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03 MAY 2023

Admission to Secondary 1 / Year 1 in CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School (AY 2024)

A. Overview

CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School (SNGS) will be accepting students into Secondary 1 of our Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate Programme and Year 1 of the Joint Integrated Programme (JIP) commencing in Academic Year (AY) 2024 via the 2023 Direct School Admission-Secondary (DSA-Sec) Exercise.

The JIP by CHIJ SNGS is in partnership with Eunoia Junior College. Students will spend their first 4 years in CHIJ SNGS before progressing to Eunoia Junior College to complete the JIP by sitting for the GCE A-Levels Examination.

B. Applicants Not Studying in MOE Mainstream Primary Schools

Applicants who are not studying in MOE mainstream primary schools should apply online for a Registration Number via MOE DSA website in order to access the DSA portal. For more information, please refer to the MOE website: https://go.gov.sg/nmsdsa-sec-application.
All applicants should fulfil the age requirement for Secondary 1 admission in 2024: (a) Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents must be born between 2 Jan 2007 and 1 Jan 2012; (b) International Students (non-SC/PR) must be born between 2 Jan 2009 and 1 Jan 2012.
International students must take part and fulfil the requirements of the Admissions Exercise for International Students (AEIS) before they can be considered for admission to secondary school via DSA-Sec. For further information, please refer to the AEIS website: https://www.moe.gov.sg/international-students/aeis.

C. Overview of DSA-Sec Talent Areas

Selection will consider candidates’ overall readiness to benefit from the JIP or Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate Programme. Candidates are encouraged to indicate their preferred track, where applicable.

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 candidate’s area of talent.

For further details about the respective selection criteria and key dates, please click here.

DSA Talent Areas for Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate Programme and 6-year JIP

Talent Area	Information
Sports and Games	We are looking for highly motivated and disciplined students. They should demonstrate a high level of aptitude in their respective sport. Students should be sporting role models who demonstrate passion, grit, resilience, and discipline to challenge themselves and strive for excellence. Our Sports and Games CCAs have a strong team of teachers and coaches who are dedicated in ensuring the best training experience for our students. Students can look forward to participating in competitions for sporting excellence and leadership development opportunities. We promote a strong culture of camaraderie and team spirit in developing our students to be sportswomen of strong moral character. Sports and Games Talent Areas: Artistic Gymnastics Badminton Hockey Netball Rhythmic Gymnastics Table Tennis Track and Field
Leadership	We are looking for students who possess and demonstrate the qualities of ‘Leaders with Heart’ and are passionate and committed to the service of others and the community. Our Leadership programme aims to develop future ready leaders who are able to influence positive change in an increasingly complex world. Priority is given to DSA-Leadership students to hone their skills through leadership workshops, dialogues with industry leaders and Design Thinking projects. Students will also have the opportunity to grow their cross-cultural and critical thinking skills and become confident communicators through organising a variety of school-wide events and camps.

Talent Area

Information

Sports and Games

We are looking for highly motivated and disciplined students. They should demonstrate a high level of aptitude in their respective sport. Students should be sporting role models who demonstrate passion, grit, resilience, and discipline to challenge themselves and strive for excellence.

Our Sports and Games CCAs have a strong team of teachers and coaches who are dedicated in ensuring the best training experience for our students. Students can look forward to participating in competitions for sporting excellence and leadership development opportunities. We promote a strong culture of camaraderie and team spirit in developing our students to be sportswomen of strong moral character.

Sports and Games Talent Areas:

Artistic Gymnastics
Badminton
Hockey
Netball
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Table Tennis
Track and Field

Leadership

We are looking for students who possess and demonstrate the qualities of ‘Leaders with Heart’ and are passionate and committed to the service of others and the community.

Our Leadership programme aims to develop future ready leaders who are able to influence positive change in an increasingly complex world. Priority is given to DSA-Leadership students to hone their skills through leadership workshops, dialogues with industry leaders and Design Thinking projects. Students will also have the opportunity to grow their cross-cultural and critical thinking skills and become confident communicators through organising a variety of school-wide events and camps.

DSA Talent Areas for 6-year JIP only

Talent Area	Information
Bilingualism 中英双语	Information in English (英文解说) We are looking for linguistically talented students who are passionate to hone both English and Chinese language abilities and deepen their appreciation of the Western and Chinese cultures. Students should demonstrate critical thinking and oratorical competency in both languages. As a SAP school, we provide an immersive experience to nurture the DSA-Bilingualism students to become Singapore’s bilingual and bicultural talents. To continue to deepen their interests and abilities in Bilingualism, students have opportunities such as immersion trips to China and the USA, Global Classroom programmes with our sister US school as well as SAP activities such as the DJ programme, author-in-residence programme and bilingual debates, just to name a few. Students experience both breadth and depth in their language and cultural learning to deepen every student’s strengths and passions. 中文解说 (Explanation in Mandarin) 双语项目申请者应具备特出的中英双语能力，并热衷于了解中华文化和西方文化。学生也应在遴选过程中展现优秀的思辨和口语能力。作为特选学校，我校致力于创造优质的双语学习环境，培养双语项目学生成为我国的双语双文化人才。我们通过丰富多元的课程与活动提升每一名学生的双语能力以及文化鉴赏能力、创造能力。例如，学生们有机会参加中国和美国浸濡计划，与美国姐妹学校联办的国际教室项目，电台主播培训课程，驻校作家计划和双语辩论等。
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)	We are looking for students who are passionate and have a strong desire to deepen their interest and broaden their exposure in STEM-related disciplines. Students should be curious and observant about the world around them. They should be critical and analytical individuals who demonstrate the aptitude in integrating and connecting knowledge from the different STEM related disciplines to create multi-disciplinary solutions to real-world problems. Through a rigorous curriculum with greater emphasis on problem-based learning, we aim to nurture critical thinkers, problem-solvers and innovators. We will provide opportunities for students to hone their skills and stretch their abilities and potential. We facilitate students’ pursuit for excellence by enabling students to take ownership in working out solutions and providing opportunities for them to interact and collaborate with other budding STEM talents.

Talent Area

Information

Bilingualism
中英双语

Information in English
(英文解说)

We are looking for linguistically talented students who are passionate to hone both English and Chinese language abilities and deepen their appreciation of the Western and Chinese cultures. Students should demonstrate critical thinking and oratorical competency in both languages.

As a SAP school, we provide an immersive experience to nurture the DSA-Bilingualism students to become Singapore’s bilingual and bicultural talents. To continue to deepen their interests and abilities in Bilingualism, students have opportunities such as immersion trips to China and the USA, Global Classroom programmes with our sister US school as well as SAP activities such as the DJ programme, author-in-residence programme and bilingual debates, just to name a few. Students experience both breadth and depth in their language and cultural learning to deepen every student’s strengths and passions.

中文解说
(Explanation in Mandarin)

双语项目申请者应具备特出的中英双语能力，并热衷于了解中华文化和西方文化。学生也应在遴选过程中展现优秀的思辨和口语能力。

作为特选学校，我校致力于创造优质的双语学习环境，培养双语项目学生成为我国的双语双文化人才。我们通过丰富多元的课程与活动提升每一名学生的双语能力以及文化鉴赏能力、创造能力。例如，学生们有机会参加中国和美国浸濡计划，与美国姐妹学校联办的国际教室项目，电台主播培训课程，驻校作家计划和双语辩论等。

STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

We are looking for students who are passionate and have a strong desire to deepen their interest and broaden their exposure in STEM-related disciplines. Students should be curious and observant about the world around them. They should be critical and analytical individuals who demonstrate the aptitude in integrating and connecting knowledge from the different STEM related disciplines to create multi-disciplinary solutions to real-world problems.

Through a rigorous curriculum with greater emphasis on problem-based learning, we aim to nurture critical thinkers, problem-solvers and innovators. We will provide opportunities for students to hone their skills and stretch their abilities and potential. We facilitate students’ pursuit for excellence by enabling students to take ownership in working out solutions and providing opportunities for them to interact and collaborate with other budding STEM talents.

D. Commitment from Successful DSA Applicants

Students who are successfully admitted to the school via DSA are expected to honour their commitment to the school (i.e. CHIJ SNGS) and programme, which is 4 years for the Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate Programme and 6 years for the JIP (4 years in CHIJ SNGS and 2 years in EJC). They are expected to participate in the activities related to the talent area they are selected for from Year 1 to 4.
Successful applicants will NOT be allowed to participate in the Secondary 1 Posting Exercise to opt for secondary schools and will NOT be allowed to seek transfer to another school after the release of the PSLE results. They will be assured of a place in CHIJ SNGS so long as they are eligible for the Express course option based on their PSLE results.

E. Enquiries about SNGS DSA-Secondary Exercise

For further enquiries pertaining to the DSA admissions process, please contact CHIJ SNGS at 63541839 (telephone) or email chijsng.DSA@gmail.com

The information on this page is correct as of 13 Apr 2023.