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Examinations and reporting

Two semesters a year, a written examination at the end of each, how promotion works and how progress reaches families through the portal.

An illustration, not a photograph of the school: a plain notebook, a pencil and a folded ruled sheet on an old wooden desk against a concrete wall.
01The yearTwo semesters

Each semester ends with a written examination.

Playpen School year is divided into two semesters, and a formal written examination is taken at the end of each. The year in four steps:

  1. 01

    Teach and track.

    Semester one: teaching, class tests, class work markings and homework, all followed through the portal.

  2. 02

    Sit the first examination.

    A formal written examination ends the first semester. Progress Reports follow.

  3. 03

    Continue the year.

    Semester two: teaching continues. Class VIII students choose their O Level electives at the end of it.

  4. 04

    Sit the second examination.

    A formal written examination ends the school year, and the promotion rule applies.

Progress Reports are issued across the two semesters, and in the junior classes the school uses a range of assessment tools alongside the formal papers. Exact dates change each year: the school publishes class-wise dates on its portal and announces them as notices; Events carries the calendar.

From the school's examinations page.

02PromotionThe rule the school states

Promotion, in plain words.

Moving up a class

To move up to the next class, a student must reach the passing marks in the core subjects. A yearly aggregate below the minimum may mean that a student is not promoted. The school states this rule for its Junior and Senior sections.

If you are unsure

  • Call the line for your child's class, listed below, and ask how the rule applies to that class.
  • The stage pages say what each section publishes: Junior, Middle and Senior.
03CambridgeO Level, AS and A Level

Cambridge papers are sat in this building.

In the Senior stage, students prepare for the examinations of Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) at O Level, AS Level and A Level. Since 2020 the school has been a Cambridge exam venue, approved by the British Council, and students sit their exams in the school's own hall. Admission to Class XI is based on the school's mock examinations and the O Level result.

For the exam series the school enters, registration and deadlines, call the line for Classes VII to XII, listed below.

The 2026 results

  • 67 in every 100 O Level grades were A* or A
  • 46 in every 100 AS Level grades were an a, the top AS grade
  • 42 in every 100 A Level grades were A* or A

See all results

04ReportingThe parent and student portal

Progress is visible through the year, not only at report time.

The school runs a website and management system that gives parents access to their child's data as the year goes on. Three groups of things to watch:

  • Learning

    Marks as they come in.

    • Academic performance
    • Class tests and class work markings
    • Homework
    • Report cards

  • Attendance and conduct

    The day-to-day record.

    • Attendance
    • Punctuality
    • Disciplinary issues

  • Calendar

    Dates for your child's class.

    • The academic calendar
    • Class-wise examination dates
    • Parent-teacher meeting timings

The school also holds parent-teacher meetings; class-wise timings are issued through the portal.

Open the portalcurrent site

From the school's online-services page.

05Who to askQuestions about an examination or a report

Call the line for your child's class.

Lines are open 9.00 am to 1.00 pm. Say which class your child is in and what the question is about.

Source: the school's examinations and online-services pages.

Admissions

Come and see the examination hall.

Call the line for your child's class first; the office confirms the day. Ask to see the examination hall.

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