DSA 2024

[zac's mum]

SmokedTerkey\" post_id=\"2135647\" time=\"1719462502\" user_id=\"193557:

Hi all. I wanted to send my query to the JSA thread but that thread has been dead for two years now. So I’m posting here as DSA is of secondary relevance to my query.

My son is currently in P5. Studying in Keming and that’s because of travel convenience. At Keming he’s in the Boys Brigade. He loves sports - been training and playing competitive rugby union with an external club for 6 years since he was 4 and been training and playing competitive tennis since 7. On top of that he has done one year of JSA (two terms - softball and track and field). Now we received a strange and unexpected email from the good JSA folks a few days ago. The email is an “Invitation to join the JSA One-year Track and Field programme in the 2nd JSA year” (actual subject of email) asking whether he’d like to forgo two terms of rotational sports and focus on Track and Field for the remainder (one year / two terms) of his JSA programme. Training is at Singapore Sports School which is a bummer due to distance (school in Woodlands). We don’t know how to approach this because TnF has never been in our radar (plan was trial for rugby and tennis at one school, and then rugby for another school; but both comes with own risks/issues: tennis is incredibly competitive and rugby has high injury risk especially in secondary school) and would like to seek opinions/advise especially those with similar experience.

Sooo… has someone been through this ie sports specialisation via JSA before? How does DSA for Track & Field work? There is a call this weekend with the JSA folks (apparently specialisation only for track and field, water polo/flippaball and fencing) but wanted to get perspectives apart from JSA.

Hearsay JSA program is like an unofficial recruitment drive for Singapore Sports School. Fine if he is completely interested in specializing in TnF for the remainder (and commit to the commute), but if he has no interest in DSA to SSP then i would just let it go (probably choose the rotational sports option).

I doubt the specialized TnF program will even be good enough to DSA to other schools with. Usually need some medals and unless the program sends them to some high level comps, nah…

[temjin68]

KarenDaddy\" post_id=\"2135645\" time=\"1719460678\" user_id=\"204981:

No. only gotten acknowledgement email from one school

Hope you will receive shortlisted email soon.
All the best.

[Jacoco]

My daughter told me her classmate received the email from Cedar Girl for track trial . Emailed received on Wed , Track Trial is on 10th July

[happymumoftwins]

revils_ling\" post_id=\"2135642\" time=\"1719460606\" user_id=\"136480:

I think this is normal as these 2 schools haven't been the forerunners in the DSA if u look at the DSA threads from the past few years . In fact, they are usually amongst the last few schools to issue CO/WL/rejections. I would suggest keeping an open mind and give them another 2 weeks to \"react\". All the best in the mean time!

I see. Thank you!

[joytay]

JiaJia\" post_id=\"2135643\" time=\"1719460613\" user_id=\"34310:

Has anyone received email from River Valley High School?

Sports trial yes, from RV.
Son's classmate received it

[joytay]

JiaJia\" post_id=\"2135643\" time=\"1719460613\" user_id=\"34310:

Has anyone received email from River Valley High School?

Sports trial yes, from RV.
Son's classmate received it

[Anxious irene]

Hi all,


Received email from NJC for STEM.

Need to do a one-page portfolio outlining the reasons for selection and involvement in STEM/research activities.

Does any parents here knows roughly what the school is looking out for?

Thanks in advance

[Watcult]

Anglican High

- Wushu: email received 26 June Wed 11am: selection trial 6 July Sat
- Chinese language: email received 26 June Wed: selection trial on 6 July Sat
- Robotics: email received 26 June Wed: selection trial on 6 July Sat

ACS Barker
- Floorball: email received 24 June- to submit further docs

ACS Independent
- Robotics email received: 25 June Tue afternoon; selection trial 5 or 6 July

Catholic High
- Performing Arts: email received 25 June Tue, Audition: 12 July

Cedar Girls
- Netball: email received 26 June Wed

Dunman High
- Bilingualism: email received 25 June - test on 17 July.
- STEAM: acknowledgement email received 25 June Tue
- Wushu: acknowledgement email received 25 June Tue

HCI
- Infocomm: email 25 June - to submit supporting docs
- Science email 25 June Tue - to submit supporting docs
- Bilingualism email 25 June - to submit compo + video
- Chinese: email on 25 June Tue - to submit portfolio by 30 June
- Wushu: email on 25 June - selection trial 3 July

Maris Stella
-Robotics: email received 26 June Wed, trial + interview on 5 July Friday, 2.45 to 5 pm

Methodist Girls (MGS)
- Netball: email received 25 June Tue, trial: 5 or 10 or 12 or 15 July

NJC
- AEP: email rec on 26 June - to submit e-portfolio by 1 July
- STEM: email rec 26 June - to submit portfolio by 7 July

Ngee Ann
- Wushu: notified, selection trial 29 June Sat

NUSH
- Email received: 21 June Friday evening, Test: 29 June

Pres High
- Basketball: Email received: 25 June, Trial 26 Jul

RI
- Leadership: Email received: 22 June, Personal Statement: 29 June
- Table tennis: Email received: 24 June, Trial: 28 June

River Valley High
- Basketball: email received 26 June, Trial 4 July

Saint Patrick’s
- Floorball: email on 24 June, Trial on 2 July

SJI
- Visual Arts: email received on 25 June
- Innovation: email received 25 June Tue early morning; portfolio submission due date: 2 July
- Badminton: email received on 26 June, Trial 6 Jul

SNGS
- Netball: email received 25 June, trial: 10 or 12 July
- Track: email received 25 June, trial: 10 or 12 July

[Rs2404]

Anyone’s received from CHIJ TPY for track?

[temjin68]

Has DHS send out all shortlisted emails?