More than 70 students from two schools took the wrong O-level mathematics paper last Thursday, after a mix-up in the subject codes during registration.
A total of 73 Secondary 5 students – 24 from Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School (AISS) and 49 from Woodgrove Secondary School – were affected. They had taken the O-level maths Paper 1 from the revised syllabus with the subject code 4048, when they should have been given the paper from the old syllabus with the code 4016.
During the exam, students came across a few questions they were unfamiliar with. They later realised that the paper they had taken was different from the one they had studied for, after comparing the subject code on their entry proofs with that of their 10-year series.
The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) confirmed the mix-up yesterday but said no other schools were affected.
The revised version is being examined for the first time this year.
（Article From The Internet）