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Where Can I Find Personal Learning Device Information in Singapore? | PLD, PDLP and School Support

Start with MOE’s digital literacy and technological skills page for the national context, then move to your child’s secondary school website for the exact Personal Learning Device instructions. The school page should identify the prescribed device, purchase route, device-management arrangements, collection steps and local support contact.

Check the school, cohort and purchase year before following any instructions. A device model, vendor, price, collection date or subsidy note from another school—or even an older cohort in the same school—may not apply to your child. Keep the current school letter or portal notice beside you while checking.

Did you know “PLD”, “PDLP” and “NDLP” are related but not interchangeable? The National Digital Literacy Programme is the wider framework; the Personalised Digital Learning Programme is the secondary-school initiative using a school-prescribed Personal Learning Device. The practical purchase and support route is therefore school-specific.

On this page: choose the right source · check device details · take the next step

Official sources at a glance

What you needBest official routeCheck first
National programme contextMOE digital literacy pageCurrent framework and student level
Device, purchase and collectionYour school’s current PDLP page or noticeSchool, cohort and year
Device management and technical supportSchool instructions and named service routeOwnership and warranty status
Financial helpSchool support or financial-assistance pageCitizenship and current eligibility route

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Read the national framework, then switch to the school

MOE explains why digital literacy and responsible technology use sit within learning. For the operational details, an official school page is the useful working document. For example, the Damai Secondary NDLP page describes its own PDLP implementation, while the Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary PDLP page routes its community through school-specific information.

These pages are examples of the right source type, not universal instructions. Do not infer that every school uses the same device, purchase window, management software or support process.

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Separate payment support from the device order

Financial assistance is a separate check from choosing or ordering the device. Some school pages explain automatic support for eligible Singapore citizens under MOE or school-based financial assistance and direct other families to approach the school. The Pasir Ris Secondary financial-assistance page shows why the school’s current route matters.

Avoid relying on old dollar amounts or screenshots. Check current eligibility and approved uses through the school, our guide to MOE financial assistance, and the current Edusave information route.

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What to check before acting

For learning-platform login and guides, use the separate Student Learning Space source guide. A working PLD does not automatically mean the student’s SLS account is working, and the reverse is also true.

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Your next step

Find the current PDLP notice on your school website or parent communication channel. Record the device, deadline, order method and support contact in one place. If any detail conflicts with an older notice, ask the school which instruction applies to your child’s cohort before paying.

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Official sources reviewed: 10 October 2026. Recheck the linked MOE and school pages for current device, purchase and support instructions.

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