DIST

Distinction

(awarded by the Assessment Board)

4.0

A

>=80%

4.0

B+

75% - <80%

3.5

B

70% - <75%

3.0

C+

65% - <70%

2.5

C

60% - <65%

2.0

D+

55% - <60%

1.5

D

50% - <55%

1.0

NGP

Non-graded Pass

1.0

F

<50%

0.0

P

Pass

(for learning units graded Pass/Fail)

NA

CP

Completed

NA

NCP

Not Completed

NA

SP

Supplementary Pass

NA

SF

Supplementary Fail

NA

*AEG

Aegrotat Pass

(awarded by the Assessment Board on special medical grounds)

NA

*AUD

Audited

(attended but, where permitted, did not sit for exam)

NA

*DEB

Debarred

0.0

*DEF

Grading deferred to a later date for acceptable reasons

NA

EX

Learning Unit Exemption

NA

*TRF

Credits Transferred

NA

TRF(Grade)

Credits Transferred

1.0 - 4.0

*WDC

Withdrawn from course

NA

*WDL

Withdrawn from learning unit

NA

Attendance (for learners enrolled in full-time PFP, common entry and diploma courses)

If your attendance in any learning unit drops below 75%, your grade in that learning unit will be capped at “D” (50 marks) with a corresponding 1.0 grade point, if you pass the learning unit.  Refer to NYP Attendance Policy for more details.

Attendance (for continuing education and training (CET) learners)

The NYP Attendance Policy for CET learners applies to learners who are enrolled in lifelong courses. Refer to NYP Attendance Policy for more details. (Learners who are using Skills Training and Enhancement Training Portal (STEP), please refer to the attendance policy in STEP under Student Resources.)

Award of Credit

Full credit is earned when you pass a learning unit. If you have sufficient and acceptable evidence of relevant previous study and/or training, you may be given credit transfer for appropriate learning units.

Withdrawal from Learning Unit

You may, with valid and acceptable reasons, be allowed to withdraw from one or more registered learning units during the semester. However, this must be done by week 8, day 5 of the semester. Learning unit withdrawals will not be allowed any later than that.

To apply for learning unit withdrawal, complete the withdrawal form and submit it to your Programme Manager/Course Administrator/Course Co-ordinator by week 8, day 5 of the semester.

Do continue to attend classes and sit for assessments until you’ve received notification that your application is successful.

 Repeating a Learning Unit

If you fail any core learning unit for the first time, you must repeat the learning unit.

If you fail any prescribed or complementary elective, you can either repeat the learning unit or register for another prescribed or complementary elective. You may repeat a prescribed or complementary elective up to a maximum of two times.

If you are in the Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP), you will be offered a Supplementary Assessment (SA) only if you achieve a minimum score of 35% for a failed learning unit. You must take and pass the SA to be considered as having passed the learning unit. There is no repeating of a failed learning unit within the same PFP year.

Removal from Course of Study

You can be removed from your course of study if you:

- repeat and fail a core learning unit, or

- obtain a Grade Point Average (GPA) of less than 0.8 for two consecutive semesters.

Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP) learners who fail two or less learning units in any one semester (capped at a maximum of 3 failed learning units across both semesters) after completing all Supplementary Assessments (SA) will be eligible to repeat the PFP in the next academic year. If you repeat the PFP, you must take ALL the learning units, not just the ones you failed.

If you do not meet the above criteria, you will be removed from the PFP.

If you are repeating PFP for second time and fail any learning unit, you must pass the SA. If you do not pass the SA, you will be removed from the programme.

Absence from Assessment

If you are absent from any assessment including examination without a valid and acceptable reason, you are deemed to have sat and failed that assessment.

With effect from 25 Oct 2021, you are required to update your absence from classes and all assessments including examinations via the Statement of Absence (SOA) System, and submit the softcopy of the documentary proof within two (2) working days from the last day of the absence.

For all assessments, including examinations, learners must submit original ^hardcopy documentary proof within two (2) working days from their last absence date to their School’s administration office during office hours*. For other classes, e.g. lecture, tutorial, practical or laboratory, if learners are selected for ^hardcopy verification, learner must submit the original ^hardcopy documentary proof, including medical certificate, within the next two (2) working days from their last absence date to their School’s administration office during office hours*.

^If the documentary proof was issued in softcopy, hardcopy submissions would not be required.

*Office Hours
Monday to Thursday: 8:30am to 5.30pm
Friday: 8:30am to 5:00pm
(Closed on Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays)

Medical certificates must be endorsed by a medical practitioner registered with the Singapore Medical Council or a dental practitioner registered with the Singapore Dental Council, who should not be a family member. Medical certificates from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners are not accepted. 

Submission of a valid medical certificate does not guarantee that you can sit for an alternative assessment under existing policy. Unless otherwise permitted, you will have only one attempt at passing the alternative assessment.

 Appeal for Review of Semestral Assessment Results

You may appeal for a review of your assessment results within three working days from the day the assessment results are released by the polytechnic.

To make an appeal, please fill up the Appeal for Review of Semestral Assessment Results form. The administrative fee is $26.75 for each learning unit. There will be no refund of payment once you have submitted your request. This fee will be refunded only if your appeal is successful.

During the review, we will do a thorough check of the computation of marks. To maintain assessment fairness and consistency, there will be no re-marking of scripts, as scripts will need to be marked together with the rest of the class as part of our quality assurance process. You may make your appeal for more than one learning unit. However, please note that each learning unit can only be appealed once. You will be informed in writing if your grade(s) remain unchanged or have been revised.