2019 Direct School Admission – Secondary (DSA-Sec) Exercise

Update on Applications to CHS through 2019 DSA Exercise

Dear Parent/ Guardian

Thank you for your son’s application to CHS through DSA.

Please know that we will be processing your application in the coming weeks. The staff-in-charge of the various DSA categories will contact you only if he is shortlisted for trials/ auditions/ interviews via email.

We have received an overwhelming number of applications and will carefully consider each one. If you do not receive a notification by 22 July for trials/ auditions and 13 August for interviews, it would mean that your son has not been shortlisted. We would like to encourage all students who are not shortlisted, to work towards a high level of achievement at PSLE, and we invite them to consider applying to CHS again post-PSLE.

If you have any further clarifications, please contact us at  chs@moe.edu.sg

All students interested in applying for a place to Catholic High School via DSA-Sec will need to do so via a centralized DSA-Sec Portal managed by the Ministry of Education (MOE). More information, including application timeline, authentication, number of choices allowed is available via https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/direct-admissions/dsa-sec.

The period of application is listed below.

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

Requirements of DSA-Sec Applicants

Mother Tongue Language

Catholic High School is a Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school that is committed to nurturing bilingual and bicultural students who are immersed in the Chinese language and culture, yet equipped with a global outlook. As with other SAP schools, it does not take in students who offer Mother Tongue Languages other than Chinese/ Higher Chinese. Students exempted from offering CL/ HCL for PSLE in Primary School cannot apply to SAP schools, including Catholic High. In addition:

• Integrated Programme (IP) students must offer Higher Chinese Language in Years 1 and 2;
• O-Level Programme (OP) students must offer at least Chinese Language.

General Academic Criteria

IP Track

Regardless of the talent area(s) an applicant applies for, he should have achieved consistent and excellent results for Primary 5 Mid-Year and End-of-Year Examinations and Primary 6 Mid-Year Examination, or equivalent.

OP Track

Regardless of the talent area(s) an applicant applies for, he should have achieved consistent and very good results for Primary 5 Mid-Year and End-of-Year Examinations and Primary 6 Mid-Year Examination, or equivalent.

Conduct

Applicants should conduct themselves with decorum, and have positive attitude and sound moral values.

Talent-specific Criteria for Selection of DSA-Sec Applicants

Selection Process

Application and Selection Process

After the application closes on 4 June, shortlisted (IP and OP) applicants are required to undergo:

• Trial, audition or other relevant assessment(s)
• Interview

These do not require applicants to prepare ahead. Applicants should not enquire with the school on the nature and format of the assessments and do not need to specially prepare for them.

Timeline for Trials/ Auditions

Timeline for Interviews/Relevant Assessments

Regardless of talent area(s) applied for, all shortlisted applicants for the IP track will be interviewed.

For inquiries regarding CHS DSA-Sec, please contact us at:

1. Email Address: chs@moe.edu.sg
2. Telephone: 6458 2177