Southern Atlantic Poly Cut-Off Mark 2027/2028

Southern Atlantic Poly admission requirements for the National Diploma come down to three things: a UTME score of at least 100, JAMB’s minimum for polytechnics; the right UTME subjects for your course; and five O’level credits including English Language and Mathematics. Southern Atlantic Polytechnic, Uyo, has not published its own cut-off mark for any course in any year I could trace. JAMB’s list shows five ND courses for it: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology, Public Administration and Science Laboratory Technology.

2027/2028 update: Southern Atlantic Poly cut-off marks usually stay the same from one year to the next, so the figures on this page are what 2027/2028 candidates should plan with. They are based on JAMB’s 2026 national minimum, because Southern Atlantic Poly has not published its own course cut-offs. If the 2027/2028 notice changes anything, we will update this page.

NBTE’s 2020 Directory lists it as a private polytechnic (serial number 113) at Km 50 Airport Road, PMB 1009, Uyo, approved in 2020. The newest admission post I found is from May 2022 (schoolngr, 25 May 2022). It named an admission office at 11 Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo, and said the school ran ND full-time and part-time. I found no 2026/2027 notice, fee list or screening timetable. Southern Atlantic University in Uyo, commissioned in August 2025, is a separate institution in every source I found. Nothing I read says the polytechnic was upgraded or merged into it.

Southern Atlantic Poly admission requirements at a glance

JAMB’s list also shows “Geography / Mathematics”. That is an education (NCE-style) combination, not an NBTE ND course, and I found no sign the school runs it, so I have left it out. The five ND courses match the 2022/2023 admission post exactly, which is a good sign that the list is real.

Southern Atlantic Poly cut-off mark: what the figures say

JAMB kept the polytechnic floor at 100 for two years running. A polytechnic may set a higher mark for itself, but Southern Atlantic Poly has never announced one that I could find. So 100 is the legal minimum you must have, and anything above it improves your position at screening.

Safe target scores (my advice)

These are my own targets, based on how small private polytechnics usually admit and on how popular each course tends to be. Southern Atlantic Poly publishes no merit lists or applicant numbers.

Computing and the busier management courses get the higher targets. If your score is between 100 and the target, you can still apply; your O’level and screening will carry more weight.

UTME subject combination for each Southern Atlantic Poly course

Use of English is compulsory for every UTME candidate, so the brochure lists only your other three subjects. I read each course page on Myschool’s reprint of JAMB’s polytechnic brochure on 3 November 2026. None of the remarks on the five pages names Southern Atlantic Poly (SA-Poly), so the base rule applies to every course.

Public Administration’s base line is Government, History and Economics, so Mathematics is not a UTME subject for it but History is. Science Laboratory Technology’s base line, as reprinted, is Mathematics, Biology or Agricultural Science, and Physics; Chemistry is accepted only through other schools’ remarks.

Computer Science trips up many candidates. Physics is optional in the UTME, but the O’level rule makes a Physics credit compulsory, and Biology is not on the UTME list at all. I would write Physics in the UTME so there is no gap.

O’level requirements for Southern Atlantic Poly courses

For Science Laboratory Technology, credits in all three of Biology, Chemistry and Physics are compulsory, plus English and Mathematics. For Computer Engineering, the brochure states that an English credit is required.

The school has published nothing on awaiting results. JAMB’s rule is simple: CAPS cannot offer you admission until your O’level result is uploaded, so have it on the portal before the school processes its list.

Direct Entry and HND

ND entry is through the UTME, and the brochure’s Direct Entry sections are blank for these courses. I found no evidence of HND programmes at Southern Atlantic Poly; the 2022 post mentions only ND full-time and part-time. Under the standard NBTE rule, an HND needs an ND at Lower Credit or better plus a year of industrial attachment, so plan to apply to a larger polytechnic for it.

Screening at Southern Atlantic Poly

Southern Atlantic Poly has not published a 2026/2027 screening notice, form price or timetable that I could find. The 2022 post gave an admission office at 11 Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo, but no fee or portal. Ask the office these questions:

• Is my course admitting for 2027/2028, and does it have NBTE accreditation?
• How much is the form, where do I pay, and what is the closing date?
• Is there a written test or interview, and on which subjects?
• What are the acceptance fee and first-year fees, and is there a hostel?

Worked example (illustrative)

Take Kufre, who wants Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology. He scored 124 in English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. His WAEC has credits in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Basic Electricity from one sitting.

1. JAMB minimum: 124 is 24 above 100, so he is eligible.
2. My safe target: 124 is 1 below my 125 line, so his screening matters.
3. UTME subjects: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry are exactly the base line.
4. O’level: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry are there, with English and Basic Electricity from the optional list.

If the school used a 50:50 ranking, 124 divided by 8 gives 15.5 out of 50, and 30 out of 50 at screening would bring him to 45.5. That formula is only an illustration; Southern Atlantic Poly has not published one.

How to apply to Southern Atlantic Poly, step by step

1. Get your JAMB profile code: text NIN, a space and your 11-digit NIN to 55019 or 66019 from the line linked to your NIN.
2. Register the UTME with the right subjects: choose your course and pick Southern Atlantic Polytechnic (short name SA-Poly) as your polytechnic. If you picked another school, do a JAMB change of institution before screening.
3. Upload your O’level result to CAPS: visit an accredited JAMB CBT centre once your WAEC, NECO or NABTEB result is released.
4. Contact the polytechnic: ask at the admissions office (the 2022 post gave 11 Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo) whether your course is admitting this year, and pay only through the channel the school names.
5. Attend screening: take your UTME result slip, O’level result, birth certificate or age declaration, local government identification and passport photographs.
6. Accept on CAPS: log in at efacility.jamb.gov.ng, open Check Admission Status, then Access my CAPS, and accept. Our JAMB CAPS guide explains each status.
7. Pay acceptance and register: get the amounts from the bursary in writing, pay through the channel the school names, then complete medical and departmental registration.

Your chances and my advice

• If you meet the subject rules and score 100 or more, your main risk is that your course is not admitting this year. Confirm with the office first.
• Uyo-based candidates save on rent, and the part-time option reported in 2022 may suit candidates who work.
• Make sure the form you buy is for Southern Atlantic Polytechnic’s ND, not for Southern Atlantic University’s degree programmes.
• JAMB told polytechnics to finish 2026/2027 admissions by 31 December 2026, so current candidates should keep checking CAPS until then.

The 5 ND courses in brief

Southern Atlantic Poly has not published course outlines. Under NBTE’s standard pattern, each ND takes two years full time with a SIWES placement. Here is what each course generally covers in Nigerian polytechnics, with a link to our full page for each.

Compare with other Akwa Ibom polytechnics

• Trinity Poly Uyo admission requirements
• Federal Poly Ukana cut-off mark for Computer Science
• Akwa Ibom Poly cut-off mark for SLT

Getting ready for 2027? Read when JAMB 2027 registration starts and how to check your JAMB result. Our JAMB change of course guide helps if you need to switch courses on JAMB.

Southern Atlantic Poly admission requirements: FAQs

What is the cut off mark for Southern Atlantic Polytechnic Uyo? The official minimum is JAMB’s polytechnic mark of 100 for 2026/2027. The school has published no higher figure for any course.

What courses are offered in Southern Atlantic Polytechnic? JAMB’s list shows five ND courses: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology, Public Administration and Science Laboratory Technology.

Is Southern Atlantic Polytechnic now Southern Atlantic University? Nothing I found says so. Southern Atlantic University in Uyo was commissioned in August 2025 as a separate institution, and NBTE still lists the polytechnic.

Is Southern Atlantic Polytechnic approved by NBTE? NBTE’s 2020 Directory lists it as a private polytechnic approved in 2020. I could not confirm accreditation for each course, so ask the school for the NBTE letter for yours.

Sources and updates

The 2026/2027 polytechnic minimum of 100, the 31 December 2026 deadline and JAMB’s warning against admissions outside CAPS come from JAMB’s 2026 policy meeting as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria on 11 May 2026; the 2025/2026 figure of 100 is from Nairametrics (8 July 2025). The course list is the Myschool reprint of JAMB’s course list for the school. UTME and O’level rules are from Myschool’s reprint of the JAMB polytechnic brochure page for each course, checked on 3 November 2026. The address and approval year are from NBTE’s 2020 Directory of Accredited Programmes (serial number 113). The admission office and study modes are from a schoolngr post of 25 May 2022. Southern Atlantic University’s commissioning is from The Mirror (15 August 2025). Safe targets and the worked example are my own advice. Checked on 3 November 2026. This page will be updated when the school publishes a 2027/2028 notice.

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