Breaching examination board regulations (FOI)

Request

A

How many instances of teachers cheating while overseeing exams were identified in Jersey between 2010 and 2017?

Please could you provide annual figures?

B

If there were any cases, please could you advise what school they took place at, how they cheated and what action was taken in response.

C

How many instances of pupils cheating while taking exams were identified in Jersey between 2010 and 2017?

Please could you provide annual figures?

D

If there were any cases, please could you advise what school they attended, how they cheated and what action was taken in response.

Response

The Education Department define cheating as any act which breaches the examination boards’ regulations to gain credit in an examination or coursework assessment.

A and B

The number of recorded incidents of teachers cheating in exams between 2010 and 2017 is fewer than 5.

Due to the small number represented above, the Education Department have determined that revealing the actual figure would likely breach the privacy of the individuals and therefore, Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) 2011 Law has been applied.

C and D

The number of recorded incidents of pupils cheating in exams between 2010 and 2017 is 7.

Due to the small number represented above, the Education Department have determined that providing a breakdown by school and details of the cases would likely breach the privacy of the individuals and therefore, Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) 2011 Law has been applied.

The data above represents only States of Jersey maintained and fee-paying maintained schools. It does not include the private secondary schools Beaulieu Convent School and De La Salle College.

Exemption Applied

Article 25 Personal Information

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005.

(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if:

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005; and

(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.