Category

Selection Criteria

Selection Process

Sports & Games

·   Wushu

·    Volleyball (Girls) 

Applicants should 

• participated in NSG/similar competitions, or

• be a member of the Junior Sports Academy 

Shortlisted applicants are to submit a personal statement and undergo in-person trials/auditions/presentations, followed by an interview.

Performing Arts

·    Concert Band 

Applicants should 

• represented in the Singapore Youth Festival Presentation/similar presentations, or

• participated in public performances or 

• obtained relevant qualifications from accredited Music Examinations.

Community Youth Leadership

Applicants should 

• demonstrate exemplary character and leadership in their primary school, or 

• be passionate in serving

Please note the following

• Applicants who do not have prior experience may also apply. The school will assess applicants based on the selection criteria, which may include assessing the potential of the applicants. 

• Applicants should have a conduct grade of at least a ‘Very Good’ in Pri 5 and 6 in the holistic report.

• 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 required to honour their commitment to the school and participate in the activities related to the talent they are selected for from Year 1-4.

Dates

Processes

7 May, 11 am to 3 Jun, 3 pm (Please be reminded that this timing is a system cut-off)

Application 

Applicants can apply for DSA-Sec through the centralised online MOE-Sec Portal @ https://www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec. The application is free-of-charge.

25 Aug - 4 Sep

Selection

Applicants will receive notification from the school by 18 Aug 2025, if your child has been shortlisted to undergo Direct School Admission (DSA) selection.

All applicants will be informed of the outcome via an email or letter from the school (stating Confirmed Offer, Wait List or Unsuccessful).

27 Oct, 9 am to 31 Oct, 3 pm

School Preference Submission

Students who receive at least one DSA-Sec offer (including from SOTA) will receive email and SMS notification via Postman.gov.sg on the School Preference Submission around mid-Oct. Both parents are required to log in to the DSA-Sec Portal using their Singpass to submit up to three school preferences. If parent(s) are unable to submit online, they can approach their child’s primary school for assistance to submit the school preferences on their behalf. DSA-Sec offers that are not taken up will be considered as lapsed at the end of the School Preference Submission period.

Some students may receive offers from DSA-Sec schools and SSP. Students who wish to accept the SSP offer should not submit their DSA-Sec school preferences. If they do so, their earlier SSP offer will be voided. Students who wish to accept the SSP offer will need to take part in the S1 Posting.

Late Nov

DSA Result Release

Students studying in MOE mainstream primary schools will receive their DSA-Sec results together with their PSLE results by end-Nov. Students who are not studying in MOE mainstream primary schools will receive their DSA-Sec results from PPSB via email. Secondary schools will be able to download the list of successful DSA-Sec students allocated to them using the Placement System for Secondary Schools (PSSS).

Successful DSA-Sec Students. Students who took PSLE and are successful in the DSA-Sec are NOT allowed to participate in the S1 Posting and NOT allowed to transfer to another school after the release of the PSLE results. However, if they are eligible for third language and/or Posting Group options, they may enter these options during the School Choice Submission period via the S1 Posting Portal.

Unsuccessful DSA-Sec Students. Students who are unsuccessful in the DSA-Sec will be notified to participate in the S1 Posting to submit school choices.

DSA-Sec Main Webpage

https://www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec

Instructions on Application (Mainstream students)

https://go.gov.sg/dsa-sec-application

Instructions on Application (Non-Mainstream Students)

https://go.gov.sg/nmsdsa-sec-application

Direct to DSA-Sec Portal (Mainstream Students)

*go live on 7 May 2025, 11am

https://go.gov.sg/apply-dsa-sec

Direct to DSA-Sec Portal (Non-Mainstream Students)

*go live on 7 May 2025, 11am

https://go.gov.sg/apply-dsa-sec-nms

DSA-Sec iFAQs

https://go.gov.sg/dsa-secfaqs

DSA-Sec SchoolFinder

https://go.gov.sg/dsa-secschfinder