Direct School Admission for Sec 1 (2025)

Direct School Admission – Secondary (DSA-Sec)

The DSA-Sec Exercise was introduced by MOE to provide students who possess diverse range of achievements and talents to seek admission into secondary schools before the release of their PSLE results. There is no priority through affiliation and all students seeking admission will be selected based on the students’ achievements and talents in comparison to all applicants in the same category.

Parents and students are encouraged to choose schools wisely based on the student’s aptitudes and strengths, bearing in mind the schools’ academic and non-academic requirements, and the programmes available to develop the area of talent.

Students who are successfully admitted to the school via DSA are expected to honour their commitment to the school and participate in the activities related to the talent they are selected for from year 1-4.

Boys who are interested in pursuing their talents and passion in St Patrick’s School are encouraged to apply for DSA through the following domains:

Area of Interest	Minimum criteria	Selection Process
Concert Band	A current member of the school band / guitar ensemble with some playing experience with relevant instrument/s. or Attainment of an ABRSM grade (Theory and/or practical) or equivalent on a musical instrument. or Displays talent in music during audition.	For Performing Arts: 1. Applicants are required to play a piece of their choice on their instrument. Applicants will also be given a separate piece to sight-read followed by a short listening test. 2. Applicants are to bring their own instruments for the audition. Only percussion instruments and piano will be provided for audition. 3. Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview on a separate date.
Guitar Ensemble
Modern Dance	Represented school or any external organisation in a dance event or Displays talent in Dance during audition.
English Drama	Represented school or any external organisation in a Drama/Play/Musical event or Displays talent in Drama during audition.
Football	Represented School/Club/Academy in any tournaments or any local / overseas competitions.	For Sports and Games: 1. Applicants are required to attend a trial for the respective sports. (Trial dates will be notified on school website by 1^st July 2024) 2. Only shortlisted applicants will be invited for additional trials and/or interview. 3. Applicants are to bring their own personal sporting equipment or gear for the trials.
Track & Field	Participated in National Inter School Championships or any local / overseas competitions, or Be able to demonstrate talent / attributes in track & field.
Badminton	Participated in National / Zonal Inter School Championships or any local / overseas competitions, or Be able to demonstrate talent / attributes in badminton / Floorball.
Basketball
Floorball
Tennis	Participated in National Inter School Championships. or Participated in tournaments organised by SPEX, Intermediate or KLM. or Be able to demonstrate talent / attributes in tennis.
Golf	Minimum USGA Handicap Index of not more than 24.0 (as of 1^st April 2016) from a bona fide club affiliated to a recognized golf association
Cricket	Represented School / Club in SCA competitions or equivalent. or Be able to demonstrate talent / attributes in cricket.
Leadership & Uniformed Groups (NCC, NPCC, Scouts)	Hold key leadership positions in any school Leadership Boards (eg Head or Deputy Head Prefect, etc) or Uniformed Groups in their primary school and Demonstrated exemplary character and leadership in their primary school	For Leadership and Uniformed Groups: 1. Applicants are required to attend an interview. (Interview dates will be notified on school website by 1^st July 2024) (Interview dates will be posted on the school website by 1st July 2024)
Community Youth Leadership
Media/Journalism	Able to demonstrate talent in videography and presentation skills Confident, well-spoken and suitably expressive Able to demonstrate initiative in student-led project	1. Create a 1 minute video of them sharing about a specific spot/activity in their school. Video must be filmed in their school. Some possible ideas would be: - Day in the life of a student at XXX School where the student can be the main subject - Interview/quiz peers on commemorative days (eg. Racial Harmony Day, National Day) where the student can play host. 2. Mode of submission - Upload to Youtube. - Set to private. - Share the link with : faith_wong_soke_yee@moe.edu.sg
Computational Thinking Skills	Participated in local or international coding-related competitions, such as the National Junior Robotics Competition, First LEGO League, or National Robopreneur Carnival and Provide a portfolio of coding-related work and projects	1. Applicants are expected to complete a multiple-choice question test that evaluates your proficiency in computational thinking skills. 2. You will also be required to participate in a group task that involves mini block-based coding. Please note that your knowledge of a specific programming language will not be evaluated.

All applicants will be required to declare any medical status at the start of their trials / auditions for safety reasons.
Students who are unable to attend trials/interviews due to having tested positive for Covid-19 during the trial/interview period may be asked to attend a trial/interview on another day.

Application procedure and information

Application for DSA-Sec can be submitted through the online DSA-Sec Portal. The application is free-of-charge and will be open from 7 May 2024, 11am to 3 Jun 2024, 3pm. For more details, please refer to MOE website – DSA-Sec
Please note that meeting all the criteria does not guarantee the student will be shortlisted/given an offer.
Students who do not have any prior experience may also apply, and that will be assessed on the basis of their potential.
The school's decision on the offer is final. We regret that no appeal will be entertained. The school reserves the right not to disclose the reason for non-selection of an applicant or to release the results of the trials.

TIMELINE

Date

Process

Remarks

22 April (Monday)

Information about DSA application to St. Patrick’s School will be published on the school’s website at http://www.stpatricks.moe.edu.sg/

7 May (Thursday) to

3 June (Wednesday)

DSA-Sec Online Application

via

DSA-Sec Portal

More information about the DSA-Sec Exercise can be found at

Direct School Admission for secondary schools (DSA-Sec) | MOE

5 July (Friday) to

2 August (Friday)

CCA Auditions, Trials and interviews.

Shortlisted applicants will be informed of the schedule through email.

9 September

Notification of results

Both successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified through email.

No results of applications will be released or confirmed through telephone enquiries.

Direct School Admission for Sec 1 (2025)

Direct School Admission – Secondary (DSA-Sec)

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