Direct School Admission (DSA)
Direct School Admission-Secondary (DSA-Sec) 2025
Introduced in 2004, DSA-Sec is a pathway for students to gain admission to secondary schools based on their interests, aptitude, and potential, beyond their performance at Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). For the 2025 DSA-Sec exercise to gain admission to Secondary 1 in TK in 2026, TK offers five talent areas under two domain areas.
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DSA Domain Area |
Talent Area |
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Language & Humanities |
Malay Language |
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Sports & Games |
Netball (Girls) Football (Boys) Floorball (Girls) Basketball (Boys) |
Parents and students are encouraged to choose schools wisely based on the following:
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aptitudes and strengths, bearing in mind the schools’ academic and non-academic requirements, and
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programmes available to develop the area(s) of talent.
DSA-Sec Selection Criteria and Process
Students who do not have prior experience in the DSA talent area(s) may also apply. All applicants will be assessed based on the selection criteria, which may include assessing the potential of your child, as detailed in the table below.
Meeting all the criteria does not guarantee that the student will be shortlisted or given an offer.
Students who are successfully admitted to the school via DSA are expected to honour their commitment to the school and participate in the activities related to the talent they are selected for from year 1-4.
Table: DSA-Sec Selection Criteria and Process
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DSA Domain Area |
Talent Area |
Criteria |
Selection Process |
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Language & Humanities Contact Person: Mdm Sri Nabilah, Malay Language Teacher @ 6344 3471 (ext 293) |
Malay Language |
Deep passion for the Malay Language and culture, and strong communication skills. Consistently excellent academic results in Malay Language or Higher Malay Language. Participation and achievements at Malay Language competitions at Zonal or National level. |
All shortlisted applicants must 1) sit for an individual written test. 2) attend an interview. |
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Sports & Games
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Netball (Girls)
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Passion and sporting background in the relevant game. Strong team leader and/or player. Achievements in National School Games or equivalent. |
All shortlisted applicants must attend 1) a sports trial covering
2) an individual / group interview, where relevant |
Overview of DSA-Sec 2025 Schedule
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APPLICATION STAGE 7 May 2025 - 3 June 2025 |
Application for DSA-Sec can be submitted through the online DSA-Sec Portal. The application is free-of-charge and will be open from 7 May 2025, 11.00am to 3 June 2025, 3.00pm For more details, please refer to MOE website - www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec |
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SELECTION STAGE 30 June - 4 September 2025 Selection Stage |
Only shortlisted applicants will be notified via email and phone call from TK by 30 June on the details of the relevant assessment, sports trial and/or interview.
Notification of outcome to be sent to all applicants by 4 September 2025. |
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SCHOOL PREFERENCE SUBMISSION 27 - 31 October 2025 |
Students who receive at least one DSA-Sec offer (including from SOTA) will receive an email and SMS notification via Postman.gov.sg on the School Preference Submission between 27 – 31 October 2025.
DSA-Sec offers that are not taken up will be considered as lapsed at the end of the School Preference Submission period. |
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RESULTS RELEASE Late November 2025 |
Students studying in MOE mainstream schools will receive their DSA-Sec results together with their PSLE results through their primary school.
Students who are not studying in MOE mainstream schools will receive their DSA-Sec results from PPSB via email. |
For more information on DSA for admission to Secondary Schools, access the following MOE weblinks:
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DSA-Sec Main Webpage
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Instructions on Application (Mainstream students)
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Instructions on Application (Non Mainstream Students)
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Direct to DSA-Sec Portal (Mainstream Students) *Will only go live on 7 May 2025, 11.00am
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Direct to DSA-Sec Portal (Non Mainstream Students) *Will only go live on 7 May 2025, 11.00am |
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DSA-Sec iFAQs
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DSA-Sec School Finder
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