Assessment Policy

Student who are absent due for Weighted Assessments (WA)/Continual Assessments (CA)/End-of-Year Examinations (EYE) due to medical reasons or other valid reasons (e.g bereavement) must submit a medical certificate or official valid document to their Form Teacher upon their return.
Medical certificate must be produced in order for the teacher to key in ‘VR’ in the report book.
There will be no make-up assessment.

Students who are absent without a valid reason for WA, CA or EYE:

will not be awarded any marks for the paper which they have missed. The teacher will key in ‘AB’ in the report book.

Students who are late will need to:

report to the general office;
sit for their examination in a separate room;
sit for their examination within the duration of the paper and no extra time will be given.

Students expected to bring the required examination materials (e.g. standard Mathematical instruments, calculator, blue/black ballpoint pen with a 0.5mm tip, 2B pencil, and dictionary) for their examination.
The school will not provide students with these materials during the examination.

Students are to:

be in school uniform and be punctual for all examination papers.
bring all materials needed for the examination. They include blue / black ballpoint pens, 2B pencils, soft erasers, sharpeners and standard mathematical instruments (ruler, protractor and set squares).
place all bags, water bottles & other belongings neatly outside the classroom.
pay attention when the invigilator is giving instructions.

Shading of answers to Multiple Choice Questions

Students should use a 2B pencil to shade your answers on the Optical Answer Sheet (OAS). They are to shade the oval completely and firmly. Not doing so may result in unclear answers.
Students can use a soft eraser to erase their answers. Erase the shaded oval completely before shading the new oval.

Questions that require you to provide your answers on the answer booklet:

Students should write their answers clearly in blue / black ballpoint pen with a 0.5mm tip. This is to reduce possible smudging and to ensure clarity of writing. It is also not advisable to use erasable ink pen.
If students need to change their answers, cross them out and re-write the answers. Do not use correction fluid / tape in the examinations as it may affect the legibility of the answers.

Students should not highlight any part of their answers using a highlighter as this may also affect legibility of the answers.

There should be no eating or drinking in the examination room.
All bags and water bottles must be placed outside the classroom.
Instructions are to be read carefully. Answer all questions. It is the student’s responsibility to check that all questions in the exam papers have been answered and that there are no defects or misprint in the exam papers.
Students are to raise their hands if they have any questions to ask the invigilator.
If there is a need to use the washroom urgently, students are to remain seated and raise their hand to inform the invigilator.
No communication (verbal & non-verbal) with other candidates is allowed during the examination.
No student is allowed to leave the classroom during the first and last 15 minutes of each paper.

Use of Dictionaries

For Mother Tongue, HMT & NTIL paper 1 (Composition).
Electronic handheld dictionary for CL & HCL Paper 1.
All dictionaries must bear the school stamp.
Only monolingual dictionaries are allowed.
Dictionaries must not have any annotations such as tagging pages with stickers, highlighted text and/or written text, on any of the pages.
Electronic dictionaries must be silent and battery-operated. Earpieces are not permitted.

Use of Scientific Calculators

The calculator must be silent, with a visual display only.
The working condition of the calculator (including the power supply) is the responsibility of the students.
Students are not allowed to share calculators during the examination.
No calculators with an external storage function which can allow users to input and store data via external storage media, e.g., cards, tapes, and plug-in modules, are allowed.
No calculators with wireless communication capability with other machines, e.g., infra-red communication capability, are allowed.
Any enclosed instruction leaflets containing any mathematical formula, conversion table or instructions are strictly prohibited, and must not be taken into the examination venue. Any such information on the calculator that cannot be removed must be securely covered.
The original model number and brand must be indicated clearly on the calculator for verification purposes.
No calculators with capabilities for storing and displaying verbal information are allowed.

Students are not to cheat or assist in cheating.
Bags, books, papers, notes, mobile phones, computerised wrist watches or other unauthorized personal belongings (such as computerized devices, communications devices, smart devices etc.) are not to be brought into the examination room.
Any student found to be in possession of such unauthorised materials is liable to the same penalty as those caught cheating during the examination.
Any students who cheat, attempt to cheat or assist in cheating during the examination, may be expelled from the examination and will not be allowed to sit for subsequent papers. Examination results may be forfeited.
Misbehaviour or failure to follow the examination regulations during the examination may result in expulsion from the examination and the student will not be allowed to sit for subsequent papers. Examination results may be forfeited.