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DSA-Sec 2026 · Interview & Trial

DSA prep — by your child's talent.

Talent areas across sports, performing arts, visual arts, language, STEM, and leadership — each with what trial coaches actually assess, sample interview questions parents have reported, and the Singapore secondary schools that offer DSA in that domain.

EN content live · ZH · MS · TA rolling out July 2026

  • Basketball

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    Trial criteria, position-specific drills, sample interview questions, participating schools.

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  • Football

    Live

    Trial drills, position breakdowns, interview questions, SSP/SAP schools to target.

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  • Swimming

    Live

    Cut-off times, trial expectations, sample interview questions, top-tier schools.

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  • Track & Field

    Live

    Per-event benchmarks, trial drills, interview questions, top schools per event.

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  • Badminton

    Live

    Footwork drills, trial format, interview questions, SSP badminton schools.

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  • Martial Arts

    Live

    Discipline-specific paths, trial expectations, interview questions, school clusters.

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  • Music

    Live

    MEP-school requirements, audition format, interview questions, what schools want to hear.

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  • Math

    Live

    Competition benchmarks, selection-test format, interview questions, GEP / IP schools.

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  • Robotics

    Live

    Trial dimensions, programming and build focus, sample interview questions, participating STEM schools.

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  • Chinese (CLE)

    Live

    Trial structure, written essay rubric, oral interview formats, SAP schools, Bicultural Studies pathway.

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  • Dance

    Live

    Audition structure, genre-specific notes (Chinese / Indian / Malay / Ballet / Modern), interview questions, sample schools.

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  • Drama

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    Audition structure, monologue selection, ensemble work, improvisation, sample interview questions, participating schools.

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  • Visual Arts

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    Portfolio expectations, on-spot drawing tasks, interview questions, sample schools across SOTA / SAP / IP.

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  • Hockey

    Live

    Trial structure, position-specific stick work, interview questions, SSP / SAP / IP hockey schools.

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  • Squash

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    Trial structure, technical priorities, movement habits, interview questions, SSP / IP / DSA-Sec squash schools.

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  • Leadership

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    What counts as Leadership talent, portfolio structure, group activity formats, interview questions, participating schools.

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  • Volleyball

    Live

    Trial structure, position-specific habits, interview questions, NSG-active schools across boys' and girls' divisions.

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  • Table Tennis

    Live

    Trial structure, playing-style profiles, interview questions, SAP and IP schools with sustained NSG table tennis programmes.

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  • Netball

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    Trial structure, seven-position profiles, interview questions, NSG-active girls' schools with strong netball programmes.

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  • Floorball

    Live

    Trial structure, position-specific habits, interview questions, NSG-active schools across boys' and girls' divisions.

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  • Choir

    Live

    Audition requirements (prepared-song vs vocal-test-only), voice-part profiles, interview questions, SYF-active schools with strong choirs.

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  • Chinese Orchestra

    Live

    Audition format (2 contrasting + 5 min + sight-read), instrument-specific profiles, interview questions, SAP and IP schools with strong Chinese Orchestra programmes.

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  • Tennis

    Live

    Trial structure, playing-style profiles, interview questions, IP and SAP schools with established tennis programmes.

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  • Wushu

    Live

    Trial structure, form / weapon specialisation profiles, interview questions, SAP schools with strong Taolu wushu programmes.

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  • Water Polo

    Live

    Trial structure, position-specific habits, interview questions, water-polo-active schools across boys' and girls' divisions.

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  • Sailing

    Live

    Trial structure, racing-class focus, interview questions, IP and elite-sports schools with established sailing programmes.

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  • Rugby

    Live

    Trial structure, position-specific habits, interview questions, NSG-active boys' (and emerging girls') rugby schools.

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  • Symphonic Band

    Live

    Audition requirements (2 pieces + scales + sight-read), instrument-specific profiles, interview questions, schools with strong Symphonic Band programmes.

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  • MEP (Music Elective)

    Live

    The 5 MEP schools, standardised audition format, instrument profiles, interview questions, and how MEP differs from non-MEP music DSA.

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  • AEP (Art Elective)

    Live

    AEP school list, audition components (portfolio + on-spot + written + interview), portfolio guidance, sample interview questions, AEP differentiation from non-AEP Visual Arts DSA.

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  • Bicultural Studies

    Live

    How Bicultural DSA-Sec differs from direct BSP entry, the 5 designated schools, Higher Chinese / writing / interview format, sample interview questions.

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  • Humanities

    Live

    Humanities DSA-Sec format (essay + discussion + interview), schools with humanities pipelines, sample interview questions, distinction from BSP and pure Higher Chinese tracks.

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  • Softball

    Live

    Trial criteria, position-specific skills, sample interview questions, participating schools.

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  • Shooting

    Live

    Trial structure, air rifle / air pistol focus profiles, interview questions, participating secondary schools.

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  • Bowling

    Live

    Trial criteria, playing dimensions, sample interview questions, participating schools.

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  • Cross Country

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    Endurance vs track, team scoring, terrain & pacing, trial dimensions, interview questions, participating schools.

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  • Canoeing

    Live

    How portal-record selection works, what canoeing ability schools weigh, sample interview questions, and the secondary schools that offer canoeing DSA.

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  • Tchoukball

    Live

    Trial criteria, role-specific focus, sample interview questions, participating schools.

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  • Uniformed Groups

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    Uniformed Groups DSA-Sec format (records review + interview), qualities schools value, sample interview questions, and schools that open a uniformed-group DSA route.

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  • Science

    Live

    Science DSA-Sec trial dimensions, focus areas (inquiry / Olympiad / research projects / sustainability), sample interview questions, and schools with science pipelines.

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  • Debate & Public Speaking

    Live

    Impromptu trial structure, what panels assess in argument-building and rebuttal, focus areas (debate vs speech, language, style), sample interview questions, participating schools.

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  • Malay Language

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    Two Malay-language DSA situations (general talent + MLEP-Sec centres), what the oral and written assessments read for, sample interview questions, and the eight schools offering Malay Language as a DSA talent area.

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  • Guzheng

    Live

    Audition format (two contrasting pieces + cipher-notation sight-read), what panels weigh, interview questions, and Chinese Orchestra schools that recognise guzheng for DSA-Sec.

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  • Instrumental Ensembles

    Live

    Audition format (self-selected piece + sight-read + technique + interview), per-instrument profiles, interview questions, and schools running string / guitar / percussion / handbell / angklung-kulintang ensembles.

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  • Tamil Language

    Live

    Two Tamil-language DSA situations (general talent + TLEP-Sec centres), what the oral and written assessments read for, sample interview questions, and the schools offering Tamil Language as a DSA talent area.

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  • Media Arts

    Live

    How media arts DSA-Sec works (portfolio / showreel / photo folio + interview), what panels assess, the four specialisations (film, photography, digital media, journalism), sample interview questions, participating schools.

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  • Computing

    Live

    Computing DSA-Sec trial dimensions, focus areas (competitive programming / app & game dev / computational thinking / infocomm projects), sample interview questions, and schools with computing pipelines.

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  • Gymnastics

    Live

    How gymnastics DSA-Sec works (competition record + physical trial / skills demonstration + interview), what panels assess, artistic vs rhythmic, sample interview questions, participating schools.

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  • Chinese Brush Arts

    Live

    How Chinese brush arts DSA-Sec works (portfolio + live demonstration + interview), what panels assess, calligraphy vs ink painting, sample interview questions, participating SAP and Chinese-culture schools.

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  • Chess & Mind Sports

    Live

    How record-and-rating selection works, what chess and Weiqi ability schools weigh, sample interview questions, and the secondary schools that offer chess DSA.

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  • Golf

    Live

    Trial structure, on-course skill profiles, interview questions, schools that offer golf as a DSA talent area.

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  • Sport Climbing

    Live

    Six trial dimensions, four discipline focuses, interview questions, Singapore schools, and a last-week plan.

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  • Outdoor Adventure

    Live

    Outdoor Adventure DSA-Sec format (record + interview + physical/scenario task), the abilities schools value, sample interview questions, and schools that open an outdoor-adventure DSA route.

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  • Cricket

    Live

    Trial criteria, role-specific skills, sample interview questions, participating schools.

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Don't see your child's talent?

MOE accepts DSA across sports, performing arts, visual arts, language and humanities, mathematics and science, leadership, and uniformed groups. We're building out one talent area per week — start with the general Interview Prep guide while you wait.

General Interview Prep

DSA-Sec 2027 planning

Child in P5? Look at less-crowded paths

10 talents where schools recruit but few apply · 6 transfer paths (e.g. wushu → lion dance) · realistic 11-month window for current P5.

Open less-crowded paths

Related reference

Three references parents pair with the talents index

Part of the DSA Guide

Singapore DSA-Sec 2026 — 9 chapters · 6 parent stories · every talent · timeline · FAQ.

Open the DSA Guide