It’s that time of the year again! Students will be able to pick a secondary school and secure a spot through the Direct School Application (DSA-Sec) even before obtaining their PSLE results. If they have talents in sports, the arts, or even uniformed groups, they may be eligible for admittance.

Based on last year’s key dates, parents who are interested should start looking for a school now and continue through the end of April. It will be time to submit your child’s application in May and June

Different schools have different procedures for selecting students. September is reserved for auditions, trials, and interviews. In light of the COVID-19 situation last year, these took place online. If your child is selected, they will be asked to take part in DSA schools’ e-interviews and e-auditions at their primary school.

Finally, before receiving the results in late November, you must nominate three of your favourite schools by the end of October.

Which schools should your child apply to? Will your child possess the talent that they seek? More significantly, would your child enjoy attending the school if they are chosen? Don’t be intimidated by the seemingly endless list of schools. 

Our Learning Lodge has put together a list of schools in the West and arranged it in order of the PSLE Achievement Level (AL) score range in 2021. Each school has a list of talents that they are searching for, so have a look at what they have to offer and we hope it will make your decision much easier:

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)
  • Marching 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)
  • 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)

Commonwealth Secondary School

  • Tamil Language (Girls and Boys)
  • Leadership (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)

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 Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls and Boys)
  • Scouts (Boys)
  • Chinese Dance (Girls)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Indian Dance (Girls)
  • Malay Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Coding (Girls and Boys)
  • Netball (Girls)
  • Volleyball (Boys)
  • Wushu (Girls and Boys)

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)
  • 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)
  • Chinese Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (Girls and Boys)
  • Guzheng Ensemble (Girls and Boys)
  • Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Badminton (Girls and Boys)
  • Basketball (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)
  • Media Arts / Film / Photography (Girls and Boys)

Bukit View Secondary School

  • Leadership (Girls and Boys)
  • Chinese and Modern Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • Choir (Girls and Boys)
  • Concert Band (Girls and Boys)
  • English Drama (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 and Boys)
  • Malay Dance (Girls and Boys)
  • 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 (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 PSLE 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 Secondary 1 and Primary school child.