Results of the GCE N-level examinations will be released on Thursday.

Students may collect their results from their schools at 2 pm.

Private candidates will be notified of their results by post. They can also obtain their results online using their SingPass at the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board's website at www.seab.gov.sg from 2pm on the same day.

Students who wish to apply to the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) can submit their applications online via ITE's application portal www.ite.edu.sg/wps/portal/intake.

Application forms are also available at the three ITE colleges in Ang Mo Kio, Simei and Choa Chu Kang.

Students eligible for the Direct Entry Scheme to Polytechnic Programme (DPP) will receive a form from their schools inviting them to apply. They may submit their application online through ITE's application portal from 2.30pm on Thursday to 5pm next Monday.

DPP results will be released at 9am on Dec 23. Those offered places have until 5pm on Dec 28 to decide. Those without a DPP offer should report to their secondary schools on Jan 4 for Secondary 5.

Application for the Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP) will start in January, when the GCE O-level examination results are released.

Students who qualify for the PFP will get the application form when the O-level results are released.

Those interested in the PFP should first progress to Secondary 5 on Jan 4 while waiting for notice of their eligibility.

For more information on the DPP and the PFP, visit these websites: http://www.ite.edu.sg/wps/portal/definitely-des/ and http://www.polytechnic.edu.sg/pfp/