Each student is only eligible to purchase one PLD under PDLP for the entire duration of high school. You may purchase another PLD under PDLP when you are in the college section if your old device is no longer in a good working condition. However, a different PLD may be offered. Please also note that you can only buy one PLD for the entire duration of college.

The free upgrade of the PLD is only applicable to students who are purchasing the PLD bundle in 2024 for the HS section. The upgraded PLD is the Lenovo Thinkpad L13 Gen 4, which features the i5-1335U processor (as opposed to the Gen 3's i5-1235U).

For Sec 1 to Sec 4 students who wish to use their own devices, the device must meet the necessary specifications and compatibility with the school’s DMA. For JC 1 and JC 2 students, it is not compulsory for them to purchase the PLD but they could ride on the programme to purchase one.

No, DMA will not be installed into the PLDs of College students. 

A: As the PLD needs to be used frequency in class and for home-based learning, it is recommended that each student has his/her own device. 

A: The operating system (OS) of the device chosen by the school is running on Windows and is different from the OS of MacBook. Hence MacBook is not compatible with the school’s DMA. All Sec 1 to Sec 4 students in must have a Windows based laptop that meets the minimum requirements for DMA to be installed. 

A: Yes, applications such as Microsoft ProPlus can be installed on a MacBook.

A: No. There is only one purchase cycle every year. Students are to place their order by the deadline stipulated.

A: No. Students are offered only one purchase using Edusave in High School and one in College.  

A: Please refer to this page for detailed information regarding specifications, warranty and support services for the device. 

A: No. We seek your understanding that only one device is offered to each Section. 

A: Please refer to this page for detailed information regarding specifications, warranty and support services for the device. 

A: No. The accessories are bundled with the iPad. 

A: All JC1 students are eligible to purchase the PLD. 

JC 2 students are eligible to purchase the PLD if they did not purchase one when in JC1.

A: No. We seek your understanding that only one device is offered to each Section. 

A: Yes, there will be a cycle at the beginning of each year for you to update your after-school DMA. We will send a message through Parents’ Gateway or email (for parents without Parents’ Gateway) before the start of the cycle.

A: It depends on the after-school option chosen. Please refer to the page on DMA for more details.

A: When students graduate, the school will uninstall the DMA from the PLD. Students will then have full control over their devices. 

A: Please keep the device original packaging box for at least 7 days in case of any 1-1 exchange. 

A: After the expiry of the device warranty period, students can still send their device to the contractor’s service centre for repair. The charges quotation will be provided by the contractor’s service centre and students/parents will have to assess the reasonableness of the charges and decide whether to take up the repair. Alternatively, students can consider going to other shops to perform the repairs after the warranty is over.

A: Insurance coverage is for the main device (iPad only) and does not cover accessories. The accessories in the bundle are covered under the 3 years warranty.

A: Parents can buy replacement accessories from the Contractor’s Portal (URL can be found under Contractor’s information).