Malpractice

1. Malpractice refers to actions of candidates which infringe examination rules and regulations or which allows candidates an advantage in the examination or which enables them to influence other candidates' performance in the examination.

Examples of malpractice include:

• Collusion or attempted collusion with other candidates;

• Copying or attempting to copy from another candidate;

• Writing offensive or obscene remarks in the answer scripts;

• Removing from the examination venue any used or unused writing paper;

• Possession of communication or electronic devices capable of storing and displaying visual and verbal information (e.g. handphones, smart watches and data storage device);

• Possession of books, notes, dictionaries, calculators or any other reference materials not authorised for use in the examination; and

• Verbal and non-verbal communication during the examination.

2. An irregularity report will be filed and follow-up disciplinary actions will be taken in accordance to the school's code of conduct, rules and regulations. One or more of the following may be taken against students who deliberately breach any material provision of these standard operating procedures:

• Deduction of marks;

• Have the examination paper cancelled (i.e. awarded a zero for the paper in question);

• Refused entry for subsequent papers and be awarded a zero; and/or

• Lowering of conduct grade.