Dromana College Newsletter

June 2018 Exam Information

Year 10,11 and 12 Exam Information

Semester 1 2018

Student Information and Timetable.

The following contains information on:

Year 12 exams

Year 11 exams

Year 10 exams

If you have any questions regarding this information , please contact:

Adam Kirkwood

Head of Year 12

Jennii Johnson

Head of Year 11

Jason Albress

Head of Year 10

Jess Lukies

Head of Year 9

Attached is the Year 10, 11 and 12 Semester 1 Exam timetable and examination rules. It is the responsibility for each student to familiarise themselves with all of the information contained in this document.

 

Exam and Study Locations

  • All Year 10 and 11 exams will be conducted in the Library, with the exception of the Year 10 and 11 exams held on Wednesday 13th June which will be in held in the Design Centre.
  • All Year 12 exams will be conducted in the Design Centre, with the exception of the GAT, held on Wednesday 13th June, and the English exam, held on Friday 15th June, which will be in held in the Library.
  • Students are only required at school when they have an exam. However, supervised study rooms will be provided each day for students who remain at school. We expect that students sign into a designated study room at the beginning of the lesson and utilise their study time to receive the best exam result possible.
  • Year 11 and Year 12 VCAL students will not be required to sit exams during this time but will be expected to attend all classes as normal.
  • Students will be expected to wear full school uniform throughout the June exam period and may be excluded from sitting an exam if the uniform policy is not adhered to.

Students studying a Unit 3/4 subject, please note that Year 12 classes will continue during the first week of the Year 10 and 11 exam period. If you do not have a Year 11 exam scheduled, you

  • will be expected to attend your Year 12 classes. If you have a Unit 3/4 SAC which clashes with a Year 11 exam, please see your Head of Year to organise an exam reschedule.
  • Students with three exams in one day or an exam clash will be required to reschedule an exam. Students must reschedule these exams with the Head of Senior School, Ms Bastin, Head of Year, Mr Kirkwood (Year 12), Mrs Johnson (Year 11), Mr Albress (Year 10) or Ms Lukies (Year 9) by Friday 25th May.
  • Other exams will only be rescheduled due to medical reasons and will require a medical certificate. When students provide a medical certificate they will need to negotiate a time to reschedule their exam with the Head of Senior School or Head of Year. An unapproved absence from an exam will result in a zero grade being given.
  • A seating plan will be made available for each exam and posted in the corridor between the Senior School Office and the library. Students need to make sure that they take note of their row number and seating location for each examination.
  • Students must use the sign in/out book at the front of the school (Reception) if they arrive at irregular times. If they intend to leave the College after their exam, they will sign out in the Library.

 

Conduct of Written Examinations

  • Supervisors have the right to check materials that students bring into the examination room and remove any non-compliant material for the duration of the examination. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they have the correct materials for each examination as detailed in this document.

Students may not leave the examination room before the scheduled examination is finished. Students must remain silent and must not

  • leave their place until the exam supervisors gives direction to leave the room.
  • Any disruptive behaviour by students during the examination will be reported to the Senior School team and may result in a zero grade being given.

 

Bottled Water

Students may bring bottled water into an examination room subject to the following conditions:

  • The water is in a clear plastic bottle (all labels removed).
  • The water bottle has a secure lid.
  • The capacity of the bottle is no more than 1500 ml.
  • Water bottles must not be placed on the table at any time.
  • Water bottles must not be refilled during the examination.
  • Water bottles must not be shared between students.

 

Mobile phones and other electronic devices

  • Mobile phones and other unauthorised electronic devices are not permitted in the examination room. These items must be kept in lockers or handed in upon entry into the examination room.
  • Confiscated electronic devices during examinations may result in a zero grade being given and devices held according to the Dromana College Student Mobile Phone Policy.

Watches

  • Students will not be permitted to wear watches of any type during a written examination. All watches must be removed and placed at the top of the desk, where they can be seen clearly and easily by supervisors.
  • The commencement of reading and writing times will be based on the clock time displayed in the examination room.

Dictionaries

A suitably qualified member of the school teaching staff will check the appropriateness of dictionaries as students enter the examination room.

  • Dictionaries are only allowed in English and Languages written examinations.
  • Dictionaries may be consulted during reading time and throughout the examination.
  • In the written component of Languages examinations, students may use any printed monolingual and/or bilingual dictionary in one or two separate volumes.
  • Dictionaries must not contain any highlighting, annotation or tabs not part of the original publication.
    • A thesaurus or a dictionary that contains a thesaurus in the same volume is not permitted in any examination.
    • Dictionaries may not be shared between students during an examination.

Calculators

  • In examinations where calculators are permitted, it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they have the correct type of calculator permitted for that examination.
  • Calculators must not be used during reading time.
  • Students will be entirely responsible for ensuring adequate power supply to their calculator. Any technical fault or battery failure that limits the usefulness of a calculator during an examination will not be taken into consideration by the assessors.
  • Students will also be responsible for ensuring that the calculator is in excellent working order.
  • Students may not borrow a calculator from another student after entering the examination room
  • Students may not borrow a calculator from the library after entering the examination room.

 

 Year 10

 

Allowed Calculator

Year 10 Astrophysics & Organic Chemistry

Year 10 Essential Biology

Year 10 Essential Chemistry & Physics

Year 10 Foundation Science

Year 10 Numeracy

Year 10 Systems

Scientific calculator only

Year 10 Extension Maths tech enabled

Year 10 General Maths

CAS calculator

A scientific calculator is also permitted

 

Year 11

 

Allowed Calculator

Year 11 Accounting

Year 11 Chemistry

Year 11 Environmental Science

Year 11 Foundation Maths

Year 11 Physics

Year 11 Systems

Year 11 VET Hospitality

Scientific calculator only

Year 11 General Maths

Year 11 Maths Methods tech enabled

Year 11 Specialist Maths tech enabled

CAS calculator

A scientific calculator is also permitted