Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
There are three lists of FAQs available for parents. |
Transfer to Dunman Secondary School
1. My child/ ward has accepted an offer for DSA, can he/ she apply a transfer to Dunman Secondary School?
Direct School Admission – Secondary (DSA-Sec) students are expected to honour their commitments to study in the allocated DSA-Sec school for the entire duration of the programme they are admitted to.
2. Can my child/ ward apply for a transfer due to medical reasons?
Please contact the school’s general offer @ 6786 2668. For appeals that are based on medical reasons (serious medical conditions or sever physical impairments), please request through the posted school before 12pm on 21 December 2023.
3. Can my child/ ward apply for a transfer to Dunman Secondary School due to any other non-medical reasons?
Primary 6 students who have just received their secondary school posting in 2023 may use this link to appeal for transfer to Dunman Secondary School. Their PSLE score should meet the school’s cut-off point of the posting year. Transfer will be subjected to available vacancies and the school’s admission criteria.
Do note the following:
The personal information provided will solely be used for the purpose of appealing for secondary school transfer based on non-medical reasons.
The deadline for the submission of appeals will be on 26 December 2023, 12pm. Late submission will not be allowed.
School will not disclose reasons for selection/ non-selection of students.
Students, with pending appeals, should still report to the posted secondary school on 2 January 2024.
The application is deemed to be unsuccessful if you do not hear from the school by 2 January 2024.
Please click here or scan the QR Code to appeal to transfer to Dunman Secondary School.
Mother Tongue Languages (MTL)
Higher Mother Tongue Languages (Higher Chinese/ Higher Malay/ Higher Tamil)
1. Does the school provide in-house HMTL lessons?
Dunman Secondary School does provide in-house HMTL lessons, which are held concurrently with MTL lessons during curriculum time.
2. Who are eligible to opt for HMTL subject in Sec 1?
Students with a PSLE Score of 8 or better and offer MTL at PSLE, or students with a PSLE Score of 9-14 and obtained AL1/AL2 in MTL or Distinction/Merit in HMTL are eligible for HMTL.
Incoming Sec 1 students were informed of their eligibility for SAP schools and HMTL via the Eligibility Letter after the release of PSLE Results.
Students who are eligible for HMTL will be invited to opt-in or opt-out of the HMTL offer through Parents’ Gateway (PG App). Parents are expected to respond via PG App by 26 December 2023 to indicate if they accept the offer(s).
3. For students who were not eligible for HMTL subject but are keen to take on HMTL, when can they apply for HMTL?
For Secondary 1 students who are offered G3 MTL subject but not eligible at the beginning of the year, they may be offer HMTL subject at the end of their Secondary 1 academic year.
The selection criteria will be based on their academic achievements in their end-of-year examination results (overall academic performance and MTL end of year results) and by recommendation from their subject teachers. Only students who are selected will be offer HMTL and they will start their lesson in Secondary 2.
Mother Tongue Language at a Less Demanding Level (LDL)
4. What is MTL LDL?
Students with difficulties coping with the subject have the option to offer MTL at a less demanding level based on their performance at the PSLE.
Students who have met the above PSLE MTL grade criteria can choose to offer MTL at level they prefer.
With the provision to offer MTL at G1, G2 or G3 MTL ‘B’ will be discontinued in secondary schools from 2024.
Foreign Languages (FL) or Asian Languages (AL) in lieu of Mother Tongue Language (Not as 3rd Languages)
5. Do students who have gotten approval to take FL/AL subjects in lieu of MTL in Primary School need to re-apply for the approval?
No. Secondary 1 students who have gotten approval to take a FL / AL in lieu of MTL in Primary School do not need to re-apply for approval.
6. Does the school provide AL/FL lessons in school?
No. Students are required to learn the AL/FL privately at the secondary level, as instruction is not provided by MOE. Students are required to provide documentation (e.g. marked assignment, result slip, payment receipt) to the school to show that they are learning AL/FL regularly.
Application for Third Languages - L3s (FL/ AL/ CSP/ MSP)
7. Who are eligible to take Third Languages?
The L3s which students are eligible for are indicated on their S1 Option Form. If a particular L3 is not indicated, it means they are not eligible for that L3. Students should have indicated the choices of L3 via (i) the S1 Internet System or (ii) through his/her primary school.
Students who had applied for L3, will be informed of the results of their applications through Parents’ Gateway (PG App). For successful applicants, they will also be informed of the registration matters.
(For Foreign Languages (FL) such as French, German, Japanese and Spanish, students must obtain a PSLE Score of 8 or better. However, if number of applicants exceed the vacancies, applicants are selected based on PSLE results.)
8. Does the school provide L3s during school curriculum?
No. Students will have to attend their L3s lessons after school curriculum at the respective allocated Language Centres.
Application for Exemption
9. Who are eligible to apply for MTL Exemption?
Students may be eligible for MTL exemption if they:
Are Singaporeans returning from overseas in the middle of their primary school education journey.
Have been overseas for a long period of time and had no opportunity to learn an official MTL, a Non-Tamil Indian Language (NTIL) or an approved Foreign or Asian Language.
Have special educational needs, with severe difficulties in coping with overall learning.
Students who wish to apply in Secondary School level, parents are to contact MTL HOD for further advice. Applicants with medical background or special needs will need to submit all reports when applying for exemption and all applications are subject to approval by MOE.
Students who had been exempted in Primary School do not need to re-apply.
Full Subject-Based Banding (Full SBB)
With the implementation of Full SBB for Sec 1 students starting from 2024, students who offer most subjects at G1 or G2 are eligible to offer English Language (EL), Mother Tongue Languages (MTL), Mathematics (MA) and Science (SCI) at a more demanding level from the start of S1 if they have performed well in these subjects at the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE).
Offering Subjects at More Demanding Levels (MDL)
1. What are the criteria for a student to be offered to take subject at a more demanding level?
Eligibility of students to offer subject(s) at a more demanding level:
2. How will I know if my child is offered with subject(s) at MDL?
Students who are eligible for taking subject at MDL will be notified on the offer(s) through Parents’ Gateway (PG App) by 22 December 2023.
3. For information on Full SBB, please visit our MOE Website: https://www.moe.gov.sg/microsites/psle-fsbb/full-subject-based-banding/main.html
where you can find out all the information pertaining the Full SBB.