DSA-Sec 2026 · Sec 1 2027 intake

Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) DSA 2026 Talent Areas

Hwa Chong Institution offers 22 DSA-Sec talent areas in the 2026 exercise (Sec 1 2027 intake): 12 Sports, 1 Visual & Media Arts and 4 STEM & Academic. It is an IP and SAP school. A co-ed school in Bukit Timah.

22 Talent Areas

IP School

Key facts

IP school: IP
SAP school: SAP
Gender: Co-ed
Area: Bukit Timah
PSLE cut-off: AL 6 (S1 Posting 2025, lowest non-affiliated)
DSA-JC: Hwa Chong Institution
Top schools: Top-20 by PSLE cut-off (#1)

DSA talent areas at Hwa Chong Institution (22)

Grouped by category. Each item opens the full school list for that activity.

Students playing basketball, volleyball and netball - Sports DSA at Hwa Chong Institution, secondary schools in Singapore

Sports (12)

BadmintonBoysIP
BasketballBoysIP
CanoeingBoysIP
Cross CountryBoysIP
FencingBoysIP
JudoBoysIP
ShootingBoysIP
Table TennisBoysIP
Track and FieldBoysIP
VolleyballBoysIP
Water PoloBoysIP
WushuBoysIP

Students painting, sculpting clay and doing calligraphy - Visual & Media Arts DSA at Hwa Chong Institution, secondary schools in Singapore

Visual & Media Arts (1)

Art Elective ProgrammeBoysIP

Students building a robot and coding on a laptop - STEM & Academic DSA at Hwa Chong Institution, secondary schools in Singapore

STEM & Academic (4)

Students sharing languages and cultures with books and a globe - Languages & Humanities DSA at Hwa Chong Institution, secondary schools in Singapore

Languages & Humanities (4)

Students volunteering and leading a community project - Leadership DSA at Hwa Chong Institution, secondary schools in Singapore

Leadership (1)

LeadershipBoysIP

Other IP schools offering the same DSA talent areas

Entrepreneurship — offered at 3 schools:
- Bowen Secondary SchoolHougang
- Outram Secondary SchoolSengkang
Art Elective Programme — offered at 4 schools:
Fencing — offered at 5 schools:
Humanities — offered at 5 schools:
Judo — offered at 5 schools:
Water Polo — offered at 6 schools:

Schools similar to Hwa Chong Institution

Frequently asked questions

What DSA talent areas does Hwa Chong Institution offer in 2026?

Hwa Chong Institution offers 22 talent areas for the 2026 DSA-Sec exercise: Art Elective Programme, Badminton, Basketball, Bilingualism, Canoeing, Chinese Language, Chinese Weiqi, Cross Country, Entrepreneurship, Fencing, Humanities, Infocomm and 10 more.

Is Hwa Chong Institution an IP or SAP school?

Yes. Hwa Chong Institution is an IP and SAP school.

Are any Hwa Chong Institution DSA talent areas for girls or boys only?

Art Elective Programme (Boys), Badminton (Boys), Basketball (Boys), Bilingualism (Boys), Canoeing (Boys), Chinese Language (Boys), Chinese Weiqi (Boys), Cross Country (Boys), Entrepreneurship (Boys), Fencing (Boys), Humanities (Boys), Infocomm (Boys), Judo (Boys), Leadership (Boys), Mathematics (Boys), Science (Boys), Shooting (Boys), Table Tennis (Boys), Track and Field (Boys), Volleyball (Boys), Water Polo (Boys), Wushu (Boys). The rest are open to both.

What is Hwa Chong Institution's PSLE cut-off point?

In the 2025 Secondary 1 Posting, the lowest non-affiliated PSLE AL cut-off at Hwa Chong Institution was 6. This is the posting cut-off; DSA selection is decided by the school and is not published as a cut-off score. See the Hwa Chong Institution profile.

Which other schools offer the same DSA talent areas as Hwa Chong Institution?

Entrepreneurship is also offered at Bowen Secondary School, Outram Secondary School (3 schools in total).