Examination and Test Rules: Overview & Procedures

1. Examination & Test Law Man Wai Prefect of Studies

2. Introduction • First Term Test (Oct.) – 10% • First Term Exam (Jan.) – 35% • Second Term Exam (June) – 55% • Promotion Mark • Form Rank (Average Mark)

3. Form Rank • Promote/Repeat • Class Allocation • Remedial Class • Subject Election (F.3 only) • JUPAS school mark (F.6 only) • Selection of students for scholarship, etc. • Long holiday revision classes

4. Average Mark Weighting • English Lang., Chinese Lang. (including Putonghua) – 15 + 15 • Mathematics – 12 • Science, I.H. – 10 + 10 • Chinese History – 3 • Others – 10

5. Continous Assessment • Count as part of the First & Second Examination • Different weighting in different subjects (5 ~ 20%)

6. Continuous Assessment • Uniform Test (Second Term) • Quiz • Project • Homework • Classwork

7. Test and Exam Days • Please study the Test and Exam Timetable carefully. • Usually start at 8:30 A.M. • Usually A.M. only • When you have finished the last session, you may leave the school.

8. Test and Exam Days • Arrive at the classroom 15 minutes before the start of the examination. • There will not be perfects at the entrance. • You will be marked late if you do not arrive at the classroom before the examination starts. • No time will be given back if you are late.

9. Test and Exam Days • All Tests & Exams (including Oral Exams) are strict attendance days. • You must present medical certificate or you will be regarded as committing truancy. • For causal leave, you must apply in advance.

10. Absence Case • There will not be re-exam for summative assessments (First Term Test, First Exam and Second Exam). • Mark estimation is only possible when there is a summative assessment done before in the same academic year. (so there is no mark estimation for First Term Test).

11. Absence Case • For fairness, there is a reduction (say 80%, depending on reason of absence) for the estimated mark as estimation provided by the subject teachers. e.g. Subject teacher estimates you to get 80 marks. If reduction is 80%, you get 64 marks on report card.

12. Highlight of rules Mobile phone and smart watch • You should not wear a smart watch or carry a mobile in your pocket or desk during the exam. Put it under your chair or in your school bag. • Make sure your mobile phone/smart watch is turned off and will not give out sound. • Breaking these rules will face mark penalty.

13. Highlight of rules Toilet Arrangement • If you want to go to toilet during exam, raise your hand and ask the teacher. • The teacher will call school office to send a janitor to the classroom. • The janitor will go to the toilet with you. • You can never go to the toilet alone.

14. Highlight of rules • You cannot borrow anything during the examination. If you forget to bring ruler, pencil, eraser, etc., you have to complete your work without them. • Do not make any noise during the exam. • Keep silent when the teacher collect your scripts. Teacher needs time to count the scripts. Leave only when the teacher tells you to do so.

15. Highlight of rules • Do not read the questions or start writing until your teacher tell you to do so. • Do not write on the scripts after the end of the exam.

16. General Reminder Make use of your common sense. We cannot list out everything you cannot do. In general, if you do anything that • may get additional advantage, • cause your classmates to lose mark, you are already breaking examination regulation.

17. Cheating – serious cases Mark penalty, disqualification of a paper, disqualification of all papers. and Disciplinary punishment

18. Breaking Exam Regulation Mark penalty and/or Disciplinary punishment

19. Scanning of scripts • Answer scripts will be scanned by computer without previous notice. • If any student tries to manipulate the answer scripts during paper checking and claim for wrong marking, the case will be regarded as serious cheating.

20. Academic Department Website www.plk83.edu.hk/ACD/