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Listen carefully to instructions and notices read out by the invigilators. There may be
amendments to the exam paper that you need to know about.
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Check that you have the correct question paper – check the subject, paper and tier of entry.
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Read all instructions carefully and number your answers clearly.
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Candidates must stay in the examination room for at least one hour after the published start
time of the exam (or for the duration of the exam if it is less than one hour). You will not be
allowed to leave an examination room before the earliest end times shown below.
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All examination timings are based on UK start times i.e., 9.00 a.m. for morning exams and 1.30
p.m. for afternoon exams (these times can vary by one hour). Schools are unable to release
candidates from examinations until one hour after the UK starting times.
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For us in Dubai, this means that, during the summer exams series, candidates cannot be
released from morning exams until 1.00 p.m. (2.00 p.m. during the winter exams session) and
5.30 p.m. for afternoon exams (6.30 p.m. during the winter exams series). Hence, a 2-hour
morning exam in summer would start at 11.00 a.m. and finish at 1.00 p.m.; a 1-hour morning
exam would start at 12.00 p.m. and end at 1.00 p.m., etc.
SUMMER TIMINGS
Morning Exams
Earliest possible End time
1:00pm
Afternoon Exams
Earliest possible End time
5:30pm
WINTER TIMINGS
Morning Exams
Earliest possible End time
2:00pm
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Afternoon Exams
Earliest possible End time
6:30pm
At the end of the examination all work must be handed in. Remember to cross out any rough
work. If you have used more than one answer book or loose sheets of paper ask for a treasury
tag to fasten them together in the correct order.
Make sure that you have put your details onto any extra sheets of paper/answer books to avoid
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Invigilators will collect your exam papers before you leave the room. Absolute silence must be
maintained during this time. Remember you are still under examination conditions until you
have left the room.
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Question papers and answer booklets must NOT be taken from the exam room.
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Remain seated in silence until told to leave the examination room. Please leave the room in
silence and show consideration for other candidates who may still be working.
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If the fire alarm sounds during an examination your invigilators will tell you what to do. Don’t
panic. If you have to evacuate the room you will be asked to leave in silence and in the order in
which you are seated. You will be escorted to the designated assembly point (in the car park).
You do not join your tutor group. Leave everything on your desk. You must not attempt to
communicate with anyone else during the evacuation. When you return to the exam room do
not start writing until the invigilator tells you to. You will be allowed the full working time for the
examination and a report will be sent to the awarding body detailing the incident.
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