16 February 2019
From this year onwards, GCE A-Level graduates who opt to enrol in a polytechnic can be admitted directly to Year 1 Semester 2. This will reduce the total course duration to two-and-a-half years.
Places for A-Level graduates at Singapore’s polytechnics have been separately catered for, and there will be no impact on the number of places for O-Level graduates or Institute of Technical Education graduates.
About 200 A-Level graduates are admitted each year to the five local polytechnics — Nanyang, Ngee Ann, Republic, Singapore and Temasek.
Currently, most A-Level graduates apply for and enrol in a polytechnic only one year after getting their results. This is because most polytechnic admissions exercises would have closed by the time the A-Level results are released. Now, A-Level graduates who are not enlisting in National Service will be able to enter the polytechnics in the same year that they receive their results.
This year, the results of the GCE A-Level examinations will be released on Feb 22. Students may collect their results from their schools from 2.30pm on that day, while private candidates will be notified of their results by post.