It’s that time of year once more! Even before receiving their PSLE results, students will be able to choose a secondary school and reserve a space through the Direct School Application (DSA-Sec). Schools will be looking out for skills in sports, the arts, or even uniformed groups.

Based on last year’s key dates, parents who are interested should start looking for a school now and keep looking until early May. Early May to June will be the period for submitting your child’s application. 

The methods used by various schools to choose pupils vary. Your child might be required to participate in trials, interviews, and auditions. Your child can anticipate receiving their DSA-Sec offers by the middle of September

Finally, your child must choose three of their favourite secondary schools by the end of early November in order to receive the results in late November.

Which secondary schools should your child apply to? Will your child have the talent they’re looking for? Most importantly, if your child were chosen, would they enjoy going to the school? Don’t let the seemingly limitless array of schools overwhelm you. 

Our Learning Lodge has put together a list of schools in the West, and it has been arranged according to the PSLE Achievement Level (AL) score range for 2022. Have a look at what each school has to offer; we believe it will help you make a selection much more easily. Each school has a list of talents that they are looking for:

River Valley High School (Secondary)

  • Debating (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Girl Guides (Girls) – IP
  • Leadership (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Scouts (Boys) – IP
  • Chinese Dance (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Chinese Drama (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Choir (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Coding (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Design and Technology Innovation (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Environmental Science (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Scientific Investigation (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Badminton (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Basketball (Boys) – IP
  • Floorball (Girls) – IP
  • Netball (Girls) – IP
  • Softball (Girls) – IP
  • Table Tennis (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Volleyball (Girls) – IP
  • Wushu (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Chinese Calligraphy (Girls and Boys) – IP
  • Chinese Painting (Girls and Boys) – IP

Swiss Cottage Secondary School 

  • Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Malay Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Military Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Science (Girls and Boys)
  • Badminton (Girls)
  • Basketball (Girls and Boys)
  • Bowling (Boys)
  • Floorball (Girls and Boys)
  • Football (Boys)

Nan Hua High School

  • Boys’ Brigade (Boys)
  • Girl Guides (Girls)
  • Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) Land (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • St John Brigade (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Guzheng Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Harp Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Softball (Girls)
  • Table Tennis (Girls and Boys)
  • Track and Field (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Calligraphy (Girls and Boys)

Bukit Panjang Govt. High School

  • Malay Language (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Volleyball (Girls and Boys)

Fuhua Secondary School

  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Applied Sciences – Forensic Science (Girls and Boys)
  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Shooting (Girls and Boys)

Clementi Town Secondary School

  • Girl Guides (Girls)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) Land (Boys)
  • National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Coding (Girls and Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Volleyball (Boys)
  • Wushu (Girls and Boys)

Commonwealth Secondary School

  • Tamil Language (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Indian Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Malay Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Coding (Girls and Boys)
  • Environmental Science (Girls and Boys)
  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Cross Country (Girls and Boys)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)

Kranji Secondary School

  • Humanities (Girls and Boys)
  • Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Science (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Girls)
  • Football (Boys)

Bukit Batok Secondary School

  • Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Malay Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Robotics (Girls and Boys)
  • STEM (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Cross Country (Girls and Boys)
  • Rugby (Boys)
  • Softball (Girls)

Jurong Secondary School

  • Community Youth Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Science (Girls and Boys)
  • Badminton (Boys)
  • Basketball (Girls and Boys)
  • Cross Country (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls)

Hua Yi Secondary School

  • Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Guzheng Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Track and Field (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls)
  • Visual Arts (Girls and Boys)

Jurong West Secondary School

  • Boys’ Brigade (Boys)
  • Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • National Cadet Corps (NCC) Land (Boys)
  • National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Red Cross Youth (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Volleyball (Boys)
  • Visual Arts (Girls and Boys)

Bukit View Secondary School

  • Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Coding (Girls and Boys)
  • Environmental Science (Girls and Boys)
  • STEM – Aerospace and Aviation (Girls and Boys)
  • Table Tennis (Girls and Boys)
  • Volleyball (Girls)

Juying Secondary School

  • Public Speaking (Girls and Boys)
  • Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls)
  • Malay Dance (Girls)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)

Boon Lay Secondary School

  • Chinese Orchestra (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Malay Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Theatre (Girls and Boys)
  • Science (Girls and Boys)
  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Visual Arts (Girls and Boys)

Westwood Secondary School

  • Social Innovation (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • Guitar Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Visual Arts (Girls and Boys)

Our Learning Lodge is a tuition centre that caters to students from different schools, backgrounds and standards. We are situated at Block 813 Jurong West Street 81 #B1-184 Singapore 640813 and you can contact us via WhatsApp (+65 9727 2203), Facebook or Instagram if you are looking for a tuition centre for your Lower Secondary and Primary school child.