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Admissions Guide for A-Level Students

A-Level graduates can look forward to obtaining a RP diploma within a shortened timeline.

What is the Direct Admissions Exercise?

The Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE) allows applicants with other local qualifications to apply for admission to our full-time diploma courses. Admission is based on academic merit and subject to available vacancies of the diploma courses.

  Eligible applicants can also be exempted from one semester or one year of studies for courses starting in April or October.


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Am I Eligible?

Learn more about DAE and check the eligibility criteria here!




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Important Dates

Apr 2025 Intake:
21 Feb - 6 Mar 2025

Oct 2025 Intake:
Aug 2025

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How to Apply?

You can indicate up to three courses and apply online through the DAE Portal



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Exemptions

Get exempted from one semester or one year of studies.




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Am I Eligible?

All Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A'-level holders may apply.

Minimum Entry Requirements (MER)

You must fulfil the MER of our full-time diploma courses:

  • Obtain an A-S grade for General Paper (English Medium), AND

  • Obtain an A-E grade for 2 other H2 subjects

A-level holders who do not meet the minimum entry requirements can apply for admission to our full-time courses using their O-level results. Click here to find out the O-level MERs of our full-time courses.

Some courses may require additional medical check-up or specific tests, click here to find out more.

Eligible Courses

 Select a School below to view the list of courses offered under Intake Year 2025.
To find out more about the diploma courses offered by RP, you may read up our courses online

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Common Science Programme
(Not applicable for Oct Intake)

Diploma in Applied Chemistry (R17)

Diploma in Applied Chemistry

Diploma in Biomedical Science (R14)

Diploma in Biomedical Science

Diploma in Biotechnology (R16)

Diploma in Biological Sciences
(Previously known as Diploma in Biotechnology)

Diploma in Environmental & Marine Science (R62)

Diploma in Environmental & Marine Science

Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science (R22)

Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science

Common Engineering Programme (R42)

Common Engineering Programme
(Not applicable for Oct Intake)

Diploma in Aerospace Engineering (R40)

Diploma in Aerospace Engineering

Diploma in Aviation Management (R39)

Diploma in Aviation Management

Diploma in Industrial & Operations Management (R11)

Diploma in Business Process & Engineering Management
(Previously known as the Diploma in Industrial & Operations Management)

Diploma in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (R50)

Diploma in Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Diploma in Engineering Design with Business (R56)

Diploma in Engineering
(Previously known as the Diploma in Engineering Design with Business)

Diploma in Engineering Systems & Management (R54)

Diploma in Mobility & Robotic Systems
(Previously known as the Diploma in Engineering Systems & Management)

Diploma in Supply Chain Management (R21)

Diploma in Supply Chain Management

Diploma in Sustainable Built Environment (R61)

Diploma in Sustainable Built Environment

Common Business Programme (R57)

Common Business Programme
(Not applicable for Oct Intake)

Diploma in Hotel & Hospitality Management (R37)

Diploma in Hotel & Leisure Management
(Previously known as the Diploma in Hotel & Hospitality Management)

Diploma in Integrated Events Management (R28)

Diploma in Events & Project Management
(Previously known as the Diploma in Integrated Events Management)

Diploma in Restaurant & Culinary Operations (R46)

Diploma in Restaurant & Culinary Management
(Previously known as the Diploma in Restaurant & Culinary Operations)

Diploma in Hospitality & Tourism Management

Diploma in Hospitality & Tourism Management
(Formed from the merger of the Diploma in Tourism Management with Technology and the Diploma in Customer Experience Management with Business)

Common ICT Programme (R58)

Common ICT Programme

Diploma in Applied AI & Analytics

Diploma in Applied AI & Analytics
(Previously known as the Diploma in Business Information Systems)

Diploma in Information Technology

Diploma in Information Technology
(Previously known as the Diploma in Digital Design & Development)

Diploma in Financial Technology (R18)

Diploma in Financial Technology

Diploma in Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics

Diploma in Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics
(Previously known as the Diploma in Infocomm Security Management)

Diploma in Enterprise Cloud Computing & Management

Diploma in Enterprise Cloud Computing & Management
(Previously known as the Diploma in Information Technology)

Common Business Programme (R57)

Common Business Programme
(Not applicable for Oct Intake)

Diploma in Business (R60)

Diploma in Business

Diploma in Consumer Insights and Psychology

Diploma in Consumer Insights & Psychology
(Previously known as the Diploma in Consumer Behaviour & Research)

Diploma in Human Resource Management with Psychology (R52)

Diploma in Human Resource Management with Psychology

Diploma in Mass Communication (R32)

Diploma in Mass Communication

Common Sports & Health Programme (R63)

Common Sports & Health Programme
(Not applicable for Oct Intake)

Diploma in Sports and Health

Diploma in Sports & Health
(Previously know as the Diploma in Health Management & Promotion)

Diploma in Health Services Management (R45)

Diploma in Integrated Community Care
(Previously known as the Diploma in Health Services Management)

Diploma in Outdoor Education

Diploma in Outdoor Education
(Previously known as the Diploma in Outdoor Adventure & Learning)

Diploma in Sport & Exercise Science (R26)

Diploma in Sport & Exercise Science

Diploma in Sport Coaching (R49)

Diploma in Sport Coaching

Common Arts, Design and Media Programme (R65)

Common Arts, Media and Design Programme
(Previously known as the Common Arts, Design and Media Programme)
(Not applicable for Oct Intake)

Diploma in Arts & Entertainment Production Management

Diploma in Arts & Entertainment Production Management
(Previously know as the Diploma in Arts & Theatre Management)

Diploma in Design
(Formed from the merger of the Diploma in Design for Games and Gamification and Diploma in Design for User Experience)

Diploma in Media Production & Design (R19)

Diploma in Digital Content Creation
(Previously know as the Diploma in Media Production & Design)

Diploma in Sonic Arts (R24)

Diploma in Sonic Arts

 While some courses have been renamed from Intake Year 2025, successful DAE A-Level applicants with module exemptions will be enrolled under the Intake Year 2024 course name. Refer to the RP Course Guide for Intake Year 2024 for the course structure.

Important Dates and Process

Application

There are different application periods for each intake:

  • For Apr 2025 Intake: 21 Feb - 6 Mar 2025

  • For Oct 2025 Intake: Aug 2025

You can apply online through the DAE Application Portal and indicate up to 3 courses.

Please refer to the User Guide on how to apply or contact us if you need assistance.

  • Please consider your choices very carefully, and check that all your information entered are accurate before submitting the application, as you will not be able to make any amendments upon submission.

  • If you already have a course offer from RP through other admissions exercise, you are advised to complete the online enrolment by the date stipulated in the enrolment letter, so that it will not lapse while awaiting the outcome of your DAE application.

Posting

The outcome of your DAE application will be sent to your email account (indicated in your DAE application) on the following dates.

  • For Apr 2025 Intake: By 1 Apr 2025

  • For Oct 2025 Intake: By 30 Sep 2025

Enrolment

If your application is successful, you will receive an email with instructions on how to complete the online enrolment.

For more information on the online enrolment, and what to do after enrolment, please click here.

  • If your DAE application is successful, and you have previously accepted a course offer from RP through other admissions exercise, you are required to accept the new course offer to supersede the earlier course acceptance.

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