DSA-Sec 2026 · Sports and Games
DSA Cross Country 2026 12 secondary schools
12 secondary schools take DSA-Sec applications for cross Country in 2026, 5 of them into the Integrated Programme. 4 boys only and 8 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
Cross Country DSA · 2026
12secondary schools
Whom the programmes take
- 8Girls and boys
- 4Boys only
- Into the Integrated Programme
- 5
- Most schools in one area
- Bishan · 2
The schools
Every school taking cross Country DSA
12 schools
- #1
Hwa Chong Institution#1 · Bukit TimahBoysIPOffer needs 22 or betterIP6M22 or better - #3
Raffles Institution#3 · BishanBoysIPOffer needs 22 or betterIP622 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 - #12
National Junior College#12 · Bukit TimahBothIPOffer needs 22 or betterIP822 or better - #19
Nan Hua High School#19 · ClementiBothO-LevelOffer needs 22 or betterPG310M22 or better - #36
Commonwealth Secondary School#36 · Jurong EastBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG313Any posting score - #36
Xinmin Secondary School#36 · HougangBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG313Any posting score - #57
Evergreen Secondary School#57 · WoodlandsBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG315Any posting score - #57
Gan Eng Seng School#57 · Bukit MerahBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG315Any posting score - #64
Jurong Secondary School#64 · Jurong WestBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG316Any posting score - #108
Guangyang Secondary School#108 · BishanBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG322Any 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 cross Country 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 cross Country DSA
Which secondary schools have cross Country DSA for girls?
8: 8 that take girls and boys.
Which IP schools take cross Country DSA?
5, including Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution and St. Joseph's Institution. Filter the list to the Integrated Programme to see them all.
When can my child apply for cross Country 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 6 of these 12: 22 or better at 6. At the other 6, 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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