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20 APR 2026

Admission to Secondary 1 / Year 1 in CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School (AY 2027)

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) 2027 via the 2026 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

  • Applicants who are not studying in MOE mainstream primary schools should apply online for a Registration Number via the MOE DSA website. For more information, please refer to the MOE website https://go.gov.sg/nmsdsa-sec-application.

  • All applicants should fulfil the age requirement for Secondary 1 admission in 2027: (a) Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents must be born between 2 Jan 2010 and 1 Jan 2015; (b) International Students (non-SC/PR) must be born between 2 Jan 2012 and 1 Jan 2015.

  • 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. Mother Tongue Language Requirements of DSA-Sec Applicants

CHIJ SNGS is a Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school that is committed to nurturing bilingual and bicultural students who are immersed in the Chinese language and culture yet equipped with a global outlook. As with other SAP schools, we only take in students who offer Chinese or Higher Chinese in their primary school. Students exempted from offering Chinese or Higher Chinese for PSLE in Primary School should not apply to SAP schools, including CHIJ SNGS.

D. 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 download our selection criteria and process here.

DSA Talent Areas for 4-year SP and 6-year JIP

Talent Area

Information

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.

Our Sports and Games CCAs have a strong team of teachers and coaches who are dedicated in ensuring the best training experience for our students. Students can look forward to participating in competitions for sporting excellence and leadership development opportunities. We promote a strong culture of camaraderie and team spirit in developing our students to be sportswomen of strong moral character.

Sports and Games Talent Areas
Artistic Gymnastics
Badminton
Hockey
Netball
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Table Tennis
Track and Field

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. Priority is given to DSA-Leadership students to hone their skills through leadership workshops, dialogues with industry leaders and Design Thinking projects. Students will also have the opportunity to grow their cross-cultural and critical thinking skills and become confident communicators by participating in a variety of school-wide events and camps.

Bilingualism
中英双语

Information in English (英文解说)
We are looking for linguistically talented students who are passionate to hone both English and Chinese language abilities and deepen their appreciation of the Western and Chinese cultures. Students should demonstrate critical thinking and oratorical competency in both languages.

As a SAP school, we provide an immersive experience to nurture the DSA-Bilingualism students to become Singapore’s bilingual and bicultural talents. To continue to deepen their interests and abilities in Bilingualism, students may have opportunities such as immersion trips to the West and China, Global Classroom programmes with our sister US school as well as SAP activities such as the translation programme, author-in-residence programme, research mentorship and bilingual debates, just to name a few. Students experience both breadth and depth in their language and cultural learning to deepen their strengths and passions.

中文解说 (Explanation in Mandarin)
双语项目申请者应具备特出的中英双语能力，并热衷于了解中华文化和西方文化。学生也应在遴选过程中展现优秀的思辨和口语能力。
作为特选学校，我校致力于创造优质的双语学习环境，培养双语项目学生成为我国的双语双文化人才。我们通过丰富多元的课程与活动提升每一名学生的双语能力以及文化鉴赏能力、创造能力。例如，学生们有机会参加中国和西方浸濡计划，与美国姐妹学校联办的国际教室项目、翻译课程、驻校作家计划、学术研究入门和双语辩论等。

E. Commitment from Successful DSA Applicants

  • Students who are successfully admitted to the school via DSA are required 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.

  • 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.

F. 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 20 Apr 2026.