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[PSS] Sec 3 Awareness for EAE and PFP (For All Levels)

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ITE EAE Writeup + Portfolio Info from April 27th 2026 Session

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ITE EAE Writeup + Portfolio Info from April 27th 2026 Session

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MOE Polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE)

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MOE Polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE)

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1. Overview

What is Poly EAE?

Polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) is an aptitude-based admissions exercise that allows students to apply for and receive conditional offers for admission to polytechnics prior to receiving their O-Level examination results or final Higher Nitec Grade Point Average (GPA).

Who can apply

Poly EAE is open to:

Singapore Citizens (SC) and Permanent Residents (PR) who are sitting for the O-Level examinations in the year of the application.

International students in government, government-aided and independent schools who are sitting for the O-Level examinations in the year of the application.

ITE students who are in the final year of their Nitec or Higher Nitec courses. For the AY2021 polytechnic intake, this would be Nitec students completing their course in June or December, or Higher Nitec students completing their course in September 2020 or March 2021.

You are not eligible to apply if you are currently or had previously been enrolled in the polytechnics.

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Polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE): Overview

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Polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) is an aptitude-based admissions exercise that allows students to apply for and receive conditional offers for admission to polytechnics prior to receiving their O-Level examination results or final Higher Nitec Grade Point Average (GPA).

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2026 Poly EAE Briefing Slides (For Schools)

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2026 Poly EAE Briefing Slides (For Schools)

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2026 Poly EAE Briefing Slides (For Schools)

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ITE EAE Interview Tips (Taken from ITE EAE Briefing Slides)

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Poly EAE Interview Tips (Taken from Poly EAE Briefing Slides)

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MOE ITE Early Admissions Exercise (ITE EAE)

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MOE ITE Early Admissions Exercise (ITE EAE)

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Tue, 22 Jun to Tue, 27 Jul 2021 Mon, 23 Aug to Fri, 27 Aug 2021 Mon, 30 Aug to Fri, 3 Sep 2021
Thu, 27 May to Wed, 2 Jun 2021

Apply

You can apply for 2-year Nitec courses through the ITE EAE portal.

Attend interviews

If shortlisted, the ITE colleges will contact you for an interview.

Offers and acceptance

You will receive a notification of the results. You need to accept the offer through the ITE EAE portal before the deadline stated.

Any student who does not complete the online acceptance by the stated date will be deemed to have rejected the offer.

Withdrawal

If you decide to withdraw from the conditional offer after having accepted it earlier, you must submit your withdrawal request to training@ite.edu.sg by Friday, 3 September 2021.

If you have accepted an offer but did not withdraw by the deadline, you will not be able to switch courses within or between ITE colleges once your offer is confirmed upon release of your examination results.

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ITE Early Admissions Exercise (ITE EAE): Overview

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The ITE Early Admissions Exercise (ITE EAE) allows N-Level, O-Level and Nitec students to apply for conditional early admission to full-time Nitec and Higher Nitec courses in the Institute of Technical Education (ITE). Learn about the entry requirements and how to apply.

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2025 Consolidated DSA-JC, Poly EAE and ITE EAE dates (for AY2026)

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2025 Consolidated DSA-JC, Poly EAE and ITE EAE dates (for AY2026)

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2025 DSA JC, Poly EAE ant ITE EAE (for 2026 Admissions)

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MOE Direct School Admission for junior colleges (DSA-JC)

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MOE Direct School Admission for junior colleges (DSA-JC)

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Thu, 12 Aug to Mon, 16 Aug 2021

Acceptance stage for Phase 1

You can only accept one offer by submitting an acceptance form to the school. You should email the completed acceptance form to the school by 3pm on Monday, 16 August 2021.

You will be guaranteed a place in that school if you qualify for JC admission based on your O-Level examination results.

Tue, 7 Sep to Fri, 10 Sep 2021

Acceptance stage for Phase 2

You can only accept one offer by submitting an acceptance form to the school. You should email the completed acceptance form to the school by 3pm on Friday, 10 September 2021.

You can participate in the DSA-JC and Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) concurrently. However, you can only accept one offer by submitting an acceptance form to the school (i.e. either a DSA-JC or EAE offer).

You will be guaranteed a place in that school if you qualify for JC admission based on your O-Level examination results.

By Fri, 8 Oct 2021

Withdrawal stage

If you wish to participate in the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE), you will need to cancel your acceptance by 5 pm on Friday, 8 October 2021.

You are not allowed to participate in the JAE if you have accepted an offer through DSA-JC.

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Direct School Admission for junior colleges (DSA-JC): Overview

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Thu, 12 Aug to Mon, 16 Aug 2021 You can only accept one offer by submitting an acceptance form to the school. You should email the completed acceptance form to the school by 3pm on Monday, 16 August 2021. You will be guaranteed a place in that school if you qualify for JC admission based on your O-Level examination results.

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2025 Poly EAE Briefing Slides (For Schools)

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2025 Poly EAE Briefing Slides (For Schools)

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2025 ITE EAE Briefing Slides (For Schools)

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2025 ITE EAE Briefing Slides (For Schools)

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Polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise Portal

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Polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise Portal

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The Polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) is an aptitude-based admissions exercise that allows students to apply for and receive conditional offers for admission to polytechnics prior to receiving their final grades. It allows the polytechnics greater flexibility to select and admit students based on their aptitudes and interests, apart from academic grades, thus allowing a wider range of talents to be recognised.

Poly EAE is open to graduating O-Level students, final-year Nitec and Higher Nitec students from the Institute of Technical Education and Adults (Singapore Citizen or Permanent Residents only) who have two or more years of relevant work experience.

All five polytechnics participate in Poly EAE:

Nanyang Polytechnic

Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Republic Polytechnic

Singapore Polytechnic

Temasek Polytechnic

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The Polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) is an aptitude-based admissions exercise that allows students to apply for and receive conditional offers for admission to polytechnics prior to receiving their final grades. It allows the polytechnics greater flexibility to select and admit students based on their aptitudes and interests, apart from academic grades, thus allowing a wider range of talents to be recognised.

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Book a chat with Mr Marcus (ECG Counsellor): https://go.gov.sg/pssecg

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Aggregate computation for polytechnic courses (website)

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Aggregate computation for polytechnic courses (website)

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1. Admission matters and courses offered

To be eligible for admission into a polytechnic course, you must meet these 2 criteria:

1. Your ELR2B2 net aggregate score must not exceed 26 unless you are applying for the Diploma in Nursing. To apply for the Diploma in Nursing, your ELR2B2-C net aggregate score must not exceed 28.

2. Meet the minimum entry requirements (MER) of the course that you are applying for. Find out the MER of specific courses on CourseFinder or refer to this document for the consolidated MER of all courses.

Aggregate computation for polytechnic courses

ELR2B2 net aggregate score
= English Language (EL) + 2 Relevant Subjects (R2) + 2 Best Subjects (B2)
minus CCA bonus points

Each polytechnic course uses one of these net aggregate score types to assess course eligibility:

The aggregate scores for the different aggregate types are computed as such:

What cannot be used for aggregate computation

You cannot use:

The grades of Higher Mother Tongue Language and Mother Tongue Language in the same aggregate computation.

"Merit" and "Pass" grades for the Mother Tongue 'B' Syllabus for aggregate computation.

Higher Mother Tongue Language: Higher Chinese, Higher Malay and Higher Tamil

Mother Tongue Language: Chinese, Malay and Tamil

Mother Tongue 'B' Syllabus: Chinese 'B', Malay 'B' and Tamil 'B'

Bonus points for admission

The bonus points are subtracted from your gross aggregate scores to obtain the respective net aggregate scores to assess course eligibility and for posting.

You can get a maximum of 2 bonus points from CCA grade achievement.

If you are a private candidate, current or ex-student of other types of institution (JC, MI or ITE) and are eligible to apply for polytechnic courses through JAE, you will still be entitled to CCA bonus points.

The previous year's JAE net aggregate scores in CourseFinder are only used as a reference and do not guarantee admission. The actual course aggregate scores depend on students' O-Level results and course choices during the JAE, which may differ from previous years.

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Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE): Polytechnic admission and courses

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Learn about the admission criteria, including the minimum entry requirements and the net aggregate scores of diploma courses in polytechnics.

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Aggregate computation for polytechnic courses (PDF)

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Aggregate computation for polytechnic courses (PDF)

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How Are Singapore's JC Students Studying to get A+? ft. Dunman High | Gen Z Crash Course

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JC or Poly? | Talking Point | CNA Insider

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Half of O-level school leavers taking polytechnic route in 2024 also qualified for JC

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Half of O-level school leavers taking polytechnic route in 2024 also qualified for JC

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Half of O-level school leavers taking polytechnic route in 2024 also qualified for JC

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The Joint Admissions Exercise is held in January every year for O-level students. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Commentary: I gave up JC to go to poly and never looked back

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Commentary: I gave up JC to go to poly and never looked back

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BEYOND TANGIBLE SKILLS

Even with my certainty, it wasn't smooth sailing during the three-year course, especially during the times my GPA dipped, and I was reminded that I needed to get my grades up.

But those periods of self-doubt showed me what it meant to be accountable for my choices and their possible consequences.

It also prompted deeper reflection of my skills and the career I wanted, making me realise I hadn't really thought about the purpose of going to university aside from fulfilling my parents' wishes. So I took a gap year after polytechnic.

When I landed a spot in a local university eventually, I opted out of Honours year despite the probability of obtaining a second upper based on my grades. I didn't see its purpose in pursuing a journalism career, and I was done with letting conventional measures of success shape my life.

Polytechnic life had revealed a version of success that worked for me. The culture was creative, chaotic, unconventional, but it was also supportive and helped me see that weaknesses can be turned into strengths in the right environment.

My traits that made secondary school a chore, such as being easily bored and a disdain for rigidity, were encouraged. My obsession with popular culture wasn't seen as time wasted online, but relevant to myriad school projects.

And despite their initial reservations, my parents grew to appreciate the value of polytechnic education - and letting me make major decisions - when they saw how much I'd learnt and that I truly enjoyed school.

My time in polytechnic showed me what happens when I listen to my instincts about my own life. It taught me resilience, resourcefulness and street smarts, time and expectation management, how to think out of the box, adapt when things didn't go according to plan, and be an excellent generalist.

It also set the benchmark for the top criteria I look for in a career and workplace environment: Somewhere I can be myself. And more than a decade after graduating from polytechnic, I have it now.

To be clear, there is nothing wrong with any specific path after secondary school, as long as you own the choice. Two or three years can be a painfully long time to live out someone else's dream.

But knowing what to choose first requires an abundance of self-knowledge, from being aware of your passions to how you learn, and the willingness to explore various options, whether through career exploration programmes or doing your own research.

Despite everything I've gained by choosing a polytechnic, it was only the second-best decision I made at 17. The best decision was choosing to trust myself.
Grace Yeoh is a senior journalist with CNA.

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Commentary: I gave up JC to go to poly and never looked back

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Even with my certainty, it wasn't smooth sailing during the three-year course, especially during the times my GPA dipped, and I was reminded that I needed to get my grades up. But those periods of self-doubt showed me what it meant to be accountable for my choices and their possible consequences.

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Be inspired by our staff, students and alumni as they recount personal stories of grit, hard work, passion for skills and more!

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The Stories Behind: From ITE graduate to vice-president of Marche's parent company, and how it all began with crepes

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The Stories Behind: From ITE graduate to vice-president of Marche's parent company, and how it all began with crepes

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The Stories Behind: From ITE graduate to vice-president of Marche’s parent company, and how it all began with crepes

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When I worked part-time at a cinema after completing my studies in secondary school, I would often stand beside a male colleague, watching as he operated the gigantic popcorn machine. Due to the imposing size of the equipment, popcorn-making was a task typically reserved for the me

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Engineered for Success: The Journey from ITE to Poly and SIT

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Engineered for Success: The Journey from ITE to Poly and SIT

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Engineered for Success: The Journey from ITE to Poly and SIT

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Ex-ITE student's dream comes true as he joins 2,000 graduating from Singapore Institute of Technology

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Ex-ITE student's dream comes true as he joins 2,000 graduating from Singapore Institute of Technology

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Ex-ITE student's dream comes true as he joins 2,000 graduating from Singapore Institute of Technology

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SINGAPORE - Former Institute of Technical Education (ITE) student Tan Yong Siang knew from the start that the journey to a university degree would not be easy. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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There is no cap on the number of polytechnic students who can move on to the autonomous universities. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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From poly to Cambridge: More S’pore diploma graduates head to top overseas universities

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From poly to Cambridge: More S’pore diploma graduates head to top overseas universities

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From poly to Cambridge: More S’pore diploma graduates head to top overseas universities

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This comes as more students are choosing the polytechnic route despite qualifying for junior college. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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ITE List of 3 year Higher Nitec courses with aggregates and MER

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ITE List of 3 year Higher Nitec courses with aggregates and MER

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EAE for Diploma Programmes for 2027 intake

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EAE for Diploma Programmes for 2027 intake

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Diploma Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) - LASALLE

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For Diploma in Music

Audition
You are required to attend an entrance audition of approximately 15 minutes on your intended principal study. Non-pianists are advised to bring along their own accompanist for the audition. If necessary, please contact the Student Admissions Office for a list of accompanists. The accompanist fee is S$100, for a 45-minute rehearsal and the audition. Applicants are required to make arrangements with the accompanists directly for practice sessions and payment.

The audition consists of the following:

Performance of two contrasting works of your choice. Pieces selected from popular music repertoire would not be considered for the

purposes of this audition.

Sight-reading

Aural awareness

Music theory*

Short interview with the audition panel about your musical experiences, interests and your ambitions for future studies and career

*The music theory paper (approximately 60 minutes) will test applicants in various areas at a level similar to ABRSM Grade V.
Applicants who present documentary evidence of ABRSM Grade V Music Theory or its equivalent will be exempted from the test. Further information about the requirements of ABRSM Grade V Theory can be found at www.abrsm.org

Composition Portfolio Interview
Composers should submit a portfolio of at least two, but not more than five, contrasting examples of your compositions. Do submit your portfolio one week in advance of your scheduled audition. You may submit your work as written scores, recordings or a combination of the two.

Please ensure that your written music is clear and legible, and that you include full details, where necessary, of instrumentation, scoring, and performance details. Do not send Sibelius files unless they are accompanied by PDF files of the same material. Recordings should either be on a CD or DVD, or in a file format that can be read in VLC or Windows Media Player.

Individual works should be clearly indexed on both the CD and accompanying documentation. All recordings should be clearly labelled with your name and the title of the piece on both the CD and its cover. Portfolios will be returned to you immediately at the end of the audition or mailed back to you after the audition period upon request.

Online Audition
Though live auditions are preferred, applicants who are unable to attend a live audition may submit a video recording for their audition. If they pass the video screening round, an interview via Zoom or MS Teams with applicants will be arranged by the Student Admissions Office. Applicants will be tested on their sight-reading and aural awareness during the interview.

Guidelines for Video Recording:

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ITE EAE Writeup preparation template (NOT THE ACTUAL APPLICATION FORM)

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ITE EAE Writeup preparation template (NOT THE ACTUAL APPLICATION FORM)

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ITE EAE course-specific skills and qualities (What they are looking for and what you should have in your interview/portfolio)

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ITE EAE course-specific skills and qualities (What they are looking for and what you should have in your interview/portfolio)

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ITE Full-time 3-year/4-year courses (EAE is to a 3 Year Course)

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ITE Full-time 3-year/4-year courses (EAE is to a 3 Year Course)

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Full-time 3-year/4-year Higher Nitec courses

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For students who want to pursue a career in Business & Services, Design & Media, Electronics & Info-Comm Technology, Engineering, Health Sciences and Hospitality.

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Preparation Tips for Early Admissions Exercise (EAE)

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Gain an advantage with tips and guides for a well-prepared portfolio and interview sessions. Find out how you can get early entry into your desired course!

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Whether you need tips on crafting compelling write-ups or acing your interview, these tips will help you embark on your EAE journey with confidence!

Watch this video to find out how to chope a spot in NP!

1 Nail Your Write-Up

Start preparing a 600-character write-up highlighting your passion and aptitude for your chosen courses. You can also submit an optional 1,000-character write-up to showcase your other talents in leadership, community service, entrepreneurship, arts and sports.

4 Pro-Tips to Craft Your Write-up

1. SHOWCASE ACHIEVEMENTS Highlight relevant accomplishments. For example, if you're eyeing the Diploma in Information Technology, share your coding projects or websites you've developed.

2. DEMONSTRATE APPLIED LEARNING Show your ability to effectively apply what you have learnt to real-world situations or practical scenarios through relevant activities such as Advanced Elective Modules, Applied Subjects, competitions, etc.

3. CONNECT CCA EXPERIENCE Relate your CCAs to your course. For instance, mention that you're the school's newspaper editor if you're applying for the Diploma in Mass Communication.

4. PERFECT YOUR DRAFT Start with a draft, then get someone to run through it and give you feedback. Focus on key highlights and keep within the word limit.

Watch this video for more ways to prep for your write-up!

Need some inspiration? Check out these writing samples!
600-character Course-specific Write-up
Demonstrate your passion in course-specific areas by including relevant experiences from CCAs, competitions, and/or self-initiated projects. Show us how determined you are to pursue your interests!
Talent & achievements write-up (1,000 characters)
Detail your personal talents and accomplishments in areas such as entrepreneurship, leadership, community service, arts and sports. Highlight any leadership positions you have held and contributions you have made. If you have previously attended any Applied Learning Modules (ApLM) offered by the polytechnics, share how you have benefitted from it.

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Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP)’s Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) 2024. The admission offer is conditional, based on final O-Level grades.

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2026 ITE EAE Briefing Slides (For Schools)

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New Diploma in AY2027 that you can apply for during this EAE!

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New Diploma in AY2027 that you can apply for during this EAE!

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From RP:

We are pleased to share that Republic Polytechnic will be launching a new diploma in AY2027. Students may apply for this course in the upcoming EAE exercise.

The Diploma in Defence and Security Management (DDSM) is supported by MINDEF and MHA

https://www.rp.edu.sg/education/diplomas/diploma-in-defence-and-security-management/

Who may be a good fit?

1. Students with a strong calling to serve and protect.

2. Students who are still exploring their direction but value a secure and stable career with structured progression, while contributing meaningfully to Singapore.

3. Students from Uniformed Group CCAs who wish to pursue a related career pathway.