Student Dress Code & Attire
Students are required to be properly attired at all times and to observe a sense of etiquette when they are within the Polytechnic premises. All students must be readily identifiable at all times with their faces uncovered and are required to wear their personal Student Card together with the School’s lanyard. No student is allowed to put on anything that prevents ready identification.
Students who are improperly attired may be denied access to the Polytechnic premises. Refusal to comply with these rules on attire is an offence which will render the student liable for disciplinary action.
The following are examples of unacceptable attire within the campus:
Examples of Unacceptable Attire
| For Female Students | For Male Students |
|---|---|
| Attire with offensive messages | Attire with offensive messages |
| Singlets | Singlets |
| Torn Clothing | Torn clothing, Sleeveless T-shirts |
Mini-shorts/Mini-skirts/Provocative & revealing attire (e.g. exposed midriffs, bare backs, spaghetti straps, cropped tops) | Long hair (e.g. covering eye-brows, ears or collars, tying of hair is not acceptable) |
| Artificially coloured hair | Artificially coloured hair & earrings |
| Slippers & sandals without heel straps | Slippers & sandals with heel straps |
| Caps (except for safety reasons) | Caps (except for safety reasons) |
| Full face motorcycle helmets (except when riding) | Full face motorcycle helmets (except when riding) |
| Masks (except medical mask) or veils | Masks (except medical mask) or veils |
Gambling
Gambling is strictly prohibited in NYP. Given the difficulty in deciding what is gambling and what is not, the Polytechnic’s stand is that any form of card game, regardless whether money is involved, will be deemed as gambling.
All forms of activities which have obvious associations with gambling, the playing of cards or any other game of chance is strictly disallowed.
Anyone found engaging in such activities will be considered to have committed the serious offence of gambling, regardless whether money was involved.
Smoking
It is against the law for anyone below the age of 18 to smoke. This will soon be revised to a legal age of 21. Anyone found guilty of the offence will be dealt with by the relevant government authorities.
It is also against the law of Singapore for anyone to smoke within the polytechnic premises. Anyone found guilty of the offence may be fined up to $1,000 by the courts.
At NYP, we believe that every person is entitled to a smoke-free environment. To safeguard the general health of staff and students, smoking is strictly prohibited on campus grounds.
Polytechnic Property
Students must report any loss or damage of property to any polytechnic staff or office immediately.
Students should not copy/store unnecessary files in computers at the common computer laboratories as this may introduce viruses into the system or clutter up hard disk space.
Students are warned against vandalising table tops and other furniture in the lecture theatres, laboratories, studios, classrooms and other areas of the Polytechnic.
Students are also warned against damaging any fixtures/furnishings of the Polytechnic. Such acts amount to vandalism and will not be tolerated. This also inconveniences other students who may not be able to make full use of facilities provided. Any form of vandalism will not be tolerated and students found guilty will be severely dealt with.
In addition, in order to promote graciousness, NYP has an ongoing “Return Your Tray” campaign. Everyone is encouraged to return their own tray, crockery and cutlery after meals at all NYP canteens and food courts.
Parking within the Campus
Students who drive may park their vehicles at any of the white lots located at Car Park 9 & 10 (near the Sports Complex), Car Park 13 (on the eastern side of the campus, opposite the School of Health Sciences) and Car Park 17 & 18 (opposite the School of Information Technology).
Students who ride motorcycles shall park at the designated motorcycle park only. The entrance to this motorcycle park is located next to the overhead pedestrian bridge along Ang Mo Kio Ave 8. Please refer to the NYP Campus Map. Students riding bicycles into the campus should park at bicycle racks provided throughout the campus.
Disciplinary action will be taken against students who flout the traffic and parking rules of the Polytechnic.