DSA-Sec 2026 · Performing Arts

DSA Band 2026 85 secondary schools

85 secondary schools take DSA-Sec applications for band in 2026, 10 of them into the Integrated Programme. 11 take girls only, 8 boys only and 66 both. A child applies in the P6 year, with up to three DSA choices.

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Source: MOE SchoolFinder, 2026 DSA-Sec exercise

Applications: 6 May to 2 June
Outcomes: By 28 August
School preferences: 19 to 23 October
Allocation: 24 to 25 November

Band DSA · 2026

85secondary schools

Whom the programmes take

11Girls only
66Girls and boys
8Boys only

Into the Integrated Programme: 10
Most schools in one area: Bedok · 7

The schools

Every school taking band DSA

This covers Concert Band, Marching Band, Military Band.

85 schools

Who: whom this DSA programme takes, which can differ from the school's own intake. Cut-off: the school's latest S1 posting cut-off. Check the school's own site before applying.

How it works

How DSA for band works

6 May to 2 June
Apply: up to three choices, two at most at one school
June to August
Trials, interviews or auditions, each school its own
By 28 August
A confirmed offer, a wait-list place, or no offer
19 to 23 October
Choose up to three offered schools. This commits your child
24 to 25 November
The DSA allocation, with the PSLE results
December
S1 posting, for every child without a DSA place

Dates for the 2026 exercise, from MOE. "June to August" is when schools usually hold trials; each sets its own.

Questions

What parents ask about band DSA

Which secondary schools have band DSA for girls?

77: 11 girls-only programmes, including Nanyang Girls' High School and Singapore Chinese Girls' School, and 66 that take girls and boys.

Which IP schools take band DSA?

10, including Nanyang Girls' High School, Raffles Institution and Catholic High School. Filter the list to the Integrated Programme to see them all.

When can my child apply for band DSA?

In the P6 year. For 2026 the window was 6 May to 2 June, so a P5 child applies next year.

Does a DSA offer still need a PSLE score?

Yes, at 16 of these 84: 22 or better at 14 and 25 or better at 2. At the other 68, any score that qualifies for posting. How DSA works

The PSLE condition

What a PSLE score of 22 takes

A score of 22 is four Achievement Levels that add up to 22, so every subject at about AL 5 or AL 6. One way to make it:

English
AL 6
45 to 64
Maths
AL 5
65 to 74
Science
AL 6
45 to 64
Mother Tongue
AL 5
65 to 74

A DSA offer still needs a PSLE result that qualifies for a Posting Group the school offers; without one, the child joins S1 Posting instead. In Maths, AL 5 starts at 65 marks and AL 6 at 45: 20 marks on a 100-mark paper decide a whole point of the score.

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