Students who wish to apply for direct admission to
secondary schools and junior colleges may do so from Monday (May
7).
Meanwhile, students who wish to apply for early
admission to the Institute of Technical Education can start doing
so this month. Applications for early admission to polytechnics
start next month.
The Ministry of Education said in a statement on Monday
that the Direct School Admission (DSA) exercise will allow students
to gain direct entry to secondary schools and junior colleges based
on their talents and achievements, separate from their performance
in the Primary School Leaving Examinations or the GCE O-level
examinations.
A total of 143 secondary schools and 18 JCs are
participating in this year's DSA exercise, said MOE.
Students who participate in the exercise will still be
required to take the PSLE or O levels.
If their DSA applications are successful, they will
have to decide whether to take up the offer before their exam
results are released, said the ministry.
Students who accept their successful DSA offers will
then be guaranteed a place in the specific secondary school or
junior college, provided that their PSLE or O-level results meet
the minimum requirements for admission.
Under the Polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise for
graduating O-level and ITE students, those who are successful in
their applications will receive conditional offers before the
release of their exam results.
For the conditional offer to be confirmed, their
results must meet the minimum entry requirements for the offered
polytechnic course.
The same process applies to graduating O-level and
N-level students who apply for early admission to the ITE Nitec and
Higher Nitec courses.
For more information, students can visit
the Ministry
of Education website.