Cambridge examines options for cancelled exams in Mauritius
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
The Mauritius Examinations Syndicate and Cambridge are to examine solutions for Mauritian School Certificate and Higher School Certificate candidates who missed several papers after the 13 October riots. Retaking the examinations, calculating marks or exceptional measures are among the options, according to Defimedia.
The Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (MES) and Cambridge are to examine solutions on Wednesday for Mauritian candidates for the School Certificate (SC) and Higher School Certificate (HSC) who were unable to sit certain papers on 13 October because of riots. The options include retaking the examinations or awarding calculated marks, according to Defimedia.
For the SC, the papers concerned are Biology (Alternative to Practical), Biology (Practical Test) and Physical Education. For the HSC, they are History, Economics and three mathematics papers. Education professionals recommend that candidates be allowed to retake the cancelled examinations.
Cambridge can grant “special consideration”, a mark adjustment after an examination disrupted by adverse circumstances. The institution can also award an assessed mark to a candidate who missed a component for a reason deemed acceptable, to calculate their overall mark without giving them an advantage or penalising them compared with other candidates.
If a school is closed or it is impossible to hold the examinations there, candidates may, under certain conditions, sit them at another approved centre. Mauritian schools were closed for two days while the SC and HSC examinations went ahead on 14 October (schools closed for two days while SC and HSC examinations continue).
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