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Where Can National Examination Candidates Find SEAB Train Disruption Advice?

National examination candidates should open SEAB’s official Train Disruption Advice page before deciding where to report. The instructions differ for PSLE and GCE candidates, and GCE candidates must also identify whether the affected paper is centralised or non-centralised.

For PSLE, inform the school and continue to the school. For GCE examinations, inform the school or examination centre first. A candidate unable to reach the designated centre before a non-centralised paper ends may report to the nearest examination centre, but a centralised paper must be taken at the designated centre even if the candidate is late.

Keep the school or centre contact, examination level, index number and paper details ready. SEAB states that candidates who arrive before the paper ends will receive the full examination duration, and they do not need to obtain a travel chit or excuse letter from the transport operator.

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Which SEAB source should I use?

Official sourceUse it forCheck first
Train Disruption AdviceWhere to report during a rail disruptionPSLE or GCE; centralised or non-centralised paper
Important dates for candidatesCurrent examination milestonesYour examination level and year
SEAB home pageCurrent candidate pages and announcementsThe latest notice for your examination

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What should PSLE candidates do?

Tell the school about the disruption and continue travelling to the school. If the candidate reaches the school before the paper ends, SEAB says the candidate will be given the full duration of the paper. The practical priority is therefore to make contact early and follow the school’s instructions, not to spend time collecting proof from the train operator.

GCE candidates must distinguish the type of paper

Inform the school or examination centre as soon as possible. For a non-centralised paper, a candidate who cannot reach the designated centre before the paper ends may proceed to the nearest examination centre. For a centralised paper, the candidate must still go to the designated centre because the paper is not available elsewhere. Candidates who reach the relevant centre before the paper ends receive the full duration.

What if the paper has already ended?

Do not disappear from the record. Contact the school or examination centre and provide the details requested on the SEAB page, including the examination level, index number, affected paper and disruption information. The school or centre can then route the case under the current examination instructions. This is different from assuming that lateness automatically qualifies for an outcome or adjustment.

A note for the Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate

The SEAB page reviewed here names PSLE and GCE arrangements for 2026. The Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate begins with the 2027 graduating cohort, so future SEC candidates should recheck the exam-year SEAB advice instead of assuming that every 2026 GCE detail carries over unchanged. For related rules, use our SEAB examination-rules guide and special-consideration source guide.

What should I do next?

  1. Call the school or examination centre immediately.
  2. State the examination, index number, paper and present location.
  3. Confirm whether a GCE paper is centralised before changing destination.
  4. Continue to the correct centre; do not wait for a travel chit.
  5. Recheck the current SEAB page on the examination day.

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Official sources reviewed on 27 October 2026. The Train Disruption Advice page showed an update date of 11 May 2026; always recheck SEAB for the current examination year.

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