Polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) 2018 Explore your interests and develop your strengths 28 22 • Advanced Elective Modules, Applied Subjects, Applied Learning Programme • Work attachments, community/volunteer work • Course-related school/personal activities, achievements and projects, CCAs Jun Aug 4 3 Deadline for Research on poly courses that you’re interested in and their related careers Close of Selection • Poly EAE talks and workshops, course counselling booths at polys Application Stage • Online research • Talk to your teachers, ECG Counsellors, family/relatives 31 6 important things dates Prepare for your application Aug Oct to do • Prepare 600-character write-ups on why you are interested in the courses, and your relevant skills/activities/experiences • Prepare relevant documents, e.g. portfolio, evidence of relevant Close of Offer and Close of experiences/involvement, CCA record Acceptance Stage Withdrawal Stage • Prepare for your interview Poly EAE is open to: • Poly EAE is an aptitude-based Students who are Singapore Citizens/Permanent Residents and registered 2 1 admissions exercise that allows you to for O-Levels in year of Poly EAE • apply and receive a conditional offer for International Students in Government, Government-aided or Independent admission to polytechnic based on your Schools who are registered to sit for O-Levels in year of Poly EAE aptitudes and interests before taking To confirm a conditional offer, you will need to: your O-Level exams. • Obtain net ELR2B2 of 26 points or better at the O-Level exams • Meet Minimum Entry Requirements for the course If you choose not to apply to the criterion important Confirmation of your conditional offer is automatic if you have met the polytechnics through Poly EAE, you may point criteria above. Thereafter, you will not be able to switch courses within or still do so through other admissions across polytechnics, or be eligible to participate in the 2018 Joint exercises like JAE. Admissions Exercise (JAE).
All you need to know about the Polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise
Things You Should Know About Poly EAE 2
It’s for those who have aptitudes and interests 1 in specific fields of study • Focus on course-specific aptitudes and interests • Non-course-specific achievements, e.g. sports, leadership, may also be considered 2 You’ll be assessed through different modes • E.g. interviews, aptitude tests, portfolio showcase, depending on the course you apply for 3 All this will take place before your O-Level exams • If your application is successful, the polytechnics will give you a conditional offer before you take the O-Level exams 3
You’ll still have to meet the polytechnic 4 admissions criteria • Net ELR2B2 score of 26 points or better at O-Levels • Minimum entry requirements for the polytechnic course (…or your offer will be revoked) But you won’t have to compete for admission to 5 polytechnic strictly on the basis of how well you do academically compared to everyone else 4
Important Dates to Remember 5
22 June – 28 June • Apply online at the Poly EAE portal • Three choices in order of preference, Application Stage one write-up for each course 3 July – 22 August • Shortlisted students will be contacted for interviews, aptitude tests etc. at the Selection Stage polytechnics 28 August – 31 August • Check results online • Successful students can choose to Offer & Acceptance Stage accept or reject offer • If you had earlier accepted a DSA-JC offer but wish to take up a Poly EAE offer instead, you will need to withdraw from DSA-JC 1 September – 6 October • Students who want to cancel their acceptance must withdraw during this Withdrawal Stage period. They will then be able to take part in the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) after the O-Level exams. 6
Things You Could Do Before You Apply 7
Explore your interests and develop Step 1 your strengths • Advanced Elective Modules; Applied Subjects; Applied Learning Programme • Work attachments; community / volunteer work • Course-related school / personal activities; course- related achievements and projects, CCAs 8
Research on the polytechnic courses Step 2 you are interested in and related careers in the sector • Attend Poly EAE talks and workshops at the polytechnics • Conduct online research , e.g. polytechnic websites • Visit course counselling booths at the polytechnics during Application Stage • Talk to your teachers, ECG Counsellors, family/relatives 9
Step 3 Prepare for your application Prepare your write-ups • Short-write-up on why you want to enter the course • Clear and concise descriptions of your interests, passion and relevant skills, experiences and activities participated in Prepare relevant documents • Portfolios (where relevant), e.g. samples of creative work done for design courses • Other examples include evidence of experiences / involvement in course-related activities, CCA records, course-related certificates / awards, latest school-based examination results Prepare for interviews 10
Aqilah’s Story Interested in Researched on the various computer games from polytechnic course offerings young, picked up online, visited the polytechnics’ basic coding open houses and talked to the lecturers to find out more Joined secondary school’s IT Club; took up AEM in Talked to a friend’s uncle Intro to Digital Game who works in the IT Development industry Talked to Form Selected 3 IT-related courses that Attended an EAE Teacher and ECG interested her the most; started briefing Counsellor to prepare preparing write-ups on why she for interview was interested in the courses; put together portfolio of best coding Decided to apply work via EAE 11
Increased Opportunities 12
1 Expansion in the overall allowance for polytechnics to admit students via aptitude- based admissions Focus on courses for which aptitude-based admissions is most meaningful, i.e. where interests and strengths in the field are 2 particularly important 13
Polytechnic courses where up to 50% of students can be admitted via Poly EAE Business & Management Applied Sciences • Arts Business Management • Baking & Culinary Science • Communications & Media Built Environment Management • Architecture • Culinary & Catering Management • Landscape Architecture • Food & Beverage Business • Sustainable Architectural Design • Mass Media Management • Outdoor & Adventure Learning Health Sciences • Health Sciences (Nursing) • Restaurant & Culinary Operations • Nursing • Sport & Wellness Management • Social Sciences (Social Work) • Sports & Leisure Management • Sports & Exercise Sciences • Sports Coaching 14
Information & Digital Technologies Humanities • Cyber & Digital Security • Applied Drama & Psychology • Cyber Security & Forensics • Child Psychology & Early • Digital Forensics Education • Digital Visual Effects • Chinese Studies • Game Design & Development • Creative Writing for Television & • Game Development & Technology New Media • Infocomm Security Management • Early Childhood Education • Information Security & Forensics • Early Childhood Studies • Information Technology • Tamil Studies with Early • Mobile Software Development Education • Multimedia & Animation • Music & Audio Technology • Network Systems & Security 15
Design & Media • • 3D Interactive Media Technology Industrial Design • • Advertising & Public Relations Interaction Design • • Animation Interactive & Digital Media • • Animation & 3D Arts Interior Architecture & Design • • Apparel Design & Merchandising Interior Design • • Arts & Theatre Management Mass Communication • • Chinese Media & Communication Media & Communication • • Communication Design Media Production & Design • • Design for User Experience Motion Graphics & Broadcast Design • • Digital Animation Product & Industrial Design • • Digital Film & Television Product Design & Innovation • • Digital Game Art & Design Sonic Arts • • Environment Design Space & Interior Design • • Experience & Product Design Visual Communication • • Film, Sound & Video Visual Communication & Media Design • • Game Design Visual Effects • • Games Design & Development Visual Effects & Motion Graphics 16
Last Word 17
“ For those who are clear about what they want to pursue, we should support them as much as possible, to facilitate their admission into our PSEIs based on ” interests and aptitudes, and not just based on academic results. Mr Ong Ye Kung Minister for Education (Higher Education & Skills) Committee of Supply Debates 2017 18
Any Questions? www.polytechnic.edu.sg 19
Misconception #1: I will lose out if I don’t apply for a polytechnic course via Poly EAE. • There are still other avenues to enter the polytechnics, e.g. using your O-Level results to apply during JAE • However, if you have strong interests in and aptitude for specific courses in the polytechnics, you are encouraged to consider applying via Poly EAE 20
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