Assessment materials: what's available when?
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We're working hard to update this page following the Government's confirmation on 6 January 2021 that it won’t be possible for exams to go ahead as normal in summer 2021. Read more.
Details of when we publish assessment materials on our website, including question papers, mark schemes and reports on the exam.
January exam series
Assessment material | Qualification type | Available on e-AQA | Available on AQA website |
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Question papers | Functional Skills | 10 days after exam | 31 October the following year |
Mark schemes | Functional Skills | By results day (March) | 31 October the following year |
Reports on the exam | Functional Skills | Results day (March) | 31 October the following year |
March exam series
Assessment material | Qualification type | Available on e-AQA | Available on AQA website |
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Question papers | Functional Skills | 10 days after exam | TBC |
Mark schemes | Functional Skills | By results day (April) | TBC |
Reports on the exam | Functional Skills | Results day (April) | TBC |
Summer exam series
Please note that availability of all summer 2019 assessment materials has been delayed a year, and will be available on the AQA website in July 2021. Teachers can still access these materials on e-AQA secure key materials.
Assessment material | Qualification type | Available on e-AQA | Available on AQA website |
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Question papers | AS and A-level, GCSE, FSMQ, Functional Skills, Level 1 and 2 Certificate | 10 days after exam | 31 July the following year |
Mark schemes | AS and A-level, GCSE, FSMQ, Functional Skills, Level 1 and 2 Certificate | By results day (August) | 31 July the following year |
Reports on the exam | AS and A-level, GCSE, FSMQ, Functional Skills, Level 1 and 2 Certificate | August to September | 31 July the following year |
Autumn 2020 and November exam series
Assessment material | Qualification type | Available on e-AQA | Available on AQA website |
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Question papers | AS and A-level, GCSE, Functional Skills | 10 days after exam | TBC |
Mark schemes | AS and A-level, GCSE, Functional Skills | By results day (December/January) | TBC |
Reports on the exam | AS and A-level, GCSE, Functional Skills | Results day (December/January) | TBC |
Other materials
Annual specifications for all subjects are available in May, two years before the final exams.
Teaching guides, student guides and other specification materials are available from publication until further notice.