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Before we dive into the conversation about the important criteria for DSA , we need to understand who it is for and what it is all about. This can vary according to different schools based on different expectations they have for students. Raffles institution  DSA Criteria  is for male Singaporean, Singaporean PR and international students who have outstanding talent in academic, sports, music, aesthetics or leadership and character. RI is one of the selected schools that have been given flexibility to admit students who have talents in areas beyond examinations. Applications for DSA must be submitted via MOE DSA -Sec portal. Parents and students are encouraged to choose based on their student’s aptitudes and strengths so that they have a higher chance of getting in. There is a total of 5 domains in which students can apply to enter Raffles institution (Academic, music, visual arts, leadership and character and sports). Source:  straitstimes.com Firstly,  ...

The  secondary school grading system in Singapore grading system is something which has always been an indication of how well or how poorly a student is performing. The grading systems for the different level of education varies but particularly for Secondary school, it is pretty “spread out”; which means you can fall down to another grade or move up another grade by a few marks. Source:  thoughtco.com For primary 5 and 6, including PSLE, students will receive grades ranging from A* to E to U [ungraded]. Students will achieve A* if their mark is above 91, A if their mark is in between 75 and 90, B if between 60 and 74, C if between 50 and 59, D if between 35 and 49, E if between 20 and 34 and U if lower than 20.                                                     Source :  activeindiatv.com The marks that students get...

Children with special needs are often looked down upon and this causes them to be marginalized in society; unfortunately. On the other hand, not all teachers are prepared to teach students with special needs because it requires a whole set of skills for which tutors need to be trained for separately. Moreover, such a tutor needs to have the virtue of patience in order to empathize with the such children and help them in every way possible. Source:  parentcircle.com Firstly, there are many centres that cater to different needs for the students. For example, some centres may contain special needs tutor that specialise in teaching students with dyslexia while other centres may have teachers that specialise in teaching students with autism. Parents, based on what their child needs, can search for the suitable tuition centre that they think will be apt for their child. Source:  brighttutor.sg/ If the tuition centre is specialised to help cater to the needs of the ...

It has been found that 66% of students are pressurized by their parents to perform well in examinations and it is particularly noted that parents who are non-graduates pressurize their children more than parents who are graduates or post-graduates; most likely fearing the social stigma and discrimination or due to the struggle that they have experienced. Source:  khaleejtimes.com Students often struggle in not being able to score well in class tests or mock exams though they have worked hard and studies day and night preparing for the exams. The fear arises from thinking of the possibility that this tragedy could repeat itself for the national examinations as well. STUDYING HARD OR STUDYING SMART? The key to performing well is hard work indeed, however, students need to find the balance and understand that just working hard with a purpose is essential. A student needs to realize that just plainly working on practice papers over and over again is useless, one needs to under...

Raffles institution is one of the top-notch educational institutions founded in 1823. An institution that experienced in seeing many batches of its students graduate, has gone through its own Ups and Downs and with every year, the institution has evolved in different ways becoming better and better to suit the educational needs of students and the changing corporate landscape. Source:  flickriver.com RI was among the first schools to receive the Ministry of Education's School Excellence Award. It is a member of various academic partnerships and alliances and is notable for having produced many important members of the parliament such as 7 out of 20 members of the current Cabinet, 6 Ministers of State and a considerable number of CEOs of government-linked statutory boards and agencies.  Parents’ concern Every parent would be concerned about how much they might have to spend on education for their children as well as meeting other basic needs. Parents would like to...

Composition writing has been always perceived to be a complicated task because students are often either weak in their vocabulary skills, or grammatical skills or they would be weak in both. Often times, students feel helpless because they are unaware of how they can progress and  how to write a composition . Source:  getessay.org #1: ENGLISH TUITION: Opting for tuition is one of the best ways to pick up on the necessary skills as soon as possible. With the guidance of an experienced tutor, students will be able to patch up their learning gaps easily and understand where they have gone wrong with their essays. English tutors will teach in a customized manner to fulfill the needs of every student and hence students will be able to excel at a faster rate as compared to struggling alone, all by themselves.  #2: SPARK THE INTEREST: Unfortunately, the traditional understanding that learning a language consists of grammar rule books and reading the dic...