LASALLE College of the Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

LASALLE College of the Arts (LASALLE) and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) are Singapore’s pioneering arts institutions (AIs) that offer a range of publicly funded and self-funded degree and diploma programmes in the visual and performing arts, such as music, theatre, dance, interior design, and fashion design.

LASALLE and NAFA are constituent colleges of the Government-supported private University of the Arts Singapore (UAS).

Admissions exercises and programmes

Each AI runs its own admissions exercise, and interested students should apply directly to the institution.

Refer to LASALLE’s website for more information on their admissions exercises and programmes offered:

Early Admissions Exercise
Direct admissions

Refer to NAFA’s website for more information on their admissions exercises and programmes offered:

NAFA Foundation Programme
Early Admissions Exercise
Direct admissions

Financial matters

LASALLE and NAFA have their own institution fee structures and financial assistance schemes. Visit their websites for more information.

Certification offered

Graduates will receive either a degree or diploma depending on their course of study.

University of the Arts Singapore

Singapore’s first Government-supported private university for the arts, University of the Arts Singapore (UAS), comprises an alliance between LASALLE and NAFA, and a new central entity, UAS Ltd. UAS welcomed its inaugural intake of students in August 2024.

UAS builds on LASALLE’s and NAFA’s unique strengths and decades of experience in arts education and contributes towards the arts and culture ecosystem in Singapore.

The university offers an expanded range of programme offerings in fine arts, design, media arts, performing arts, and arts management, as well as in new and upcoming areas in the applied arts.

Admissions

As LASALLE and NAFA are constituent colleges of UAS, each institution offers its own set of programmes conferred and validated by UAS, and manages the applications and admissions processes for its own programmes accordingly.

For more specific admissions information, please visit the respective websites of:

LASALLE
NAFA

Types of post-secondary education institutions