The national examination fees that are payable for school candidates are based on the candidates' citizenship as of the last day of examination registration. This is applied to all school candidates who sit for the national examinations each year. The fees are not adjusted if school candidates change their citizenship status after the school candidate registration deadline.

A fixed deadline is necessary to determine the payable examination fees and requests to pay examination fees at different rates. This ensures fairness for all candidates who take the national examinations each year.