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Briefing for Parents on DSA & PSLE 27Apr2018
6.30pmto7.30pm
Flow of Presenta9on
• DirectSchoolAdmission(DSA)• PSLEAggregate• Secondary1PosCngExercise
Direct School Admission (DSA) 3
Entering a secondary school
PSLE/S1Pos*ngExercise DSA• Basedonastudent’sPSLEscore• Moststudentsentersecondaryschoolsthisway
• Basedonadiverserangeoftalentsandachievementsinspecificacademicsubjectsornon-academicareas,beyondwhatthePSLErecognises
• Allowsstudentstoaccessschoolprogrammestodeveloptheirtalents 4
Changes to the DSA
Allschoolsallowedtotakeinup
to20%ofS1non-IPintakethroughtheDSA
Allschoolstostopusinggeneralacademicabilityteststoselect
students
SchoolsmayofferDSAinmoreareas
ChecktheMOEDSAwebsiteinMayforlatestinfoonpar:cipa:ngschoolsandDSAareas
Schoolsmaystopusinggeneralacademicabilityteststoselectstudents
Checkschools’websitesforselec:onrequirements
CommononlineportalforDSAapplica*on
Studentscanapplyonline,throughasingleform
2018DSAExercise(2018P6Cohort)
2019DSAExercise(2019P6Cohort)
MovingtoanimprovedDSA
Morechoicesandopportuni:esforstudents
2017DSAExercise(2017P6Cohort)
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What is the timeline for a typical DSA-Sec Exercise?
May
DSAexercisestarts.Applythroughschools.
July
ShortlisCngandselecConbysecondaryschools.EachsecondaryschoolhasdifferentselecConcriteriaforitscategoriesandprogrammes.SchoolswillinformyouoftheselecConoutcomebyAug.
Indicateupto3rankedchoicesifyouhavemorethan1offer
October
YouwillknowwhetheryouhavebeenallocatedtoaschoolthroughtheDSA,atthesameCmeyoureceiveyourPSLEresults.
Late-November
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Is the DSA right for me?
Yes,ifyouhavetalentinanareawhichaschoolofferstheDSAin
AndarepassionateaboutandcommiQedtodevelopingyourstrengthsinthatareainthatschool
Talent
PassionCommit-ment
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Which school should I apply to? • Lookforaschoolwhoseprogrammesmatchyourinterestsandtalents
• Schoolsarelookingoutforstudentswhoseinterestsandtalentstheycandevelopfurther.
• Getthelatestinforma*onaboutwhateachschooloffersby:
• VisiCngtheMOE’sDSAwebsite(willbeupdatedbyearlyMay2018):hBps://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/direct-admissions/dsa-sec/overview
• VisiCngschoolwebsites• ABendingschools’OpenHouses
DSAAPPLICATION
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Other important questions to ask • AmIabletocopewiththeschool’sacademiccurriculum?
• Learnmoreabouttheschool’sacademicstandards• Consultprimaryschoolteachersandyourparents
• HowmanyschoolsshouldIapplyto?• InsteadofapplyingtomanyDSAschools,whatmaBersmoreischoosing1or2schoolsthatarejustrightforyou.RemembereveryapplicaContakesCmeandeffort.
• 9outof10studentsparCcipaCngintheDSAapplytofewerthan3schools.
DSAAPPLICATION
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What are schools looking for? DSASELECTION
Talent,passion,commitment
• Schoolsmayaskyoutosubmitapor[olioshowcasingyourtalentsandachievementse.g.parCcipaConintheJuniorSportsAcademyorotherprogrammes/compeCCons
Strongpersonalquali*es
• SchoolsmaylookatyourCCArecord,parCcipaConinVIA,personalstatements,orcharacterreferences
Goodacademicfit
• SchoolsmaylookatyourPrimaryschoolresults
Besincere,begenuine,andbeyourself–ifyouareagoodfitfortheschool,itwillshow.
EveryschoolhasaslightlydifferentsetofselecConconsideraConsandprocesses.Some organise audi*ons, trials, tests, selec*on camps etc. depending on thetalent that is being assessed. Some may require personal statements and/orcharacterreferences.Generally,schoolsarelookingforcandidateswith:
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What are the possible DSA outcomes? • CO-ConfirmedOfferàYouhaveaplacereservedintheschoolaslongasyouqualifyforacoursetheschooloffers[i.e.Express,Normal(Academic)orNormal(Technical)].
• WL-WaitListàThismeansyouwillonlybeconsideredifotherstudentswithConfirmedOfferchoosenottogotothatschoolduringtheSchoolPreferencestage.AllocaConwillbebasedonstudents’rankontheschool’sWaitList.
• UnsuccessfulàIfyouareunsuccessfulinallyourapplicaCons,butsCllwishtoentertheschoolsyouappliedforintheDSA,youcanconsiderthemagainduringtheS1PosCngExercisebasedonyourPSLEresults.
SELECTIONOUTCOME
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How are DSA places allocated? Example:ConfirmedOffervsBeingWaitlistedJohn selected Achievement Secondary as his 1st choice.AchievementSecondarySchoolplacedJohnontheWaitList.Ahmad selected Achievement Secondary as his 2nd choice.AhmadisgivenConfirmedOfferbyAchievementSecondary.WhowillbeconsideredforaplaceinAchievementSecondary?Ahmad will be considered for a DSA place in AchievementSecondary,beforeJohn,ashehasaConfirmedOffer.
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SELECTIONOUTCOME
If I have a DSA Confirmed Offer, does it mean that my PSLE results will not matter? • YourPSLEresultswillsCllbeusedtodeterminethesecondaryschoolcourseyouareeligiblefor[i.e.Express,Normal(Academic),Normal(Technical)]
• Evenifyouhaveaconfirmedoffer,youmustqualifyforacourseofferedbytheschooltobesuccessfullyadmiBedthroughtheDSA.
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SELECTIONOUTCOME
Example:JanehasaDSAconfirmedoffergivenbyAchievementSecondarySchool,whichoffersthe Express Course only. However, Jane’s PSLE results qualify her for the Normal(Academic)course.Hence,JanewillnotbeabletogotoAchievementSecondarySchoolandwilltakepartintheS1PosCngExercise.
Thank you!
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