Direct School Admission (DSA–Sec)
DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION (DSA) TO JWSS
A. INTRODUCTION
Jurong West Secondary School (JWSS) welcomes Primary Six students eligible for Secondary One admission in 2025 with talents in various areas to apply for Direct School Admission to Secondary One in 2024.
B. WHY APPLY FOR DSA TO JWSS
In JWSS, we place a premium on the holistic development of our students. This is anchored in our strong belief that both academic excellence and character development are pillars of a holistic education which make our students Learners, Thinkers, Leaders of Tomorrow.
Our CCAs and Student Leadership groups offer a multitude of exciting opportunities for students to enhance their skills and pursue their passion.
JWSS offers DSA to students who display talent/passion in the following areas: |
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Sports and Games
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Our Sports and Games have been making steady progress with the most recent achievements being the school’s Basketball boys achieving West Zone Top 4 Placing in 2018 and 2023. Volleyball boys achieved West Zone Top 4 Placings since 2015 and has attained National Top 8 Placing for C Boys in 2022 and National Top 4 Placing for C Boys in 2023 . Our Netball Girls have also been performing consistently to attain Top 8 Placings within the West Zone Inter-School Competition. |
Performing Arts
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Our Modern Dance CCA has also been doing well at the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Presentations, winning Certificates of Achievement over the years. |
Leadership and Uniformed Groups
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Our Student Leadership programme offers a wide range of platforms for students to take on leadership roles in the school. JWSS Student Leaders are exposed to numerous highly customised developmental opportunities such as the Leadership Training Camp, Community Youth Leadership Projects, Public Speaking Workshops and CCA Leadership opportunities which enable them to shine as confident, competent, and caring leaders who will make a positive impact in school and the community. |
Leadership and Uniformed Groups
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JWSS is well known in the West for its highly established Uniformed Groups (UGs) – NCC (Land), NPCC, Boys’ Brigade and Red Cross (Youth) which have been achieving numerous awards over the years. Notably, NPCC and NCC (Land) have received the Gold/Distinction awards since 2005 and 2006, respectively. In addition to the annual Gold/Distinction awards, Boys’ Brigade also received the High Distinction award in 2023. The UGs develop our students’ leadership potential in various ways. Leadership development courses impart to students the basics of leading others. They are regularly given opportunities to take on leadership roles, such as organising camps and events, and purposefully designing activities to help their juniors grow as individuals. The UGs also have a strong culture of mentorship, wherein senior members exercise care and concern for their juniors and nurture them to be leaders of character. As UG cadets, students will be developed to be confident leaders and inspire others to make a positive impact to the society and the nation. |
Visual Arts, Design and Media
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JWSS is one of only 2 Secondary Schools in the West offering the Enhanced Art Programme (EAP) to artistically talented students. The EAP is a 2-year Upper Secondary Programme designed to expose students to various art media, creative processes, professions and practices in the arts and creative industries. It provides in-depth development of students in selected art practices enabling them to further their passion in fields of art, design, and multimedia. In addition to the EAP, JWSS also organizes a biennial Art Exhibition hosted in public spaces featuring artworks prepared by our students to showcase their creative talents and development. Upon joining JWSS, students will be expected to become members of the Art Club CCA. |
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.