DSA 2017

[Chatterbox]

Hi hi,


My son will be in Pri 6 next year. Plan to apply DSA for HCI. He does not have any special talent nor special CCA. Applying through academic results. Anyone can share the process of applying? Need GAT? If yes, where can i send him for the test and when. First time doing DSA everything unsure. Hope some kind hearts can enlighten me here. Thanks in advance

[Oh My Gosh]

Chatterbox:

Hi hi,


My son will be in Pri 6 next year. Plan to apply DSA for HCI. He does not have any special talent nor special CCA. Applying through academic results. Anyone can share the process of applying? Need GAT? If yes, where can i send him for the test and when. First time doing DSA everything unsure. Hope some kind hearts can enlighten me here. Thanks in advance

HCI does not need GAT, not sure if there will be changes this year. After you submit your application, should your DS be shortlisted, he will go for their inhouse English, Chinese and Maths test, cum interview all in one day. Good luck!

[Ikid]

Chatterbox:

Hi hi,


My son will be in Pri 6 next year. Plan to apply DSA for HCI. He does not have any special talent nor special CCA. Applying through academic results. Anyone can share the process of applying? Need GAT? If yes, where can i send him for the test and when. First time doing DSA everything unsure. Hope some kind hearts can enlighten me here. Thanks in advance

Have you visited DSA 2016 or DSA 2015 thread? It will be good to learn from there. Many generous parents had shared their own experiences and I'm sure you can learn a thing or 2 from there. All the best!

[Musings]

Have a query and hope experienced parents can provide some insight.


I notice that application for GAT test opens in early May. However, it is necessary to input P6 SA1 results to apply for GAT. So does that mean effectively you cannot apply for GAT until you get P6 SA1 results?

[Oh My Gosh]

Musings:

Have a query and hope experienced parents can provide some insight.


I notice that application for GAT test opens in early May. However, it is necessary to input P6 SA1 results to apply for GAT. So does that mean effectively you cannot apply for GAT until you get P6 SA1 results?

The application period for GAT is quite reasonably long - Most schools would have release the SA1 results before the application/ registration close. However, if you wish to apply for earlier GAT test dates (before the release of SA1 results), GAT allows you to apply for it first, before logging in again to update the SA1 results.

[Oh My Gosh]

I will just like to add on to the professionalism and service level I encountered with Principals Academy (the firm which manage GAT). I made a mistake in the application of GAT date. Note that upon application, you can choose the exact date of GAT test you wish to take (Subject to availability, hence many students like to apply early so as not to affect their holidays and other plans). Upon calling Principal Academy (PA), they are very nice to make adjustments to my mistake. Thereafter, my DS has a high fever 2 days before the GAT test. I called PA to check on the alternatives and they are again very nice to suggest I take an alternative date. Luckily my DS feel better on that day to take the test.

[ateisha]

Hi Just wondering how do we know when will the school be offering DSA ?

[phtthp]

usually around May each year, around that time of preparing for P6 SA1 exam :

parents & P6 students will get excited, start to gear themselves up, get ready for DSA (for those who are keen to DSA, into Secondary schools)

around May, schools also start to post on their website, information about DSA invitation, invite you down to their schools’ Open House, have a feel of their school culture, talk to the Teachers & Seniors there, and show you what CCAs they have to offer

[Maeve]

Hi, just joining this thread to learn more about DSA next year. Haven’t decided whether my DD shd go through DSA process though she is vy keen on trying…

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Is it possible to travel overseas in June if my DS is trying for DSA into NUS High, ACSI, HCI or RI?