DSA-Sec 2026 · Visual Arts, Design and Media
DSA Visual arts & design 2026 24 secondary schools
24 secondary schools take DSA-Sec applications for visual arts & design in 2026, 8 of them into the Integrated Programme. 4 take girls only, 5 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
Visual arts & design DSA · 2026
24secondary schools
Whom the programmes take
- 4Girls only
- 15Girls and boys
- 5Boys only
- Into the Integrated Programme
- 8
- Most schools in one area
- Bukit Timah · 4
The schools
Every school taking visual arts & design DSA
This covers Visual Arts, Art Elective Programme, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, Art, Art and design, Visual and Digital 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 - #8
St. Joseph's Institution#8 · NovenaBoysIP and O-LevelOffer needs 22 or betterIP722 or better - #12
National Junior College#12 · Bukit TimahBothIPOffer needs 22 or betterIP822 or better - #12
Victoria School#12 · BedokBoysIP and O-LevelOffer needs 22 or betterIP822 or better - #15
River Valley High School#15 · Jurong WestBothIPOffer needs 22 or betterIP9M22 or better - #16
St. Andrew's Secondary School#16 · Toa PayohBoysO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG39Any posting score - #19
Nan Hua High School#19 · ClementiBothO-LevelOffer needs 22 or betterPG310M22 or better - #23
Nan Chiau High School#23 · Seng KangBothO-LevelOffer needs 22 or betterPG311M22 or better - #24
St. Margaret's Secondary School#24 · Bukit TimahGirlsO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG311Any posting score - #46
CHIJ Katong Convent#46 · Marine ParadeGirlsO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG314Any posting score - #64
Deyi Secondary School#64 · Ang Mo KioBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG316Any posting score - #64
Jurong West Secondary School#64 · Jurong WestBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG316Any posting score - #77
Hillgrove Secondary School#77 · Bukit BatokBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG318Any posting score - #87
Naval Base Secondary School#87 · YishunBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG319Any posting score - #87
Orchid Park Secondary School#87 · YishunBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG319Any posting score - #87
Tampines Secondary School#87 · TampinesBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG319Any posting score - #93
New Town Secondary School#93 · QueenstownBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG320Any posting score - #105
Manjusri Secondary School#105 · GeylangBothO-LevelOffer needs any posting scorePG321Any 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 visual arts & design 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 visual arts & design DSA
Which secondary schools have visual arts & design DSA for girls?
19: 4 girls-only programmes, including Nanyang Girls' High School and Raffles Girls' School (Secondary), and 15 that take girls and boys.
Which IP schools take visual arts & design DSA?
8, 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 visual arts & design 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 10 of these 23: 22 or better at 10. At the other 13, 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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