Direct School Admissions
Direct School Admission – Secondary Exercise (DSA-Sec)
Introduction
Peicai Secondary School (PCSS) welcomes eligible Primary Six students for Secondary One admission in 2024 with talents in various areas to apply for Direct School Admission to Secondary One.
WHY APPLY FOR DSA TO PCSS
In PCSS, we focus on the holistic development of our students. We strongly believe that both academic excellence and character development are critical components in nurturing our students to be future ready.
Our CCAs and Student Leadership groups offer a multitude of exciting opportunities for students to pursue their passion and enhance their skills as they develop 21st Century Competencies.
PCSS offers DSA to students who display talent/passion in the following areas:
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Our Sports and Games have been making steady progress with the most recent achievement being the school’s Volleyball Boys achieving South Zone Top 4 Placing in 2023. |
Students applying should have relevant experience which could include the following:
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Our English Drama CCA has been doing well at the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Presentations with the team achieving the Distinction award this year. |
Students applying should have relevant experience which could include the following:
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Our Uniformed Groups (UGs) have been performing very well over the past years. Our NCC and NPCC units have been consistently achieving the Distinction Awards in the unit competitions for 6 and 5 years respectively. The UGs develop our students’ leadership potential in various ways. Our UG students are regularly given opportunities to lead, which in turn developing them into independent and confident leaders of character. |
Students applying should have:
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Our Student Council (SC) aims to develop students into inspiring leaders with a daring spirit and a passion to lead and serve. The Student Leadership Programme in PCSS offers a wide range of platforms for students to take on leadership roles in the school. Applicants admitted to the school via DSA (Leadership) can expect to be appointed as a Student Councillor in Secondary 1 where they will lead and serve the student body while acquiring key leadership competencies. |
Students applying should have:
And should satisfy at least two of the following: |
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Application for DSA-Sec can be submitted through the online DSA-Sec Portal. The application will be from 4 May 2023, 11am to 31 May 2023, 3pm. For more details, please refer to MOE website –www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec .
SCHOOL SELECTION PROCESS
All shortlisted applicants will be notified latest by 7 July 2023 to attend an interview and or a trial/audition (only applicable to sports and performing arts) between 26 June 2023 and 11 September 2023. Please note that the meeting of specified criteria does not guarantee the student will be shortlisted or given an offer.
1) Applicants will be assessed based on the following criteria:
Sports & Games
• knowledge of game rules
• in-game decision-making skills
• passion, commitment and interest in game
Performing Arts
• knowledge in performing arts
• specific arts-related skills
• passion, commitment and interest in performing arts
Leadership
• understanding of leadership,
• reflection of their past leadership experiences.
Uniformed Groups
• understanding of being in uniformed groups,
• passion, commitment and interest in the uniformed groups.
2) Applicants under DSA-Sports may be required to demonstrate some sport-specific performance tasks during the trial while applicants under DSA-Performing Arts may be required to perform a short skit based on the script provided during the audition.
RELEASE OF OUTCOME OF DSA-SEC EXERCISE
All applicants would be informed of their selection outcome by 11 September 2023 [i.e. Confirmed Offer (CO), Wait List (WL) or Unsuccessful].
Applicants given CO are guaranteed admission only if they:
• Accept the school’s offer during School Preference Submission (23 October – 27 October 2023)
• Qualify for an academic course offered by the school (i.e. GS, G2, G1) based on PSLE results
DSA-Sec allocation results will be released through the students’ Primary Schools together with their PSLE results.
Please note that students successfully allocated to their DSA-Sec schools will NOT be allowed to participate in the annual S1 Posting Exercise to opt for secondary schools, and are expected to honour the commitment to the allocated DSA-Sec school. They will also NOT be allowed to transfer to another school after the release of the PSLE results.
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.
ENQUIRIES
For more information on DSA-Sec, please refer to the MOE website at https://www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec
Parents and students are encouraged to choose schools based on the student’s aptitudes and strengths, bearing in mind the schools’ strengths as well as curricular and co-curricular programmes.
If you would like to have further details or require any clarification, you may contact the following staff:
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Alvin_Yeo@schools.gov.sg |
6288 4159 |
We would like to wish you all the best in your DSA application.