2009 DSA(Direct School Admission)

[vlim]

TJas:

Hi Vlim


My gg is in Pr 5 this year. School has not mentioned anything yet for DSA.

my ds this yr p4 gep and was told by the teacher next yr (p5) the the students will be guided to compile/prepare the portfolia for dsa.

[turquoise]

TJas:

Hi Vlim


My gg is in Pr 5 this year. School has not mentioned anything yet for DSA.

Don't worry. By the first half of P6 the school would have prepared them for DSA. My dd's school teachers briefed them on what to include in their portfolio, training sessions were held for interviews, and ex-students also came back to give talks to the students.

[TJas]

turquoise:

Don't worry. By the first half of P6 the school would have prepared them for DSA. My dd's school teachers briefed them on what to include in their portfolio, training sessions were held for interviews, and ex-students also came back to give talks to the students.

Hi turquoise,

Tks for the great informations. I think I am worried too much, must learn to relax.

[MMM]

Hi,


Need advice from experienced parents. My kids are only P1 and P2 but I wanted to understand more about DSA as I don’t want it to be something that we understand too late and missed the boat.

My P2 girl joins the school band for CCA. She has a keen interest and she is continuing to do so in P3.

I was just wondering if she eventually continues with school band and manage to perform in those school events, etc… (think their school band is quite reputable and won awards). Can we eventually use that to try for DSA???

Was thinking if this is so, then we should encourage her further.

[luckystar]

DSA thru CCA helps to get into sec school, but to get into top school like RI, RGS, NYGH, HCI especially hard. Each school may be take in 2-3 for each CCA, so if the kid is not good enough it is really hard.


I think GEP who has added with CCAs has much higher chance. I mean for the top school I mentioned above. Other schools may be easier.

[vlim]

understand that gep students are prepared for dsa application as they will be guided by the teachers to do the portfolio and trained for the interview. But how about non-gep school? Do they prepare students :? for dsa?

[luckystar]

It depends on the school, some school concern about dsa, but some did not.

[karmeleon]

vlim:

understand that gep students are prepared for dsa application as they will be guided by the teachers to do the portfolio and trained for the interview. But how about non-gep school? Do they prepare students :? for dsa?

Don't think any schools prepare students for interview? At most, they will give a short briefing on what to expect. My boy is a non-gep from a gep school. They don't prepare them.

[SoWoW]

Mummies with kids confirmed placement in sec schools via DSA.

Do you have to submit the S1 posting form?

[mathsparks]

SoWoW:

Mummies with kids confirmed placement in sec schools via DSA.

Do you have to submit the S1 posting form?

I've submitted mine since son's doing 3rd lang. If you're not doing 3rd lang, why dont you login, just update your contact details, leave the lang empty, save and see what happens?