Direct School Admission - Secondary (DSA-Sec)
What is DSA-Sec?
DSA-Sec is an admission exercise to allow participating schools to select some Primary 6 (P6) students for admission to Secondary 1 based on their achievements and talents before the PSLE results are released.
Why do we have DSA-Sec?
The DSA-Sec is to provide students an opportunity to demonstrate a more diverse range of achievements and talents in seeking admission to a secondary school.
When is DSA-Sec Conducted?
The 2012 DSA-Sec Exercise will be conducted in 3 stages from 25 June 2012 to late Nov 2012. For more information, please view flowchart of stages or click on the flowchart below.
How to Apply?
Visit the participating DSA-Sec school’s websites to check their application dates, areas of focus and their selection criteria and selection processes. View list of participating DSA schools.
You will need to know:
- P6 students have a choice of whether or not to participate in the DSA-Sec Exercise. If they choose not to participate in the DSA-Sec Exercise, they will be able to participate in the Secondary One Posting Exercise after the release of the PSLE results.
- Students who have opted for a school under DSA-Sec Exercise must achieve PSLE results that would enable them to be eligible for admission to the course being offered by their opted DSA-Sec schools.
- Applicants admitted to a school through DSA-Sec Exercise will not be allowed to participate in the annual Secondary One Posting Exercise as places have already been reserved for them in the DSA-Sec schools.
- Applicants admitted to a school through DSA-Sec Exercise will not be allowed to transfer to another school after the release of the PSLE results as they are expected to honour their commitment to their posted DSA-Sec schools.