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If you are allowed to bring a non-programmable calculator or a linguistic dictionary into your exam, you will need to have it approved at the Student Centre first. Visit our page about approvable calculators and dictionaries for more information.
There are certain rules and regulations governing exams to make sure every student is assessed on a fair and equal basis. It is important for you to become familiar with these instructions before you sit your exam.
On the day, arrive early to ensure that you have enough time to find your exam room and confirm your seat number. You will be allowed to enter the exam room 15 minutes before the start of the exam.
Do not bring unnecessary valuable items to your exam. You will be asked to leave your bag in the designated bag area. If you choose to leave your phone in your bag, make sure it is switched off.
You will need to bring one form of valid photo identification to your exam, which includes your full name. Your ID is used to verify your identity and ensure that you are sitting in the correct assigned exam venue. We will accept:
Please note screenshots and photocopies of IDs will not be accepted. International licences and national identity cards are also not accepted as valid forms of ID.
We are not able to accept identification that has expired. You may use a digital Government-issued ID stored on your phone if you do not have any of the physical IDs mentioned above.
If you forget to bring your ID, you will still be allowed to sit the exam. The exams office will attempt to verify your identity via the University internal system. If your identity fails to be verified, an academic integrity case will be launched. With your permission, an exam invigilator will take a photo of you (using a University-owned device) to support the investigation.
Details of any extra materials you're allowed in the exam, such as a textbook, a calculator or a language dictionary will be listed in your end of semester exam timetable. Make sure you understand how calculators are managed by reading through our information about calculator approval.
As well as the materials permitted by the examiner, you may also bring the following items into the exam room:
The following items need to be stored under your desk or seat during the exam:
You are not permitted to bring the following items into the exam:
Anonymous marking
It's important that you enter the correct Student ID number, seat number and venue on your answer materials, as formal and replacement exams are marked anonymously.
This means that answer materials marked by your examiner (eg. exam papers, answer books, graph answer sheets) won't include your name. The only items that will include your name are the attendance form, and any multiple choice answers that will be marked by a computer.
The University takes any attempt to gain an unfair advantage over other students very seriously.
If you bring any unauthorised aids or materials into the exam room, you risk confiscation of these items which would then be subject to a report. This may lead to misconduct proceedings under the University of Sydney (Student Discipline) Rule 2016. If misconduct is proven, a range of penalties may apply, including failure in the unit of study or exclusion from the University.
Watches (both analogue and digital) and electronic devices are not permitted in exams, with the exception of approved calculators.
If you have left something in an exam room, first return to check if the item is still there. Exam supervisors will forward any valuable items to the Services Building (this can take up to 24 hours).
We will contact you where an item can be identified as yours. You can also register your lost items.
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