Direct School Admission – Kent Ridge Secondary School

KENT RIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL

2020 Direct School Admission (DSA-Sec) Exercise

for Admission to Secondary 1 in 2021

Dear Primary 6 Students and Parents,

A very warm welcome to Kent Ridge Secondary School 2020 DSA-Sec Exercise.

At Kent Ridge, we have two distinctive programmes:

To find out more about our DSA – Sec application, please click on the following links:

Application for DSA-Sec can be submitted through the online DSA-Sec Portal. The application is free-of-charge and will be open from 12 May 2020 to 5 Jun 2020. For more details, please refer to MOE website.

For more information, please refer to:

MOE DSA Website: http://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/direct-admissions/dsa- sec/overview
MOE Customer Service Centre: https://www.moe.gov.sg/contact/services

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Principal

Kent Ridge Secondary School

Overview

Terms and Conditions

Criteria

Important Dates to Note

Application Procedure

FAQ

Overview

Kent Ridge Secondary School is committed to providing a student-centric and values-driven education to all our students. We recognise our students’ potential and talents in both academic and non-academic areas and develop them holistically through our programmes. In line with this, we are offering DSA for students who have the talents in Badminton, Basketball, Floorball and Robotics.

The DSA scheme, introduced in 2004, provides students with the opportunity to seek admission to a secondary school, based on a diverse range of academic and non-academic achievements and talents that they can demonstrate beyond the PSLE.

Parents and students are encouraged to choose schools wisely based on the student’s aptitudes and strengths, bearing in mind the schools’ academic and non-academic requirements, and the programmes available to develop the area of talent.

Terms and Conditions

1. Students who have been successfully allocated a school via DSA-Sec Exercise will NOT be allowed to participate in the annual S1 Posting Exercise to opt for Secondary Schools; and

2. Students who have been successfully allocated a school via DSA-Sec Exercise are also NOT allowed to transfer to another school after the release of the PSLE results. They are expected to honour the commitment to the posted DSA-Sec school for the entire duration of the programme admitted.

Criteria

1. Applicant must be eligible for Secondary 1 in 2021.

2. Applicant must be able to demonstrate interest and talent and/or have a personal portfolio of special awards and achievements, leadership roles in

DSA - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Computational Thinking Skills)
DSA – Sports and Games (Badminton)
DSA - Sports and Games (Basketball)
DSA – Sports and Games (Floorball)

Note: General academic ability tests such as General Ability (GAT) and Higher Ability Selection Test (HAST) are not required for the selection process

Important Dates to Note

Application Procedure

Instructions

Application for DSA-Sec can be submitted through the online DSA-Sec Portal. The application is free-of-charge and will be open from 12 May 2020 to 5 Jun 2020. For more details, please refer to MOE website.

DSA-Sec Candidates Not Studying in MOE Mainstream Schools

1. Candidates are to obtain a Registration Number (RGxxxxxxx) from MOE Customer Service Centre upon the start of the DSA Exercise. Registration number must be submitted before applications can be processed.

2. Candidates who are International Students (IS) may submit their DSA-Sec applications for consideration. They are to take part in the Admissions Exercise for International Students (AEIS).

Considerations

1. Parents and students are encouraged to choose schools wisely based on the student’s aptitudes and strengths, bearing in mind the school's academic and non-academic requirements, and the programmes available to develop the area of talent.

2. Distance from home.

Outcome of Application

1. All DSA applicants will be notified by post of the outcome: (i) Confirmed (CO) or (ii) Waiting List (WL) or (iii) Rejected.

2. Students who receive at least one DSA-Sec offer (ie. Confirmed or Waiting List) may indicate up to three school preferences. Students who are successfully admitted to the school via DSA are expected to honour their commitment to the school, and participate in the activities related to the talent they are selected for from year 1-4.

3. DSA-Sec offers not taken up will be considered lapsed.

Click the following links for more information on the respective DSA programmes:

(1) DSA - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Computational Thinking Skills),

(2) DSA – Sports and Game (Badminton),

(3) DSA - Sports and Game (Basketball),

(4) DSA – Sports and Game (Floorball).

FAQ

Students eligible must qualify for the Express or Normal (Academic) or Normal (Technical) course based on MOE’s admission criteria.

Our school may offer up to a maximum of 20% of the total Secondary 1 intake for the year.

Yes, your child/ward will be automatically channelled into the Infocomm Club as his/her CCA through the DSA - Sec Exercise if he/she has applied via DSA - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Computational Thinking Skills) or Badminton/Basketball/Floorball if he/she has applied via DSA – Sports and Games. Hence, your child/ward will not be involved in the CCA Selection Process during the Sec 1 CCA Orientation Week.

Students who take up Confirmed Offers or are placed on Waiting List by schools during the DSA-Sec Exercise are still required to take the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). Those who take up Confirmed Offers are guaranteed a place in the school that has extended them an offer, provided that their PSLE results meet the minimum requirement for a course [Express / Normal (Academic) /Normal (Technical)] offered by the school.

Similar to previous years, students who have been admitted to a school through the DSA-Sec Exercise will not be able to participate in the centralised Secondary One Posting Exercise.

Students who have been successfully allocated to a school via the DSA-Sec Exercise are expected to honour their commitment to their posted DSA-Sec schools and will thus not be allowed to transfer to another school after the release of the PSLE results.

Yes, however, you are required to obtain a DSA-Sec Registration Number (RGxxxxxxx) from MOE Customer Service Centre. If you are an International/Foreign student, you should participate in the Admission Exercise for International Students (AEIS) conducted by Ministry of Education.

Yes, you can indicate up to 3 choices and 3 talent areas for the DSA-Sec Exercise. However, parents and students are encouraged to choose schools based on the student’s aptitudes and strengths, bearing in mind the schools’ academic and non-academic requirements, and the programmes available to develop the area of talent and the distance of the schools from home.

There is no need to accept any offer during the DSA-Sec exercise period. Students who are given Confirmed Offers or placed on Waiting List will only exercise their DSA- Sec School Preference from 26 October 2020 - 30 October 2020. MOE will issue the DSA-Sec School Preference Form to successful DSA-Sec students (Confirmed Offers or Waiting List Offers) through their primary schools and these students will indicate their choices. The Form will show all the offers that the student has received and he is required to indicate his first choice, second choice, etc. Upon the release of PSLE results in November you will be informed of your posted school. Once you are posted to a school via your DSA-Sec Exercise, you will not participate in the MOE S1 Posting Exercise based on PSLE results and will not be allowed to transfer to other secondary schools. More information and FAQs regarding the DSA-Sec can be found on the MOE website.

DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION (DSA) 2020