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Year 5 Direct School Admission

The Direct School Admission for Junior Colleges (DSA-JC) allows students to seek admission to a Junior College (JC), based on a diverse range of specific academic and non-academic achievements and talents that they can demonstrate beyond the GCE O-Level examination.

Last updated 5 May 2026

2026 RI DSA-JC Exercise

This exercise is open to all Sec 4E / 5NA O-Level graduating cohort of 2026, studying in mainstream secondary schools and have outstanding talent in either Academic, Leadership and Character, Performing Arts or Sports. 

Please refer to this table for the 2026 DSA-JC Talent Areas offered in RI.

Academic 

Leadership 

Performing Arts 

Sports 

  • Language Elective Programme – Malay (MLEP) 

  • Mathematics / Science Olympiad 

  • Science Research 

  • Leadership and Character 

  • Chamber Ensemble 

  • Chinese Orchestra 

  • Chorale (Choir) 

  • Symphonic Band (Concert Band) 


  • Badminton 

  • Basketball 

  • Cricket (Boys) 

  • Cross Country 

  • Fencing 

  • Floorball 

  • Football 

  • Hockey 

  • Netball (Girls) 

  • Rugby (Boys) 

  • Sailing 

  • Shooting 

  • Softball 

  • Squash 

  • Swimming 

  • Table Tennis 

  • Tennis 

  • Track and Field 

  • Water Polo (Boys) 

Applicants are allowed to apply for only one talent area and are not allowed to switch talent areas. 

2026 RI DSA-JC Online Application

Please take note of these important dates.

Application Opens 

06 May 2026, 9am 

Application Closes 

30 Jun 2026, 12pm 

Selection Window 

20 May 2026 – 10 Jul 2026 

Notification of DSA-JC Outcome 

28 Jul 2026 – 11 Aug 2026 

MOE Acceptance Stage 

12 – 14 Aug 2026 

MOE JC Allocation 

Jan 2027 

Submission Link: Submit your application online at https://go.gov.sg/ri-dsa-jc-2026. 

Submission Deadline: Raffles Institution participates in DSA-JC Phase 1. We strongly encourage students to submit your applications early by mid-May 2026. This ensures: 

  1. Early submissions allow for shortlisted applicants to be scheduled for the 1st Selection Window, to avoid clashing with their preparations for O-Level Mother Tongue Language papers in June and July. 

  2. Early submissions can be assessed prior to the June school holidays, and eliminates the risk of applicants encountering potential issues surfacing from late submissions. 

RI DSA-JC Criteria and Schedule

Please click on the RI DSA-JC Criteria and Schedule to view the full details of the exercise. You are advised to read the contents carefully.

Online Submission of Supporting Documents

Supporting documents and your portfolio are necessary to verify your information and undergird your application.   

  1. [Compulsory] End of Year (EOY) Academic Progress Report – Overall Results

    • Express stream: Sec 2 & 3 EOY Academic Progress Report – Overall Results

    • Normal Academic (NA) stream: Sec 3 & 4 EOY Academic Progress Report – Overall Results 

  2. [Compulsory] Term 1 and Term 2 Progress Report / Result Slips 

    • Express stream: Sec 4 Term 1 & Term 2 Progress Report / Result Slips 

    • Normal Academic (NA) stream: Sec 5 Term 1 & Term 2 Progress Report / Result Slips 

  3. [Compulsory] Co-curricular Certificate for Secondary 

    • Official Co-curricular Activities (CCA) & Values in Action (VIA) records and achievements obtained from your school 

  1. [Optional] Awards, Community Service / Projects, etc., that demonstrate your character and talent(s) 

  1. [Optional] Current scholarship offer letter if any (e.g. ASEAN, School-based Scholarship, etc) 

  1. [Compulsory for HMTL students] Official GCE-O Level Mother Tongue Language Certificate for students taking Higher Mother Tongue Language

  1. [Optional] Personal Statement of up to 300 words to support your application 

*Teachers’ testimonials are not required. This avoids imposing unnecessary obligations and expectations on your teachers.  

Announcements

Applicants will receive an official email from RI informing them of their application status and outcome. Alternatively, an RI staff overseeing the selection trial / audition / interview and / or test will be contacting the applicants. 

  • Shortlisted applicants will be notified via email and / or phone call in stages within the Selection Window.  

  • Only shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend Selection Tests, Sports Trials, Audition and / or Interviews. 

  • Successful & unsuccessful applicants will receive an official email from RI within the “Notification of DSA-JC Outcome” period. 

Important Notes

  • Meeting all criteria does not guarantee that applicants will be shortlisted or given an offer. 

  • We will not disclose details of the DSA-JC selection process or interviews, and reserve the right to neither discuss nor disclose reasons for non-selection. 

  • Students who have been successfully posted to a school via DSA-JC are not allowed to participate in the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE). They will also not be allowed to transfer to another school after the release of the GCE O-Level examination results.  

  • They are expected to honour their commitment to the DSA-JC school and to participate in activities related to their Talent Area – for the duration of the programme they are admitted to. Students who do not fulfil their DSA-JC commitment without any valid reason may be required to transfer to another school.  

For enquiries, please email admissions@ri.edu.sg and include "DSA-JC" in your email's subject line.