Your First Chapter Starts Here.
FreshStart is your first official welcome to RP as a newly posted student. It’s where you explore the campus, connect with your school, and discover how learning at RP goes beyond classrooms and exams.
Whether this is your first visit or you want a deeper look, FreshStart helps you ease into RP life - with clarity, confidence, and excitement for what’s ahead!
Build connections that lastMeet your classmates, seniors, and lecturers early. These first conversations often turn into friendships, mentors, and opportunities that shape your RP journey.
Shape Your JourneyAt RP, education is about more than earning a diploma. FreshStart introduces you to the Greater Me framework — where you’ll learn to Design Your Life, Learning and Impact, and grow into someone who’s ready for the future.
Feel at home from Day OneWalk the campus, explore key spaces, and learn about the support that’s here for you. When things feel familiar, it’s easier to settle in and focus on learning.
For Polytechnic Foundation Students (PFP)
This invitation-only FreshStart session welcomes incoming PFP students and their parents for a first look at life and learning at RP.
You’ll learn how RP’s Becoming Greater Me approach supports students through their foundational year and beyond, hear real experiences from lecturers, students and alumni, explore future pathways through course counselling.
You will also join a guided campus tour led by PFP student leaders — offering a clear sense of what the journey at RP will look like from the very start.
For O-Level holders and ITE graduates
This FreshStart session is designed for newly posted students to step into RP through a school-based experience that brings you straight into your diploma environment.
You’ll meet your lecturers and seniors, explore your school’s facilities, take part in hands-on activities, and see how RP’s Greater Me education framework shapes your learning, student life and next steps as an RP student.
Date: 28 Jan 2026 (Wed)Time: 2:00pm to 4:30pmVenue: Lecture Theatre W2
2:00pm - 2:30pmRegistration
2:30pm - 3:30pmWelcome Address by Director, Centre for Foundational StudiesSharing of PFP Learning Experience
3:30pm - 4:30pmCampus Tours and PFP Course Counselling
Date: 5 Feb 2026 (Thu)Time: 1:30pm to 5:00pmVenue: Your respective RP school(Registration at North or South Agora)
1:30pm - 2:15pmArrival & registration at North or South Agora
2:15pm - 4:00pmSchool Breakout Session* Diploma Sharing* Facilities Tours & Hands-On Activities* Conversations with Lecturers and Seniors
4:00pm - 5:00pmCampus Tours and Admissions, Finance, Education and Career Guidance Counselling
RP is easily accessible by bus or the MRT. With the Thomson-East Coast Line right at the doorstep, you can walk to North and South Agora, and Lecture Theatre W2 in just 10-15 minutes from Woodlands North MRT Station.
Alternatively, you can board Bus 169 at the Woodlands Interchange, or walk to RP conveniently from Woodlands MRT Station.
First time in RP? Check out our beautiful campus in the park in this 360° virtual tour.
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