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Admissions Guide for A-Level Students 

Admissions Guide For
A-Level Students

Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE)

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.

Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A'-Level graduates who are looking to further their studies in RP can look forward to obtaining a diploma within a shortened timeline.

Eligible A-Level graduates can now be exempted from one semester or one year of studies for courses starting in April or October. For more details, click here.

JAE: Who can Apply?

Who can apply? 

All Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A'-level holders may apply, except for current RP students.

 

Entry Requirements

  • You must fulfil the Minimum Entry Requirements (MER) of our full-time diploma courses.

  • 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.

JAE: What Course to apply?

What Course to apply? 

To find out more about the diploma courses offered by RP, you may:

  • Read up on RP courses online 

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

JAE: When and How to apply?

When and How to apply?

  • The DAE application schedule is as follows:

  • Intake Period
    For Intake Year 2024 Semester 1 (April 2024) 23 Feb 2024, 2pm to 7 Mar 2024, 4pm
    For Intake Year 2024 Semester 2 (October 2024) August 2024
     
  • Application is made online through the DAE Application Portal. Please refer to our User Guide on how to apply.

  • You may indicate up to 3 course choices in your application.

  • Please note:

  • 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.

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What to Expect?

Posting

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

Intake Date
For Intake Year 2024 Semester 1 (April 2024) By 1 April 2024
For Intake Year 2024 Semester 2 (October 2024) End September 2024
 

Enrolment

If your application is successful, you will receive an email with instructions on how to complete the online enrolment within 3-4 weeks. For more information on the online enrolment, please click here.

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

Please note:

  • 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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