FAQs

If you don’t make your payment on time, the Polytechnic reserves the right to take legal action or even deregister you if the outstanding amount isn’t cleared.

You can check everything from your school fee amount to your payment history and more by logging in to SNApp. This gives you full access to your student finance information in one place.

You’ll only need to pay 50% of the school fees if you meet both of the following criteria:

1. You’re in your seventh semester or beyond, and

2. You’re taking less than 10 modular credits.

If you don’t meet both conditions, you’ll need to pay the full school fees for the repeated semester.

To safeguard against potential scams, we strongly encourage all students to set up a GIRO bank account with RP for fee payments. GIRO offers a secure and automated way to ensure your fees are paid on time and directly to the institution. Application can be made online via RP’s eGIRO portal.

For step-by-step instructions, refer to the User Guide [PDF, 2.3 MB].

• If you’re a newly enrolled student, your RP account will only be activated after you have completed the onboarding process. You’ll be able to submit your GIRO application via RP’s eGIRO portal only after your RP account activation is complete.

If you choose to use alternative payment methods, please remain vigilant:

• Always log in through the official school portal SNApp to make payments securely.

• Avoid clicking on unsolicited links or responding to suspicious messages requesting payment.

• Official invoices and reminder letters issued by RP will include “Fees Due to Republic Polytechnic” in the subject header.

• Please note that our emails will not contain any request for payment to a bank account number.

Payment Modes

• For existing students:
  Log in to SNApp to view your outstanding balance and make payments securely using major credit or debit cards (VISA and MasterCard) or PayNow.

• For parents:
  Log in to Parent’s Portal to check your child’s outstanding balance and make payments securely using major credit or debit cards (VISA and MasterCard) or PayNow.

• Ex-students and newly enrolled international students:

1. Please make your online payment here.

2. RP has partnered with Flywire to give you an easy and secure method of paying your school fees from overseas, offering competitive foreign exchange rates.

With Flywire, you’ll enjoy:

• The ability to track your payment from start to finish

• Payment from any country or bank (bank transfer, Credit Cards, etc.)

• Lower bank charges compared to traditional transfers

• 24/7 multilingual support, giving you peace of mind throughout the process

Visit rp.flywire.com to learn more or make your payment. For step-by-step guide, please click here for the detailed payer guide.

Please keep a copy of your payment acknowledgement for your records.

Submitting an eGIRO allows you to make payments to RP seamlessly from your bank account. It also ensures you receive refunds, bursaries, scholarships, and academic prizes directly. You can use your account or a parent’s. Once you select your bank, you’ll be prompted to log in via internet banking.

No—you’ll need SingPass to log in. If you haven’t registered, go to https://ask.gov.sg/singpass.

For other SingPass-related questions, visit https://www.singpass.gov.sg for more information.

It usually takes around 5 working days from submission via the eGIRO portal for your status to be reflected in SNApp.

Once approved, your bank details will show in SNApp under Financial Matters → Accounts maintained with RP. If no record appears in SNApp, you’ll need to apply online via RP’s eGIRO.

You’ll be informed of the deduction date via your RP email, at least one week before it happens. For example, if the deduction date is 15 February, you’ll be notified by 9 February.

There is only ONE GIRO deduction per semester after the tax invoice is sent.

Your invoice will clearly state if fees will be deducted via GIRO. Make sure there are sufficient funds in your designated bank account on the stipulated deduction date.

If you have applied eGIRO via RP’s eGIRO portal, log in to the portal to terminate the arrangement. You may refer to the User Guide [PDF, 2.5 MB] for more information. Termination takes about 5 working days.

If you have previously submitted your termination request, you can submit a new eGIRO application with the updated bank account via RP’s eGIRO portal.

If you do not have a GIRO arrangement with RP, submit your NRIC-linked PayNow account info via SNApp. After offsetting outstanding fees, bursary balances will be credited to your PayNow account.

If you're applying for more than one payment scheme, here’s the order in which your tuition fees will be deducted:

1. Mendaki Tuition Fee Subsidy

2. Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA)

3. CPF Education Loan Scheme (CPF-AES)

4. MOE Higher Education Student Loan (HESL)

Once your application for a payment scheme is approved, it remains valid for your entire course duration. You won’t need to reapply each semester.

As an international student, you can apply for the Higher Education Student Loan to help manage your tuition fee payments.

Yes—you’re responsible for paying your fees if your application isn’t submitted during the application period. If your approved scheme does not cover supplementary fees, you’ll need to pay those separately.

Yes, you can—as long as you meet the eligibility criteria for each one. For more information, visit our website.

It depends on:

1. The percentage of the loan quantum

2. The available CPF withdrawal limit of the CPF member’s account (e.g. your parent’s CPF)

You’ll need to pay any remaining fees that aren’t covered by the scheme.

If you want to stop using CPF for your fees, you’ll need to submit the CPF Education Revocation Form online to revoke the authorisation for use of your CPF savings for education. Once that’s done, you must then make arrangements to settle your tuition fees using another payment method.

You can refer to the change of CPF holder procedure here.

*Important: From 1 April 2024, foreign students will no longer be eligible for the CPF Education Loan Scheme.