17 January 2019
32 GCE O-level Additional Mathematics Paper 2 scripts from Singapore were lost by a Cambridge examiner when his bag was taken by a fellow train passenger. The examiner had breached security policy by leaving the scripts unattended.
A year ago, a parcel containing A-level Chemistry answer scripts from 238 Singapore students had been stolen in Britain.
The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board said the scripts in the latest case were from Nan Hua High School and Hong Kah Secondary School.
The affected students have been awarded final grades for Additional Mathematics based on their performance in Paper 1 and their cohort’s performance in both papers. To ensure consistency, their school preliminary exam results were also taken into account.
About 91 per cent of the affected candidates obtained at least a pass grade, with about 20 getting distinctions.
Students can opt to retake the paper on Feb 15. The better of their two grades – the awarded grade or the one from the second exam – will be counted.