DSA-Sec 2026 · Language and Humanities
DSA Languages & bilingualism 2026 24 secondary schools
24 secondary schools take DSA-Sec applications for languages & bilingualism in 2026, 10 of them into the Integrated Programme. 5 take girls only, 4 boys only and 15 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
Languages & bilingualism DSA · 2026
24secondary schools
Whom the programmes take
- 5Girls only
- 15Girls and boys
- 4Boys only
- Into the Integrated Programme
- 10
- Most schools in one area
- Ang Mo Kio · 3
The schools
Every school taking languages & bilingualism DSA
This covers Chinese Language, Malay Language, Tamil Language, English Language, Bilingualism, Literary Arts.
24 schools
- #1
Hwa Chong Institution#1 · Bukit TimahBoysIPOffer needs 22 or betterIP6M22 or better - #1
Nanyang Girls' High School#1 · Bukit TimahGirlsIPOffer needs 22 or betterIP6M22 or better - #3
Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)#3 · Toa PayohGirlsIPOffer needs 22 or betterIP622 or better - #3
Raffles Institution#3 · BishanBoysIPOffer needs 22 or betterIP622 or better - #3
Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)#3 · Bukit TimahGirlsIP and O-LevelOffer needs 22 or betterIP622 or better - #6
Catholic High School#6 · BishanBoysIPOffer needs 22 or betterIP7M22 or better - #6
CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School#6 · Ang Mo KioGirlsIP and O-LevelOffer needs 22 or betterIP7M22 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
Temasek Junior College#12 · TampinesBothIPOffer needs 22 or betterIP822 or better - #19
Chung Cheng High School (Main)#19 · Marine ParadeBothO-LevelOffer needs 22 or betterPG310M22 or better - #23
Nan Chiau High School#23 · Seng KangBothO-LevelOffer needs 22 or betterPG311M22 or better - #24
Anderson Secondary School#24 · Ang Mo KioBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG311Any posting score - #24
Bukit Panjang Government High School#24 · Choa Chu KangBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG311Any posting score - #32
Anglican High School#32 · BedokBothO-LevelOffer needs 22 or betterPG31222 or better - #32
Maris Stella High School#32 · Toa PayohBoysO-LevelOffer needs 22 or betterPG31222 or better - #36
Commonwealth Secondary School#36 · Jurong EastBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG313Any posting score - #36
Tanjong Katong Secondary School#36 · Marine ParadeBothO-LevelOffer needs 25 or betterPG31325 or better - #36
Yishun Town Secondary School#36 · YishunBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG313Any posting score - #46
Riverside Secondary School#46 · WoodlandsBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG314Any posting score - #57
Evergreen Secondary School#57 · WoodlandsBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG315Any posting score - #71
Mayflower Secondary School#71 · Ang Mo KioBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG317Any posting score - #77
Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School#77 · Pasir RisBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG318Any 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 languages & bilingualism 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 languages & bilingualism DSA
Which secondary schools have languages & bilingualism DSA for girls?
20: 5 girls-only programmes, including Nanyang Girls' High School and Raffles Girls' School (Secondary), and 15 that take girls and boys.
Which IP schools take languages & bilingualism DSA?
10, including Hwa Chong Institution, Nanyang Girls' High School and Raffles Girls' School (Secondary). Filter the list to the Integrated Programme to see them all.
When can my child apply for languages & bilingualism 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 15 of these 23: 22 or better at 14 and 25 or better at 1. At the other 8, 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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