St Joseph’s Institution IP: 2025 IB Framework & Entry Routes
Study guide
Q: What does the SJI IP guide cover?
A: How SJI’s Integrated Programme feeds into the IB Diploma, the learner profile it seeks to cultivate, and the current entry pathways (DSA-Sec Year 1 + Year 3 IP intake).
TL;DR
• The SJI Integrated Programme leads directly to the International Baccalaureate Diploma; its “Core - Apply - Integrate” teaching framework helps students move from foundational knowledge to real-world application and purposeful integration (SJI IP overview).
• Desired outcomes emphasise “Persons of Integrity” and “Persons for Others” with global outlook, nurtured through explorer/reflective/communicator archetypes and strong cognitive + affective development (same source).
• For the 2025 DSA-Sec cycle (Year 1 admission in 2026), applications run 7 May - 3 June 2025 (11 a.m. - 3 p.m.) via the MOE portal (MOE DSA-Sec); SJI lists talent categories across both SEC and IP tracks and notes that successful applicants must honour programme/CCA commitments (SJI DSA Year 1 page). Interviews are held between 16 July and 6 August 2025.
• A separate Year 3 IP admission exercise (for Sec 2 boys) runs 15 July - 15 August 2025, includes a General Ability Test on 4 September, and shortlists candidates for interviews on 10 October (Year 3 IP admissions).
Compare With Other IP Routes
Use our national IP overview while you evaluate intakes, fees, and progression policies.
Quick facts for families
- SJI’s IP boys stay in school for all six years and take the IB Diploma instead of O-Levels (SJI IP overview).
- Lessons follow a clear Core → Apply → Integrate sequence so students learn concepts, try them out, then use them to help others (same source).
- Year 1 entry runs through MOE’s DSA-Sec portal from 7 May to 3 June, with interviews between 16 July and 6 August (MOE DSA-Sec; SJI DSA Year 1 page).
- Sec 2 boys in other schools can attempt Year 3 entry, but must sit the General Ability Test on 4 September before interviews in October (Year 3 IP admissions).
