DSA Leadership
DSA Leadership
DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION (DSA) EXERCISE 2023
The school leverages its Learning for Life Programme (LLP) to support its vision to develop students to be ‘Promise Keepers, Hope Builders and Servant Leaders ’.
In tandem with the school’s Character First Programme, PHS seeks to harness the potential in every student to be the best that he/she can be. All students will undergo customised LLP modules which are based on the Servant-Leadership model by Robert Greenleaf. The school provides opportunities for students to be leaders of empathy as they lead in serving the community with a purpose.
SELECTION CRITERIA
LEADERSHIP
Students have assumed leadership role in primary school e.g. Prefect, Class Monitor, CCA Leader
OR
Students have participated actively in a school or community project/work.
CHARACTER
Students should possess a positive attitude and a sense of commitment, as described by their primary school teachers.
DSA EXPECTATION
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.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Parents and students are encouraged to choose schools wisely based on the student’s aptitude and strengths, bearing in mind the schools’ academic and non-academic requirements, and the programmes available to develop the area of talent.
Application for DSA-Sec must be submitted through the online DSA-Sec Portal. The application is free-of-charge and will be open from 4 May 2023, 11am to 31 May 2023, 3pm. For more details, please refer to MOE website – www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec
For information on closing date, please see Timeline.
If you have any queries, please call the General Office at 6454 3722.
SELECTION DETAILS
Shortlisted candidates will be informed by 15 July to attend an interview scheduled between 3 July and 31 August 2023 at Presbyterian High School.
Attendance is compulsory for shortlisted candidates.
All interviews will be done in person.
General Ability Test (GAT) and Higher Ability Selection Test (HAST) will not be included in our selection process.
All applicants will be notified of results of application by email. Please see Timeline
Please note that meeting all the criteria does not guarantee the student will be shortlisted/given an offer.
For more information on DSA-Sec, please refer to the MOE website at https://www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec
Students successfully allocated to their DSA-Sec schools will NOT be allowed to participate in the annual S1 Posting 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.