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ATTENDANCE

• The Polytechnic’s attendance policy requires students to fulfill at least 85% attendance.

• Approved leave of absence, such as medical leave (with medical certificate issued by a registered medical practitioner), compassionate leave (for matters related to immediate family), and official leave (e.g. to represent Temasek Polytechnic in games, official events, debates, etc.) will be considered part of the 85% attendance.

PUNCTUALITY

You are to report punctually for your timetabled classes. You will be marked late if you report beyond the stated start time of the lesson. Lateness counts towards non-attendance which will affect your fulfillment of the attendance requirement. Hence, you are encouraged to report 5 minutes before the stated start time of your lesson.

ABSENCE WITH VALID REASONS

1. Medical Certificates (MC)

If you are sick and unable to attend class, you must apply for leave of Absence with Medical Certificate online via the TP Online Student Services system (TPOSS), together with a scanned copy of the MC uploaded during the online application. (TPOSS > Attendance > Click Apply/Submit MC)

All MCs must be submitted within 2 working days (excluding Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays) from the end of the MC period. For example, if you are issued an MC on Monday, you should submit the MC by Wednesday of the same week.

Only MCs issued by medical practitioners registered with the Singapore Medical Council will be accepted. Please note that MCs issued by Traditional Chinese Medical practitioners will not be accepted.

You must retain the original MC for at least 6 months as you may be required to produce the MC for audit checks.

2. Leave of Absence (LOA)

Applications for LOA (e.g. to participate in School performances, official events or competitions) must be submitted online via TPOSS system.

All LOAs must be submitted at least one week before the date of absence (excluding Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays), unless it is due to family emergencies, together with a scanned copy of the original supporting documents uploaded during the online application. (TPOSS > Attendance > Apply/Submit LOA)

You must retain original supporting documents for at least 6 months as you may be required to produce the supporting documents for audit checks.

The outcome of your MC or LOA application will be sent through your TP email account.

For approved absence from class, you must arrange with your respective subject tutors for make-up tutorials, at least one week in advance.

ABSENCE WITHOUT VALID REASONS

• For a full-semester subject with one tutorial or lab session per week, if you are absent from class for two times without valid reasons, you will be issued a warning e-mail. Another non-approved absence will result in a ‘non-graded pass’ academic penalty.

• If you do not meet the 85% attendance rule for a subject, you will be eligible for that subject’s main assessment. However, should you pass the affected subject at the main assessment, you will only be awarded a ‘P’ grade (non-graded pass) with an associated grade point of only 1.0.

The name list of students who have a ‘non-graded pass’ academic penalty for any subject will be published at TPOSS system before the start of the examinations. (TPOSS > Attendance > Subject Non-grading Notice)