Students who are unable to attend any classes/tests/assessments, for justifiable reasons (which must be supported by appropriate documentary evidence) must apply for leave of absence in accordance with the 'Conditions for which Leave of Absence' is granted. The online LOA may be accessed from the e-Services > Attendance > Apply/View of Leave of Absence (LOA).

The application should be submitted in advance prior to the period of absence if the reason is known beforehand (e.g. reserve service, chickenpox, measles, hospitalization, national competitions). Students must upload a copy of the documentary proof in their application and submit the ORIGINAL document to their school when requested to do so. For LOA that covers the first two weeks of a new semester, students may inform their school to apply on their behalf before the start of the semester.

Students may apply for up to 3 days of compassionate leave which is granted on compassionate grounds for bereavement of immediate family members, within 3 months of bereavement. An immediate family member refers to spouse, children, parents (including step-parents & parents-in-law), siblings and grandparents.

For leave of absence from classes/tests/assessments due to illness, the LOA application must be submitted within two working days after the stipulated MC period. In exceptional circumstances where students are unable to submit the application on time, they may inform the school and request for the LOA to be submitted on their behalf. Note: For leave of absence due to illness, only medical certificates issued by medical practitioners registered with the Singapore Medical Council will be accepted. (Exception: Malaysian students residing in Johor Bahru may submit medical certificates issued in JB.) All other medical certificates, for example, those issued by Chinese physicians, are not accepted.

Students can use their positive ART test results to apply up to 3 days of LOA from the date of test result (inclusive). They are required to submit the picture of the ART result with their ID, name and date written next to it.

Students are not to assume that their application for leave of absence has been approved, they should check the e-Services for the application status or email in their iChat email closer to the period applied for. They must check with their respective School should they have any doubts. It is the responsibility of the students, who have been given approved leave of absence, to ensure that they catch up with the class work, which they have missed. Leave of absence from classes should not be used as an excuse or reason for poor performance in examinations. Alternatively, students can consider deferment.

Students should be informed that redistribution of assessment components (where applicable) arising from approved LOA(s), leading to the calculation of the module grade is subject to an overall module cap of 15% (i.e. floor rule of 85% imposed). For more details, students should check with his/her respective lecturer teaching the module.

SP reserves the right to reject any application for leave of absence. An application for leave of absence may also be rejected if the student's course attendance has been irregular, or if the student has not shown satisfactory progress in his class work, course work and in-course assessments during the session.

1. A student who is absent without a valid reason from the semestral examination for a module shall be considered to have failed the module.
2. If a student has a valid reason for missing the semestral examination, he can apply for Exams Leave of Absence (ELOA) using the online ELOA application via the Student E-Services.
3. Where the reason for absence from the semestral examination is known beforehand, the student must submit his ELOA before the day of the examination. For all other reasons for absence, which could not be known beforehand, the ELOA must be submitted within 2 working days from the day of absence. When submitting an ELOA, a photo/scanned copy of supporting documentation (e.g. medical certificate) must be attached in the online application form.
   Note: For leave of absence due to illness, only medical certificates issued by medical practitioners registered with the Singapore Medical Council will be accepted. (Exception: Malaysian students residing in JB may submit medical certificates issued in JB.) All other medical certificates, for example, those issued by Chinese physicians, are not accepted.
4. Students are not to assume that their application for ELOA has been approved. They should check Student E-Services for the application status or their ichat email closer to the period applied for. If they have further queries, they should contact their respective Schools.
5. Where a student is granted leave of absence from the semestral exam, the module may be deferred. The student must attend all classes and sit for all assessments for the module in a subsequent semester in which that module is offered.
6. Notwithstanding Paragraph (5) above, a student who is granted leave of absence from the semester examination may apply to the Director of his School to be exempted from attending classes for the subsequent sitting and/or to be allowed to carry forward his past in-course assessed component marks. The application will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The application procedure may be obtained from the student's School.
7. A student shall only be granted one deferment for each of the modules that he is taking.
8. A student whose attendance fall below 75% will be allowed to sit for the semestral examinations for the award of a Pass (P) or Fail (F) grade (P/F) in that module. The P/F liability will be carried forward if the student were to apply for an exams leave of absence (ELOA).