Xavier Ong, the teen who uploaded a picture of his O level paper
before the exam started, will receive no grades for every subject
he sat for.
He will receive a "T" grade for all his subjects - meaning
"termination of results due to exam misconduct".
This rare punishment by the Singapore Examinations and
Assessment Board (SEAB) in terminating a candidate's results in all
subjects was for Xavier's smuggling in a mobile phone into the exam
hall last November.
Before the Combined Humanities Paper 1 exam began, the former
Outram Secondary School student took a photo of the exam paper
cover sheet and uploaded it onto micro-blogging site Twitter. He
boasted about what he had done in his tweet.
Xavier, who is currently working as a used car salesman, told
The New Paper yesterday: "It's okay as long as my job is not
affected and I earn more money."
A spokesman for the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
(SEAB) said: "The candidate may retake his O-level examinations if
he wishes to."
-- TNP
