DSA-JC at the Top 11 JCs by L1R5 Cut-off (2026)
11 top JCs offer 66 DSA talent areas between them for the 2026 exercise (JC1 2027 intake). The most common: Basketball (11), Badminton (10), Concert Band (10). All are co-ed.
How we define top
Top = the 10 schools with the lowest published L1R5 cut-off in our 2026 JC admission data (ties included). Schools that take only Integrated Programme students and have no published L1R5 cut-off are not ranked.
11 top schools compared
| School | Area | Gender | L1R5 cut-off | Talent areas | Top categories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anglo-Chinese Junior College(ACJC) | Queenstown | Co-ed | L1R5 7 (2026) | 28 | Sports 16, Performing Arts 8, STEM & Academic 2 |
 Dunman High School(DHS) | Kallang | Co-ed | L1R5 6 (2026) | 14 | Sports 8, Performing Arts 5, STEM & Academic 1 |
 Eunoia Junior College(EJC) | Bishan | Co-ed | L1R5 5 (2026) | 19 | Sports 11, Performing Arts 5, Languages & Humanities 2 |
 Hwa Chong Institution(HCI) | Bukit Timah | Co-ed | L1R5 3 (2026) | 30 | Sports 16, Performing Arts 6, Visual & Media Arts 1 |
 Nanyang Junior College(NYJC) | Serangoon | Co-ed | L1R5 5 (2026) | 21 | Sports 10, Performing Arts 5, Visual & Media Arts 1 |
 National Junior College(NJC) | Bukit Timah | Co-ed | L1R5 6 (2026) | 23 | Sports 9, Performing Arts 9, Visual & Media Arts 1 |
 Raffles Institution(RI) | Bishan | Co-ed | L1R5 3 (2026) | 27 | Sports 19, Performing Arts 4, STEM & Academic 2 |
 River Valley High School(RVHS) | Jurong West | Co-ed | L1R5 8 (2026) | 9 | Sports 8, STEM & Academic 1 |
 St. Andrew's Junior College(SAJC) | Potong Pasir | Co-ed | L1R5 8 (2026) | 19 | Sports 10, Performing Arts 6, Languages & Humanities 3 |
 Temasek Junior College(TJC) | Bedok | Co-ed | L1R5 7 (2026) | 19 | Sports 9, Performing Arts 8, Languages & Humanities 1 |
 Victoria Junior College(VJC) | Marine Parade | Co-ed | L1R5 6 (2026) | 22 | Sports 12, Performing Arts 7, STEM & Academic 2 |
Talent areas across top schools
The 20 most widely offered, with the schools that offer each one.
Basketball — 11 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, Eunoia Junior College, Nanyang Junior College, Dunman High School, National Junior College, Victoria Junior College, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, Temasek Junior College, River Valley High School, St. Andrew's Junior College
Badminton — 10 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, Eunoia Junior College, Nanyang Junior College, Dunman High School, Victoria Junior College, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, Temasek Junior College, River Valley High School, St. Andrew's Junior College
Concert Band — 10 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, Eunoia Junior College, Nanyang Junior College, Dunman High School, National Junior College, Victoria Junior College, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, Temasek Junior College, St. Andrew's Junior College
Choir — 9 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, Eunoia Junior College, Nanyang Junior College, National Junior College, Victoria Junior College, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, Temasek Junior College, St. Andrew's Junior College
Netball — 9 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, Eunoia Junior College, Nanyang Junior College, Victoria Junior College, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, Temasek Junior College, River Valley High School, St. Andrew's Junior College
Chinese Orchestra — 8 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, Eunoia Junior College, Nanyang Junior College, Dunman High School, National Junior College, Victoria Junior College, St. Andrew's Junior College
Floorball — 8 of 11 schools:
Raffles Institution, Eunoia Junior College, Nanyang Junior College, National Junior College, Victoria Junior College, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, Temasek Junior College, River Valley High School
Volleyball — 8 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Eunoia Junior College, Nanyang Junior College, Dunman High School, Victoria Junior College, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, Temasek Junior College, River Valley High School
Football — 7 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, Nanyang Junior College, Victoria Junior College, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, Temasek Junior College, St. Andrew's Junior College
Softball — 7 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, Eunoia Junior College, Dunman High School, National Junior College, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, River Valley High School
Table Tennis — 7 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, Eunoia Junior College, Nanyang Junior College, Dunman High School, Victoria Junior College, River Valley High School
Tennis — 7 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, Eunoia Junior College, Nanyang Junior College, Victoria Junior College, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, St. Andrew's Junior College
Track and Field — 7 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, Eunoia Junior College, Dunman High School, National Junior College, Victoria Junior College, St. Andrew's Junior College
Cross Country — 5 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, National Junior College, Victoria Junior College, Anglo-Chinese Junior College
Hockey — 5 of 11 schools:
Raffles Institution, Eunoia Junior College, Victoria Junior College, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, St. Andrew's Junior College
Humanities Programme — 5 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Eunoia Junior College, Victoria Junior College, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, Temasek Junior College
Modern Dance — 5 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Eunoia Junior College, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, Temasek Junior College, St. Andrew's Junior College
Science Research — 5 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, Nanyang Junior College, National Junior College, Victoria Junior College
Shooting — 5 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, Dunman High School, National Junior College, Temasek Junior College
String Ensemble — 5 of 11 schools:
Hwa Chong Institution, National Junior College, Victoria Junior College, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, Temasek Junior College
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