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Last Updated: 08 January 2024

1. Overview

What is PFP?

The Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP) is a one-year diploma-specific foundation programme that is one of the two pathways to polytechnics for Normal (Academic) students.

It aims to prepare polytechnic-bound Secondary 4 Normal (Academic) students for progression into the relevant polytechnic diploma courses through a practice-oriented curriculum. The programme is conducted over 2 academic semesters at the polytechnics and serves as an alternative to Secondary 5.

Students are given provisional places in diploma programmes if they pass all modules in the one-year PFP.

Who can apply

Secondary 4 Normal (Academic) students who have taken the N-Level examinations as a school candidate in the preceding year.

Key Events

2pm on Thu, 11 Jan 2024

Release of O-Level results

2pm on Thu, 11 Jan 2024 to 4pm on Tue, 16 Jan 2024

Apply

You can apply through the PFP Admissions Exercise (PFPAE) portal.

Registration opens from 2pm on Thursday, 11 January to 4pm on Tuesday, 16 January 2024.

2pm on Tue, 23 Jan 2024

Release of posting results

The PFP posting results will be released at 2pm on Tuesday, 23 January 2024 through the PFPAE portal.

If your result is successful and you have accepted the posting, you will be withdrawn from Secondary 5.

2pm on Tue, 23 Jan 2024 to 4pm on Mon, 29 Jan 2024

Acceptance of offer

You can accept or reject the offer through the PFPAE portal by 4pm on Monday, 29 January 2024.

2pm on Tue, 23 Jan 2024 to 4pm on Mon, 29 Jan 2024

Make an appeal

You can submit an appeal through the PFPAE portal.

2pm on Fri, 2 Feb 2024

Release of appeal outcome

You can check the appeal outcome through the PFPAE portal.

2pm on Fri, 2 Feb 2024 to 4pm on Tue, 6 Feb 2024

Acceptance of appeal outcome

You can accept or reject the offer through the PFPAE portal.

Mon, 15 Apr 2024

Start of PFP course