Admission Criteria for Direct School Admission Exercise

AESTHETICS Talent Area	Audition Date	Selection Criteria	Selection Process
Choir	Friday 2 Aug 2024	Has participated in choral / singing events or competitions	Sing back a few short phrases at various registers Perform one prepared song or an excerpt from a longer song (maximum 2 mins) without accompaniment Complete tasks on musicianship skills Interview
Concert Band	Friday 5 July 2024	Member of primary school band OR Has at least 2 years’ experience learning to play a wind or percussion instrument	Perform one prepared piece an etude/a study exercise or solo parts written for the instrument (maximum 2 mins) Perform B flat and E flat major scales and arpeggios of at least 1 octave Complete tasks on musicianship skills Interview
English Drama	Thursday 18 July 2024	Has participated in drama events or competitions	Present one prepared monologue (not more than 1 minute) Complete an improvisation task Interview
Chinese Dance	Thursday 25 July 2024	Has participated in relevant dance events or competitions	Perform one prepared dance item (not more than 1 minute) Complete an unprepared dance task Interview
Indian Dance	Friday 26 July 2024
Malay Dance	Friday 26 July 2024
Modern Dance	Friday 5 July 2024
String Ensemble	Friday 12 July 2024	Has at least 3 years’ experience learning to play a string instrument (excluding the guitar)	Perform one prepared piece of music (not more than 3 mins) without accompaniment Play 2 prepared scales, of at least 2 octaves: -1 major -1 harmonic or melodic minor Complete tasks on musicianship skills Interview
Visual Arts	Wednesday 24 July 2024	E-portfolio* Applications without E-portfolio will not be considered to be submitted to dsa_art@stmargs.edu.sg by 3 June 2024, consisting of up to 3 original artworks created solely by the applicant. Works chosen: Should be completed in the last 3 years and can include works done in school Art lessons or Art CCA. The date of completion for each artwork should be indicated. Can include 2D/3D works Instructions on e-portfolio submission for Visual Arts: Can be in PowerPoint, Word or PDF format with the following file-naming convention: Student’s Current School_Student’s Name_Visual Arts* Email the file (<20MB) to dsa_art@stmargs.edu.sg by 3 June 2024 Please note: E-portfolios submitted will only be used for DSA selection purpose and will be deleted after selection is completed.

SPORTS Talent Area	Trial Date	Selection Criteria	Selection Process
Badminton	Friday 5 July 2024	Member of school's sports CCA or Junior Sports Academy OR Has at least 2 years of playing experience in the relevant sport applied for OR Has represented school in zonal or national competitions	Perform at least 3 skills-based sport-specific tasks Perform at least 2 physical ability tests Interview
Basketball	Thursday 25 July 2024
Fencing	Monday 8 July 2024
Floorball	Monday 15 July 2024
Netball	Friday 26 July 2024
Tennis	Friday 12 July 2024
Bowling (Please note training is conducted at Civil Service Club @ Tessensohn)	Monday 29 July 2024		Perform at least 3 skills-based sport-specific tasks Interview