Academic calendar
AY2026/2027 January Intake (Nitec Courses) runs Jan 12, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- AY2026/2027 January Intake (Nitec Courses)AY2026/2027 January Intake (3-year Higher Nitec Courses)Relevant now
- AY2026/2027 April Intake (ITE Diplomas and selected 2-year Higher Nitec Courses)AY2026/2027 April Intake (2-year Higher Nitec corresponding to 3-year Higher Nitec courses and Higher Nitec in Early Childhood Education)
Campus language
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A
- ACE
- Achieving, Caring and Enterprising; a specific leadership and character development club.
- Amber
- The main food court located at ITE College East.
C
- CCA
- Co-Curricular Activity; the mandatory or optional extracurricular clubs students join for points.
F
- First Culinary
- A Chinese restaurant located at ITE College West that serves as a training facility for culinary students.
G
- GPA
- Grade Point Average; the critical academic score students track to qualify for Polytechnic progression (usually requiring a 3.5 or higher).
H
- Higher Nitec
- Higher National ITE Certificate; refers to the advanced level of study or a student enrolled in it.
K
- Koufu
- The primary food court operator at ITE College Central and ITE College West, often used as a meeting point.
N
- Nitec
- National ITE Certificate; refers to the foundational level of study or a student enrolled in it.
P
- Ponteng
- A common Malay-derived term used by students to describe skipping or cutting class.
S
- SND
- Special Needs Department; the office providing support for students with disabilities or learning needs.
- SRC
- Student Representative Council; the student government body across the three colleges.
T
- The Top Table
- The fine-dining training restaurant located at ITE College West.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 7_eleven
- 7-Eleven
- amber_west
- Amber West
- chez_west
- Chez West
- EZ-Link
- The student concession card used for both public transport and as a primary form of campus identification.
- foodgle_hub
- Foodgle Hub
- I-Student
- The official online portal where students check their timetables, attendance records, and exam results.
- IA
- Industrial Attachment; the mandatory internship period required for graduation in most ITE courses.
- Illuminite
- The dedicated theater and performance venue located within ITE College Central.
- LOA
- Leave of Absence; the formal documentation required to justify an absence from class to maintain the 80% attendance requirement.
- The Arena
- The sports and multipurpose hall facility at ITE College East.
- The Piazza
- The central open-air gathering and event space at ITE College West.
- The Stage
- The large, central indoor event and performance arena at ITE College Central.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- AY2026/2027 January Intake (Nitec Courses) runs Jan 12, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 approved campus terms and 12 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.