Application for Direct School Admission Secondary DSA Sec (2026)

Introduced in 2004, DSA-Sec is a pathway for students to gain admission to secondary schools based on their interests, aptitude, and potential, beyond their performance at Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). For the 2026 DSA-Sec exercise to gain admission to Secondary 1 in TK in 2027, TK offers five talent areas under two domain areas.

Parents and students are encouraged to choose schools wisely based on the following:

• aptitudes and strengths, bearing in mind the schools’ academic and non-academic requirements, and

• programmes available to develop the area(s) of talent.

DSA-Sec Selection Criteria and Process

Students who do not have prior experience in the DSA talent area(s) may also apply. All applicants will be assessed based on the selection criteria, which may include assessing the potential of your child, as detailed in the table below.

Meeting all the criteria does not guarantee that the student will be shortlisted or given an offer.

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.

Table: DSA-Sec Selection Criteria and Process

Overview of DSA-Sec 2025 Schedule & Key Dates

Application Stage: 6 May 2026 - 2 June 2026

Application for DSA-Sec can be submitted through the online DSA-Sec Portal. The application is free-of-charge and will be open from 6 May 2026, 11.00am to 2 June 2026, 4.30pm.

For more details, please refer to MOE website – www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec

Selection Stage: 29 June 2026 - 28 August 2026

Only shortlisted applicants will be notified via email from TKSS on the details of the relevant assessment, sports trial and/ or interview.

You will receive notification from TKSS by 31 July 2026, if your child has been shortlisted to undergo Direct School Admission (DSA) selection. All applicants will receive their application outcomes between 17 and 28 Aug 2026

School Preference Submission: 19 - 23 October 2026

Students who receive at least one DSA-Sec offer (including from SOTA) will receive an email and SMS notification via Postman.gov.sg on the School Preference Submission between 19 October, 9am – 23 October 2026, 4.30pm.

DSA-Sec offers that are not taken up will be considered as lapsed at the end of the School Preference Submission period.

Results Release: Late November 2026

Students studying in MOE mainstream schools will receive their DSA-Sec results together with their PSLE results through their primary school.

Students who are not studying in MOE mainstream schools will receive their DSA-Sec results from PPSB via email.

MOE DSA-Sec useful links and resources

For more information on DSA for admission to Secondary Schools, access the following 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) * Will only go live on 6 May 2026, 11am:

• DSA-Sec iFAQs: https://go.gov.sg/dsa-secfaqs

• DSA-Sec School Finder: https://go.gov.sg/dsa-secschfinder