In exams administration you can find information to help you manage your exams, coursework and controlled assessments.
Read our updates below for news and policy changes that may affect you.
Yellow Label Service - June 2013 series
From this summer, we are emailing examiner labels to schools/colleges 24 hours in advance to give you more time to prepare for each day's exams. Further information about the Yellow Label Service is available from the Department for Education (DfE) website and our dispatching scripts page.
GCSE changes
Important information about June 2013 entries
As GCSEs are changing from modular to linear, summer 2013 is the final opportunity for students to sit modular exams for most GCSEs.
Students who want to finish their courses in June 2013 must complete all the units that count towards their certificate within the 2012/13 academic year, and be entered for the subject award.
GCSE November series re-sits only
The November 2014 and future November series will be re-sit opportunities only and limited to students re-taking GCSE English, English Language and Mathematics.
For more information please see our GCSE exam changes leaflet and changes to GCSEs page, and Ofqual's FAQs and timeline of reforms.
Final awarding of AQA Diplomas
For final awarding of the AQA Diploma, please submit all moderated and agreed coursework (portfolio) marks to us and the moderator by 31 May 2013. All remaining components (eg Project, Functional Skills, Work Experience) must be completed and the award claimed by 31 August 2014.
More information about this and the Diploma aggregation service (DAS) closure is available on our diploma pages and includes our 'at a glance' Diploma Timeline.
March 2013 results day
Results for series 3G13 GCSE Maths and Science, and Functional Skills were released on Thursday 18 April. Please see our post-results services and deadlines for this exam series.