Can our school schedule make up days for students who are ill on the day of the tests?
Yes, students who are absent for any part of the test can be granted make up time if the school is able to replicate the testing conditions at another time. We ask that every attempt is made so that students who do sit outside the main testing times do not discuss the assessment with those students who have completed the sections concerned. Concerns include students having the opportunity to learn about the writing prompts and composing their response, students being given the test at the back of the class with the opportunity to talk to others or use support materials, or students not being given the chance to complete practice questions, but simply handed the test to work through on their own. As long as the students have not had contact with other students and the school is able to find a staff member to administer and supervise the test in standard conditions, then results from make-up tests can be included. If the school cannot support these conditions, then students should not do
