DSA-Sec 2026 · Performing Arts
DSA Instrumental ensembles (strings · guitar · harp…) 2026 19 secondary schools
19 secondary schools take DSA-Sec applications for instrumental ensembles (strings · guitar · harp…) in 2026, 5 of them into the Integrated Programme. 6 take girls only, 3 boys only and 10 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
Instrumental ensembles (strings · guitar · harp…) DSA · 2026
19secondary schools
Whom the programmes take
- 6Girls only
- 10Girls and boys
- 3Boys only
- Into the Integrated Programme
- 5
- Most schools in one area
- Bukit Timah · 3
The schools
Every school taking instrumental ensembles (strings · guitar · harp…) DSA
This covers String Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Harp Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Angklung/Kulintang Ensemble, Handbell Ensemble, Harmonica Ensemble.
19 schools
- #1
Nanyang Girls' High School#1 · Bukit TimahGirlsIPOffer needs 22 or betterIP6M22 or better - #3
Raffles Institution#3 · BishanBoysIPOffer needs 22 or betterIP622 or better - #8
Singapore Chinese Girls' School#8 · NovenaGirlsIP and O-LevelOffer needs 22 or betterIP722 or better - #11
Dunman High School#11 · KallangBothIPOffer needs 22 or betterIP8M22 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 - #21
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)#21 · HougangGirlsO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG310Any posting score - #24
St. Margaret's Secondary School#24 · Bukit TimahGirlsO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG311Any posting score - #24
St. Patrick's School#24 · BedokBoysO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG311Any posting score - #36
Tanjong Katong Girls' School#36 · Marine ParadeGirlsO-LevelOffer needs 25 or betterPG31325 or better - #57
St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School#57 · BedokGirlsO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG315Any posting score - #57
St. Gabriel's Secondary School#57 · SerangoonBoysO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG315Any posting score - #77
North Vista Secondary School#77 · Seng KangBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG318Any posting score - #87
Orchid Park Secondary School#87 · YishunBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG319Any posting score - #93
Hougang Secondary School#93 · HougangBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG320Any posting score - #93
Yuhua Secondary School#93 · Jurong WestBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG320Any posting score - #108
Meridian Secondary School#108 · Pasir RisBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG322Any posting score - #108
Westwood Secondary School#108 · Jurong WestBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG322Any posting score - –
School of the Arts, SingaporeCentralBothDSA onlyNo cut-off–
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 instrumental ensembles (strings · guitar · harp…) 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 instrumental ensembles (strings · guitar · harp…) DSA
Which secondary schools have instrumental ensembles (strings · guitar · harp…) DSA for girls?
16: 6 girls-only programmes, including Nanyang Girls' High School and Singapore Chinese Girls' School, and 10 that take girls and boys.
Which IP schools take instrumental ensembles (strings · guitar · harp…) DSA?
5, including Nanyang Girls' High School, Raffles Institution and Singapore Chinese Girls' School. Filter the list to the Integrated Programme to see them all.
When can my child apply for instrumental ensembles (strings · guitar · harp…) 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 7 of these 18: 22 or better at 6 and 25 or better at 1. At the other 11, 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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