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 2024 with talents in various areas to apply for Direct School Admission to Secondary One in 2023.
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 Volleyball boys achieving West Zone Top 4 Placings since 2018. 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 been doing well at the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Presentations winning Certificates of Achievement consistently 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, CCA opportunities and Overseas Student Leaders Exchange Programmes 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, BB and RCY which have been achieving numerous Gold Awards over the last 10 years. 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 has 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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The Applied Learning Programme (ALP) in JWSS focusses on equipping students with ICT skills such as coding and app creation, knowledge of design principles in areas such as webpage creation as well as communication skills such as persuasive speaking. Students use these knowledge and skills to create innovative ICT-based solutions for real life issues in the community. JWSS is one of only 2 secondary schools in the west to offer the Enhanced Art Programme (EAP) to artistically talented students. The EAP is a 2-year upper secondary programme that aims to expose students to different art media, creative processes, professions and practices in the arts and creative industries, while providing in-depth development of students in selected art practices which will enable them to further their passion in fields of art, design and multimedia. Students will be expected to take up membership in the Art Club CCA upon joining JWSS. |
C. APPLICATION CRITERIA
Primary Six (P6) students eligible for Secondary One in 2024 may apply for Direct School Admission to Secondary One in JWSS based on their holistic achievements and talents as well as the following criteria:
Talent Areas |
Criteria |
Basketball (Boys) Netball (Girls)
Volleyball (Boys)
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Students applying should satisfy at least two of the following:
#Please note that meeting all the above criteria does not guarantee the student will be shortlisted/given an offer.
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Modern Dance |
Students applying should satisfy at least two of the following:
#Please note that meeting all the above criteria does not guarantee the student will be shortlisted/given an offer. |
Leadership |
Students applying should satisfy at least two of the following:
#Please note that meeting all the above criteria does not guarantee the student will be shortlisted/given an offer. |
National Cadet Corps (NCC) Land (Boys only) National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) The Boys’ Brigade (Boys only) Red Cross (Youth) |
Students applying should satisfy at least two of the following:
#Please note that meeting all the above criteria does not guarantee the student will be shortlisted/given an offer. |
Visual Arts, Design and Media
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Students applying should satisfy at least two of the following:
* Applicants do not need to submit actual portfolios with their applications. Applicants may choose to bring their actual portfolios when he/she sit attend the interview.
** Students admitted through DSA for the Visual Arts,
Design and Media [Visual Arts] should have the intention of
pursuing Art as a GCE O-level subject at the Upper
Secondary level. They would also be expected to take up
membership in Art Club CCA.
#Please note that meeting all the above criteria does not guarantee the student will be shortlisted/given an offer. |
The timeline for the MOE DSA-Sec Exercise is as follows:
Application Stage |
Submission of online application |
4 May – 31 May 2023 |
Stage 1 |
Selection Stage |
26 Jun – 11 Sep 2023 |
Stage 2 |
Exercise School Preference Stage |
23 Oct – 27 Oct 2023 |
Stage 3 |
Results Release Stage |
Late Nov |
D. APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Centralised DSA-Sec Application Process:
Application for DSA-Sec can be submitted through the online DSA-Sec Portal. The application is free-of-charge and will be open from 4 May 2023 to 31 May 2023. For more details, please refer to MOE website – www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec.
E. SELECTION PROCESS BY SCHOOL
All shortlisted students will be informed latest by 7 Jul 2023 to attend an interview, audition, sports trial or visual art aptitude test depending on the DSA area.
Students who are shortlisted to attend the interview and trials are to
report to the school’s General Office where the teacher overseeing the DSA
Exercise will meet them to give further instructions.
The details of the selection processes for each of the talent domain are as follows:
Talent Areas |
Selection Process |
Date & Time |
Basketball (Boys) |
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12 Jul 23 (Wed) from 3.30pm |
Netball (Girls) |
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12 Jul 23 (Wed) from 3.30pm |
Volleyball (Boys) |
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12 Jul 23 (Wed) from 3.30pm |
Visual Art |
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14 Jul 23 (Fri) from 3.30pm |
Leadership, NCC (Land), NPCC, BB, RCY |
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19 Jul 23 (Wed) from 3.30pm |
Modern Dance |
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21 Jul 23 (Fri) from 3.30pm |
F. RELEASE OF OUTCOME OF DSA-SEC EXERCISE
All applicants would be informed of their selection outcome by 11 Sep 2023 [i.e. Confirmed Offer (CO), Wait List (WL) or Unsuccessful].
Applicants given CO are guaranteed admission only if they:
DSA-Sec allocation results will be released through Primary Schools
together with PSLE results.
Please note that students successfully allocated to their DSA-Sec schools
will NOT be allowed to participate in the annual S1
Posting Exercise to opt for secondary schools, and are expected to honour
the commitment to the allocated DSA-Sec school for the entire duration of
the programme. They will also NOT be allowed to
transfer to another school after the release of the PSLE results.
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.
G. ENQUIRIES
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.
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.
If you would like to have further details or require any clarification, you may contact any one of the following staff:
Mr Lee Kah Onn Head of Department, Physical Education and CCA |
lee_kah_onn@moe.edu.sg |
Telephone: 6262 3593 |
Mr Syaifudean Selamat Coordinator, Physical Education and CCA |
syaifudean_selamat@moe.edu.sg |
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Ms Angela Sim Administrative Manager |
jwss@moe.edu.sg |
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Mrs Yeoh-Tan Jiing Shyuan Vice Principal |
We would like to wish you all the best in your DSA Application.