DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION
INFORMATION ON 2024 DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION (DSA) TO HILLGROVE SECONDARY SCHOOL
(For admission to Secondary One in 2025)
Introduction
The DSA-Secondary 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 achievement and talents in seeking admission to a secondary school.
Hillgrove Secondary School will be participating in the 2024 DSA-Secondary Exercise and has identified the following Talent Areas:
Choir
Concert Band
English Drama
Malay Dance
Modern Dance
Visual Arts
Leadership
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Badminton (Boys)
Floorball (Boys)
Netball (Girls)
Volleyball (Girls)
At Hillgrove, we believe in the potential of students, seek to build their character and desire to help them succeed.
Please refer below for more information on the Selection Criteria and Selection Process for the different Talent Areas.
Application procedure
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 2024 to 3 June 2024. For more details, please refer to the MOE website – www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec
IMPORTANT NOTES TO ALL DSA APPLICANTS AND PARENTS
Parents and students are encouraged to choose schools wisely based on the student’s aptitudes and strengths, bearing in mind the schools’ academic and non-academic requirements, and the programmes available to develop the area of talent.
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 to 4.
For further enquires pertaining to DSA at Hillgrove Secondary School, please contact Mr Edwin Lim (HOD/ Science) at 6560 3726, or through email: lim_see_wai@schools.gov.sg