DSA Application

Application Process
The Direct School Admission for Secondary Schools (DSA-Sec) is now open for application until 3pm, 1 Jun 2024. Interested parents may wish to visit MOE’s DSA website (https://www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec) for more information.

Parents are to log in to the DSA-Sec Portal using their Singpass.
Parents/ guardians who are unable to apply online can approach their child’s primary school (e.g. via email or phone calls) for assistance.
Use the application template that could be downloaded from the from the MOE website to help you prepare the relevant information offline.

* Students who wish to apply for School of the Arts (SOTA) may approach the school directly.

Selection Process - (27 Jun 2024 – 12 Sep 2024)

DSA-Sec schools will be conducting in-person selection for all DSA talent areas for 2024 DSA-Sec.
Secondary schools will inform students of the outcome i.e. Confirmed Offer (CO), placed on Wait List (WL) or Unsuccessful, by 12 Sep 2024.
Students given a CO are guaranteed a place in the school, provided that they accept the offer and qualify for an academic course offered by the school i.e. G1, G2 and G3 based on their PSLE results.

School Preference Submission (21 Oct 2024, 9am – 25 Oct 2024, 3pm)

Students who receive at least one DSA-Sec offer (including from SOTA) will receive email notification and SMS via Postman.gov.sg on 17 Oct 2024.
Parents are required to login to the DSA-Sec Portal using their Singpass to submit up to three school preferences.
If parents are unable to submit online, they can approach their child’s primary school for assistance to submit the school preferences on their behalf.
Amendments or withdrawals will NOT be allowed after the end of the School Preference Submission (i.e. 25 Oct 2024, 3pm). DSA-Sec offers not taken up will be considered as lapsed at the end of the School Preference Submission on 25 Oct 2024, 3pm.

Allocation Results Release (20 - 22 Nov 2024)

Students will receive the S1 Option Form together with the PSLE results. The DSA-Sec allocation results are indicated in the S1 Option Form.
Successful DSA-Sec Students are NOT allowed to participate in the S1 Posting.
Unsuccessful DSA-Sec Students will be notified of the allocation outcome and to participate in the S1 Posting.

Information regarding DSA

Students successfully allocated to their DSA-Sec schools will NOT be allowed to participate in the annual S1 Posting to opt for secondary schools, and are expected to honour the commitment to the allocated DSA-Sec school for the entire duration of the programme to develop their talents.
They will also NOT be allowed to transfer to another school after the release of the PSLE results.

For more information, please visit the MOE website from 20 Apr 2024 for information on the 2024 DSA-Sec talent areas, application process and timeline (www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec). You may also visit secondary schools’ websites from 20 Apr 2024 for information on DSA talent areas.