Scholarship Drama waiting-room rules

Find out more about the waiting-room rules for Scholarship Drama candidates

About this information

This information is for:

  • all candidates
  • the waiting-room Supervisor
  • Drama teachers.

Waiting-room rules

The school will provide a waiting-room for candidates, adjacent to but out of sight and earshot of the Performance Space(s). All candidates may use the same waiting room.

  1. There will be no opportunity to leave the waiting room during the examination unless the school has been able to have a second staff member on call to escort candidates to the toilet. The last candidate may have to wait for an hour and a half to be examined.
  2. Candidates should visit the toilet before going to the waiting room.
  3. Candidates are to be examined in Attendance Roll order. The "Working Copy of the Attendance Roll" will be available in the waiting room. Candidates must be present 20 minutes before the examination begins and must obey the instructions given by the Examination Supervisor.
  4. No candidate will be admitted to the waiting room and permitted to perform after the first candidate has completed their performance and been dismissed.
  5. Candidates who have performed are not to return to the waiting room or communicate in any way with candidates yet to perform.
  6. No cell phones are permitted in the waiting room or Performance Space(s).
  7. Copies of the "Instructions to Candidates" will be available in the waiting room for candidates to read.
  8. Candidates may use their waiting time to warm up.
  9. The Supervisor will maintain order in the waiting room.

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