Free tool · Direct School Admission
Which DSA doors could your child try?
Direct School Admission lets a P6 child apply on a talent instead of a PSLE score. Applying is free, and a family may enter three schools with two talent areas each.
What is your child strong at?
143 schools run a DSA-Sec exercise. Pick a strength above to narrow them.
| School | Cut-off | If offered | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Only through DSA no cut-off exists to miss, so not applying is the only way to be missed | |||
| NUS High School of Mathematics and ScienceClementi | none | any posting score | |
| School of Science and Technology, SingaporeClementi | none | any posting score | |
| School of the Arts, SingaporeCentral | none | any posting score | |
| Also reachable through PSLE posting DSA is a second door here, so the posting route still matters | |||
| Hwa Chong InstitutionBukit Timah | 6IP | needs 22 | |
| Nanyang Girls' High SchoolBukit Timah | 6IP | needs 22 | |
| Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)Bukit Timah | 6IP | needs 22 | |
| Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)Toa Payoh | 6IP | needs 22 | |
| Raffles InstitutionBishan | 6IP | needs 22 | |
| Catholic High SchoolBishan | 7IP | needs 22 | |
| CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' SchoolAng Mo Kio | 7IP | needs 22 | |
| Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)Queenstown | 7IP | needs 22 | |
| Singapore Chinese Girls' SchoolNovena | 7IP | needs 22 | |
| St. Joseph's InstitutionNovena | 7IP | needs 22 | |
| Dunman High SchoolKallang | 8IP | needs 22 | |
| National Junior CollegeBukit Timah | 8IP | needs 22 | |
| Temasek Junior CollegeTampines | 8IP | needs 22 | |
| Victoria SchoolBedok | 8IP | needs 22 | |
| River Valley High SchoolJurong West | 9IP | needs 22 | |
| Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)Novena | 9PG3 | any posting score | |
| Cedar Girls' Secondary SchoolToa Payoh | 9IP | needs 22 | |
| St. Andrew's Secondary SchoolToa Payoh | 9PG3 | any posting score | |
| Chung Cheng High School (Main)Marine Parade | 10PG3 | needs 22 | |
| Nan Hua High SchoolClementi | 10PG3 | needs 22 | |
| CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)Toa Payoh | 10PG3 | any posting score | |
| Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)Hougang | 10PG3 | any posting score | |
| Nan Chiau High SchoolSeng Kang | 11PG3 | needs 22 | |
| Anderson Secondary SchoolAng Mo Kio | 11PG3 | any posting score | |
| Bukit Panjang Government High SchoolChoa Chu Kang | 11PG3 | any posting score | |
| Chung Cheng High School (Yishun)Yishun | 11PG3 | any posting score | |
| Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary)Queenstown | 11PG3 | any posting score | |
| St. Margaret's Secondary SchoolBukit Timah | 11PG3 | any posting score | |
| St. Patrick's SchoolBedok | 11PG3 | any posting score | |
| Swiss Cottage Secondary SchoolBukit Batok | 11PG3 | any posting score | |
| Temasek Secondary SchoolBedok | 11PG3 | any posting score | |
| Anglican High SchoolBedok | 12PG3 | needs 22 | |
| Maris Stella High SchoolToa Payoh | 12PG3 | needs 22 | |
| Ngee Ann Secondary SchoolTampines | 12PG3 | any posting score | |
| Zhonghua Secondary SchoolSerangoon | 12PG3 | any posting score | |
| CHIJ St. Theresa's ConventBukit Merah | 13PG3 | any posting score | |
| Clementi Town Secondary SchoolClementi | 13PG3 | any posting score | |
| Commonwealth Secondary SchoolJurong East | 13PG3 | any posting score | |
| Crescent Girls' SchoolBukit Merah | 13PG3 | needs 25 | |
| Fuhua Secondary SchoolJurong West | 13PG3 | any posting score | |
| Presbyterian High SchoolAng Mo Kio | 13PG3 | any posting score | |
| Tanjong Katong Girls' SchoolMarine Parade | 13PG3 | needs 25 | |
| Tanjong Katong Secondary SchoolMarine Parade | 13PG3 | needs 25 | |
| Xinmin Secondary SchoolHougang | 13PG3 | any posting score | |
| Yishun Town Secondary SchoolYishun | 13PG3 | any posting score | |
| CHIJ Katong ConventMarine Parade | 14PG3 | any posting score | |
| CHIJ St. Joseph's ConventSeng Kang | 14PG3 | any posting score | |
| Dunman Secondary SchoolTampines | 14PG3 | any posting score | |
| Edgefield Secondary SchoolPunggol | 14PG3 | any posting score | |
| Geylang Methodist School (Secondary)Geylang | 14PG3 | any posting score | |
| Holy Innocents' High SchoolHougang | 14PG3 | any posting score | |
| Hua Yi Secondary SchoolJurong West | 14PG3 | any posting score | |
| Kranji Secondary SchoolChoa Chu Kang | 14PG3 | any posting score | |
| Pei Hwa Secondary SchoolSeng Kang | 14PG3 | any posting score | |
| Riverside Secondary SchoolWoodlands | 14PG3 | any posting score | |
| St. Hilda's Secondary SchoolTampines | 14PG3 | any posting score | |
| Bukit Batok Secondary SchoolBukit Batok | 15PG3 | any posting score | |
| Evergreen Secondary SchoolWoodlands | 15PG3 | any posting score | |
| Gan Eng Seng SchoolBukit Merah | 15PG3 | any posting score | |
| Hai Sing Catholic SchoolPasir Ris | 15PG3 | any posting score | |
| St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary SchoolBedok | 15PG3 | any posting score | |
| St. Gabriel's Secondary SchoolSerangoon | 15PG3 | any posting score | |
| Yusof Ishak Secondary SchoolPunggol | 15PG3 | any posting score | |
| Ang Mo Kio Secondary SchoolAng Mo Kio | 16PG3 | any posting score | |
| Bedok View Secondary SchoolBedok | 16PG3 | any posting score | |
| Bowen Secondary SchoolHougang | 16PG3 | any posting score | |
| Deyi Secondary SchoolAng Mo Kio | 16PG3 | any posting score | |
| Greendale Secondary SchoolPunggol | 16PG3 | any posting score | |
| Jurong Secondary SchoolJurong West | 16PG3 | any posting score | |
| Jurong West Secondary SchoolJurong West | 16PG3 | any posting score | |
| Christ Church Secondary SchoolWoodlands | 17PG3 | any posting score | |
| Mayflower Secondary SchoolAng Mo Kio | 17PG3 | any posting score | |
| Outram Secondary SchoolCentral | 17PG3 | any posting score | |
| Pasir Ris Secondary SchoolTampines | 17PG3 | any posting score | |
| Queensway Secondary SchoolQueenstown | 17PG3 | any posting score | |
| West Spring Secondary SchoolBukit Panjang | 17PG3 | any posting score | |
| Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary SchoolYishun | 18PG3 | any posting score | |
| Beatty Secondary SchoolToa Payoh | 18PG3 | any posting score | |
| Bedok South Secondary SchoolBedok | 18PG3 | any posting score | |
| Compassvale Secondary SchoolSeng Kang | 18PG3 | any posting score | |
| Hillgrove Secondary SchoolBukit Batok | 18PG3 | any posting score | |
| Kent Ridge Secondary SchoolClementi | 18PG3 | any posting score | |
| North Vista Secondary SchoolSeng Kang | 18PG3 | any posting score | |
| Pasir Ris Crest Secondary SchoolPasir Ris | 18PG3 | any posting score | |
| Unity Secondary SchoolChoa Chu Kang | 18PG3 | any posting score | |
| Yuan Ching Secondary SchoolJurong West | 18PG3 | any posting score | |
| Naval Base Secondary SchoolYishun | 19PG3 | any posting score | |
| Orchid Park Secondary SchoolYishun | 19PG3 | any posting score | |
| Punggol Secondary SchoolPunggol | 19PG3 | any posting score | |
| Seng Kang Secondary SchoolSeng Kang | 19PG3 | any posting score | |
| Tampines Secondary SchoolTampines | 19PG3 | any posting score | |
| Woodgrove Secondary SchoolWoodlands | 19PG3 | any posting score | |
| Bedok Green Secondary SchoolBedok | 20PG3 | any posting score | |
| Bukit View Secondary SchoolBukit Batok | 20PG3 | any posting score | |
| Chua Chu Kang Secondary SchoolChoa Chu Kang | 20PG3 | any posting score | |
| Hougang Secondary SchoolHougang | 20PG3 | any posting score | |
| Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary SchoolBishan | 20PG3 | any posting score | |
| New Town Secondary SchoolQueenstown | 20PG3 | any posting score | |
| Peicai Secondary SchoolSerangoon | 20PG3 | any posting score | |
| Peirce Secondary SchoolBishan | 20PG3 | any posting score | |
| Serangoon Secondary SchoolHougang | 20PG3 | any posting score | |
| Yishun Secondary SchoolYishun | 20PG3 | any posting score | |
| Yuhua Secondary SchoolJurong West | 20PG3 | any posting score | |
| Zhenghua Secondary SchoolBukit Panjang | 20PG3 | any posting score | |
| Bartley Secondary SchoolToa Payoh | 21PG3 | any posting score | |
| Junyuan Secondary SchoolTampines | 21PG3 | any posting score | |
| Manjusri Secondary SchoolGeylang | 21PG3 | any posting score | |
| Admiralty Secondary SchoolWoodlands | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Assumption English SchoolBukit Panjang | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Bendemeer Secondary SchoolKallang | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Boon Lay Secondary SchoolJurong West | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Broadrick Secondary SchoolGeylang | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Bukit Merah Secondary SchoolBukit Merah | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Canberra Secondary SchoolSembawang | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Changkat Changi Secondary SchoolTampines | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Damai Secondary SchoolBedok | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Dunearn Secondary SchoolBukit Batok | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| East Spring Secondary SchoolTampines | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Greenridge Secondary SchoolBukit Panjang | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Guangyang Secondary SchoolBishan | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Jurongville Secondary SchoolJurong East | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Juying Secondary SchoolJurong West | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Loyang View Secondary SchoolPasir Ris | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Marsiling Secondary SchoolWoodlands | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Meridian Secondary SchoolPasir Ris | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Montfort Secondary SchoolHougang | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Northbrooks Secondary SchoolYishun | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Northland Secondary SchoolYishun | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Queenstown Secondary SchoolQueenstown | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Regent Secondary SchoolChoa Chu Kang | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Sembawang Secondary SchoolSembawang | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Serangoon Garden Secondary SchoolSerangoon | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Springfield Secondary SchoolTampines | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Westwood Secondary SchoolJurong West | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Whitley Secondary SchoolBishan | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Woodlands Ring Secondary SchoolWoodlands | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Woodlands Secondary SchoolWoodlands | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Yio Chu Kang Secondary SchoolAng Mo Kio | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Yuying Secondary SchoolHougang | 22PG3 | any posting score | |
| Crest Secondary SchoolJurong East | none | any posting score | |
Start with what your child is strong at
Every talent area MOE publishes, and how many schools open a door on it.
Sports and Games · 21
- Basketball74
- Badminton73
- Netball49
- Volleyball47
- Football42
- Floorball37
- Table Tennis35
- Martial arts (wushu · taekwondo · judo · fencing)34
- Track and Field24
- Softball23
- Squash · golf · cricket · tchoukball · sepaktakraw · outdoor adventure23
- Swimming & water sports16
- Hockey14
- Shooting13
- Bowling12
- Cross Country12
- Rugby12
- Tennis12
- Chess & strategy games5
- Gymnastics5
- Climbing4
Performing Arts · 7
Leadership and Uniformed Groups · 2
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics · 2
Language and Humanities · 4
Visual Arts, Design and Media · 1
Entrepreneurship and Innovation · 1
Talent areas from MOE SchoolFinder. Schools revise their lists each year, so check the school's own site before applying. 2026 exercise.
A DSA offer still needs a PSLE score
At 21 of these schools the offer is withdrawn if the result misses Posting Group 3. See where your child stands today, then practise the gap.