Direct admission exercise starts for secondary schools, JCs from May 7

SINGAPORE - Students keen on applying for direct admission to secondary schools and junior colleges may do so from May 7.

Secondary schools and JCs can admit up to 20 per cent of their students through DSA, the ministry added.In a parliamentary reply in February, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said the number of pupils admitted to secondary schools through DSA hadStudents who take part in DSA will still be required to sit the Primary School Leaving Examination or O-level examinations.

This comes with the implementation of full subject-based banding starting from the 2024 Secondary 1 cohort, where students take subjects at a higher or lower level based on their strengths, and students will be posted through three posting groups – G1, G2 or G3. Once an offer of admission through DSA has been accepted, students will not be eligible to participate in the S1 posting exercise, or Joint Admissions Exercise, or be allowed to transfer to another school after obtaining their examination results.Applicants only need to fill in one online form indicating up to three choices of school and talent area offered by the school. Applicants can apply to the same school for a maximum of only two times.

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