5pm. So fast called up for trial?
Maybe those are very clear-cut, \"clear-want\" cases? :evil: -
mommyNg:
I also wonder why so fast called up for trial? From what i know, the email was sent out last week for this week's 1st round. So probably, the emails will send out again this week for next week's other CCA domains. I'm still waiting patiently for my email as my DD's CCA domain's date are not confirm yet. Really have butterfly in my stomach! Haha! :stompfeet:lizuan76:
I thought NJC dsa application closed on 3 July 5pm. So fast called up for trial?
Maybe those are very clear-cut, \"clear-want\" cases? :evil: -
Ganjiongspider:
All the best to you Ganjiongspider (now I know why you call yourself that name - haha)! Which CCA domain did your daughter apply for?
I also wonder why so fast called up for trial? From what i know, the email was sent out last week for this week's 1st round. So probably, the emails will send out again this week for next week's other CCA domains. I'm still waiting patiently for my email as my DD's CCA domain's date are not confirm yet. Really have butterfly in my stomach! Haha! :stompfeet:
Looks like this year NJC receives quite a lot of applications! -
Anyone recieved news from NUSH? Thanks
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Last year DSA, NUSH updated the application outcome in their online portal timely as per stated timing during application.
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Well said! It is the responsible schools that try to ensure that the child chosen for DSA is able to cope with the academic rigours of the school. While the official cut off is 200 I think it would be doing a disservice to the student to simply look at the lowest possible qualifying mark.
When one of the school reps approached us to speak to us with an DSA invitation for the school, his first question was how my son is doing academically. And we appreciated that because to us it showed that they were looking beyond what they could get out of the child in terms of (potential) sporting accolades.floppy:
Why 75%? Why not 60%?
If schools are really looking for sports talent, 50% is also a passing grade.
While NJC have stated their minimum requirement upfront, others may make you go through 3 rounds of auditions but eliminate you in the final round if they feel that the candidate is unlikely to keep up with the academic requirements. Would that change your perception whether these schools are really looking for sports talent or not?
Ultimately, all schools have a responsibility to ensure that their students keep up with the required academic expectations. Bearing in mind that NJC only offer IP, which is a 6 year programme, they have to be more stringent and careful about their students compared to schools that can offer DSA into O level track, or has both IP and O level tracks in their school. If the NJC student cannot-make-it at the end of the journey, it is worthwhile to remember that the student only has a PSLE certificate to rely on.
The above is not the same as saying that the academic is the ultimate / only consideration while sports / music / art merits are thrown aside. -
Well said! It is the responsible schools that try to ensure that the child chosen for DSA is able to cope with the academic rigours of the school. While the official cut off is 200 I think it would be doing a disservice to the student to simply look at the lowest possible qualifying mark.
When one of the school reps approached us to speak to us with an DSA invitation for the school, his first question was how my son is doing academically. And we appreciated that because to us it showed that they were looking beyond what they could get out of the child in terms of (potential) sporting accolades.floppy:
Why 75%? Why not 60%?
If schools are really looking for sports talent, 50% is also a passing grade.
While NJC have stated their minimum requirement upfront, others may make you go through 3 rounds of auditions but eliminate you in the final round if they feel that the candidate is unlikely to keep up with the academic requirements. Would that change your perception whether these schools are really looking for sports talent or not?
Ultimately, all schools have a responsibility to ensure that their students keep up with the required academic expectations. Bearing in mind that NJC only offer IP, which is a 6 year programme, they have to be more stringent and careful about their students compared to schools that can offer DSA into O level track, or has both IP and O level tracks in their school. If the NJC student cannot-make-it at the end of the journey, it is worthwhile to remember that the student only has a PSLE certificate to rely on.
The above is not the same as saying that the academic is the ultimate / only consideration while sports / music / art merits are thrown aside. -
fable:
The only school that truly appreciate sporting talent so far that I see is SSP.....Well said! It is the responsible schools that try to ensure that the child chosen for DSA is able to cope with the academic rigours of the school. While the official cut off is 200 I think it would be doing a disservice to the student to simply look at the lowest possible qualifying mark.
When one of the school reps approached us to speak to us with an DSA invitation for the school, his first question was how my son is doing academically. And we appreciated that because to us it showed that they were looking beyond what they could get out of the child in terms of (potential) sporting accolades.floppy:
Why 75%? Why not 60%?
If schools are really looking for sports talent, 50% is also a passing grade.
While NJC have stated their minimum requirement upfront, others may make you go through 3 rounds of auditions but eliminate you in the final round if they feel that the candidate is unlikely to keep up with the academic requirements. Would that change your perception whether these schools are really looking for sports talent or not?
Ultimately, all schools have a responsibility to ensure that their students keep up with the required academic expectations. Bearing in mind that NJC only offer IP, which is a 6 year programme, they have to be more stringent and careful about their students compared to schools that can offer DSA into O level track, or has both IP and O level tracks in their school. If the NJC student cannot-make-it at the end of the journey, it is worthwhile to remember that the student only has a PSLE certificate to rely on.
The above is not the same as saying that the academic is the ultimate / only consideration while sports / music / art merits are thrown aside.
For the rest of the schools esp the IPs, academic results play a rather significant part in the selection criteria. -
if you want to nurture your child in the sporting arena and compete internationally, I think SSP provides a better platform however SSP is also limited by the number of sports they offer…they are only gaming on "popular sports" by so far…
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Imp75:
The only school that truly appreciate sporting talent so far that I see is SSP.....fable:
Well said! It is the responsible schools that try to ensure that the child chosen for DSA is able to cope with the academic rigours of the school. While the official cut off is 200 I think it would be doing a disservice to the student to simply look at the lowest possible qualifying mark.
When one of the school reps approached us to speak to us with an DSA invitation for the school, his first question was how my son is doing academically. And we appreciated that because to us it showed that they were looking beyond what they could get out of the child in terms of (potential) sporting accolades.[quote=\"floppy\"]
Why 75%? Why not 60%?
If schools are really looking for sports talent, 50% is also a passing grade.
While NJC have stated their minimum requirement upfront, others may make you go through 3 rounds of auditions but eliminate you in the final round if they feel that the candidate is unlikely to keep up with the academic requirements. Would that change your perception whether these schools are really looking for sports talent or not?
Ultimately, all schools have a responsibility to ensure that their students keep up with the required academic expectations. Bearing in mind that NJC only offer IP, which is a 6 year programme, they have to be more stringent and careful about their students compared to schools that can offer DSA into O level track, or has both IP and O level tracks in their school. If the NJC student cannot-make-it at the end of the journey, it is worthwhile to remember that the student only has a PSLE certificate to rely on.
The above is not the same as saying that the academic is the ultimate / only consideration while sports / music / art merits are thrown aside.
For the rest of the schools esp the IPs, academic results play a rather significant part in the selection criteria.[/quote]Urm.... I wouldn't really agree with the statement that the \"rest of the schools esp the IPs, academic results play a rather significant part in the selection criteria\" I don't think it's plainly just that.
What I observed is that the schools, when considering DSA candidates, need to ensure that the candidates can REALLY cope in school with the schoolwork. Given that the majority of applications for DSA tend to go to the \"top schools\", the academic standards in these schools are also not to be laughed at. In fact, do remember that in Sec 1 all the students will have this crazy tremendous increase in no. of subjects (from 4 sbj to around 7-8 sbj) that they need to take, plus projects all to be done and completed at the same time, plus an automatic adjustment (?!) to the utterly different style/standard of expectation (esp for level of independence) when it comes to their schoolwork. ALL THESE are the basic requirements of all secondary school students.
The DSA students need to fulfill ALL OF THE ABOVE and then +++ all the DSA requirements and expectations, the least of which would be the crazy 2-3 days of CCA practices per week (normal days) and close to 5-6 days of intense practices per week during performance/competition seasons.
If the academic side of school is not well taken care of, the DSA kids will need to have additional supplementary sessions and higher level of supervision from their teachers. All these add up to higher pressure on the kids and it's questionable if all of them can cope with such a large extent of change all at once.
There's more..... The peer pressure from the friends in the CCA group to achieve performance is invisible but very very real. DSA kids tend to be under higher expectations from their friends to put in more since they DSAed into the school using their ability in the CCA. And DSA kids have almost no defence against that....
So all in all, this is really not a straight forward issue of \"why they place their main criteria on academics when it's for DSA?\" or \"they should just look at the CCA performance to judge if can DSA\" Often, parents get caught in the exercise of DSA just plainly focusing on the act of getting it through. For the kids, they have to live that decision for the next 4-6 years. And the conditions attached to DSA is pretty much iron-clad. If you want to leave the CCA, you really may have to leave the school. And leaving the school will NOT be a straight forward matter with MOE. That much I can confirm.....
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