DSA 2017
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Will it affect kids taking PSLE in 2017 and applying for DSA?
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limws1:
Will the new policy apply to specialized schools that take in 100% DSA students? E.g., schools like SOTA and Singapore Sports School. Currently, SOTA uses GAT to filter out students.So many students with strong artistic talents failed to get in because they did not do well for the GAT.
No. NUSH no as well. -
troubled:
Will it affect kids taking PSLE in 2017 and applying for DSA?
No. -
jetsetter:
I think it does.troubled:
Will it affect kids taking PSLE in 2017 and applying for DSA?
No.
Straits Times says...
'Schools to refine DSA selection from 2017 to focus on identifying students with specific talents, and move away from recognizing strong general academic abilities..' -
UBKmom:
....people with more resources will still have an advantage....
and connection as well... :siam: :siam: :siam: -
http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/parliament-dsa-scheme-for-pupils-to-enter-secondary-1-directly-to-be-expanded?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&xtor=CS1-10#link_time=1488860814
However, specialised independent schools like the NUS High School of Mathematics and Science and schools that offer the Integrated Programme, where students bypass the O levels, will continue to have full discretion in admission of students under this track. They can take in up to 100 per cent of such students via the DSA. -
AppleCrumble:
I think it does.jetsetter:
[quote=\"troubled\"]Will it affect kids taking PSLE in 2017 and applying for DSA?
No.
Straits Times says...
'Schools to refine DSA selection from 2017 to focus on identifying students with specific talents, and move away from recognizing strong general academic abilities..'[/quote]
The notification period seems short for this case.... -
AppleCrumble:
I think it does.jetsetter:
[quote=\"troubled\"]Will it affect kids taking PSLE in 2017 and applying for DSA?
No.
Straits Times says...
'Schools to refine DSA selection from 2017 to focus on identifying students with specific talents, and move away from recognizing strong general academic abilities..'[/quote]Yeah, but I think they will use year 2017 to refine.
By 2018, secondary schools admitting students under the Direct School Admission (DSA) scheme will not be able to use general academic ability tests as a criteria. Instead, the focus will be on identifying sporting and artistic talent as well as students’ strength in specific areas such as languages, mathematics or science. -
UBKmom:
for a start, they set it to 20% firsthttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/20-of-secondary-school-places-to-be-reserved-for-students-with/3572204.html
Personally, I prefer to be at least 30%.
who knows, over the years, as time pass, this 20% may increase slowly, upwards -
phtthp:
So the change to 20 percent will not affect this year's batch?
for a start, they set it to 20% firstUBKmom:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/20-of-secondary-school-places-to-be-reserved-for-students-with/3572204.html
Personally, I prefer to be at least 30%.
who knows, over the years, as time pass, this 20% may increase slowly, upwards
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