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Source:
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DIRECT POLYTECHNIC ADMISSION
EXERCISE 2007 FOR POLYTECHNIC ACADEMIC YEAR 2008 |
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The first Direct Polytechnic Admission (DPA)
Exercise will commence on 11 July 2007, for admission into polytechnics
in 2008. |
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The DPA Exercise will give the polytechnics
greater flexibility to select students on criteria other than
examination results, thus allowing a wider range of talents to be
recognised. |
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The DPA Exercise also allows students who
are interested in, and who have the aptitude for applied learning, to
confirm places in polytechnic courses prior to taking their GCE ¡®O¡¯
level examinations. |
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Students accepted to polytechnics through
the DPA can also benefit from special programmes in the polytechnics,
before the start of the formal polytechnic calendar in April. |
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The five polytechnics ¨C Nanyang Polytechnic,
Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic and
Temasek Polytechnic ¨C will each admit up to 2.5% of their Academic Year
2008 intake through DPA, or about 100 students per polytechnic on
average. |
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There will also be a course-specific cap of
30% for each polytechnic course under the DPA. This is to ensure that
students admitted through the GCE ¡®O¡¯ level route will continue to have
access to popular polytechnic courses. |
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Student Selection |
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In selecting the students, the
polytechnics will take into account their abilities, talents and
interests in the specific applied courses that they are applying
for. For example, a student¡¯s passion and talents in film and
video production would be considered by polytechnics when he
applies through the DPA for a polytechnic course in Media Studies. |
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More information on the polytechnics,
the courses they offer and their selection criteria can be found
on their websites. (See Annex A). |
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Students admitted via the DPA will
still have to meet the following admission criteria: |
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(i) obtain a net ELR2B21 score of not
more than 26 points for the GCE ¡®O¡¯ level examinations; and
(ii) meet the Minimum Entry Requirements (MER) for
their respective polytechnic courses. The MER for each polytechnic
course can be found on the polytechnics¡¯ websites. |
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This is to ensure that students
admitted through DPA will be able to cope with the rigours of a
polytechnic education. These students will not take part in the
Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) or Joint Polytechnic Special
Admissions Exercise (JPSAE). |
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1 ELR2B2 is
used for admission into the Polytechnics. It refers to English
Language, 2 relevant subjects for the polytechnic course applied
for, and best 2 other subjects which could be elective subjects. |
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Source:
www.moe.gov.sg Press Release
17 May 2007 |
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