DSA talent areas offered for 2025 (secondary schools)
Under Singapore MOE’s Direct School Admission (DSA) scheme, “talent areas” are the domains schools use to select applicants based on strengths beyond academics.
Find schools by talent area
Snapshot pulled from MOE SchoolFinder on 2025-12-12.
Selected talent area
42 schools
English Drama
Performing Arts- Ang Mo Kio Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Anglican High SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Beatty Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Bedok Green Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Boon Lay Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Bukit Batok Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Bukit View Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Catholic High School (Secondary)Both (SEC & IP)Boys
- CHIJ Katong ConventSECGirls
- CHIJ St. Theresa's ConventSECGirls
- Clementi Town Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Commonwealth Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Deyi Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Gan Eng Seng SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Guangyang Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Hillgrove Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Hougang Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Jurongville Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Marsiling Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Mayflower Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Nan Hua High SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Orchid Park Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Pasir Ris Crest Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Pasir Ris Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Peicai Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Queensway Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- River Valley High School (Secondary)SECBoys & girls
- School of the Arts, SingaporeSECBoys & girls
- Serangoon Garden Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Singapore Chinese Girls' SchoolBoth (SEC & IP)Girls
- St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary SchoolSECGirls
- St. Gabriel's Secondary SchoolSECBoys
- St. Margaret's School (Secondary)SECGirls
- St. Patrick's SchoolSECBoys
- Tampines Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Temasek Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Westwood Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Xinmin Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Yio Chu Kang Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Yishun Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
- Yishun Town Secondary SchoolSECBoys & girls
About this data
The listings come from a cached MOE SchoolFinder snapshot from 2025-12-12 and are not a live 2026 admissions tracker.
Always confirm current selection criteria, trials and timelines with each school during the current DSA window.
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Notes
- Offerings can change year-to-year. Always confirm the current list and application process on MOE SchoolFinder and each school’s official channels.
- “Both (SEC & IP)” indicates that SchoolFinder lists the talent area for both tracks (where applicable).