DSA-Sec 2026 · Performing Arts
DSA Music (elective & general) 2026 12 secondary schools
12 secondary schools take DSA-Sec applications for music (elective & general) in 2026, 7 of them into the Integrated Programme. 4 take girls only, 3 boys only and 5 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
Music (elective & general) DSA · 2026
12secondary schools
Whom the programmes take
- 4Girls only
- 5Girls and boys
- 3Boys only
- Into the Integrated Programme
- 7
- Most schools in one area
- Bishan · 2
The schools
Every school taking music (elective & general) DSA
This covers Music Elective Programme, Music.
12 schools
- #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 · BishanBoysIP and O-LevelOffer needs 22 or betterIP7M22 or better - #8
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)#8 · QueenstownBoysIP 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 - #36
Crescent Girls' School#36 · Bukit MerahGirlsO-LevelOffer needs 25 or betterPG31325 or better - #36
Tanjong Katong Girls' School#36 · Marine ParadeGirlsO-LevelOffer needs 25 or betterPG31325 or better - #77
Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School#77 · YishunBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG318Any posting score - #93
Yishun Secondary School#93 · YishunBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG320Any 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 music (elective & general) 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 music (elective & general) DSA
Which secondary schools have music (elective & general) DSA for girls?
9: 4 girls-only programmes, including Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) and Methodist Girls' School (Secondary), and 5 that take girls and boys.
Which IP schools take music (elective & general) DSA?
7, including Raffles Girls' School (Secondary), Raffles Institution and Methodist Girls' School (Secondary). Filter the list to the Integrated Programme to see them all.
When can my child apply for music (elective & general) 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 9 of these 11: 22 or better at 7 and 25 or better at 2. At the other 2, 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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