DSA-Sec 2026 · Sports and Games
DSA Chess & strategy games 2026 5 secondary schools
5 secondary schools take DSA-Sec applications for chess & strategy games in 2026, 3 of them into the Integrated Programme. 1 take girls only, 3 boys only and 1 both. A child applies in the P6 year, with up to three DSA choices.
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
Chess & strategy games DSA · 2026
5secondary schools
Whom the programmes take
- 1Girls only
- 1Girls and boys
- 3Boys only
- Into the Integrated Programme
- 3
The schools
Every school taking chess & strategy games DSA
This covers International Chess, Chinese Weiqi.
5 schools
- #1
Hwa Chong Institution#1 · Bukit TimahBoysIPOffer needs 22 or betterIP6M22 or better - #8
St. Joseph's Institution#8 · NovenaBoysIP and O-LevelOffer needs 22 or betterIP722 or better - #8
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)#8 · QueenstownBoysIP and O-LevelOffer needs 22 or betterIP722 or better - #36
Crescent Girls' School#36 · Bukit MerahGirlsO-LevelOffer needs 25 or betterPG31325 or better - #93
Peirce Secondary School#93 · BishanBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG320Any posting score
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 chess & strategy games works
- 6 May to 2 JuneApply: up to three choices, two at most at one school
- June to AugustTrials, interviews or auditions, each school its own
- By 28 AugustA confirmed offer, a wait-list place, or no offer
- 19 to 23 OctoberChoose up to three offered schools. This commits your child
- 24 to 25 NovemberThe DSA allocation, with the PSLE results
- DecemberS1 posting, for every child without a DSA place
Questions
What parents ask about chess & strategy games DSA
Which secondary schools have chess & strategy games DSA for girls?
2: 1 girls-only programme, including Crescent Girls' School, and 1 that take girls and boys.
Which IP schools take chess & strategy games DSA?
3, including Hwa Chong Institution, St. Joseph's Institution and Anglo-Chinese School (Independent). Filter the list to the Integrated Programme to see them all.
When can my child apply for chess & strategy games 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 4 of these 5: 22 or better at 3 and 25 or better at 1. At the other 1, 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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