Exams
Who this is for: pupils · Where: Exams in the sidebar, or from Active exams on your Dashboard.
What this page is for
Finding exams, taking them, and reading results afterwards.
Before you start
An exam is one attempt. Once you start, the clock runs and you cannot restart it. Do not press Start to "have a look".
Have ready: a charged device, a stable connection, and anything the teacher allowed. Then open the exam and press Start.
Taking an exam
The exam fills the whole screen — the sidebar and the rest of the app are hidden, so nothing distracts you.
The timer
The timer shows your remaining time: it starts when you start, and runs for the exam's duration.
There is also a window — the period during which the exam is open at all. Your time is whichever runs out first.
A 45-minute exam open from 09:00 to 11:00. Start at 09:10 and you have until 09:55. Start at 10:30 and you have until 11:00, because the window closes first.
Answering
Answers save as you go. Multiple choice, written answers, gap-filling, and maths answers all appear as the teacher set them; formulas are typeset properly, and there is an on-screen keyboard for maths symbols where you need one.
Sources and maps
On a history or literature paper, a subject often opens with quoted sources you have to answer from. Each one sits in a panel you can fold shut once you have read it, so the question and your answer box stay together on the screen.
If a later question mentions a source by name — "compare SURSA A and SURSA B" — that source is attached to the question itself, folded shut and marked cited here. Tap it to re-read it. You never have to scroll back up to find it.
A subject built on a map shows the real map: shaded territories with their names, borders, rivers, towns, campaign arrows, and a legend explaining every colour and symbol. Everything the questions ask about is on it.
Submitting
Press Submit when done.
If your time runs out, the exam submits automatically with whatever you have answered. If your teacher closes the exam early, the same thing happens and you go straight to the result screen. So answer the questions you can first.
What the app records
Depending on what your teacher enabled, the app may record:
- Leaving the exam — switching tab or app
- Pasting text into an answer
This is stated plainly rather than hidden: your teacher sees these events next to your submission. It does not stop you or fail you automatically — a teacher looks at it.
Your written answers are also checked for whether they look AI-written. When your exam is marked by AI, each short answer and essay is compared against the patterns typical of text produced by ChatGPT and similar tools. The result goes to your teacher only — you will not see it on your result screen, and neither will your parents.
Nothing is decided by that check on its own. It never changes your mark, and it is not proof of anything: it is a reason for your teacher to ask you about your answer. Write in your own words and it is nothing to worry about, even if you write very well.
Phone, tablet or computer are all fine, at school or at home. The checks work the same everywhere, so there is no "better" device for honesty. Pick the one with the most reliable connection and the most comfortable screen.
Reading your result
Open a finished exam to see your score and, if your teacher allows it, the questions themselves.
Multiple-choice questions show every option with your answer and the correct one marked. Written answers show what you wrote next to what was expected. Under a question you may find your teacher's note, or automatic feedback — labelled so you can tell which is which.
Rules and limits
- One attempt, unless the teacher explicitly gives you another.
- The clock is on the server. Changing your device's time does nothing.
- Losing connection does not end the exam. Answers already saved are safe; reconnect and continue. Time keeps running.
- Answers may be hidden. Some exams never reveal the correct answers.
- Your parents can see your result and the same feedback you can.
Troubleshooting
"The exam is not in Active exams." Its window has not opened. Check Calendar for when it does.
"My classmates have an exam and I do not." A teacher can set one exam for a few named pupils rather than the whole class — a resit, or a catch-up for people who missed it. If it was not set for you it does not appear at all, and that is on purpose. Ask your teacher if you think you should be sitting it.
"It says the exam has ended." The window closed, or your teacher closed it. Whatever you had answered was submitted for you.
"I was disconnected." Reopen the exam. Saved answers are still there and the timer kept running.
"My time is shorter than the exam length." The window closes before your full time runs out — see the example.
"I closed the tab by accident." Reopen it. This may be recorded as leaving the exam, so tell your teacher what happened.
"There is no result yet." It has not been marked. Written answers often need the teacher.