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.)
23 Jun 08 to 22 Jul 08 Offer Stage

JCs may shortlist and make Confirmed Offers to selected students.

23 Jul 08 to 25 Jul 08 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.

28 Jul 08 to 30 Jul 08 Cooling-Off Stage (28 Jul - 30 Jul)

Students may cancel their Phase 1 acceptances during this stage, if they wish to accept a Phase 2 offer.

Offer Stage (28 Jul - 6 Aug)

JCs may shortlist and make Confirmed Offers to selected students.

28 Jul 08 to 6 Aug 08
12 Aug 08 to 15 Aug 08 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) would be disqualified from DSA-JC and DPA Exercises.

By 3 Oct 08

(Phase 1 & 2: Withdrawal)

Withdrawal Stage

Students who wish to participate in JAE and Joint Polytechnic Special Admission Exercise (JPSAE) must submit withdrawals from DSA-JC Exercise 2008 before 3 Oct 2008 by 5.00pm

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 Junior College
  • Temasek Junior College
  • Victoria Junior College