Direct School Admission (DSA-Sec): Apply

You have from 11am on Thursday, 4 May 2023 to 3pm on Wednesday, 31 May 2023 to submit your child's application. Follow these steps:

1. Use this application template to help you prepare the relevant information together with your child, before starting the online application.
2. Log in to the DSA-Sec Portal with your Singpass Two-Factor Authentication (Singpass 2FA). Find out how to register for a Singpass and 2FA if you don't have one.
3. Indicate up to 3 choices and 3 talent areas. You may indicate up to 2 talent areas for the same school. If you want to apply for 2 talent areas at the same school, you must indicate both as separate choices.
4. Your child's primary school information will automatically be shared with the applied DSA-Sec school(s) except for School of the Arts and Singapore Sports School as both schools handle direct admission. This information includes your child's P5 and P6 academic results, and other information from P4 to P6, i.e. CCA, Values in Action involvement, School-based achievements/ awards such as Edusave awards, National School Games, Junior Sports Academy participation and National Physical Fitness Award results (only for sports talent) to the school(s) that you applied to. You do not need to key in this information.
5. You may provide information on non-school based activities and achievements, which are related to your child's chosen talent areas. This section is non-compulsory, with a limit of 10 entries and no supporting documents are needed.
6. Enter your contact details correctly. This allows the schools to contact you if your child is shortlisted for the selection process.
7. You can update, withdraw and re-submit your application during the application period.

Refer to this guide for detailed instructions.

If you are unable to apply online

Approach your child's primary school for assistance.

If both parents are unable to submit the form to your child's primary school personally, you must nominate another adult to do so using this proxy form. The person you nominated will have to bring the following to your child's primary school:

• Completed proxy form.
• Completed application form with parent's signature.
• Photocopy of your child's birth certificate.
• Photocopy of both parents' NRIC (both sides), entry or re-entry permit, employment pass (both sides) or work permit (both sides).
• Their original NRIC.

You have from 11am on Thursday, 4 May 2023 to 3pm on Wednesday, 31 May 2023 to submit your child's application. There are 2 parts for your application:

1. Getting a registration number.
2. Accessing the DSA-Sec Portal with the given registration number.

Part 1: Getting a registration number (RG number)

Submit the required documents accordingly and the RG number will be sent to your primary email address.

If your child is a/an:

Part 2: Accessing the DSA-Sec Portal

Follow these steps:

1. Set up your password with the link provided in the email sent to your primary email address.
2. Use this application template to help you prepare the relevant information together with your child, before starting the online application.
3. Log in to the DSA-Sec Portal with your RG number and password.
4. Indicate up to 3 choices and 3 talent areas. You may indicate up to 2 talent areas for the same school. If you want to apply for 2 talent areas at the same school, you must indicate both as separate choices.
5. Fill in your child's academic results and up to 10 activities and achievements which are related to your child's chosen talent areas.
6. Enter your contact details correctly. This allows the schools to contact you if your child is shortlisted for the selection process.
7. You can update, withdraw and re-submit your application during the application period.

Refer to the guide for detailed instructions.