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Students in quarantine or on approved Covid-19 absence may still take national exams: MOE

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SINGAPORE - Quarantined students are allowed to take their national examinations this year if they wish to, subject to stringent criteria, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) in a statement on Sunday (Sept 26). They have to test negative for Covid-19 with a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test at the start of the quarantine order, and complete a self-swab with antigen rapid test (ART) kits at home and test negative within 24 hours before each examination paper. Travel arrangements to their exam venue must be by private transport or on foot, with no stops between their place of residence and exam venue. The schools have to be informed that they are taking the particular paper so the exam venue can be prepared. Other measures include: The rooms used for quarantined candidates will be separate from the rest of the cohort and will be thoroughly wiped down after the exams. The students will be seated 3m apart in exam-style seating and have designated entry and exit points and restrooms. They will start the exams 30 minutes after the scheduled start time for the rest of the cohort. These measures will ensure the safety of candidates...

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No retest despite complaints about N-level listening comprehension audio quality: SEAB

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SINGAPORE - N-level students who took the English listening comprehension examination on Monday (Sept 13) will not get to re-sit the exam despite negative public feedback on the audio quality. In response to queries from The Straits Times, the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) said on Saturday (Sept 18) it was aware of feedback relating to the audibility of the national examination and the accents of those reading the GCE Normal (Academic) Level English Language Listening Comprehension examination. More than 1,400 people have signed a petition on the Change.org petition website calling for the examination to be repeated for reasons including a muffled soundtrack and strong accents. N-level exam results determine a student's admissibility into polytechnic, the Institute of Technical Education and junior college. Among the students who sat the exam was Bryan, 16, from St Patrick's School, who declined to give his last name. The Secondary 4 student told ST that he had been sitting in front of the speaker but struggled to answer the questions because the recording was "glitchy", making the sentences sound incomplete. He said: "After the first audio (clip), the whole cl...