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Higher Education Office


At the Higher Education Office, our teacher-counsellors work directly with individual students to realise their career and higher education aspirations. The following guides and resources have been created to help students prepare their university applications.

Updated! Timelines Guide 2025/26 and Writing Guides for UK and US applications have been updated. You may find them in the UK and US Universities sections below.

Singapore Universities

The following guides have been crafted to help alumni with decision-making. We trust you will find them useful. The links to the local universities’ admissions portals and the Indicative Grade Profiles can be found in Guidance for Graduated Students.

Guidance for Graduated Students 2025
Guidance for NUS Admissions 2025
Guidance for Medicine Applications 2025

Undergraduate & Postgraduate Scholarships

Applying to UK Universities

For students interested in applying to UK universities, the new Timelines Guide 2025/26 as well as the personal statement writing guide have been published. Please refer to and adhere to all internal RI deadlines for timely submission. The UCAS guide will be shared in July. If you wish for written feedback for your personal statement, instructions for submission will be updated at the end of Aug.   

Applying to US Colleges

For students interested in applying to US universities, the new Timelines Guide 2025/26 as well as the app writing guide have been published. Please refer to and adhere to all internal RI deadlines for timely submission. The CommonApp and CIALFO guide will be shared in Aug. If you wish for written feedback for your US application, instructions for submission will be updated at the end of Aug as well.   

NEW! HEO Timelines Guide 2025/26 for UK And US Applications (updated 28 May)
NEW! HEO’s 2025 Guide to Writing your US App

Applying to other overseas universities

Beyond Singapore, the UK and US, our students go on to global destinations, such as in Australia, Japan, Europe, Canada, and beyond. These universities include the University of British Columbia, Waseda University, University of Kyoto, University of Sydney, Sci-Po, and many more.

The HEO supports applications to all destinations as required. Do inform us at least 3-4 weeks in advance if you need supporting documents to be sent to your universities. 
 

Contact Information

The Higher Education Office is open on Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, 2pm-5pm. We are not open during public and school holidays as well as during exam periods. We do not accept walk-ins; all appointments are scheduled. 

Alumni, if you have questions or require counsel, please write to us at this email address, and we’ll be happy to help you where possible.

If you require documents to be sent to your universities via hardcopy mailing, please approach us at least 4 weeks in advance.