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.

This exercise is open to all Sec 4E/5NA O-Level graduating cohort of 2025, studying in mainstream secondary schools and have outstanding talent in either Academics, Sports, Performing Arts or Leadership and Character.

Please click on the 2025 RI DSA-JC Criteria and Schedule to view the full details of the exercise. You are advised to read the contents carefully.

Submission Link: Submit your application online at https://go.gov.sg/ridsajc25 

Submission Deadline: RI participates in DSA-JC Phase 1, which runs from 30 Jun to 12 Aug 2025.  However, RI strongly encourages students to submit your applications early by mid-May 2025. This is to ensure the following:

1. Early submissions will enable shortlisted applicants to be scheduled for the 1st Selection Window, to avoid clashing with their preparations for O-Level Mother Tongue papers in June and July.
2. Early applications can be assessed prior to the June Holidays, with applicants avoiding potential issues with late submissions.
   

Note: Refer to RI DSA-JC Criteria and Schedule PDF above for the full details of the DSA exercise.

Supporting Documents: Students are to submit the following documents with their application:

1. Past Secondary 2, 3, 4 End of Year (EOY) Academic Progress Report

2. Latest Sec 4 or 5 Weighted Assessment (WA) result slip 

3. CCA Records and Achievements related to the Talent Area

4. VIA/Awards/Scholarships

5. Personal Statement of up to 300 words.

Note: Teacher’s testimonials are not required to avoid imposing unnecessary obligations and expectations on them.

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

• Shortlisted applicants will be notified 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. 

Note: Meeting all criteria does not guarantee that students will be shortlisted or given an offer.

• Students who have been successfully allocated 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 schools and to participate in activities related to the talent selected in, for the duration of the programme admitted to. Students who do not fulfil their DSA commitment without valid reason may be required to transfer out to another school.

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