Phases of the Direct School Admission Exercise for JC1 and Equivalent level
| Period | Phase 1 Process (All JCs) | Phase 2 Process (All JCs except the six stated in the note below.) |
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| 29 Jun to 28 Jul 2009 |
Offer Stage
JCs may shortlist and make Confirmed Offers to selected students. |
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| 29 to 31 Jul 2009 |
Acceptance Stage
A student may accept only one of his Confirmed Offers by submitting his acceptance form to the same institution. He is guaranteed a place in the institution if he accepts the offer during this stage, as long as he is able to meet the eligibility criteria for JC admission. |
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| 3 to 5 Aug 2009 |
Cooling-Off Stage (3 Aug to 5 Aug 2009)
Students may cancel their Phase 1 acceptances during this stage, if they wish to accept a Phase 2 offer. |
Offer Stage (3 to 13 Aug 2009)
JCs may shortlist and make Confirmed Offers to selected students. |
| 3 to 13 Aug 2009 | ||
| 18 to 21 Aug 2009 |
Acceptance Stage
A student may accept only one of his Confirmed Offers by submitting his acceptance form to the same institution. He is guaranteed a place in the institution if he accepts the offer during this stage, as long as he is able to meet the eligibility criteria for JC admission Note: A student who accepts a JC offer cannot concurrently accept an offer from a polytechnic via the Direct Polytechnic Admission (DPA) Exercise. A student who was found to have accepted more than one Confirmed Offers (JC and/or polytechnic) will be disqualified from DSA-JC and DPA Exercises. |
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| By 9 Oct 2009
(Phase 1 & 2: Withdrawal) |
Withdrawal Stage
Students who wish to participate in JAE and Joint Polytechnic Special Admission Exercise (JPSAE) must submit withdrawals from 2009 DSA-JC Exercise before 9 Oct 2009 by 5.00pm. |
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Note: The following 6 Institutions have opted to participate only in Phase 1 of the DSA-JC Exercise:
- Anglo Chinese School (Independent)
- Hwa Chong Institution
- National Junior College
- Raffles Institution (Junior College)
- Temasek Junior College
- Victoria Junior College

