Preparation Notes & Checklists
The Preparation Notes and Checklists provide important information to aid your application to SOTA and is revised each year.
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2025 Talent Academy (TA)
Submissions found to have been copied, plagiarised, and/or written or created using generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, etc.) will not be accepted. The application will be disqualified, and any subsequent offer will be rescinded.
TA Portal Guide
Download the GUIDE to help you navigate the site.
Notes in this category have been updated on 27 March.
- Dance
- Literary Arts
- Music | Samples of Western Classical for Voice applicants
- Theatre (updated 9 April)
- Visual Arts (updated 9 April)
Year 1: DSA-Sec (Non-MOE) (Grade 6) Applicants
Notes in this category have been updated on 27 March.
- Dance
- Literary Arts
- Music | Samples of Western Classical for Voice applicants
- Theatre (updated 9 April)
- Visual Arts (updated 9 April)
Year 5 IBCP Applicants
Notes in this category have been updated on 27 March.
Year 5 IBDP Applicants
Notes in this category have been updated on 27 March.