Student Admissions
Admissions Exercises
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Primary One Registratrion
Under the Compulsory Education Act, Singapore citizens born after 1 January 1996 and residing in Singapore are required to attend national primary schools regularly. Thus, a child born between 2 January 2001 and 1 January 2002 has to be registered at the 2007 Primary One Registration Exercise for admission to Primary One in January 2008.
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Secondary One Posting Exercise
The Secondary One Posting Exercise is an annual posting exercise conducted by the Ministry of Education to post Primary 6 pupils, who have passed their Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) to a secondary school based on their PSLE results and their school choices.
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Direct Schools Admission - Secondary Schools
The Direct School Admission (DSA) Exercise aims to promote holistic education by giving participating schools greater flexibility in selecting students while holding to the key principles of transparency and meritocracy. For students, the DSA provides them the opportunity to demostrate a more diverse range of achievements and talents in seeking admission to secondary schools.
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Direct Schools Admission - Junior Colleges
The Direct School Admission Exercise (DSA) aims to promote holistic education by giving participating schools greater flexibility in selecting students while holding to the key principles of transparency and meritocracy. For students, the DSA provides them the opportunity to demonstrate a more diverse range of student achievements and talents in seeking admission at the pre-university level.
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Joint Admissions Exercise
This is an annual exercise conducted by Ministry of Education to allow holders of Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Level certificate to apply for admission to courses offered by the Junior Colleges, the Millennia Institute, Polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education.
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Direct Polytechnic Admission Exercise
The Direct Polytechnic Admission (DPA) Exercise will give the polytechnics greater flexibility to select students on criteria other than examination results, thus allowing a wider range of talents to be recognised. The DPA Exercise also allows students who are interested in, and who have the aptitude for applied learning, to confirm places in polytechnic courses prior to taking their GCE O-Level examinations.