What you can and can't bring into an exam
What you can and can't use in your exam?
Answer ID 73 | Last updated on 09/01/2024 12.38 PM
All Examinations
You must take your UWA Student Campus Card or a valid government ID such as a driver's license or passport to all examinations and place it on your desk, including for online exams, and:
- Your mobile phone must be switched off prior to entering an examination venue. It should be placed in your closed bag underneath your desk or chair at all times.
- Personal belongings including your bag may be taken into all venues. It must be stored underneath your desk or chair or in the designated area.
For on campus exams, do not leave your bag/valuables etc. outside examination venues. These items are your responsibility and the University does not take responsibility for any losses.
Check the permitted item on your exam timetable. This will be available 2 weeks before your exams, and outlines all approved materials for your exam, including whether use of an approved calculator is permitted.
You CAN use during your Examinations:
- Permitted item on your exam timetable.
- Transparent pencil cases or bag - should only contain writing implements required to complete an exam.
- Mobile phones may be taken into the exam venue but must be switched off prior to entrance and left in your closed bag underneath your desk or chair. Students may incur a penalty if their device makes a sound during the exam.
- Bottled water only - in a transparent bottle. Labels to be removed prior to entering the exam venue.
At the beginning of each examination you will be warned about unauthorised materials and given the opportunity to surrender materials in your possession without penalty.
Students being escorted to the toilet are required to display the contents of their pockets. If you have unauthorised material including a mobile phone in your pocket, irrespective of whether it has been used, this could result in disqualification from your exam.
Items you CANNOT use during your Examination:
- Non-transparent pencil cases
- Calculator cases
- Caps, hats, wallets, headphones, ear buds/plugs
- Electronic devices not specified under the permitted items list on your timetable which include laptop computers (unless you are sitting an online exam), audio equipment, eg: microphone (unless you are sitting an online exam), smart watches or digital watches, iPods or MP3/4 players etc.
You CANNOT use during you Examinations unless stated on the permitted items:
- Calculators - approved models only with 'UWA approved stickers'. For online examinations, you must have a calculator from the approved list, however it does NOT need an approved sticker.
- Loose papers, including blank scrap paper for notes (for online exams)