Dates and timetables

Find out when exams are, when results are out, when to submit coursework and when to enter students for exams throughout the year.

AS and A-level

January 2013 was the last opportunity for students in England to sit A-level exams in January. Ofqual have confirmed that these changes to A-levels affects all students regardless of when they started their course. 

• AS and A-level/FSMQ (May/June 2013) exam timetable
  Final interactive version 1.0, issued September 2012.
• AS and A-level Winter (January 2014) exam timetable
  Provisional version 1.0, issued January 2013.
  Final re-sits AS and A-level Applied Art and Design, Applied ICT, Health and Social Care (outgoing specification), Leisure Studies, Travel and Tourism.
• A-level/FSMQ (June 2014) exam timetable
  Provisional version 1.0, issued March 2013.

GCSE

Changes to GCSEs mean that all GCSEs taken after summer 2013 will be linear with terminal assessment only available in the summer series. 

• GCSE (including Pilots), VRQ/ELC Functional Skills, FSMQ (Level 1 and 2) AQA certificates and Other Examinations May/June 2013 exam timetable
  Final interactive version 1.0, issued September 2012.
• GCSE (including Pilots)/AQA Certificates/Functional Skills/VRQ (November 2013, January 2014 and March 2014) exam timetable
  Provisional version 1.0, issued January 2013
  GCSE Modular Science is offered for schools and colleges outside of England.
• GCSE (including Pilots), VRQ/ELC Functional Skills, FSMQ (Level 1 and 2) AQA certificates and Other Examinations May/June 2014 exam timetable
  Provisional version 1.0, issued March 2013

Diploma Principal Learning (AQA-City & Guilds)

The Diploma closes permanently on 31 August 2014. Students must complete all their components (Portfolio, Functional Skills, Projects and Work Experience) and be entered for an award by 31 August 2014 in order to qualify for their Diploma. Read more about the Diploma closing

• Diploma Principal Learning Units May/June 2013
  Final version 1.1, issued February 2013 To see the changes between version 1.0 and 1.1, please see the change log

• Diploma Principal Learning Units January 2014
  Provisional version 1.0, issued January 2013
  January 2014 will be the last opportunity for written Principal Learning Units (available only where there is demand).