Late awards

Find out how to request late awards and the deadline for each exam series.

What is a late award?

A late award is a grade that we send after results day. This is usually because a student is missing an entry for the overall subject grade.

Late awards only apply to modular (unitised) qualifications. They don’t apply to linear qualifications, including the new GCSE, AS and A-levels.

If a student has taken all the required units but they are missing an overall subject grade on results day, you can request a late award from us. This is also called 'aggregating' or 'cashing in' the individual units.

Opening and deadline dates

You can request a late award as soon as you find out that the student is missing their award – from the Wednesday (restricted release day) of results week.

The table below shows the last date you can request a late award for each exam series.

If you miss the deadline dates, you'll need to request a very late award and you will be charged a fee.

Fees

We don't charge a fee for a late award request.

We do charge a fee for each very late award request. For details, see our entry fees page.

How to request a late award

Make sure that the student has enough unit results to claim the award.

Then you can either make the request via EDI, or complete and return the late request for subject awards form below.

You can also download the form in the administration resources section of Centre Services

How to make a very late request

Make sure that the student has enough unit results to claim the award.

You cannot use EDI for very late awards. You'll need to complete and return the very late request for subject awards form below.

You can also download the form in the administration resources section of Centre Services

If the student has had a certificate previously issued in the same series for other qualifications, you’ll need to return it to us.

Please send it by recorded delivery to:

AQA Entries
Devas Street
Manchester
M15 6EX

We can't process the request until we receive the certificate.

What happens next

For late award requests:

• we aim to process all requests received by the deadline within 72 hours
• we'll update results on Centre Services to show if a grade has been issued.

For very late award requests:

Once we've processed the request, we'll update Centre Services with the results within five working days, or contact you if the application is declined. We'll then print the replacement certificates and post them to you.

JCQ rules

You can find out more information about aggregation (combining units into grades) for A-levels and GCSEs on the JCQ website.