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Admission (Non-Singapore Academic Qualifications) AY2010

Minimum Entry Requirements

Prospective students with non-Singapore academic qualifications are invited to apply for admission to diploma programmes commencing in April 2010.

Please provide certified true copies of your certificates and documentations with detailed results in English language.

Country and Recognised Certificates

Brunei
Brunei General Certificate Education "O" Level No entrance assessment or IELTS or TOEFL is required for applicants with Brunei qualifications	Brunei GCE “O’ Level • English [Grade: A1 – C6 ] • Mathematics [Grade: A1 – C6 ] • Any relevant Science subject [Grade: A1 – C6] • Any other 2 subjects [Grade: A1 – C6 ] Application Opens : 26th January 2010 to 22th February 2010 Application is now CLOSED. Please login to : http://www.myrp.sg/DAE/Foreign/student/ to access your application portal and view your status.
China
National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) (Gao Kao)	NCEE (Gao Kao) • Eligible for admission to Tier 2 China universities • English: 60% • Mathematics and relevant subject: 65% Application Period : 3 July to 13 July 2009 Application is now CLOSED. Please login to : http://www.myrp.sg/DAE/Foreign/student/ to access your application portal and view your status.
India
a)Senior School Certificate (Year 12) b)Secondary School Certificate (Year 10) from: - The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ISCE) - The Central Board of Secondary Education Examinations (CBSE) - Maharashtra State Board - Kerala Board - Gujarat Board - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination - Board of Anglo-Indian School Leaving Certificate Examination, Tamil Nadu.	Senior School Certificate (Year 12) • English: 70% or Grade B+ equivalent • Mathematics and relevant subject: 75% or Grade B+ equivalent • Overall score for 5 subjects should be at least 70% or Grade B+ equivalent Secondary School Certificate (Year 10) • English: 70% or Grade B+ equivalent • Mathematics and relevant subject: 80% or Grade A equivalent • Overall score for 5 subjects should be at least 80% or Grade A equivalent Application Period : 5 June to 15 June 2009 Application is now CLOSED. Application Results Release: By 4 Aug 09 Please login to : http://www.myrp.sg/DAE/Foreign/student/ to access your application portal and view your status.
Indonesia
Senior High School and National Final Evaluation Examination (SMA or SMU Ebtanas)	SMA or SMU (Year 12) • English: 6 • Mathematics and relevant subjects: 7 • Overall score based on 7 subjects should be at least 46 Application Opens : 25 September 2009 (2:00pm) Application Closes : 5 October 2009 (2:00pm) Application is now CLOSED.
Applicants with good SMA (Completed Year 11) results may apply and will be considered accordingly
Malaysia
a) Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) b) Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia Vokasional (SPMV) c) Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) d) Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) e) Unified Examination Certificate - (UEC Vocational) No entrance assessment or IELTS or TOEFL is required for applicants with Malaysia qualifications.	SPM / SPMV • Bahasa Inggeris (Paper 122/322) or Communications English [Grade: A+ to C] • E. or A. Mathematics [Grade: A+ to C] • Any relevant Science subject [Grade: A+ to C] • Any other 2 subjects [Grade: A+ to C] SPM / SPMV (before 2009) • Bahasa Inggeris (Paper 122/322) or Communications English [Grade: A1 to C6] • E. or A. Mathematics [Grade: A1 to C6] • Any relevant Science subject [Grade: A1 to C6] • Any other 2 subjects [Grade: A1 to C6] Application Period : 12 March 2010 (2:00pm) to 22 March 2010 (2:00pm) Please click here to apply
	STPM • General Paper (English Medium) or SPM Bahasa Inggeris (Paper 122/322) or Communications English [ Grade: 1 to 6 ] • Mathematics [Grade: A to E] • Any relevant Science subject [ Grade: A to E ] Application Period : 12 March 2010 (2:00pm) to 22 March 2010 (2:00pm) Please click here to apply
	UEC • English Language [ Grade: 1 to 6 ] • Mathematics [Grade: 1 to 6 ] • Any relevant Science subject [ Grade: 1 to 6 ] Application Period: 14 December 2009 (2:00pm) to 30 December 2009 (2:00pm) Application is now CLOSED.
	UEC Vocational Eligible to apply for Engineering courses only • English Language (Applicants with Industrial English may have to sit for an entrance assessment) [ Grade: 1 to 6] • Mathematics [Grade: 1 to 6 ] • One of the following relevant subjects [Grade: 1 to 6] Application Period: 14 December 2009 (2:00pm) to 30 December 2009 (2:00pm) Application is now CLOSED.
Myanmar
Basic Education High School (BEHS).	BEHS • English: 60% • Mathematics and relevant subject: 75% • Overall score for 5 subjects should be at least 70% Application Period : 7 August to 17 August 2009 Application is now CLOSED. Application Results Release: 30 November 2009 Please login to : http://www.myrp.sg/DAE/Foreign/student/ to access your application portal and view your status.
Philippines
High School Diploma	High School Diploma • English: 85% • Mathematics: 85% • Any relevant Science subject: 85% • Overall score based on 5 subjects should be at least 85% Application Opens: 23 October to 2 November 2009 The application is now CLOSED.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka GCE “O” Level Certificate	Sri Lanka GCE “O” Level • English: Distinction • Mathematics and Science subject: Distinction • Any other 2 subjects: Credit Application Period : 5 June to 15 June 2009 Application is now CLOSED. Application Results Release: By 4 Aug 09 Please login to : http://www.myrp.sg/DAE/Foreign/student/ to access your application portal and view your status. Current Sri Lanka A levels students can apply using their Sri Lanka O levels results during 8 March 2010 (2pm) to 10 March 2010 (2pm) Application is now CLOSED
Vietnam
Completed Year 12 High School Graduation Certificate of National Examination.	Completed Year 12 High School Graduation Certificate of National Examination • English: 6 • Mathematics and relevant subjects: 7 • Overall average mark for 5 subjects should be at least 7 Application Opens : 18 September 2009 (2:00pm) Application Closes : 28 September 2009 (2:00pm) Application is now CLOSED.
Applicants with good completed Year 11 results may apply and will be considered accordingly.
All International Qualifications
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) / International General Certificate of Secondary Educations (IGCSE) No entrance assessment or IELTS or TOEFL is required for applicants with GCSE/IGCSE qualifications	GCSE/IGCSE • English [Grade: A - C ] • Mathematics [ Grade: A - C ] • Any relevant Science subject [ Grade: A - C ] • Any other 2 subjects [Grade: A - C ] Applicants with IGCSE/GCSE qualification from non-Singapore institutions can apply from 23 October 2009 to 2 November 2009. Application is now CLOSED Applicants with IGCSE/GCSE qualification from Singapore institutions can apply from 25 January 2010 to 29 January 2010 Application is now CLOSED
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma No entrance assessment or IELTS or TOEFL is required for applicants with IB qualifications	IB Diploma • English: 5 out of 7 • Mathematics: 5 out of 7 • Any relevant Science subject: 5 out of 7 • Overall score based on 5 subjects should be at least 25 Application Opens: 23 October to 2 November 2009 The application is now CLOSED.
All international Qualifications (Including qualifications accepted in earlier application windows)	You may also apply if you possess other qualifications (such as Government-administered Secondary School/High School examinations) that are equivalent to the Singapore- Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Levels. Application Opens: 23 October to 2 November 2009 The application is now CLOSED.

Note:

Shortlisted applicants will be notified via email if they need to take an entrance assessment.

Applicants who submit IELTS results are required to meet minimum of 6.0 for all bands (Listening, Writing, Reading and Speaking) or Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 650 (Paper- based), 173 (Computer-based) or 79 (internet-based). Meeting the minimum scores does not automatically exempt a shortlisted candidate from the entrance assessment.

For Entrance Assessment information, click here

Qualifications which exempt applicants from IELTS/TOEFL and entrance assessment are stated in the table above.
All applications must be submitted online. We do not accept applications sent via post, fax and email attachments.
Admission is based on merit and competition for limited course vacancies for the intake. The offer made by Republic Polytechnic is a final decision.

For enquiries, you can send email to Help-DAEforeign@rp.sg.

Republic Polytechnic reserves the right to withdraw an offer, de-register students who make false statements, or those who have withheld any information in their application. Republic Polytechnic also reserves the right to withdraw any diploma programmes, alter its curricula, and amend the scale of fees or any other information without prior notice.