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Admission to Secondary 1 / Year 1 in CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School (AY 2025)
A. Overview
CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School (SNGS) will be accepting students into Secondary 1 of our Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate Programme (SP) and Year 1 of the Joint Integrated Programme (JIP) commencing in Academic Year (AY) 2025 via the 2024 Direct School Admission-Secondary (DSA-Sec) Exercise.
The JIP by CHIJ SNGS is in partnership with Eunoia Junior College. Students will spend their first 4 years in CHIJ SNGS before progressing to Eunoia Junior College to complete the JIP by sitting for the GCE A-Levels Examination.
B. Applicants Not Studying in MOE Mainstream Primary Schools
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Applicants who are not studying in MOE mainstream primary schools should apply online for a Registration Number via MOE DSA website in order to access the DSA portal. For more information, please refer to the MOE website: https://go.gov.sg/nmsdsa-sec-application.
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All applicants should fulfil the age requirement for Secondary 1 admission in 2025: (a) Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents must be born between 2 Jan 2008 and 1 Jan 2013; (b) International Students (non-SC/PR) must be born between 2 Jan 2010 and 1 Jan 2013.
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International students must take part and fulfil the requirements of the Admissions Exercise for International Students (AEIS) before they can be considered for admission to secondary school via DSA-Sec. For further information, please refer to the AEIS website: https://www.moe.gov.sg/international-students/aeis.
C. Overview of DSA-Sec Talent Areas
Selection will consider candidates’ overall readiness to benefit from the JIP or SP. Candidates are encouraged to indicate their preferred track, where applicable.
Parents and students are 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 their daughter’s area of talent.
Please click here for more details about our selection criteria and DSA process.
DSA Talent Areas for 4-year SP and 6-year JIP
Talent Area |
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Sports and Games |
We are looking for highly motivated and disciplined students. They should
demonstrate a high level of aptitude in their respective sport. Students
should be sporting role models who demonstrate passion, grit, resilience,
and discipline to challenge themselves and strive for excellence.
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Leadership |
We are looking for students who possess and demonstrate the qualities
of ‘Leaders with Heart’ and are passionate and committed to the service
of others and the community. Our Leadership programme aims to develop future
ready leaders who are able to influence positive change in an increasingly
complex world.
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DSA Talent Areas for 6-year JIP only
Talent Area |
Information |
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Bilingualism
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Information in English
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STEM
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We are looking for students who are passionate and have a strong desire
to deepen their interest and broaden their exposure in STEM-related disciplines.
Students should be curious and observant about the world around them. They
should be critical and analytical individuals who demonstrate the aptitude
in integrating and connecting knowledge from the different STEM related
disciplines to create multi-disciplinary solutions to real-world problems.
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D. Commitment from Successful DSA Applicants
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Students who are successfully admitted to the school via DSA are expected to honour their commitment to the school (i.e. CHIJ SNGS) and programme, which is 4 years for the Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate Programme or 6 years for the JIP (4 years in CHIJ SNGS and 2 years in EJC). They are expected to participate in the activities related to the talent area they are selected for from Year 1 to 4.
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Successful applicants will NOT be allowed to participate in the Secondary 1 Posting Exercise to opt for secondary schools and will NOT be allowed to seek transfer to another school after the release of the PSLE results. They will be assured of a place in CHIJ SNGS so long as they are eligible for Posting Group 3 based on their PSLE results.
E. Enquiries about SNGS DSA-Secondary Exercise
For further enquiries pertaining to the DSA admissions process, please contact CHIJ SNGS at 63541839 (telephone) or email chijsng.dsa@gmail.com
The information on this page is correct as of 22 Apr 2024.