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Parents should let their kids have ownership of the decision and support them by exploring wide-ranging DSA categories together.
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A gift for the gab or a passion for forming words or climbing walls can stand students in good stead when it comes to being admitted to a secondary school even before sitting the PSLE. The Direct School Admission scheme, which chooses students based on their interest, aptitude and potential, rewards students who have talent areas as diverse as mastery of a board game and calligraphy.
