JQC Guidelines and Exam Rules  

Be on time for all exams. If you are late, your work may not be accepted.

You must be in your FULL school uniform; otherwise you will not be allowed to sit your exam. You will not get another chance.

Do not turn around, attempt to distract others, look at anyone else's paper, make noise of any sort, etc. If you do not comply with these rules you could be disqualified from all your subjects.

Do not take any equipment into the exam, other than stationary in a see-through pencil case. Unauthorised materials or equipment includes: notes, calculator cases, bags, iPods, mp3 players, mobile phones, watches of any kind, or anything with digital/text facilities. Having anything you shouldn't have (even if you don't intend to use it) is against the rules - it must be reported and you may be disqualified.

Do not use correcting pens, tipp-ex, highlighters or gel pens in your exams. You should use black ball-point pen only.

Do not communicate or disturb any other pupils once in the exam room.

If you leave the exam room, you will not be allowed in. 

You cannot go to the toilet once in the exam hall - only those with a medical pass pre-noted with invigilators will be granted permission to go the toilet.

Do not borrow anything from another candidate during the exam, raise your hand and ask an invigilator.

Ensure you are facing forward at all time in exams. Do not turn around from the moment you sit down, to the moment you stand up at the end.

Make sure you attend your exams, and bring what you need (e.g. Calculators for specific papers)

Know the dates and times of all exams, and arrive 10 minutes before the start time. Make sure you know where you are sitting.

If you arrive any more than half an hour late, you may not be allowed to sit the exam.

You may use a calculator unless told otherwise (e.g. non-calculator maths paper).

You are not allowed a dictionary unless told otherwise.

Listen to the invigilators/exams officer. Follow their instructions at all times.

If you think you have the wrong paper, raise your hand and inform an invigilator immediately.

Read the instructions on the front of the paper carefully and fill in all the details on the front of the paper/answer booklet before the exam starts.

Write all your answers in the spaces provided or where it tells you to write. Do not write anywhere else as it may not be marked. Do not write on the boarder of the exam paper. Do not doodle.

Do all rough work on the proper exam stationary. Cross through anything you do not wish to be marked. Hand everything in with your paper.

If on the day you feel that your work will be affected by illness or for another reason, make sure to inform an invigilator.

Put your hand up during the exam if you have a problem and are unsure of what to do; you do not feel well; you need more paper; etc.

You must NOT ask for, and will not be given, any explaination of the questions.

If you have used more than one answer booklet, put them in order make sure your name and candidate details are filled in on each sheet, and fasten together with a treasury tag.

Do not turn around, speak, or try to leave the exam room until you are told to do so by the invigilator.

Do not take anything out of the exam room (e.g. exam papers, answer booklets, rough work, stationary).

The invigilator will tell you when you can get up and leave the exam room. Failure to follow these rules may result in disqualification.