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DSA-Sec 2026 · By the numbers

DSA in Singapore secondary schools — the 2026 numbers

How many schools offer Direct School Admission, across which talent areas, compiled from the official MOE SchoolFinder DSA listings. Free to cite with a link back.

147

schools offering DSA

1,315

talent-area offerings

133

distinct talent areas

5

talent categories

Offerings by category

CategorySchoolsOfferings

Sports

131587

Arts

110436

Leadership

87122

STEM

73103

Languages

4367

Most-offered talent areas

Ranked by how many of the 147 schools list each talent area for DSA.

#Talent areaSchools
1

Concert Band

81
2

Basketball

74
3

Badminton

73
4

Choir

61
5

Modern Dance

56
6

Netball

49
7

Leadership

47
8

Volleyball

47
9

English Drama

43
10

Football

42
11

Floorball

37
12

Table Tennis

35
13

Chinese Orchestra

30
14

Community Youth Leadership

25
15

Track and Field

24
16

Softball

23
17

Wushu

23
18

Chinese Dance

21
19

STEM

20
20

Robotics

19

Methodology & source

Compiled from the official MOE SchoolFinder DSA talent-area listings for all 147 secondary schools that offer Direct School Admission. "Offerings" counts each school × talent-area pair; "schools" counts distinct schools. Figures reflect the 2026 DSA exercise and can shift as schools update listings. Last compiled 2026-05.

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