Direct School Admissions (DSA)

Direct School Admission (DSA) 2025

Direct School Admission for secondary schools (DSA-Sec) allows students to apply for a place in the school based on their interest, aptitude and potential, beyond academic achievements.

Yuhua Secondary School will be offering Direct School Admission in the following areas of talent through their associated CCAs:

DSA Talent Area	CCA	Gender(s)
Visual and Performing Arts	Choir	Girls Only
	Concert Band	Boys & Girls
	Harmonica Band	Boys & Girls
Sports	Volleyball	Boys & Girls

You may find out more about our associated CCA mentioned above through the links below:
Choir
Concert Band
Harmonica Band
Volleyball

We invite students who wish to grow their talent and passion in these areas to become a part of our Yuhua family in 2026.

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 the area of talent.

Talent Areas	CCA/DSA Domain	Selection Criteria	Selection Process
Visual and Performing Arts	Choir (Girls only)	Applicants should: have a strong passion in choral singing and enjoy performing in front of the audience. have performance experience(s) (e.g: SYF, singing competitions).	Shortlisted applicants will be required to undergo audition/trial and interview.
	Concert Band (Boys & Girls)	Applicants should: have a strong passion in music and be able to play a relevant musical instrument for the Concert Band or Harmonica Band.
	Harmonica Band
Sports	Volleyball (Boys & Girls)	Applicants should: have a strong passion for volleyball and display positive attitude in learning and contributing. preferably have prior participation experience in the sport (e.g. NSG or other local volleyball competition).

Applicants who do not have prior experience may also apply. The school will assess applicants based on the selection criteria, which may include assessing the potential of the applicants.

HOW TO APPLY

The application period is from 7 May 2025, 11.00am to 3 June 2025, 3.00pm.

The selection trials/auditions/interview will be conducted in person on the premises of Yuhua Secondary School.

Application for DSA-Sec can be submitted through the online DSA-Sec Portal. The application is free-of-charge and will be open from 7 May 2025, 11am to 3 June 2025, 3pm.

For more information on DSA-Sec , please refer to MOE website – https://www.moe.gov.sg/dsa-sec

Key Dates:

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend the in-person selection trials/audition and interview.

Date	Event
7 May 2025, 11am	Start of DSA – Sec Application through the DSA Portal. https://go.gov.sg/apply-dsa-sec
3 June 2025, 3 pm	End of DSA – Sec Application
By 11 July 2025	Notification of shortlisted applicants Notification of unsuccessful applicants
22 July 2025 to 29 August 2025	Selection Trials/Auditions and Interview for Shortlisted Applicants
By 4 Sep 2025	Notification of results of successful applicants by email

Essential Information

If your child is admitted to a secondary school through DSA-Sec, they are not allowed to:

Submit school choices during the Secondary 1 (S1) posting process.
Transfer to another school. They must commit to their chosen school for the duration of the programme.

Students who are successfully admitted to the school via DSA are expected to honour their commitment to the school and participate in the activities related to the talent they are selected for from year 1-4.

For further queries, you may contact the General Office at 65661985 (Monday to Friday – 8.00am to 5,00 pm) or email us at yuhua_ss@moe.edu.sg