Student name
You should enter your students with their full legal name including middle names, so that we can verify against suitable identification such as a birth certificate, passport or driver's licence. It may cause problems with employers and centres of education if the name on certificates does not match other identification.
The name entered will be used on the student's printed certificate. Make sure you also enter the same name into the Learning Records Service (LRS).
A student's name can be up to 40 characters in length, including hyphens, colons, spaces or apostrophes. The format is SURNAME: FORENAME(S) AND/OR INITIAL(S).
For example:
- BURNS: EMMA KAY
- BARBER-DOHERTY: B K LORNA
- DE LA BLANCHE: JULIE
If you need to abbreviate a name to fit in 40 characters, email results@aqa.org.uk when you make the entry to ask about getting their full name on their results certificate.
If a student does not have a forename, put the colon at the end of the complete name, for example:
- TANG PO HENG:
If you're submitting entries through EDI, see JCQ formats for the exchange of exam related data for information about acceptable characters.