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What happens if an examiner loses the scripts?

  • 14-03-2016 12:09AM
    #1
    Mldj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭


    Well? Im sure its happened in the past? Is there some procedure theyre meant to follow? Just curious:cool:


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  • #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 27,429 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    If you mean SEC scripts, it cannot happen if procedures are followed, barring some outrageous event such as that below.

    If, for example, an examiner's car burst into flames on the motorway on the way back from collecting the papers in Athlone, I suppose the procedure would be to contact Cornamaddy and they will work out some way to manage it so that the candidates are not disadvantaged.


  • #3
    DublinArnie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭DublinArnie


    Has this ever happened though?

    If the student can't do any assessment which will determine points after the script has been lost, even theoretically - would the exam commission have the power to assign a projected grade?

    What happens if all scripts for the student are destroyed or lost?

    I can't think of any way to compensate but contacting maybe the principle and other authority of student's school and doing a recommendation to see what type of student he/she is (with the honesty of course of the authority) but even that will be a burden over the summer.

    Just asking theorically because I'm sure the commission hasn't planned this far ahead.

    I'm curious also!


  • #4
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 27,429 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    I don't think it has ever happened. As I said, if people do what they are told, it can't happen.

    You could not lose all the scripts for one particular student as they would be in upwards of six different bags.

    There is very little the Commission has not planned for. I would expect if the fictitious fire happened on the motorway, they would firstly contact the school involved and speak to the teachers. The option of the class sitting a backup paper would be open to them, I suppose.

    You could email them and ask.

    info@examinations.ie


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