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Hi im just wondering, it doesn't mention on the board of studies but can the following items be brought into the exam room?
* Tissue
* Water bottle
* Hot pack or cushion
* Painkillers (tablets only, like panadol so they can see it)
* My calculator which has stickers on it (nothing educational though, just stuff like "im cool" and "friday on my mind"

What happens if you get sick and you need those things on the day????
 

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Hi im just wondering, it doesn't mention on the board of studies but can the following items be brought into the exam room?
* Tissue
* Water bottle
* Hot pack or cushion
* Painkillers (tablets only, like panadol so they can see it)
* My calculator which has stickers on it (nothing educational though, just stuff like "im cool" and "friday on my mind"

What happens if you get sick and you need those things on the day????
You'd get pretty distracted adjusting your cushion and heat pack, but I guess you could if you really wanted to...
 

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Hi im just wondering, it doesn't mention on the board of studies but can the following items be brought into the exam room?
* Tissue
* Water bottle
* Hot pack or cushion
* Painkillers (tablets only, like panadol so they can see it)
* My calculator which has stickers on it (nothing educational though, just stuff like "im cool" and "friday on my mind"

What happens if you get sick and you need those things on the day????
lol hot pack would come in handy as well as the cushion.. that's only if you wanna fail though.
 

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If you are sick, its probably advisable to not sit the exam all together :?
 

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Equipment that may allow the use of my triumph card (Mal ****************** Practice)
 

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You'd get pretty distracted adjusting your cushion and heat pack, but I guess you could if you really wanted to...
does anyone have an exact answer to my question?
 

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Just ask your school or if you know the exam supervisors beforehand - ask them.
 

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A clear water bottle without any words on it is allowed into the exam room. Tissues should be allowed if they don't have any words on them.

I don't think you'd be allowed painkillers. :/
 

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i'd avoid all of it, to be honest. if you must, blow your nose a lot beforehand and take your painkillers before you get into the exam room etc. We were not allowed water bottles at all, but exam supervisers had jug of water and cups in case anyone was feeling faint. Skip the hot pack/cushion - at the most it's only 3 hours of your life, i'm sure you'll be fine.
if possible, take stickers off calculator, or borrow a friend from another school's. i wouldn't risk it - and in the actual hsc i highly doubt that you would be allowed to take all of that stuff into the exam with you.

if you get sick, i'd say dose up on cold meds (make sure they are NON-DROWSY) blow nose heaps before (or get one of those nasal spray clearer things) and have a cough lolly right before you go into the exam. otherwise, check with your teachers/curriculum coordinator etc and if they really don't know, then ring up the board of studies and ask.

in general, if you need to feel comfortable, take off your shoes, roll up your sleeves and make sure you are not wearing anything itchy, too tight or annoying while you are trying to write.
 

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i'd avoid all of it, to be honest. if you must, blow your nose a lot beforehand and take your painkillers before you get into the exam room etc. We were not allowed water bottles at all, but exam supervisers had jug of water and cups in case anyone was feeling faint. Skip the hot pack/cushion - at the most it's only 3 hours of your life, i'm sure you'll be fine.
if possible, take stickers off calculator, or borrow a friend from another school's. i wouldn't risk it - and in the actual hsc i highly doubt that you would be allowed to take all of that stuff into the exam with you.

if you get sick, i'd say dose up on cold meds (make sure they are NON-DROWSY) blow nose heaps before (or get one of those nasal spray clearer things) and have a cough lolly right before you go into the exam. otherwise, check with your teachers/curriculum coordinator etc and if they really don't know, then ring up the board of studies and ask.

in general, if you need to feel comfortable, take off your shoes, roll up your sleeves and make sure you are not wearing anything itchy, too tight or annoying while you are trying to write.
WOW tyvm
 

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