Exeter College would like to wish you every success with your upcoming exams. Exams can be a really stressful time of the year, and so we wanted to compile a list of things for you to remember whilst sitting your exams:

Read your timetable carefully
Examinations are nationally set so if you miss the exam there will not be another opportunity this summer to sit it which will affect your qualification.

Be punctual
You must arrive in plenty of time for your examination. If you arrive after 10am for a morning exam or 2.30pm for an afternoon exam it is very likely the exam board will not mark your paper, therefore you would not receive an overall grade.

Be aware of any exam clashes
If you have two or more exams scheduled at the same time we will contact you soon regarding the arrangements for your exams. It is vital that you attend at the time and location specified in your clash letter.

Be prepared
Please bring with you everything you will need including photographic identification, a black pen, and any other necessary stationery or equipment. You may bring a bottle of water with the label removed but no other food or drink will be permitted during the exam.

Leave your mobile phone/smartwatch at home
A ringing telephone during an examination is classed as malpractice and will be reported to the awarding body. If you are found to have a mobile telephone/smartwatch on your person during the exam this could result in disqualification.

Complete your details accurately
Complete your name on the exam paper/answer booklet exactly as it appears on your desk card – this is the name you have been registered with so it’s essential you do not give any alternative names.

Wait until the exam begins before starting to write
This includes making any notes at all on your paper, desk card or hand. Any such notes could be seen as unauthorised material and reported to the exam board. Make sure you finish writing when instructed to at the end of the exam.

Make all plans and rough notes in your question paper/answer booklet
If you do not wish this work to be marked please cross it through with a single line.

Respect examination conditions
Please remember that you will be in exam conditions from when you enter the exam room until when you leave. Please do not disrupt others, and also please remember that students will be sitting exams in various locations across the college – be considerate to your fellow students.

If you have any questions please visit the Exams Office on the first floor of the Tower Building, Hele Road or contact us on 01392 400477.