Examinations form an integral part of assessments of, and for learning.
They are not the only means of assessing students' achievement of outcomes. Class tests are held regularly throughout each semester. Some subjects hold half-yearly and yearly examinations.
Students are expected to complete exams by following the directions of the teacher and remaining quiet until all papers have been collected. Failure to follow instructions and talking during the exam or otherwise disrupting an exam is serious and can lead to a mark of "0". This is the situation in all external examinations and is followed by the Campus in all exams to train students in the skills and behaviours required in later years.
Any student who is ill on the day of an exam must see their teacher on the first day back and make arrangements to complete the exam. Students must be prepared to do the exam on the day they return.he exam on the day they return.
Examination rules
Students need to practise in order to develop appropriate examination behaviour. Like everything it is a skill to be taught to students with the understanding that students breaking the following rules may have their paper cancelled and score zero for that examination.
- students must bring their own equipment – no borrowing is allowed
- students must sit where examination supervisors tell them
- students must face the front of the examination room at all times
- students must remain in their seat until instructed by an examination supervisor to leave the room
- students are not to talk or communicate in any way with other students
- students may not leave the examination room until the completion of the examination
- students may not use the toilets during the first half hour and the last half hour of an examination
- students must first ask permission from an examination supervisor to use the toilets – students need to be aware that permission may not be given
- mobile phones or electronic devices (excluding calculators) are not to be taken into any examination.
The consequence for breaking examination rules could be cancellation of the student's paper and score zero for that examination.
It is important to recognise that students of this campus have always received the highest praise from staff and external examiners for the manner in which they conduct themselves during formal examinations.