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Direct School Admission

DSA 2026 Secondary Schools: All Talent Areas

DSA stands for Direct School Admission. For the 2026 exercise (Sec 1 2027 intake), 143 secondary schools offer 136 DSA talent areas. The most common are Concert Band (81 schools), Basketball (74 schools), Badminton (73 schools).

136 Talent Areas
143 Schools
Five secondary students holding a basketball, violin, paintbrush, racket and laptop - DSA talent areas for Singapore secondary schools
Students playing a concert band with brass and woodwind instruments - Performing Arts DSA talent areas in Singapore secondary schools

Performing Arts

31 talent areas

31 performing arts DSA talent areas for Singapore secondary schools. Most widely offered: Concert Band, at 81 schools.

Angklung/Kulintang Ensemble
3 schools
Chinese and Modern Dance
6 schools
Chinese Dance
21 schools
Chinese Drama
4 schools
Chinese Instrumental Ensemble
2 schools
Chinese Language, Drama And Debating
1 schools
Chinese Orchestra
30 schools
Choir
61 schools
Concert Band
81 schools
Dance
1 schools
Debate and Theatre
2 schools
English Drama
43 schools
Guitar Ensemble
7 schools
Guzheng Ensemble
18 schools
Handbell Ensemble
1 schools
Harmonica Ensemble
1 schools
Harp Ensemble
3 schools
Indian Dance
8 schools
Jazz Dance
1 schools
Lion and Dragon Dance
1 schools
Malay Dance
17 schools
Marching Band
4 schools
Military Band
1 schools
Modern Dance
56 schools
Music
4 schools
Music Elective Programme
9 schools
Percussion Ensemble
2 schools
String Ensemble
9 schools
Tap Dance
1 schools
Theatre
2 schools
Western Dance
1 schools
Students building a robot and coding on a laptop - STEM & Academic DSA talent areas in Singapore secondary schools

STEM & Academic

27 talent areas

27 stem & academic DSA talent areas for Singapore secondary schools. Most widely offered: Robotics, at 19 schools.

Aerospace
1 schools
Applied Sciences - Forensic Science
1 schools
Chemical and Applied Sciences (Fragrance)
1 schools
Coding
4 schools
Computational Thinking Skills
2 schools
Engineering Innovation and Solutions
1 schools
Entrepreneurship
3 schools
Environmental Science
7 schools
Infocomm
1 schools
Innovation
2 schools
International Chess
4 schools
Mathematics
8 schools
Mechatronics, Aeronautics and Robotics
1 schools
Programming and 3D modelling
1 schools
Programming and 3D Modelling
1 schools
Robotics
19 schools
Science
8 schools
Science and Technology
1 schools
Science for Sustainable Development
5 schools
Scientific Investigation
1 schools
Social Innovation
2 schools
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Aesthetics and Mathematics)
3 schools
Stem
5 schools
STEM
16 schools
STEM - Aeronautics
1 schools
STEM - Aerospace and Aviation
2 schools
STEM - Creative Engineering and Modelling
1 schools
Students volunteering and leading a community project - Leadership DSA talent areas in Singapore secondary schools

Leadership

4 talent areas

4 leadership DSA talent areas for Singapore secondary schools. Most widely offered: Leadership, at 47 schools.

Community Youth Leadership
25 schools
Leadership
47 schools
Leadership and Character
4 schools
Service Leadership
1 schools

Frequently asked questions

Which schools offer DSA in Singapore?
For the 2026 exercise, 143 secondary schools offer DSA-Sec (136 talent areas) and 19 schools offer DSA-JC.
What are the most common DSA talent areas?
Concert Band (81 schools), Basketball (74 schools), Badminton (73 schools), Choir (61 schools), Modern Dance (56 schools).
How many IP schools offer DSA?
17: Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Catholic High School, Cedar Girls Secondary School, CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School, Dunman High School, Hwa Chong Institution, Methodist Girls' School, Nanyang Girls' High School, National Junior College (Secondary), NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Raffles Girls' School, Raffles Institution (Secondary), River Valley High School, Singapore Chinese Girls' School, St. Joseph's Institution, Temasek Junior College (Secondary), Victoria School.
What does DSA mean?
DSA stands for Direct School Admission.
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