GCE ‘O’ LEVEL

EXAMINATION

(2015)

Briefing Agenda O-Level Exam Timetable

Reporting Time and Seating Plan

Attire for Exam

Things to bring for Exam

Use of Calculators and Dictionaries

Conduct during Exam

Dishonesty Cases

Sick Candidates

Major Train Service Disruption

O-Level Exam Timetable

Refer to your entry proof for each exam.

Check the timetable displayed outside the

HOD room for exam venues - the main

exam venue is the hall.

Our Centre Code is 2896

Reporting Time and Seating Plan

Report 30 mins before the start of exam

to check your seating using the seating plan

displayed outside the hall.

Report at the canteen and wait for the

Presiding Examiner’s instructions to enter

the hall.

Attire for Exam Name tag

Be in full school uniform

For boys, keep your hair short and neat

For girls, tie your hair neatly

Do not dye your hair

Candidates may be barred from exams

if they are not properly groomed.

1. Entry Proof, and

2. EzLink Card / Identity card / Passport, and

3. Stationery - bring extra stationery and

put them in a clear plastic bag

4. Dictionaries

5. Calculators

Things to bring for exam

Refer to the regulations and approved list of

calculators displayed outside the HOD room.

Silent and battery-operated.

No extra time given when calculators fail to function. ( the working condition of the calculator is the responsibility of the pupil and a fault in a calculator cannot be used as

a reason for seeking special consideration for the user.)

Not allowed to bring calculator case with maths / scientific instructions / formulas

Calculators

Dictionaries

Printed & approved Hand-held Electronic Dictionaries are allowed for Paper 1 (Mother Tongue Paper)

NO bilingual dictionaries.

Dictionaries should be free from notes and annotations.

Name of dictionary must be written on top right hand corner of answer booklet.

Not allowed to leave the exam centre before the

end of exam

Not allowed to borrow stationery during exam

No extra time for latecomers

Do not turn your head to the back or fidget about

unnecessarily

Raise your hand for assistance

Conduct during Exam

Dishonesty Cases

Malpractice case include:

Possession of unauthorised materials, mobile

phones, bilingual dictionaries, ear-pieces,

headphones, Bluetooth pens, smart watches

Fidgeting about unnecessarily

Turning your head to the back

Making a gesture or small talks

UNAUTHORISED ITEMS Candidates are not permitted to have in their possession,

while in the examination room, any books, notes or memoranda not authorised for use in the examination.

You are NOT allowed to bring into the examination room / hall any unauthorised materials, communicative or electronic devices capable of storing and displaying visual and verbal information.

Should any of these items be found in your possession during the examination, it will be deemed as a dishonest act.

Hospitalised Candidates

SEAB will make special arrangements for a candidate who is hospitalised to sit the examination in the hospital provided that

(a) The hospital has certified the candidate as being medically fit to sit for the examination.

(b) Sufficient notice has been given to SEAB to make the necessary arrangements

Inform the school or form teacher immediately if such situation arises.

Infectious diseases

Candidates with infectious disease (e.g. chicken pox) may take their exams at Pandan Exam Centre @ 700 West Coast Road S608785

Bus Services : 78, 143

Nearest MRT Station : Jurong East MRT Station

Inform the Presiding Examiners immediately if you have

infectious disease

No Re-exam

There is no re-exam under any circumstances.

An absent grade will be given if a candidate is absent for any part of the paper.

Major Train Service Disruption

You should plan to arrive in school at least 30

minutes before the start of the paper.

In the event of a major train service disruption,

you can go to any exam centre nearest to you.

Please note that the Service Disruption must

be officially-declared.

Major Train Service Disruption

If you are able to reach an exam centre before

the end of exam, you will be given the full

duration to sit the exam.

If you arrive after the end of exam, you are NOT

allowed to sit for the exam.

Call the General Office at 67655228.

Haze Management In the event if the air quality is in the ‘hazardous’ level, MOE

will consider school closure.

If schools are closed, national examinations would be

rescheduled. SEAB will reschedule the affected GCE-level

papers with examination periods possibly extended.

Affected papers would be rescheduled to the earliest date

available that is subsequent to the initial planned

examination period.

Haze Management MOE and SEAB will announce school closure and

rescheduling of national examinations through a press

release.

School candidates will be informed through their schools.

In the event of severe haze situation, please wait for the

communication from the school.

BEFORE EXAM STARTS

Check that you do not have any

unauthorised items with you.

Leave your belongings outside the hall

Place your Entry Proof &

NRIC/passport on your desk top right

corner

ISSUE OF EXAM MATERIALS

Answer Booklets

Question Papers

Answer Script Barcode Labels

Question Paper & Answer Scripts

Candidates are to check that they are issued the

question papers of the correct subject syllabus

& code before commencement of paper.

Candidates are required to write their names,

centre numbers, index numbers and the subject

titles on the first sheet/cover page of their

answer scripts. If loose writing paper is used,

they should also write their names, centre

numbers and index numbers on every sheet.

ISSUE OF BARCODE LABELS

Check and verify the information on

your barcode label

Peel off the upper section of the

barcode label and paste it correctly at

the bottom right-hand corner of your

answer script cover

PEEL OFF THIS SECTION AND PASTE IT ON THE ANSWER SCRIPT

RETURN THIS SECTION TO INVIGILATOR

00-0012249-2-E

Upper

Section

Lower

Section

INDIVIDUAL BARCODE LABEL

Candidate’s Index

Number

Answer Script

Number

Pasting Your Barcode Label

Extra booklets

Additional answer booklets used would not

require extra barcode labels.

Candidates are to write the answer script

number on the second answer booklet and

tie the booklets together using a string. Do

not write the name and index number.

DURING EXAM

Candidates should use black or dark blue pen

only.

Work should be done in pen except for graphs,

biological drawings, tables, which are to be done

in pencil.

Correction fluid/tape & highlighters are not

allowed.

END OF EXAM At the end of exam, candidates should stop writing

immediately when told to do so by the invigilator. If writing paper is used, they should arrange their answers in the numerical sequence of the questions, with the smallest number on top.

The answer scripts, together with the cover page provided, should be tied together at the top left- hand corner with the string provided.

Remain seated and be quiet while your answer scripts are

being collected.

Candidates are not allowed to remove from the exam

room any used or unused writing paper.

General Office:

6765 5228

Presiding Examiner for the School: Mr Loy Pei Phoong

School Hotline :