Final Exams
Absence from final examinations will require a medical certificate.
PROCEDURES FOR SACRED HEART FINAL SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS
l The chief invigilator will make any necessary announcements before and during the examination
including starting and finishing times, end of question time, etc.
l Students will be seated ten minutes before the designated starting time of the examination.
l Seating arrangements will be as follows:
² Grades 7 and 8 in the AV Room: students will sit in alphabetical order in alternate columns.
² High School in the Dining Room: tables will be labeled with names. One student from each grade
will sit at each table.
l Absolute silence will be maintained in the examination room.
l Students will have ten minutes at the beginning of the examination to look over the question paper
and ask questions for clarification only.
l The only items permitted in the room are utensils for the examination taking place.
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The use of dictionaries by ESL students must be sanctioned in advance, on an individual basis, by the
Principals and the Head of the ESL Department.
Students may not leave the examination room until all answer sheets are collected and permission is
given.
In case of emergency a student leaving the exam room will always be accompanied by a teacher.
If a student abuses the rules the invigilator may remove her answer sheet and discontinue her
examination. Expulsion from the room does not necessarily follow.
Students are not permitted to leave campus between examinations.
Mobile phones are not permitted in the examination room.
Friday Early Dismissal (HS)
With parental permission, high school students who have no commitments period 8 (2:50 to 3:30 p.m.) or
after school, will be permitted to leave the campus at 2:50 p.m. on Friday afternoons.
A student who is not in Band or Choir but has a sports commitment must opt for Wise Freedom Study Hall
during period 8. Such a student is not eligible for Early Dismissal on a Friday, and must go to the Library for
the duration of the sports season. Sports practices will begin at the normal time after school. Parents of
students in Band or Choir must indicate their choice regarding Early Dismissal for Period 8 if and when
regular band/choir practice is cancelled.
There is either early dismissal OR Choir/Band/Study. Therefore, students are required to be in either
choir/band/study OR leave the campus at 2:50 p.m. on a Friday afternoon. Students who have Early
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