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2013 SINGAPORE-CAMBRIDGE GCE N & O-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS

BRIEFING for. CANDIDATES. 2013 SINGAPORE-CAMBRIDGE GCE N & O-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS. 1 March 2013. Documents to be issued:. Instructions for Candidates Booklet by 22 Feb 2013 Registration Schedule ( for class notice board) Registration slip. AGENDA. Registration Policy

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2013 SINGAPORE-CAMBRIDGE GCE N & O-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS

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  1. BRIEFING for CANDIDATES 2013SINGAPORE-CAMBRIDGE GCE N & O-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS 1 March 2013

  2. Documents to be issued: • Instructions for Candidates Booklet by 22 Feb 2013 • Registration Schedule (for class notice board) • Registration slip

  3. AGENDA • Registration Policy • Registration Process • Exam Fees & Payment • Special Arrangement • Malpractice

  4. AGENDA • Registration Policy • Registration Process • Exam Fees & Payment • Special Arrangement • Malpractice

  5. GCE O-Level Sec 3 Higher MT • Sec 3 candidates taking Higher MT in Sec 4 must register for year-end O-Level MT exam this year

  6. GCE O-Level Sec 5 N(A) • Candidates who offered O-Level subjects in S4N(A) may register for the same subjects again if they wish

  7. Double Registration (School & Private) • School candidates are not allowed to register as private candidates • Candidates who do so will have their private registrations cancelled and the private exam fees paid forfeited

  8. AGENDA • Registration Policy • Registration Exercise • Exam Fees & Payment • Special Arrangement • Malpractice

  9. Exam Registration

  10. O-Level Mother Tongue • After result release, candidates who sat for mid-year MT O Level exam can register to resit.

  11. No of subjects for registration

  12. Exam Registration • Exam Timetable (by End Feb) • N(T)- & N(A)-Level Exams • O-Level Exam • Personalised Entry Proof/Timetable(by End June) • No need entry proof for MT Jun paper

  13. AGENDA • Registration Policy • Registration Exercise • Exam Fees & Payment • Special Arrangement • Malpractice

  14. $ $ Total Exam Fee For Singapore Citizens + = Basic Fee Total Subject Fee • $52 if a candidate registers for at least 1 Cambridge subject • $26 if a candidate registers for local subject(s) only • Charged once for candidates taking both N(A)- and O-Level exams

  15. N -Level O -Level Payment Schedule

  16. Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) • MOE FAS candidates will receive 75% subsidy from MOE and 25% subsidy from SAC • SAC FAS candidates will receive 25% subsidy from SACand are only required to pay 75% of the exam fees in cash. Note: MOE: Ministry of Education SAC: School Advisory Committee Under protest fees Payable for late registrations after deadlines: N(T) and N(A): after 30 April 2013 O Level : after 5 Jul 2013

  17. Welfare / School Advisory Committee Assistance Scheme (SAC-AS) Candidates on welfare or paying using SAC funds: • indicate ‘Opt Out’ as their Giro Option • Otherwise, their bank accounts will be deducted

  18. GIRO Option Form • For candidates with active GIRO accounts • Ensure sufficient funds before deduction date • 9 April for N-Level • 19 April for O-Level • Strongly encouraged to Opt-in (Pay Exam fees through GIRO)

  19. No GIRO Option Form • No GIRO Account • Inactive GIRO Account due to • 2 (successive) failed deduction of school fees • closed account by Account Holder/Owner

  20. Subject Amendment • Amendments after the registration period can only be made after candidate’s payment status in iEXAMS is ‘Paid’ • Subject fees for subjects that are deleted will not be refunded • Any additional exam fees payable resulting from amendments must be paid in cash

  21. Subject Amendment No amendmentsallowed after: • 30 Apr 2013 (N(T)- & N(A)-Levels) • 5 Jul 2013 (O-Level) Underprotest fees apply for all registrations after 30 Apr(N(T)- & N(A)-Levels) and 5 Jul (O-Level).

  22. Withdrawal from GCE Examinations Candidates who completely withdraw from exam are entitled to a refund of the basic fee and total subject fee paid for the exam if the withdrawal requests are submitted by: • 30 Apr 2013 (N-Level) • 5 Jul 2013 (O-Level)

  23. Full Withdrawal from GCE Examinations • No cash/cheque refund - candidates who paid their exam fees by cash are required to submit the DCA Form and photocopies of their NRIC and bank book/statement to effect the refund to their bank accounts • Candidates who have taken any part of the exam (Oral, LC, Practical, Written) • deemed to have sat the exam • no refund of exam fee for the subject taken • no result/certificate issued

  24. AGENDA • Registration Policy • Registration Exercise • Exam Fees & Payment • Access Arrangement • Malpractice

  25. By March 2012 Access Arrangement Candidates with Physical Disabilities Examples of Physical Disabilities • Hearing Impairment, • Visual Impairment, • Physical Impairment Inform your FTs if you have not done so. Bring along your Medical Report for verification.\ Some annonation may appear in the certificate

  26. AGENDA • Registration Policy • Registration Exercise • Exam Fees & Payment • Special Arrangement • Malpractice

  27. Malpractice/Dishonesty Candidates are required to read the ‘Instructions for School Candidates’ Booklet carefully as they are taken to have read, understood and agreed to the exam rules and regulations set out in the booklet when they sit the GCE Exams

  28. Malpractice/Dishonesty • If a candidate is found violating any examination regulations, he/she may be given a ‘T’ for that subject. • Candidates who bring in mobile phones or any unauthorised material into the exam hall/room will be found guilty of malpractice, regardless of whether these were intentionally brought in or used during the exam.

  29. Approved dictionaries and calculator • Refer to Annex… • Dictionary: Bring the dictionary next week during email test for teachers to stamp approval. • Calculator: Bring the calculator next week to stamp approval.

  30. Use of Dictionaries • Refer to the Instructions for School Candidates Bookletfor the approved list of dictionaries • Candidates who are caught using dictionaries that are not approved or contains annotation will be found guilty of malpractice

  31. Use of Electronic Calculators • Refer to the Instructions for School Candidates Bookletfor the approved list of calculators • Candidates who are caught using calculators that are not approved will be found guilty of malpractice.

  32. In Summary…

  33. 2013SINGAPORE-CAMBRIDGE GCE N & O-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS Verifying Registration Slips (RS) 1 March 2013

  34. Registration slips (RS) • Refer to pg 3 of booklet • Verify personal particulars and subject entries • Make amendments needed on RS clearly • All verified RS must be signed and returned to FT.

  35. Registration slips (RS) • If there are amendments, school will print and issue finalised RS • Candidates to check personal particulars and subject entries • All verified RS must be signed and returned to FT.

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