2025-2026 Master Timeline: From P6 DSA to JC2 A-Levels

Study guide10 Jul 2025, 00:00 ZUpdated 17 Jul 2026

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Q: What does 2025-2026 Master Timeline: From P6 DSA to JC2 A-Levels cover?
A: One printable roadmap covering 18 months of MOE terms, DSA windows, IP weighted assessments, CCA peaks, national exams and tuition pinch-points.

TL;DR
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025 is “discovery season” for IP & DSA research; May-Aug is application & trial crunch; Sep-Nov toggles between PSLE/A-Level national exams and IP promo blocks.
Use the five window types below to pace tuition, budget CCA clashes and book lab-skill clinics before each spike.

Note (21 October 2026): this timeline covers 2025 and the first half of 2026, and is being rewritten for 2026 and 2027. For current dates, use the MOE calendar (2026 and 2027 terms) and MOE's DSA-Sec page. The 2025 dates below were checked against MOE on 15 December 2025.

Want the term-by-term table (with public holidays) in one place?

MOE calendar 2026 (terms + school holidays + public holidays)
School holidays 2026 (vacation blocks + scheduled school holidays):

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If you are planning for...	Watch these windows first
P6 DSA	Research, applications, interviews, and trial periods
IP Years 1 to 4	Weighted assessment blocks and holiday catch-up
JC1	Bridging, first block tests, and promo preparation
JC2	Prelims, A-Level papers, and post-prelim revision

Window type	Typical load	Why it matters
Research / Bridging	Light WAs, open evenings	Best time for gap-filling algebra & SUVAT
Application / Trials	DSA sports, portfolio, interviews	Tuition slots compress; plan make-ups
Teaching & WAs	WA 1 → WA 3, practicals	Align topical tuition (binomial, FBD) to WA syllabus
National exams / Promos	PSLE, IP EOY, JC Proms, A-Levels	Full mock-paper phase
Holiday catch-up	No formal tests	Ideal for 12-week grade-jump plans

Month	IP / MOE Calendar	Maths & Physics Pinch-Points	Action for Students
Jan '25	Term 1 wk 1-3	Y1-2 diagnostic quizzes; Y3 new topics (binomial, surds); JC1 Induction maths bridging	📌 Book algebra fluency sprint if Sec 3 child < 80 % factorisation accuracy
Feb	T1 wk 4-7	WA 1 across most IP schools	📌 Align tuition homework to school WA format (short-answer, proof)
Mar	T1 wk 8-10 → 1-wk hol	DSA research starts; check target schools’ DSA pages for any selection criteria/rubrics they publish	📌 Draft 1-page DSA portfolio; slot in SUVAT recap during hol.
Apr	Term 2 wk 1-4	IP Y3 Calculus intro; JC1 first block test	📌 Schedule weekend lab-skills clinic before mid-May practical WA
May	T2 wk 5-9	DSA-Sec Portal: 7 May - 3 Jun 2025, 3pm (MOE); WA 2; CCA finals	📌 Request make-up tuition slots before trials
Jun	Term break (4 wks)	DSA-Sec interviews/trials start; IP Sec 3 Algebra→Calculus lag shows	📌 4-day Maths bridge camp; mock A-Level Paper 1 slice for JC2
Jul	Term 3 wk 1-4	DSA-Sec interviews continue; IP Y4 kinematics graphs	📌 Finalise a DSA interview cheat-sheet; run timed FBD drill
Aug	T3 wk 5-10	DSA-Sec outcomes by Thu, 4 Sep 2025 (MOE); WA 3	📌 Convert DSA “free bandwidth” into Chem/Phys bridging workbook
Sep	1-wk hol → Term 4	PSLE written papers (check SEAB schedule); JC2 Prelims; IP EOY prep	📌 Launch 12-week grade-jump plan (see roadmap post)
Oct	T4 wk 1-4	IP End-of-Year exams (Y1-3); JC1 Promos	📌 Shift tuition to mock paper + error journal mode
Nov	T4 wk 5-7	O-Level practicals; A-Level written papers (check MOE national exam dates)	📌 Daily full-length H2 Paper 1/2 rotations; physics lab cram
Dec	7-wk hol	N(A)/N(T) results release (18 Dec 2025 - summary: https://eclatinstitute.sg/blog/2025-GCE-NA-NT-Results-Release); plan ahead for the O-Level results release in January	📌 Mental-health reset week, then JC bridging for promoted IPY4

Month	Milestone	Maths & Physics Angle	Action prompt
Jan '26	IPY1 orientation; JC1 intake; O-Level results release (tentative 14 - 16 Jan 2026 - SEAB Important Dates: https://www.seab.gov.sg/important-dates-for-candidates/)	Many students start with gaps in logs & binomial	📌 Week-2 algebra diagnostic & personalised drill list
Feb	WA 1 (IP & JC); A-Level results release (tentative 25 - 27 Feb 2026 - SEAB Important Dates: https://www.seab.gov.sg/important-dates-for-candidates/)	If your subjects involve data analysis, practise regression tools early (e.g., LINEST)	📌 Parents: ensure child can run Sheets gradient ± SE
Mar	DSA 2026 info packs released	Parents with P5 kids begin research	📌 Read our DSA & IP Mega-Guide pillar (link below)
Apr	JC1 Physics first mini-practical	Uncertainty tables are a common mark-loss area	📌 Print Measurement & Uncertainty crib-sheet
May	DSA Portal opens (early May; check MOE DSA page each cycle)	Overlaps with WA 2; tuition clash peak	📌 Pre-block flex tuition timetable with centre
Jun	Term break; prep ahead of PSLE ORAL (check SEAB timetable)	Light academic load	📌 Ideal slot for Physics SUVAT + FBD workshop

2025-2026 Master Timeline: From P6 DSA to JC2 A-Levels

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Quick use map

Concrete example: using the timeline

1 Legend - Five Window Types

2 2025 Academic Year (Jan - Dec 2025)

3 2026 Academic Year (Jan - Jun 2026 snapshot)

4 Link-Outs to Existing Posts

5 How to Use This Timeline

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