Year 5 Direct School Admission
The Direct School Admission for Junior Colleges (DSA-JC) is an initiative by the Ministry of Education (MOE) that 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 Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate (SEC).
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 Post-Secondary Admissions Exercise (PSE). They will also not be allowed to transfer to another school after the release of the SEC 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.
Application to RI DSA-JC for AY2027
Applications for the 2026 RI DSA-JC exercise for the Academic Year 2027 intake are now closed. All applicants have been notified of their application outcome.
Application to RI DSA-JC for AY2028
Applications for the 2027 RI DSA-JC exercise for the Academic Year 2028 intake are tentatively scheduled to open in May 2027. Please visit this page from the end of April 2027 for updates.
Useful Weblinks
Please refer to this table for the useful links.
(MOE) DSA-JC Main Webpage | https://www.moe.gov.sg/post-secondary/admissions/dsa (opens in new tab) |
(MOE) DSA-JC FAQs | |
(RI) DSA-JC FAQs |
For enquiries, please email admissions@ri.edu.sg and include "DSA-JC" in your email's subject line.