Welcome to P5 Parent-Teacher Meeting 31 January 2015 Learning … Creativity … Graciousness … Responsibility … Integrity
Objectives To strengthen home-school partnership through : Better communication between teachers and parents Understanding curriculum expectations Providing inputs on school’s future plans Learning … Creativity … Graciousness … Responsibility … Integrity
The RGPS Girl Creative Thinker Life-long Learner Value-based Leader Learning … Creativity … Graciousness … Responsibility … Integrity
Direct School Admission (DSA) 15 March 2014
Introduction Introduced in 2004 as part of MOE's move towards creating more flexibility and options for students Provides students an opportunity to demonstrate a more diverse range of achievements and talents in seeking admission to a secondary school Allows participating schools to select some P6 students for admission to Secondary 1 based on their achievements and talents before the PSLE results are released
DSA Exercise is for all specialised schools, independent schools, autonomous schools and schools with approved niche programmes Participating secondary schools are able to select a certain percentage of their students for admission outside of the centralised sec one posting exercise They decide their own admission criteria
Participating Schools Specialised Schools Schools offering an Integrated Programme (IP Schools) Independent Schools (IS) Autonomous Schools (AS) Schools with Niche Programmes approved by MOE (Niche Schools) – 5%;
School SIS IP IS AS X Anderson Sec X Anglican High X X Anglo-Chinese Sch (Indept) X Bukit Panjang Govt High X X Catholic High
School SIS IP IS AS Cedar Girls X X CHIJ Katong X CHIJ Toa Payoh X CHIJ St Nicholas X X Chung Cheng High X (Main)
School SIS IP IS AS Commonwealth Sec X Crescent Girls X Dunman High X X Dunman Sec X Fairfield Methodist X
School SIS IP IS AS X X Hwa Chong Institution X Maris Stella High X X Methodist Girls X National Junior College X X Nanyang Girls’ High
School SIS IP IS AS NUS High X X Paya Lebar Methodist X Girls Raffles Girls’ X X Raffles Institution X X River Valley High X X
School SIS IP IS AS School of Science & X Technology School of the Arts X Singapore Chinese Girls X X St Anthony’s Canossian X Saint Joseph’s Institution X X
School SIS IP IS AS St Margaret’s X Tanjong Katong Girls X Tanjong Katong Sec X Temasek Secondary X Victoria School X X
School SIS IP IS AS Xinmin Sec X Yishun Town Sec X Zhonghua Sec X
Niche Programme Schools (2014) School Niche • Balestier Hill Sec Environment • Beatty Sec Martial Arts • Bedok Green Sec Performing Arts • Bedok North Sec Performing Arts • Bedok View Sec Uniform Groups • Bendemeer Sec National Education • Bishan Park Sec Holistic Arts • Broadrick Sec Entrepreneurship & Innovation • Bukit Batok Sec Thinking Strategies • Bukit View Sec Environmental Science
Niche Programme Schools (2014) School Niche • Changkat Changi Uniform Groups • Canberra Sec Digital Media • CHIJ St Joseph Drama & Debate • CHIJ St Theresa Education for life • Chung Cheng High(Yishun) Chinese Orchestra • Compassvale Sec Critical Thinking • Coral Sec Student Leadership • Damai Sec Character Building • First Toa Payoh Sec Outdoor Experiential Learning • Gan Eng Seng Sec Character Building
Niche Programme Schools (2014) School Niche • Greendale Sec Design Technology& Engineering • Hai Sing Catholic Student Leadership • Henderson Sec Design and Innovation • Hillgrove Sec Flight & Aerospace • Holy Innocents High Journalism & Broadcasting • Hong Kah Sec Soccer • Hua Yi Sec Design Thinking • Jurong Sec Field Studies • Jurongville Sec Sports for life • Junyuan Sec Community &Youth Leadership
Niche Programme Schools (2014) School Niche • Kranji Sec Thinking Curriculum • Marsiling Sec Environmental Education • Mayflower Sec Music & Performing Arts • Nan Chiau High Literary Arts(Bilingual) • Nan Hua Sec Music or Arts • Naval Base Sec Visual Arts • New Town Sec Uniform Groups • Northland Sec Hockey • North Vista Sec Physical Education • Northbrooks Sec Aerospace • Outram Sec Rock-Climbing
Niche Programme Schools (2014 ) School Niche • Queenstown Sec Uniform Groups • Riverside Sec Dance • Shuqun Volleyball • Siglap Sec Gamelan & Anglung • Springfield Sec Rock Climbing • St. Andrew's Sec Rugby & Military Band • St Anthony’s Canossian Performing Arts • St. Hilda's Sec Volleyball • St. Margaret's Sec Aesthetics / Sports • St Patrick's School Military Band • Swiss Cottage Applied Sciences • Teck Whye Sec Hockey • Unity Sec Uniform Groups
Niche Programme Schools (2014) School Niche Pei Hwa Sec Robotics Presbyterian High Volleyball & Uniform Group Punggol Sec Volleyball Queensway Sec Environmental Science Regent Sec Concert Band Sembawang Sec Media Literacy Shuqun Sec Volleyball Si Ling Sec Outdoor Education Siglap Sec Visual Arts
Niche Programme Schools (2014) School Niche •St Gabriel’s Sec Uniform Group • Tampines Sec Creative Expressions • Teck Whye Sec Design Thinking • West Spring Sec Shotting • Westwood Sec Financial Literacy • Woodlands Ring Sec Robotics • Woodgrove Sec Environmental Education • Woodlands Sec Uniform Groups
Niche Programme Schools (2014) School Niche • Yio Chu Kang Sec Performing Arts • Yishun Town Sec Uniformed Groups • Yuhua Sec Concert Band • Zhenghua Sec Uniformed Groups
Stages of the DSA-Sec Exercise Selection Stage Jun – End Aug Exercise School Preference Stage Mid Oct Results Release Stage Late-Nov
Flowchart of Stages in DSA-Sec Exercise Period Process Gathering Information on Schools Student obtains information on DSA-Sec schools, such as niche areas, selection criteria, dates of trials / tests Application / interviews, etc, through the following: Stage Checking the schools’ websites, Note : The Calling the schools, and / or application Visiting the schools deadline for Application each DSA-Sec Student identifies the school(s) she would like to school may be apply to. different Student checks with the secondary schools she is interested in, on how to apply. Submit application.
Flowchart of Stages in DSA-Sec Exercise Period Process Selection by Schools Shortlisted student goes for selection tests / camps or interviews at the DSA-Sec school(s). Selection Outcome Student receives outcome of application from the school(s) Stage 1: Selection she has applied to (i.e. Confirmed, Wait List or Rejected) Stage School Preference Form Students with "Confirmed" Offers or who have been put on the "Wait List" of a school will receive a School Preference Form from their respective primary schools. The form indicates the list of schools that the student has received Confirmed Offer from and/or placed on the Wait List.
Flowchart of Stages in DSA-Sec Exercise School Preference Indication Parents can indicate their child's school Stage 2: preference(s) for up to 3 schools in the DSA Exercise School Preference Form. School Parents can submit their child's school Preference preference(s) either electronically via DSA-Sec Stage Internet System or physically submit to the child's primary school .
Flowchart of Stages in DSA-Sec Exercise Period Process Results (Stage 3: Student collects her DSA allocation result from her Results primary school, together with her PSLE results. Release Student who is unsuccessful in the DSA-Sec Exercise will be notified of the outcome of the application and Stage) will participate in the Secondary One Posting Exercise
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