MUSSELBURGH GRAMMAR SCHOOLS4(N5) and S5/S6 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS 12-26 January2015

NOTES FOR PUPILS

Pupils will not have Study Leave during the prelims. Pupils will follow their normal timetable when not being examined. They should go to registration in the morning and if they have an examination starting at 9.00 a.m. they should be allowed to go to the hall as soon as they have been registered. When an exam finishes at or after 12.40 p.m. pupils may begin their lunch break and when an examination finishes at or after 15.30 p.m. they may go straight home. Please note there are a few examinations where candidates should take their break at an alternative time. Pupils who take breaks at alternative times should conduct themselves in an orderly manner and stay clear of examination rooms which may still be in use.

When some members of a class are being examined no new work should be covered with the others. However it is important that this time is used productively. If your subject has not been examined teachers may allow you to revise. Pupils should bring materials for this purpose. Time may also be used for work on Internal Assessments or other forms of class work. Teachers will decide how the time is to be used.

Pupils are allowed to leave class 10 minutes before their examination begins. Pupils should be polite when asking to leave early to go to exams. Pupils should check timetables the day before each examination, have the correct equipment, know where the exam is to be held and which seat they are in. Examinations lists for the day’s examinations are displayed on the examination notice board outside the Hall. Pupils should arrive 10 minutes before the start of an exam. If a pupil is late they should go to the school office as soon as they arrive and they will be escorted into the exam if they are not more than 30 minutes late.

Mobile phones and other electronic devises must not be taken into the examination room. The SQA can withdraw a subject pass if it happens in the May exams. Our advice to pupils is that they leave the phone at home on the day of the exam. Urgent messages should be relayed through the school office.

Behaviour must be of the highest order. Pupils should wear full school uniform for all exams. All school bags should be left at the back of the hall and outdoor jackets removed during examinations. Invigilators are there to ensure that all pupils get the best chance to do their very best in the examinations. Be respectful to them. If extra paper is required, a hand should be put up and the invigilator will bring the paper. If pupils finish the examination before the end of the time allocated, pupils should check over papers and remain still and quiet.

Toilets should be used before examinations. In case of emergency a pupils will be escorted to the toilet by and invigilator.

If a pupil is unwell and unable to sit an examination someone should let the school office know at the start of the day. Arrangements should be made with the teacher to sit the examination at another time.

The prelim timetable is given to pupils in plenty of time for pupils to plan a study programme and put it into practice. The better the standard of study now the more it will pay off in final examinations.

One or two pupils have a clash on the timetable. Pupils should see Mrs Mackie in the first instance so that an alternative arrangement can be made.

Date Examination Times Seats(nos) Venue(s)Monday 12January

Geography N5 (S4)

Physics HPhysics AH

Biology N5 (S4,5)

Art and Design H

Engineering Science N5

09:00-10:45

09:00-11:3009:00-11:30

13:50-15:50

13:50-15:50

13:50-15:20

1-40(40)

99-144(46)155-158(4)

1-67(67 S4)71-87 (17

S5/6) (84)

99-122(24)

127-156(30)

Hall

HallHall

Hall

Hall

Hall

Tuesday13January

English N5 (S4,5) Paper 1

English N5 (S4,5) Paper 2

French H Reading/Translation/ WritingFrench H Listening/Writing

Design and Manufacture N5 (S4)

09:00-10:00

10:20-11:50

09:00-10:4011:05-12:05

13:50-15:20

1-1681-201-14(202)1-1681-201-14(202)

1616

1-53 (53)

HallB3B7

HallB3B7

C1C1

Hall

Wednesday 14 January

Hospitality (2 kitchens)

Chemistry N5 (S4)

Engineering Science H

Business Management N5 (S4,5)

Geography N5 (S5)

French N5 (S4,5) Reading/WritingFrench N5 (S4,5) Listening

Physical Education H

09:00-13:00

09:00-10:30

09:00-11:00

11:10-12:40

11:10-12:55

13:45-15:1515:25-15:50

13:50-15:20

18

1-55

85-98(14)

1-35(35 S4)43-55 (13 S5)

(48)

141-155(15)

1-55(55)55

113-149(47)

C11, C12(see lists)

Hall

Hall

Hall

Hall

HallC1 and C3(see lists)

Hall

Thursday 15January

Mathematics N5 (S4,5,6) Paper 1Mathematics N5 (S4,5,6) Paper 2

Art and Design N5 (S4,5,6)

09:00-10:0010:20-11:50

13:50-15:00

1-145(145)1-145(145)

1-35(35)

HallHall

Hall

Health and Food Technology N5

Modern Studies H

13:50-15:20

13:40-15:55

57-71(15)

99-158(60)

Hall

Hall

Friday 16January

History N5 (S4,5,6)

History AH

Administration HAdministration H

Graphic Communication HGraphic Communication AH

Computing N5 (S4,5)

09:00-10:30

9:00-12:00

09:00-10:0010:15-12:15

09:00-11:0009:00-12:00

10:40-12:10

1-40(S4)43-67(S5)

(65)71-79

155-164(10)10

85-100(16)3

141-160 (20)162-163(2)

Hall

Hall

HallB27

HallAT1

Hall

Monday 19January

Physics N5 (S4,5,6)

Chemistry HChemistry AH

Lifeskills Maths N5 (S5,6) Paper 1Lifeskills Maths N5 (S5,6) Paper 2

History H

09:00-11:00

09:00-11:0009:00-11:30

12:05-13:0513:50-15:20

13:50-15:50

1-65(65)

113127(29)141-147(7)

1-40(40)1-40(40)

99-158 (60)

Hall

HallHall

HallHall

Hall

Tuesday20 January

Hospitality S5 (1kitchen)

Biology HHuman Biology HBiology AH

Design & Manufacture H

Computing HComputing AH

Administration N5 (S4,5)

09:00-13:00

09:00-11:3009:00-11:3009:00-11:30

09:00-11:00

13:50-15:5013:50-15:50

09:00-13:00

16

1-37(37)57-85(29)87-95(9)

155-165(11)

1-11(11)15-16(2)

11(S4)20(S5)

C13(see lists)

HallHallHall

Hall

HallHall

B27B31

Wednesday21 January

Hospitality S4 (3 kitchens)

English H Paper 1English Paper 2English AH

Business Management H

09:00-13:00

09:00-10:3011:10-12:4009:00-10:30

13:40-15:55

30

1-156(156)1-156(156)160-163(4)

1-44(4)

C11,12.13(see lists)

HallHallHall

Hall

Graphic Communication N5 13:50-:15:20 127-158(32) Hall

Thursday22 January

Mathematics H CfE Paper 1Mathematics H CfE Paper 2Mathematics H (Old) Paper 1Mathematics H (Old) Paper 2Mathematics AH

Modern Studies N5 (S4,5,6)

09:00-10:1010:30-12:0009:00-10:3011:10-12:2009:00-12:00

13:50-15:20

1-60(60)

113-142(30)

155-158(4)

1-93(93)

Hall

Hall

Hall

Hall

Friday 23January

Geography H

Geography AH

Media N5

09:00-11:00

09:00-11:30

09:00-10:30

1-55(double desks)

1-6(quadruple

desks)

141-166(26)

Hall

D7

Hall

Monday 26January

Music N5Music Technology N5 (S4,5,6)Music HMusic Technology HMusic AH

ESOL H

RMPS N5

09:00-09:4510:00-10:4511:05-12:0511:05-12:0513:50-14:50

09:00-11:40

12:05-13:05

23151396

155-160

71-150(80)

A22&A24A22&A24

A22A22A22

C1

Hall