Introduction

Westwood Secondary School warmly welcomes applications from Primary 6 students through the 2023 Direct School Admission (DSA) Exercise for admission to Secondary One in 2024. We welcome Primary 6 students who have passion and talents in one of the following areas:

APPLIED LEARNING PROGRAMME Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (ISE)	LEARNING FOR LIFE PROGRAMME Arts for Life!
SPORTS EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME	STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Phase 1: Simulation Challenge / Audition / Trial / Portfolio submission

All shortlisted candidates are required to attend an in-person interview / audition / selection trial.
Please refer to click on respective areas for more details on the interview / audition / selection trial and the date and time.

Phase 2: Dialogue Session with School Leadership Team

Applicants who are shortlisted from the Interview / Audition / Trial in Phase 1 will be invited to attend an in-person Dialogue Session with the School Leadership Team which will be held in Westwood Secondary School. Applicants will need to be present for the Dialogue Session. The school will only consider re-scheduling the in-person Dialogue Session for applicants who are unwell (e.g. tested COVID-19 positive)

APPLICATION OUTCOME

The decision of the DSA-Sec application selection panel is FINAL.

Westwood Secondary reserves the right not to reveal the reasons for the non-selection of applicants Successful applicants who have accepted the DSA-Sec application are NOT allowed to participate in the 2024 Secondary One Posting Exercise Successful applicants who have accepted the DSA-Sec application are NOT allowed to transfer to another school after the release of the PSLE results.

KEY DATES

Application for DSA-Sec can be submitted through the online DSA-Sec Portal. The application is free-off-charge and will be open from 4 May 2023 (11 am) to 31 May 2023 (3 pm). For more details, please refer to MOE website – https://www.moe.gov.sg/secondary/dsa.

Parents and students are strongly encouraged to choose schools wisely based on the student’s aptitudes and strengths, bearing in mind the schools’ academic and non-academic requirements, and the programmes available to develop the area of talent.

Students who are successfully admitted to the school via DSA are expected to honour their commitment to the school, and participate in the activities related to the talent they are selected for from year 1-4.

Please refer to MOE DSA Website for the latest update.

For further clarifications and enquiries, please contact Westwood Secondary School at:

For email inquiry, please indicate “Westwood DSA 2023” as the subject title of your email.