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Online enrolment screenshots for Step 1 to Step 3

Successful applicants who have completed the offer acceptance procedures

National Service (NS) matters

Appeal for admission to an alternative course in RP

Course fees

International students admitted using non-Singapore qualifications

CONDITIONS OF YOUR OFFER

OFFER ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES

OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION

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01 OFFER ACCEPTANCE HANDBOOK

Congratulations! You have been offered a place to study in Republic Polytechnic (RP). You are encouraged to go through the following conditions before you accept the offer:

FOR ALL STUDENTS

1. Students found to have provided fraudulent information for admissions shall have their offer revoked.

2. When requested upon by RP, students will need to produce relevant documentary evidence for verification.

3. Students must undergo a pre-enrolment medical check-up and be certified fit for the course which they are pursuing. All required documents must subsequently be submitted to RP to complete the enrolment exercise.

4. Students must accept the course offer and pay the enrolment fee within the specified enrolment period. Students must retain the “Completion of RP’s Online Enrolment” email for verification purpose.

5. Students studying a full-time diploma programme in RP must not undertake another full-time or part-time course in another institution.

6. Male Singaporeans and Permanent Residents students who are liable for National Service (NS) must ensure that they have received the necessary approval to pursue a full-time diploma programme. NS-liable students must submit the required documents to notify the Registrar’s Office via email at [email protected]

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

7. International students must enrol and complete the course that they have been offered. They shall not be granted deferment or course transfer under any circumstances.

8. For verification, international students must bring along a copy of their original educational certificate/s and identification document/s during the scheduled on-site enrolment exercise held at RP.

CONDITIONS CONDITIONS OF YOUR OF YOUR OFFEROFFER

02OFFER ACCEPTANCE HANDBOOK

OFFER ACCEPTANCEOFFER ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURESPROCEDURES

To accept the course offer, please proceed to the online enrolment portal at www.rp.edu.sg/enrolment. The flowchart below provides an overview of the enrolment process so that you can prepare the required information required to complete your enrolment.

You must provide the necessary information and complete the course acceptance process during the specified enrolment period. Otherwise, you will be considered to have withdrawn your course offer and the place may be offered to other eligible applicants appealing for a place in the course.

STEP 1: ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERLog on to RP’s Online Enrolment System @ www.rp.edu.sg/enrolment using the

Student ID stated in your Enrolment Letter.

STEP 1(A): COURSE ACCEPTANCE

Indicate your acceptance to the course offered within FIVE (5) days from

the date you receive the email titled “Enrolment to Republic Polytechnic”.

*Males liable for NS will have their course placement reserved. Refer to “Other Useful

Information” for more details.

STEP 2

STEP 2(B): FILL IN YOUR PERSONAL DATA/HOUSEHOLD DETAILS

You will need to prepare the following for this section:

1. Your Personal Details

2. Gross Monthly Household Income

3. House Ownership

STEP 2(A):CONFIRM PERSONAL PARTICULARS

Ensure that your personal particulars in the system is accurate and up-to-date.

STEP 2(C): FILL IN YOUR CONTACTINFORMATION AND RELATIONS DETAILS

You will need to prepare the following for this section:

STEP 2(D): FILL IN YOUR EDUCATIONAL DETAILS, MEDICAL INFORMATION AND

OTHER DECLARATIONS

You will need to prepare the following forthis section:

STEP 3: FINANCIAL MATTERSAND PAYMENT REQUIRED

You will see the 1st semester’s fee payable:

• With Tuition Grant subsidy• Without Tuition Grant subsidy

1. Home and Mailing Address

2. Your Contact Details

3. TWO Next of Kin (NOK) Details (Names, IDs, Contacts)

4. Local Emergency Contact Details

1. Your Past Educational Information

2. Medical Condition(s) (if any)

You need to:

1. Indicate the Financial Schemes that you intend to apply

2. Pay the enrolment fee

3. Pay the first semester’s fee (for international students only)


Log on to RP’s Online Enrolment System @www.rp.edu.sg/enrolment using the ID stated in your Enrolment Letter.

Click on Step 1: Course Acceptance to accept the course offer.

*Male students who are liable for National Servicewill reserve placement of their course offer. For more information, refer to www.rp.edu.sg/enrolment

ONLINE ENROLMENT SCREENSHOTS FOR STEP 1 TO STEP 3

STEP 1: COURSE ACCEPTANCE


Click on Step 2: Confirm Personal Particulars toupdate your personal details, Next of Kin details and declare your medical condition(s) (if any).

Click on Step 3: Finance Matters to view the first semester’s fee payable, indicate the Financial Schemes that you intend to apply and make payment.

Your online selection only indicates your intention to apply. Submit the completed application form to RP for processing.

First semester’s fee payable:• with Tuition Grant subsidy• without Tuition Grant subsidy

STEP 2: CONFIRM PERSONAL PARTICULARS

STEP 3: FINANCE MATTERS

For a Singapore Citizen:


Mandatory Forms and Financial Schemes available

For PSEA Standing Order – Submit hardcopy application form during your on-site enrolment.

For Mendaki and CPF Education Scheme – Submit online application via CPF or Mendaki’s website.

For Tuition Fee Loan – Furnish your bank’s endorsed loan application form during on-site enrolment.

*For further information, refer to the Freshmen Guide.

The enrolment fee which is payable is equivalent to the first year’s supplementary fee, and is non-refundable if you withdraw your course offer. The supplementary fee payable may be subjected to changes.

Select “Online Payment” to make online payment using major credit and debit cards (VISA and MasterCard).

OR

Select “Pay Offline” to make payment via any SAM kiosk island-wide. You will need to: • key your NRIC/FIN and the amount payable • obtain the payment receipt once the payment is completed

When making Offline Payment, the status of Step 3 of your online enrolment will remain as “Pending Payment”.


Refer to the Mandatory Forms and Financial Schemes available (Under Singapore Citizen section).

For Singapore Permanent Resident:


Enrolment fee payable is equivalent to the first year’s supplementary fee, and is non-refundable if you withdraw your course offer. The supplementary fee may be subjected to changes.


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Enrolment fee payable is equivalent to the first year’s supplementary fee, and is non-refundable if you withdraw your course offer. The supplementary fee may be subjected to changes.

International students are required to pay the first semester tuition fee during enrolment.


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For International Student:


NATIONAL SERVICE (NS) MATTERSNS Deferment

• Students who are determined to be NS-liable are required to serve NS prior to the commencement of their studies in RP.

• Students are required to apply for NS deferment from MINDEF if they wish to begin their studies first. Upon receiving official approval from MINDEF on the student’s application for NS deferment, RP will allow him to commence his course of study.

• Refer to https://www.cmpb.gov.sg/cmpb/before- ns/pre-enlistment-process/deferment-for-studies/ for the terms and condition for NS deferment.

You are to follow the instructions listed below upon completing the offer acceptance procedures.

FOR SINGAPOREANS/PERMANENT RESIDENTS

You are required to report to RP at the scheduled date and time as indicated in the “On-site Enrolment” section in your enrolment letter. The enrolment fee payable is indicated on page 10 or 11. If you do not pay your enrolment fees by the stated enrolment schedule, you will be considered to have withdrawn your course offer and the place will be offered to other eligible applicants appealing for a place in the course.

FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

You are required to apply for a Student’s Pass with Immigration and

Checkpoints Authority of Singapore (ICA) via their Student’s Pass Online Application and Registration (SOLAR) system. An email will be sent to you to inform you of the details. Your admission to the course is subjected to clearance by ICA for the issuance of a Student’s Pass to study in RP.

Upon obtaining your Student’s Pass from ICA, you are required to bring your Student’s Pass to RP and to pay your first semester fees. The enrolment fee and first semester tuition fee payable is indicated on page 10. If you do not pay your semester fees by the enrolment schedule stated under the “On-site Enrolment” section in your enrolment letter, you will be considered to have withdrawn your course offer and the place will be offered to other eligible applicants appealing for a place in the course.

SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE OFFER ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES

• For applicants who are currently serving NS and have been offered a placement in RP, you will commence your studies in RP after the completion of your NS.

• If you have received and accepted the letter of offer from RP, you will commence your studies in RP at the start of the academic year (in April) after you have completed your NS. • For more information on NS matters, refer to https://www.cmpb.gov.sg

CURRENTLY IN NS

NS Disruption

• Official approval from MINDEF or military unit on the disruption request must be received before student is allowed to enrol in the current year. • If the NS disruption request is not approved, the student will commence his studies in the following academic year, after the completion of his NS.• Refer to https://www.cmpb.gov.sg/ cmpb/before-ns/disruption-for-further- studies/ for the terms and condition for NS disruption.


You may submit an appeal for another RP course you are interested in. It is important to note that admission to courses in RP is based on academic merit and available vacancies at the point of posting. Applicants must meet the minimum entry requirements (MER) or the aggregate score but this does not guarantee applicants will be successful during the posting process. These requirements are set in place to ensure fairness to all applicants.

If you have appealed for a course that you have not met the MER or the last aggregate scores, you may be contacted for a further evaluation in the form of interview/test to assess your suitability for the course which you have applied for. Note that the outcome of your appeal is dependent on your academic results and available vacancies during the academic year.

You will be considered to have withdrawn your appeal should you be uncontactable or if you fail to turn up for your scheduled interview/test.

To appeal for another course in RP, you can:

1. Submit an application through the appeal exercise conducted for Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE),

OR

2. Submit an application through RP’s online application portal via the Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE).

NOTE:• If your JAE appeal is successful,

your original course offer would no longer be valid. Otherwise, if your appeal is unsuccessful, your original JAE course offer would remain.

• You are not allowed to hold on to more than one (1) DAE course offer at any one time. If you are holding on to an existing placement offered to you through DAE, you will need to reject the offer before you can appeal for an course through DAE alternative. Thereafter, please proceed to make payment of your enrolment fee to complete your online enrolment.

APPEAL FOR ADMISSION TO AN ALTERNATIVE COURSE IN RP(NOT APPLICABLE TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS)


OTHER USEFUL INFORMATIONOTHER USEFUL INFORMATIONCOURSE FEES

The course fees table shows the fees chargeable for students who sign up for the tuition grant scheme1.

The tuition fee loan scheme is available to International Students who sign up the tuition grant and the loan scheme is available from Semester 2 onwards only. Refer to the Freshmen Guide for more information on the eligibility and application procedures of the financial schemes, including availability of other financial support such as bursary/funds to subsidise daily school allowances.

1Tuition Grant Scheme

The Tuition Grant Scheme (TGS) was introduced by the Singapore Government to subsidise the high cost of tertiary education in Singapore. Singaporean student must complete the tuition grant form. Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR) and International Student must sign up the tuition grant agreement with the Ministry of Education. SPR/International Student need to sign the tuition grant agreement jointly with 2 sureties. Students and their sureties are jointly and severally liable to pay the Liquidated Damages, if the students did not complete serving their bonds and did not receive approval from our Ministry for early release.

AVAILABLE FINANCIAL SCHEMES

The table below shows the various financial schemes the polytechnic is offering to students and the component(s) of the school fee the schemes are paying for:

FOR SINGAPOREANS/PERMANENT RESIDENTS/INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Note that fees indicated are accurate at time of print

Type of Fee (PerAcademic Year)

Financial Scheme

Singapore Citizens(S$)

Singapore PermanentResidents (S$)

Subsidised Tuition Fee (TF) Supplementary Fee (SF)

International Students(with GST S$)

Coverage

Subsidised Tuition FeePayable

Supplementary Fee

Course Fees Payable

10,000.005,600.00

Up to 100% of TF

Up to 100% (TF & SF)

N.A

Up to 100% of TF N.A

Up to 75% of TF N.A

Up to 25% of TF N.A

2,800.00

80.00

2,880.00 5,710.00 10,153.00

110.00 153.00

Mendaki Tuition Fee Subsidy

Post Secondary Education Scheme (PSE)

CPF Education Scheme

Tuition Fee Loan

Study Loan


FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

This table shows the fees chargeable for a minimum 3 years’ course for students who sign up for the tuition grant.

Subsidised Course Fee Payable in Singapore Dollars (subject to changes)

Subsidised Tuition Fee payable (with GST)

Supplementary Fee

CourseFee Payable

TotalAY 2018/2019

Semester 1

5,000.00

153.00

5,153.00

Semester 2

5,000.00

–

5,000.00

AY 2019/2020 AY 2020/2021

Semester 1

5,000.00

137.00

5,137.00

Semester 1

5,000.00

137.00

5,137.00

Semester 2

5,000.00

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5,000.00

Semester 2

5,000.00 30,000.00

– 427.00

5,000.00 30,427.00

In the event that the tuition grant could not be executed successfully under exceptional circumstances, the non-subsidised fee is chargeable over the 3 years’ course of study in RP. Permanent Residents and International Students can log into their personal accounts in TGOnline System, https://tgonline.moe.gov.sg, to view the prevailing tuition grant amounts after the online application for the tuition grant scheme is closed.

AVAILABLE FINANCIAL SCHEME

The tuition fee loan scheme is available to International Students who sign up for the tuition grant and the loan scheme is available from semester 2 onwards only. International Student taking up the loan needs to sign the loan agreement jointly with a guarantor who is a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident.

The tuition fee loan covers up to 75% of the subsidised tuition fees payable, subject to revision by the Ministry of Education. The remaining 25% of the subsidised tuition fee and full supplementary fees will not be covered by any financial schemes. Students need to set aside monies to pay for them. For more information on this scheme, refer to www.rp.edu.sg/Fees/02_Financial_Schemes.aspx.


Students who are non-citizens and are admitted using an international qualification could be asked to pay a non-refundable fee of S$500* to confirm their course offer and proceed with the offer/acceptance procedures.

METHOD OF PAYMENT

Payment for the non-refundable S$500 fee can be made through the following method:

e-Payment

This refers to payments by means of credit cards (VISA and MasterCard) or Direct Debit from major Singapore banks. Log on to RP’s online enrolment system and click on the “e-Payment” link to bring you to the secured payment site.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ADMITTEDUSING NON-SINGAPORE QUALIFICATIONS

* For students who have made the payment of $500, this will be used to partially offset the first semester’s Tuition Fee and supplementary fee. All other students will be required to pay the full semester’s Tuition Fee and supplementary fee.


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RP Main Line: 6510 3000

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