Exams

FORMAL EXAM SCHEDULE, RULES & PROCEDURES

SEMESTER 1, JANUARY 2023

PINE RIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL

Please note: If buses are cancelled for any reason, exams scheduled for that day will be rescheduled for the following day. All exams will be moved to the next day in the schedule. Should this occur on the last day of scheduled exams on January 31, those exams will be rescheduled to February 1.

PINE RIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL

2022-2023 - SEMESTER ONE

EXAM RULES & PROCEDURES

In preparation for exams this semester all students must read and understand the following exam rules and procedures:

1. Exams are from Friday, January 27 to Wednesday, February 1. The exam schedule is available on the school website and on Students’ Google Classrooms.
   
   
2. Exams begin at 8:15 am and run for 1.5 or 2.0 hours. Students are responsible for arriving on time with adequate writing supplies.
   
   
3. Students arriving late for any exam must report to the office before going to the exam. Students arriving late will be given the remaining time to write the exam in the late room.
   
   
4. Exam Attendance - Examinations are clearly marked on the school calendar. Students are expected to write exams during these time periods. If a student is absent for an examination, they must prove that the absence was unavoidable. If necessary, the school will arrange alternate examinations for illness or other extenuating circumstances. In the case where the absence is deemed to be invalid, the exam mark shall be zero and incomplete. The report mark shall reflect its impact and the credit jeopardized.
   
   
5. If buses are cancelled for any reason, exams scheduled for that day will be rescheduled for the following day. All exams will be moved to the next day in the schedule. Should this occur on the last day of scheduled exams on January 31, those exams will be rescheduled to February 1.
   
   
6. School buses will run on the regular schedule.
   
   
7. At the conclusion of their exam students must leave school property. The only exception to this rule is students who normally take a school bus. These students must either remain in the cafeteria or leave school property. Students are not to be in the halls while exams are in session.
   
   
8. From January 26 to February 2, students are only to be on school property when they have a scheduled exam or unless invited by a teacher for credit completion.
   
   
9. Last day for cafeteria service is Wednesday, January 25. Food will not be sold during the examination period.
   
   
10. The Library Commons will not be open during the examination period.
    
    
11. Students may not bring to their seat in the examination room, or during the examination, refer to, any books, papers, electronic devices (including phones, smart watches, etc.) or other aids unless the use of such material/equipment is authorized by the teacher on the examination paper. If such materials are brought to an exam room, students will be required to leave them at the front of the room. Using/possessing unauthorized material or electronic devices (smart phones, wearables etc.)during an exam may be perceived as cheating.
    
    
12. Students shall not communicate with one another in any manner whatsoever during the examination.  Communicating with another student during an exam may be perceived as cheating.
    
    
13. If a student is suspected of cheating or assisting someone else to cheat, at the end of the exam the student and their examination papers will be brought to the office. A mark of zero or other school consequences may be assigned by an administrator.
    
    
14. Students may not leave the examination room unescorted for any reason, and this includes using the washroom.
    
    
15. Students writing 1.5-hour exams must remain in the exam room for the full time of the exam. Students writing a 2-hour exam may only leave after 1.5 hours or stay the duration of the exam.
    
    
16. School Dress code remains in effect.
    
    
17. Thursday, February 2 is Exam Review and Credit Completion Day. Students may come to the school to review their final exam with their teacher.  Credit completion is at the professional judgement and discretion of the classroom teacher.

Good luck on your exams!