Direct School Admission
Direct School Admission (DSA) is a scheme in Singapore introduced in 2004 for students who are entering secondary school or junior college. The scheme allows education institutions to select and enroll students based on both their academic and non-academic talents and achievements instead of purely academic results. History The DSA was introduced in 2004. The scheme was initially opened to seven secondary schools who offered Integrated Programme to their students. The DSA scheme will be reviewed under two guiding principles, announced Acting Minister for Education (Schools) Ng Chee Meng in the Committee of Supply Debate in Parliament today (8 Apr). Ng noted that while the scheme has benefitted many students, there was some unevenness in how different schools select students. The review aims to expand opportunities for students with specific aptitudes and talents by providing more schools with distinctive programmes. This will allow students with specific domain talents and achievements to be recognised – which was its original objective – instead of general academic ability. In 2014, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat announced that DSA will be expanded slightly, allowing secondary schools an extra selection criteria to assess and select students for the program. Program The first few number of