Admission Paths

DSA

Direct School Admission DSA–JC Exercise For Admission to JC1

Direct School Admission for junior colleges (DSA-JC) allows students to apply to a DSA school before taking the GCE O-Level examinations. It allows a diverse range of talents to be recognized in admission other than academic achievement in GCE O-Level.

In Hwa Chong DSA, we are looking for promising Sec 4 students who are currently studying in mainstream Singapore schools who demonstrate any of the following:

1 . Strong intellectual and scholastically talented in a specific subject discipline;
2 . Leadership potential with character qualities like integrity, resilience, passion and compassion.
3 . Outstanding talent in sports or performing arts

You can apply up to any two of the following 7 categories:

To ensure that students fully benefit from our IP, they will be assessed on their demonstrated and potential qualities, beyond mere academic ability.

Once a student has accepted the DSA offer, he/she will not take part in the Joint Admission Exercise (JAE) and he/she is not allowed to transfer to another school. They will be assured of a place in the school on the condition that they satisfy the minimum criterion for admission to junior college based on their GCE O-Level result.

Please refer to MOE DSA website for the latest update.

Click here for information and application for DSA JC Exercise.

[Please visit this site in early May 2026 for updates]

Joint Admission Exercise

The JAE is conducted annually by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to allow Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Level certificate holders to apply for admission to courses offered by:

• Junior Colleges (JC)
• The Millennia Institute (MI)
• Polytechnics (Poly)
• Institute of Technical Education

For Joint Admissions Exercise, the following candidates were eligible to participate except those who had been successfully admitted through the Direct School Admission-Junior Colleges (DSA-JC) or Direct Polytechnic Admission (DPA):

• All Singapore Citizens (SC) or Permanent Residents (SPR) with valid Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Level Examinations results from any year.
• International students studying in a Government School, Government-Aided School or Independent School in Singapore with valid Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Level Examination results

For more information, please visit the MOE website at https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/jae.

Online Appeal Application

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Returning Singaporeans

All Returning Singaporeans (RS) children who wish to apply to Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) for a place in the JC 1 can take part through Direct School Admission (DSA-JC) or participate in the School Placement Exercise for Returning Singaporeans (SPERS- JC/MI) conducted by Ministry of Education.

Interested candidates are advised to visit the following MOE RS website for the details of the SPERS-JC/MI exercise: (https://www.moe.gov.sg/returning-singaporeans)

Applicants who are eligible to apply to HCI can approach the school for admission. Applicants are required to submit the following documents for the school’s consideration.

1 . School Eligibility list
2 . Academic transcripts (GCE ‘O’ levels results or equivalent)
3 . Testimonials/references
4 . Achievements and awards
5 . Identification card/passport

Applicants may need to sit for tests on certain subjects and attend an interview to decide on the subject combination.