Terms and Conditions of the DSA-Sec Exercise

criteria

• be eligible for Secondary 1 in 2021.
• have strong, consistent academic performance in primary school.
• sustain active participation in curriculum and co-curriculum activities, showing high level of attainment in the talent area for which she is applying.
• exhibit good character, leadership qualities and evidence of service in school/community.
• have demonstrated good performance at selection trials/auditions/interviews.

PROCEDURE

• Application for DSA-Sec must be submitted through MOE's online DSA-Sec Portal. The application is free-of-charge and will be open from 12 May 2020, 9:00am to 5 June 2020, 3:00pm. For more details, please refer to MOE's website - www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec
• Each applicant can indicate up to three choices (maximum of two choices for the same school in two different talent areas).
• Applicants from MOE mainstream schools are to apply by logging in via the applicant's parent's SingPass OR approach their primary school for assistance if they are unable to apply online.
• Applicants not studying in MOE mainstream primary schools need to apply for a Registration Number (RGxxxxxxx) before they can apply through the DSA-Sec Portal. For details, please refer to MOE's website - https://go.gov.sg/nmsdsa-sec-application
• All shortlisted International Students are required to take part and fulfil the requirements of the Admissions Exercise for International Students (AEIS) test before they can be considered for DSA-Sec admission. For details, please refer to AEIS's website - https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/international-students/admissions-exercise

• Applicants for RGS' DSA talent area 'Music Elective Programme' may be notified to submit true copies of their music mark sheets to RGS.
• Applicants for RGS' DSA talent area 'Visual Arts' may be notified to submit true copies of photos of their art work (A4-size) to RGS.
• Applicants for RGS' DSA talent areas 'English Language/Chinese Language/Malay Language/Tamil Language' may be notified to submit true copies of their class work and/or other samples of writing to RGS.
• Applicants from Non-MOE mainstream primary schools may be notified to submit true copies of their school academic results and certificates of participation and/or achievements in activities relevant to their talent area.

selection