A lecturer at Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) was sacked yesterday (28 November) after leaking examination questions and solutions to his students.
The exam, which took place on 20 November, was voided for over 590 students after the school found out that the contents were leaked during revision classes.
Students will now have to choose between accepting an overall assessment score for their final grade or sit for a supplementary examination on a later date.
“SUSS confirms that the associate faculty's service has been terminated with immediate effect,” the spokesperson said. “He was found to have released the questions and solutions during two extra revision classes he conducted.”
It was not revealed if the lecturer had done it intentionally.
The university will now enforce the recording of all revision classes, reported Channel NewsAsia. The rule was already in place for regular classes, but there were none for the revision classes as they were extra.
It is not known if further disciplinary action will be taken against the lecturer.
When a similar incident had taken place in Hong Kong, the deputy high court judge had refused to convict the four primary school teachers involved with leaking exam entrance exam questions. The court acknowledged that their conduct was “wholly inappropriate and disgraceful” but did not amount to a crime.