Direct School Admission Application 2025

Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Direct School Admission Application 2025

Information on 2025 Direct School Admission to Chua Chu Kang Secondary School

(For admission to Secondary One in 2026)

Introduction

The DSA-Sec Exercise was introduced by the Ministry of Education in 2004. It seeks to promote holistic education and provide students an opportunity to demonstrate a more diverse range of achievements and talents in seeking admission to a secondary school.

When choosing a secondary school, parents and students are encouraged to choose schools wisely based on the students’ aptitudes and strengths, bearing in mind the schools’ academic and non-academic requirements, and the programmes available to develop the area of talent.

We would like to invite students with an interest or aptitude in the talent areas stated below seeking admission to our school, to apply through this exercise.

DSA Talent Areas	Category	School Programmes and Opportunities
Hockey	Sports and Games (Girls & Boys)	Opportunities to represent school in National School Games (NSG) or other external competitions
Modern Dance	Performing Arts (Girls & Boys)	Opportunities to represent school for Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) or other external competitions/performances
Community Youth Leadership	Leadership and Uniformed Groups (Girls & Boys)	Successful applicants will be part of the Class Committee in their class (Class Leader or Peer Support Leader). They will undergo training and join the Student Council as Junior Councillor in Sec 2 and will be developed to take on other leadership roles such as Student Councillor or CCA Leader by Secondary 3 All successful DSA applicants are given the opportunities to initiate and champion at least one i) service-learning project that impacts the community OR ii)project that impacts the school by the end of the secondary school course
Science for Sustainable Development	Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (Girls & Boys)	Engage students in a Design Thinking programme and problem-solving projects focused on Sustainability Take part in Learning Journeys to gain real-world context Explore opportunities to join Sustainability-related competitions

The selection criteria and process for the talent areas will be updated from early-May.

For more information on DSA-Sec, please refer to the MOE website at https://www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec

Eligibility Criteria

Selection for admission to the school via DSA-Secondary is based on the following:

a. Hockey
- CCA Involvement – Participation, Representation & Achievements
- Physical Fitness - Latest NAPFA Test Results
b. Modern Dance
- CCA Involvement – Participation, Representation & Achievement, or relevant experience or qualification in Dance
c. Community Youth Leadership
- Students must have assumed leadership role in the primary school in either CCA, Class or Committees
- Active participation in a school or community project
d. Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths – Science for Sustainable Development
- Passion in Sustainable Development
- Participation, Representation & Achievements in Sustainability Projects/Programmes/Competitions
Applicants should also possess the positive character traits and good conduct in school.
Meeting all the criteria does not guarantee the student will be shortlisted/given an offer.

Application and Selection Procedures

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, 11am – 3 June 2025, 3pm. For more details, please refer to MOE website – https://www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec.

Shortlisted applicants will be notified and scheduled to attend interviews and skills assessment. Shortlisted applicants should attend the interviews and skills assessment only if they are feeling well.

All applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application between 25 August and 4 September 2025. The school’s decision on the offer is final.