Revised calculator policy for the exams

With effect from the exams in September 2011 any student not using one of the approved calculators will receive a zero mark for their exam script. The invigilators will make an announcement at the start of each exam about calculators, and at this time candidates will be given the opportunity to hand in any non-approved calculators.

The list of calculators approved for use in the September 2011 exams onwards, and for the practical exams from 1 October, has been revised by the Education Committee. The HP calculators have been removed from the approved list.

The following list of calculators shows those acceptable for use in the exams:

• Casio FX82 (with or without any suffix)
• Casio FX83 (with or without any suffix)
• Casio FX85 (with or without any suffix)
• Sharp EL531 (with or without any suffix)
• Texas Instruments BA II Plus (with or without any suffix)
• Texas Instruments TI-30 (with or without any suffix)

The HP12c (with or without any suffix) calculator has been reinstated as an approved calculator for the September 2011 and April 2012 exams only.

Approved calculators can be bought from the Profession’s eShop.