Hi, anyone heard from ACSI or ACSB for sports? Thank you.

Hi, I was thinking for acsi. I wonder how's the procedure like. Cos there seems to be no trials. Not sure if there will be interviews too. And what are the chances like. 😅

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I think it very much depends on school. For those schools v well known for producing top swimmers, they usually already know who they want before the DSA process even starts. It is very straightforward for swimming as national rankings are openly available. Some schools do not even hold sports trials for swimming and selection is based on national rankings alone. Which sch did you have in mind though?

Hi, anyone had success with their elder kids using swimming DSA before? Can kindly share how the process is like pls? Thanks!

A quick question, does the conduct grade in the report book play a big part in DSA application? My child told me most of his classmates got a ‘Good’, even the class chairman.

Thank you so much for the input. Gave a lot of clarity for us. Sometimes as parents, we get so absorbed into this DSA journey and forgot what is actually the best for the child. Best school may not be best for the child.


You are right on the mental stress. My daughter is in an IP School and she has seen classmates or coursemates breaking down during exams. Crying and inconsolable. Too much stress and eventually had to be escorted away to take a break.

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Have to keep in mind that once your child gets into desired school, the highly academic culture may not suit your child if they are not able to keep up. Let’s say your child DSA Badminton. They will be devoting ALOT of time to training. And takes away from ability to keep up with classmates who got into school via PSLE mark who will likely be more suited academically.

Often the sports DSA kids in schools like Dunman or NYGH (and other schools like this) for example suffer from poor mental health and loss of confidence, as no matter how hard they try, they can’t keep up academically. Especially when so much time is devoted to training.

Have to ask yourself if that is truly what you want for your child when choosing the school. They firstly need to truly love what they are choosing to commit to for their DSA talent and the school chosen should suit the realistic academic potential of the child. Not the “idealistic” potential of the child. Only a parent will truly know this.

The school itself will naturally try and strike a balance between DSA talent and potential for academics otherwise the student may try and find a way to drop out anyway cos can’t cope academically or worse still have mental issues from the academic pressure and they have no way out cos they are forced to continue due to DSA contract etc. There are many cases like this. It can honestly be soul destroying for these kids that can’t keep up. And it’s not because they don’t have any academic value but it’s simply because the “elite” school that the child is in has attracted an entire cohort of academically strong kids. So anything less than outstanding is framed as failure.

Be careful what you wish for…”success” imho is a happy and contented child.

Hmmm I guess in conclusion,


- if the student doesn’t meet the ‘baseline’ academic requirements for the school, the students chances will be very low. Regardless of his achievements. Esp for the elite schools. Cos the student may end up struggling to keep up with the curriculum in the school if selected.

Am I right?

Thank you for the fast reply! I was just wondering out loud becos I was reading the past years DSA threads and got confused. Sounds like the schools value academic results over the talent areas. Made me question the point of DSA. If the schools still emphasize on good academic results before shortlisting. 😅

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The schools are looking for both talent in the talent area, as well as academic results that suggest that they will be able to cope in the stream or in the IP.

The first student is likely to stand a better chance depending on how “average” is “average”. As for the second student, if he / she has chosen to DSA in sports, he / she has picked the wrong talent area.

Is it true that all the elite schools (RI, vs, acsi etc.) look at the student’s academic results first instead of the talent when they choose for shortlisting?


Eg. Student X is the best in the sport (podium finishing, national levels etc) but results very average. Student Y not very outstanding in the sports but results good. Edusave awards etc.

Which student will the school choose??

Hi, does anyone know whether the schools call up all applicants for sports domain or they would have filter through already before inviting? Still waiting here. Thanks.

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Anyone received shortlist from ACS(I) yet?

Which domain are u looking at? I heard from friends that sports domain was out.