Direct School Admission (DSA)
Direct School Admission 2023 - Secondary (DSA-Sec) Exercise
Direct School Admission (DSA)
Sports – Basketball, Football & Judo
Background
The DSA-Sec Exercise was first introduced in 2004 as part of MOE’s move towards a more flexible and broad-based education system. Under the DSA-Sec Exercise, participating secondary schools will be able to select a percentage of their students for admission outside of the centralised posting system, via their own selection criteria. These criteria can include diverse academic and non-academic achievements and talents.
Assumption English School (AES) will admit our 5th batch of DSA students in 2023 for students with sporting talents in Basketball, Football and Judo.
School Vision
Men and Women of Character and Learning, in the Service of God and Community.
[Judo (for Boys and Girls)](https://www.assumptionenglish.moe.edu.sg/student-development/ccas/sports-and-games/judo/)
AES has put in place a good training and developmental programme to develop the physical skills as well as character of our Judokas (Boys & Girls). Over the past years, we have nurtured and developed many outstanding Judokas who have represented our Singapore Schools Team as well as Team Singapore at the youth and national levels.
Our ‘B’ Boys’ and ‘B’ Girls’ Dvisions have emerged Top 3 positions in the National School Games Judo Championships in 2022 and 2023. Our Judokas have also performed consistently well in other affiliated competitions organised by the Singapore Judo Federation.
[Basketball (for Boys and Girls)](https://www.assumptionenglish.moe.edu.sg/student-development/ccas/sports-and-games/basketball/)
The AES Basketball (Boys & Girls) team has consistently performed well at the Zonal and National School Games competitions. Our Basketballers are committed and disciplined in their sport while the school provides a conducive training environment for them to hone and develop their skills and achieve excellence in character building.
Our ‘B’ Boys’ Basketball team finished 2nd position at the West Zone Schools Sports Council (WZSSC) Basketball Championships 2022 held at the Jurong East Sports Centre on 29 April 2022 (Fri).
[Football (for Boys only)](https://www.assumptionenglish.moe.edu.sg/student-development/ccas/sports-and-games/football-boys/)
AES is endorsed as a School Football Academy (SFA) which is part of the Unleash The Roar! (UTR!) national project which aims to unite Singaporeans through football and create more opportunities for young Singaporeans to develop their talents.
As a School Football Academy, AES works closely with the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) and Sport Singapore (SportSG) to provide a conducive daily training environment to develop our footballers holistically while balancing their academic pursuits with football development. The SFA aims to provide a training environment with high quality coaching, led by our Spanish Head Coach, Mr Angel, assistant coaches, Mr Joseph Ng and Mr Fazrul Nawaz, complemented through the Sports Science and Technology approach with an emphasis on character development.
Our collaboration with the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) also provides our footballers the opportunity to be exposed to specialised training such as Goalkeeper Strength and Fitness as well as Sports Science training. The school also partners with FAS by providing AES field as its training ground for the National Under15 Football team. The school will continue its partnership with FAS in future football development projects.
AES Football boys’ teams compete actively at the Zonal and National School Games (NSG) competitions. The B Division Boys team finished as one of the Top 4 teams in the West Zone NSG competition in 2015 and 3rd in NSG B Boys League 5 Football Championships 2019. With a dedicated team of 5 teacher facilitators overseeing the weekly training sessions, the team adopts a developmental approach towards football development in our players.
Through our Football programme, we aim to develop our players to have:
- Good sportsmanship - AssumptionKnights who honour the rules of the game and take pride in fair play.
- Strong football skills and techniques.
- Teamwork.
- Sense of focus, commitment and respect for the sport.
Programme
AES has a comprehensive developmental programme to develop and nurture our aspiring sports boys and girls into outstanding players anchored on values. While our programme focuses on developing the essential physical skills and knowledge in the various sports, it is designed to provide our students with a broad based of experiences that go beyond just playing the sports. These include
- Umpiring matches
- Organising inter-school tournaments for primary schools
- Coaching junior players
- Mental skills training programme for students and teachers
- Overseas training programme
- Student leadership training programme
We have a team of passionate, committed and experienced teachers and coaches who oversee the physical, social and emotional well-being as well as the academic progress of our players.
AES DSA Selection Criteria
1. CCA Achievements
Applicants should preferably have represented their primary schools at the National School Games (NSG) competitions. Applicants who have represented their sport clubs/academy at external competitions are encouraged to apply.
2. Interest and Passion
Students who demonstrate an interest or passion in pursing the chosen sport may apply. All shortlisted applicants will have to submit a short write-up (no more than 200 words) about their interest and passion of the chosen sport.
3. Skills Assessment (Trial)
Only shortlisted applicants will be notified of the date of skills assessment (trial) which will include evaluation on specific game skills related to Basketball, Football or Judo, tactical game awareness and teamwork followed by dialogue with school leaders.
4. Dialogue with school leaders
The intent of the dialogue with school leaders for the shortlisted applicants is to allow the applicant to share more about their interest and passion on their chosen sport and for our school leaders to get to know more about the applicants.
All applications received will be acknowledged via email.
Parents and students are encouraged to choose schools wisely based on your child’s aptitude and strengths, bearing in mind the schools’ academic and non-academic requirements, and the programmes available to develop the area of talent.
Key stages of DSA application 2023
Important Dates | DSA Process |
4 May 2023 (Friday) | Start of DSA application |
31 May 2023 (Wednesday) | Closing date of DSA application All application forms to be submitted online via the DSA-Sec portal |
13 May 2023, Saturday | DSA Open House cum dialogue with Principal
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18 Jul 2023, Tuesday | 1st batch of shortlisted applicants will be notified for DSA Selection Trial DSA Selection Trial 1 cum Interview 1 (Basketball / Judo) |
20 Jul 2023, Thursday | 2nd batch of shortlisted applicants will be notified for DSA Selection Trial DSA Selection Trial 2 cum Interview 2 (Football / Basketball) |
By 11 Sep 2023, Monday | Notification of DSA-Sec admission results by schools. |
23 - 27 Oct 2023 | Exercise School Preference Stage |
Useful MOE weblinks
DSA-Sec Main Webpage https://www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec
Instructions on Application (Mainstream students) https://go.gov.sg/dsa-sec-application
Instructions on Application (Non Mainstream Students) https://go.gov.sg/nmsdsa-sec-application
Direct to DSA-Sec Portal (Mainstream Students) https://go.gov.sg/apply-dsa-sec
Direct to DSA-Sec Portal (Non Mainstream Students) https://go.gov.sg/apply-dsa-sec-nms
DSA-Sec iFAQs https://go.gov.sg/dsa-secfaqs
DSA-Sec School Finder https://go.gov.sg/dsa-secschfinder
AES DSA 5-A-Side Basketball Challenge Cup 2019
AES DSA 8-A-Side Football Challenge Cup 2019
For more information about the DSA programme, you can read more HERE.
5. For more information and should you have any queries about the school DSA programme, please contact Mrs Chong Chay Hoon (Covering HOD PE & CCA) at Tel: 6572 9113 or 6572 9100. Alternatively, you can email your queries to: