Release of 2025 Singapore-Cambridge GCE N(A)- & N(T)-Level Results

Application for the Direct-Entry-Scheme to Polytechnic Programme (DPP)

8 The Direct-Entry-Scheme to Polytechnic Programme (DPP) prepares candidates for progression into selected polytechnic diploma courses via a two-year Higher Nitec course at ITE. Under the DPP, candidates who successfully complete their Higher Nitec course and attain the required minimum qualifying Higher Nitec Grade Point Average are guaranteed a place in a polytechnic diploma course mapped to their Higher Nitec course. School candidates eligible for the DPP will receive a copy of Form N from their secondary schools, inviting them to apply for the DPP.

9 Applications for the DPP can be submitted online via the ITE application portal between 2.30pm on 18 December 2025 and 5pm on 22 December 2025.

Release of DPP Posting Results and Acceptance of DPP Offers

10 The DPP posting results will be released at 9am on 26 December 2025. Candidates may check the posting results online via the ITE application portal.

11 Candidates who receive a DPP offer should accept or reject the offer via the ITE application portal between 9am on 26 December 2025 and 11.59pm on 2 January 2026.

12 School candidates who do not have a confirmed place in the DPP should report to their secondary schools in 2026 for Secondary 5.

Application for the Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP)

13 The Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP) is a diploma foundation programme conducted over two academic semesters at the polytechnics by polytechnic lecturers. It caters to school candidates in the Secondary 4 N(A) course in 2025 who have decided to pursue a polytechnic education and meet the PFP eligibility requirements at the end of Secondary 4.

14 School candidates interested in applying for the PFP should first report to their secondary schools in 2026 to start their Secondary 5 year, while awaiting notification of eligibility and confirmation of a place in the PFP.

15 Applications for the PFP will open in January 2026, on the day of the GCE Ordinary-Level (O-Level) Examinations results release. Candidates eligible for the PFP will receive a copy of Form P on the same day, inviting them to apply for the PFP.

16 For more information on the DPP and the PFP, please visit these websites:

Education and Career Guidance (ECG) Support

17 Candidates are encouraged to explore the range of education and career pathways available to them to make informed decisions about their next steps. They may refer to the following websites for more information:

18 School candidates may also consult their teachers or Education and Career Guidance (ECG) Counsellors in their respective secondary schools about their next steps. Alternatively, they can make an ECG counselling appointment via the ECG Centre @ MOE at go.gov.sg/moe-ecg-centre. The ECG Centre @ MOE will offer online or phone counselling services from 11 to 26 December 2025, from 9am to 5pm on weekdays and 9am to 12pm on Saturdays and eve of public holidays.