Teachers in the Division shall be entitled to leave, without loss of salary, for the writing of a university examination, provided the Division is notified prior to the leave and that the examination is for a course leading to a higher classification on the Basic Scale of this Agreement. Such leave will be one day for examination(s) written during the hours of any one school day. If the examination is written during the evening outside the Division, the teacher shall be entitled to leave commencing at noon of the day on which the examination is to be written.