Independent Study Option

Exams and Marks

Examinations

All students must write examinations in a supervised setting.

• Students should have completed and submitted all mail in assignments in the first half and the second half of a course prior to requesting their mid-course and final examinations respectively.
• Students attending school may write examinations at their respective schools during scheduled examination periods. January/June ISO exam deadlines (see Deadlines) must be adhered to in order for marking at a distance to take place, grad deadlines still apply. Students are required to bring their own supplies for examinations (drafting equipment, art paper, etc.).
• The school facilitator will be required to complete an eligibility list that must be faxed, mailed or emailed to the ISO office in Winkler at least three weeks in advance of the date on, which the examinations are scheduled to begin. The examinations will be sent to the school facilitator who will supervise the writing of the examination and then return it to the ISO office for marking.
• ISO students enrolled in a school program may be required by the school division or the school district to write the provincial standards test, as well as the ISO examination. Individual school and school division policies governing the administration of examinations shall take precedence over ISO policies governing the same.
• School-based students wanting to write their examinations during July and August will require written permission from their school. They will follow procedures which govern the examination policy for adult or non-attending students as outlined below.
• Students not attending school should write their examinations at one of the following locations:
• Winnipeg: 1567 Dublin Avenue. Examination sittings take place on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. However, a large number of examination requests, at any given time, may warrant the scheduling of additional sittings.
• Winkler: the ISO office. Contact the ISO office to arrange an examination sitting during regular office hours, Monday - Friday.

Please note: Students must produce photo identification prior to be admitted to the exam location in Winkler or Winnipeg. i.e., driver's licence, passport, student card, etc.

If none of these arrangements are feasible, the student may write at a location designated by an examination proctor. An examination proctor is an individual selected by the student, and approved by the ISO Consultant to supervise the writing of the student’s examination. This individual may be a teacher, retired teacher, college instructor, university professor, priest, minister or commissioner for oaths. A proctor may not be a member of the student’s immediate family. Student's current/previous private tutor or ISO tutor/marker will not be approved to proctor ISO exams.

Students must have the potential proctor complete an Examination Proctor Declaration form and submit the form at least 3 weeks prior to writing the examination. Failure to do so will result in the return of the examination request to the student. A copy of the Examination Proctor Declaration form is supplied in the student’s course material package. Students should make arrangements to write all examinations for each course with the same proctor. A second Examination Proctor Declaration form will not be required if the above arrangements have been made. Students are responsible for making the necessary arrangements associated with this option.

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Length of Examinations

Length of Examinations

Level/Course	Length
Grade 9	2 hours
Grades 10 and 11	2.5 hours
Grade 12	3 hours
Exceptions:
Grades 7, 8 and 9 French Final	1.5 hours
Grades 10 and 11: Chemistry (30S) Final, Accounting (30S) Final, German (20G) Midterm/Final, German (30S) Midterm/Final, Physics (30S) Midterm/Final, Pre-Calculus (30S) Midterm/Final	3 hours
Grade 12: Chemistry (40S) Midterm, Family Studies (40S) Final	2 hours
All English Language Arts	2 + 2 hours
Grade 12 ELA Progress Tests are two-2 hour sessions with a break in between. (Exception: ELA 40S Language & Technical Communications is one 3 hour test)

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Rescheduling Examinations

A non-attending student who is scheduled to write an examination at the Dublin Avenue location, will only be permitted to re-schedule it for medical, bereavement or weather related reasons. Other reasons will only be considered if the student contacts the ISO office prior to the scheduled examination sitting.

Failure to comply with this policy will result in a re-scheduling fee.

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Corrected Examinations

Corrected examinations will not be returned to students; however, students will receive a Statement of Standing.

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