Exam Preparation
General exams information
The examination periods for 2017/2018 for students studying GCSE, AS and A Levels will be as follows:
Monday 14th May to Tuesday 26th June 2018
Examination periods are generally held at the same time each year so it is advisable for students not to book holidays during these times. Please note that lessons will resume for Lower 6th students once their exams are over. See the Lower 6th revision planner for dates.
Individual exam timetables are emailed to students via their College email accounts several weeks before the beginning of the examination periods. This should saved for reference.
Exam board timetables for the summer examination period and other exam information will be available to enrolled students via moodle as they become available. See 'Link to Timetable' below.
Important exam notices from the exams overseeing body (JCQ) are available to enrolled students on Moodle. Alternatively, follow this link to the JCQ website.
OVERVIEW EXAMS CALENDAR 2017-2018 | ||||
DATE | LEVEL | EVENT | DEADLINE | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
2018 | ||||
Thursday 11th January 2018 | GCSE | Results of November GCSE exams | Emailed to students | |
Monday 14th May 2018 | AS & A Level | Summer exam session begins | Links to timetables: | |
Tuesday 26th June 2018 | AS & A Level | Summer exam session ends | ||
Thursday 16th August 2018 | Level 3 | Results of A level, AS level and BTEC level 3 Examination Results and Certificates Information | Emailed to College email account. Students should make sure they have saved these on a non-College computer. | |
A Level | Priority Review of Marking | Thursday 23rd August | Link to page | |
AS & A Level | Priority copy script | Thursday 23rd August | Link to page | |
AS & A Level | Non-Priority Review of Marking | Thursday 13th September | Link to page | |
AS & A Level | Non-Priority Script | Thursday 20th September | Link to page | |
Thursday 23rd August 2018 | Level 2 | GCSE & BTEC level 2 results | Emailed to College email account | |
31st August 2018 | 2018 leavers | College Email account closed to July leavers | Students should make sure they save their results to a private email account by this date. |
April and May Half-Term Revision Workshops
Revision Classes
In addition to the above, most departments will run extra revision workshops after February half term and next term during lunch break or alternatively before or after the normal College day. There will be no charge for these additional revision lessons for which booking is not necessary.
Other sources of help
The Study and Support Team and the College Counsellor are available to help you cope with revision, exam stress or any other problems relating to exams and study.
Revision Packs with an 8 week revision timetable and hints, tips and guidelines to exam success are available from room P103.
The Study and Support Team operate a drop-in centre in P103 every day between 9.00 am and 4.00 pm. For contact details of the College Counsellor, go to the Counselling page in this website.