Direct School Admission (DSA)
Introduction
DSA-Sec is an admission exercise to allow participating schools to select some P6 students for admission to Secondary 1 based on their achievements and talents before the PSLE results are released. The objective of the DSA-Sec is to promote holistic education by giving participating schools greater flexibility in selecting students while holding on to the key principles of transparency and meritocracy. For students, the DSA provides them the opportunity to demonstrate a more diverse range of achievements and talents in seeking admission to secondary schools.
In Canberra Secondary School, staff and students alike are constantly engaged in developing new ideas for the digital media in teaching and learning. Our Applied Learning Programme (Digital Media) is endorsed and recognised by MOE. It is aligned with the school’s vision of nurturing students into Grateful, Respectful and Compassionate Canberrans. Through our structured school-wide Applied Learning Programme (in DigitalMedia), our students are given a headstart in digital media. The Digital Media Programme incorporates learning in authentic setting and integrates education and career experiences for the students. The exposure in depth and breadth gives our students the opportunity and skill sets to further their interests in Digital Media related fields later in their education and career choices.
The school has vacancies for up to 20% of our Secondary 1 cohort in 2019 for the DSA-Sec programme. Interested students can apply through the Direct School Admission (DSA) process.
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.
Admission Criteria
| • Keen interest in learning digital media such as Photography, Videography and Animation. Prior knowledge in digital media preferred. |
| • Exhibits aptitude in high performance capability in creative and artistic areas, possess an unusual leadership capacity, or display high level of self-motivation and self-directedness. |
| • Savour the joy of creating Digital and Visual Arts together. |
| • Must be in Primary 6 at the point of application or equivalent (international students). |
Important dates and contact information
- The deadline for the online application is 8 May - 4 June 2019, 3pm.
- All short-listed candidates will be notified via phone call or email to attend an interview by 28 June 2019. Selection phase is from 1 July to 30 August 2019.
- All applicants will be notified of the results of their application by 30 August 2019.
- Students who are offered a DSA-Sec place will need to exercise their School Preference within the period from 21 October, 9am to 25 October 2019, 3pm. This can be done online through the DSA-Sec Internet System (or submitting hardcopy forms which will be issued to eligible DSA students on 21 Oct 2019).
How to apply
From 2019, application for DSA-Sec can be submitted through the online DSA-Sec Portal. The application is free-of-charge and will be open from 8 May to 4 Jun 2019. For more details, please refer to MOE website – http://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/direct-admissions/dsa-sec
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.
For further enquiries, please email aw_yong_wai_keet@moe.edu.sg