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Following IGCSE results release dates, many questions arise pertaining to:
We have compiled most of the frequently asked questions after the IGCSE results release dates. Continue reading below to find out more.
Cambridge (CIE) releases exam results in January (following the November exam series) and August (June exam series). Your school / exam centre will tell you when your results will be available and how you will receive them. You might need to go to your school / exam centre to collect your results, or your school might give you a password so that you can view your results on CIE’s secure website.
CIE results release dates for International schools
CIE results release dates for UK schools
Please contact your school for information about receiving your results.
If you are a private candidate you will need to contact the exams officer at the school / exam centre where you have taken your exams.
Cambridge has created the Candidate Results website, which candidates can use to view their results online.
Cambridge Schools issue login details for Candidate Results Website. If you do not have the login details or have lost them, please contact the Examinations Officer at your school / exam centre. CIE is unable to assist if you lose your login details.
All Cambridge students should contact the examinations officer at their school / exam centre for information on results. CIE is unable to inform students of their results directly.
Login details for the Candidate Results website are issued by Cambridge schools. If you were not issued with login details or have lost them, please contact the exams officer at your school.
Important information:
The Candidate Results website is administered by schools and not by CIE, so CIE is unable to assist if you lose your login details.
For each qualification these indicate that a result cannot be issued because of absence for the whole or part of the examination in the syllabus, or because of a decision not to issue a result for some other reason.
The exams officer at your school will be able to provide advice and guidance on all aspects of the exam process including your examination results, certificates and results enquiries.
Please read more on what are the IGCSE grading means HERE.
Cambridge cannot accept enquiries about results directly from candidates or parents but if you speak to the exams officer at your school / exam centre, they will be able to help you.
You may find all answers to general queries about results on CIE’s website. Download A Guide to Enquiries About Results and Appeals to know more about the processes.
The exams officer at your school / exam centre will be able to help you so please contact them for further information. They will be able to provide advice and guidance on all aspects of the exam process including your exam results and certificates.
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Schools outside the UK will be sent hard copy Statements of Results in late August for June series, and in late January for November series.
UK schools no longer receive hard copy Statements of Results, but can download electronic copies from the CIE Direct homepage when results are released online. Six weeks after results release, Statements of Results will be removed from the CIE Direct homepage. To access them you will need to log in to CIE Direct, visit the ‘Administer Exams’ section and click on the ‘File Transfers’ tab.
If your school is in the UK, your exams officer will be able to provide you with a print-out of your statement of results. If you have any further questions, please speak to the exams officer at your school.
What should schools do if their Statement of Results are missing?
If your school is outside the UK, hard copy Statements of Results will be despatched in late August. In the instant that you do not receive your Statements of Results, please email CIE with your Centre number in the subject line. If your Centre is in the UK, you will not receive hard copy statements of results. You can download statements from the CIE Direct homepage or from your MIS package when results are released online. Six weeks after results release, Statements of Results will be removed from the CIE Direct homepage. To access them you will need to log in to CIE Direct, visit the ‘Administer Exams section and click on the ‘File Transfers’ tab. Please contact CIE if your statements are not available to download.
What should schools do if the information on the Statement of Results is incorrect?
Schools should contact CIE immediately with details of any errors in school or candidate names on Statements of Results. So that the required amendments can be made before final certificates are issued. An administrative fee is payable on requests for name amendments received after the following dates:
– 15 September for the June examination series
– 14 February for the November examination series
Certificates will be sent to Cambridge schools by the middle of October for June series, and by the middle of March for November series. If you have any further questions, please speak to the exams officer at your school / exam centre.
The school name will not appear on certificates issued to private candidates.
Candidates can apply for a Certifying Statement of Results to be sent directly to universities or other institutions. This is an official document issued by Cambridge which shows the grades obtained by a candidate in a given examination series.
You may request this service by submitting a Priority Results Information Application Form. This form includes full details and costs of this service.
If you resit a Cambridge examination, you will simply have two results for that qualification. It is then at your discretion which grade you choose to represent your level of attainment.
The final mark sheet will only state information regarding the corresponding examination series. So, there would be no indication of the amount of attempts you have taken at an examination.
Verification is a letter, confirming details and grades of a certificate supplied to Cambridge from a third party on behalf of an individual candidate.
Cambridge will verify a candidate’s results to third parties (i.e. university, employer, etc.) at the request of a candidate, but not directly to the candidate. Cambridge will check the result of each applicant against its permanent record. The verification supplied is based wholly on that record.
A third party requiring verification of a candidate’s results can, with the candidate’s permission, apply for our Third Party Verification of Results service. You may obtain the appropriate application form from CIE’s website. Please note that a copy of results is not sent with this service. If a hard copy of results is required, please apply for a certifying statement of results.
If you have lost your exam results certificate, or need another copy of your results, CIE can issue you with a certifying statement. If you would like to receive a certifying statement, please complete the application form HERE.
The form explains what you need to do before CIE can send a certifying statement either directly to you or to any public institution. The certifying statement shows all grades, except ‘UNGRADED’, ‘NO RESULT’, ‘PENDING’ or ‘TO BE ISSUED’ results, obtained by the candidate at a single examination series.
A certifying statement will be accepted by universities and other institutions as proof of your examination results. Correctly submitted applications will be dealt with within four weeks of receipt.
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How to get a duplicate statement of result sheet?
To apply equivalence certificate both certificate and result sheet are needed.
Hi Manish,
May we please know what exam board you’re requesting?
Thank you, and we look forward to assisting you.
Hello
I received two of my IGCSE exam results for the examination in the May/June session while I only want one of them to be presented on my certificate.
Is there any possible way to do this?
Thank you so much.
Hi Shaun,
As far as we know, the IGCSE certificate will show all the grades you achieved in this particular exam series.
You can write to CAIE and see if it is possible to choose the results to be shown on your certificate. You may reach them via their website https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/.
Thank you for being so understanding.
Goodday.
I would like to know whether the results for those who were writing this year (2021)will be out?
Thanks.
Hi Gabarate,
The June 2021 exam results are now released. You can check the 2021 results dates here:
Cambridge: https://www.skolatis.com/exam-registration-dates/
Edexcel: https://www.skolatis.com/edexcel-international-gcse-and-advanced-level-key-dates/
We hope this helps. Thank you!
I have finished my edexcel igcse exams and I need to register for advanced level but I need to renew passport and change my signature as iam 18 . so will changing the signature effect on my registration process and igcse or advance level certificate
Hi Arnob,
Please do not worry. This will not affect your registration.
We hope this helps.
I was 17 when I finished Edexcel 5 subjects igcse excluding maths igcse , I had worse signature at passport but now iam 18 I need to register for advanced level but I need to renew passport and change the signature . so will changing the signature can effect my registration for advanced level and igcse other and advanced level certificate
Hi Arnob,
Please do not worry. This will not affect your registration.
We hope this helps.
I have completed 5 subjects including accounting and business studies and excluding maths in edexcel igcse . After completing advanced level accounting and business studies I will register maths igcse . but if I register for maths igcse will I have to take all igcse subjects and advanced level subjects again?
Hi Arnob,
Just make sure that all your iGCSE certificates are 13 months apart, so you do not need to retake the other subjects. Usually, the university/college would accept combining results from separate examination series, but within a certain period, for example: within 13 months or 24 months, depending on each university’s entry requirements.
Regarding A Level, make sure your A Level certificates are within the last 2 or 3 years when you apply for further studies. Some universities require A Level results to be within a certain timeframe of applying.
Can I register for edexcel accounting and business studies without maths igcse
Hi Arnob,
In general, there won’t be any problems with the exam registration if you did not take Maths at iGCSE level. But we have also learned from your past comments that you received a grade of E at iGCSE Accounting. We strongly suggest that you check with your exam centre if they have grade requirements for A Level.
Furthermore, we strongly suggest that you consider taking Maths. Maths is usually part of most universities’ entry requirements.
We hope this helps. Thank you.
I need to register for edexcel advanced level accounting and business studies but i have failed in maths in igcse edexcel but I have completed and passed other 5 igcse subjects including accounting and business studies so will British council and Pearson let me register for advanced level accounting and business studies and accept my registration for advance level or it is against the rules of Pearson and British council because I failed in maths igcse
Hi Arnob,
It’s not against Pearson’s rules to not take Maths. However, without taking Maths, it will limit your opportunity to enrol into a wider range of courses in the university later.
Furthermore, we learned from your earlier comments that you received a grade of E at iGCSE Accounting. We strongly suggest that you check with your exam centre if they have grade requirements for A Level.
We hope this helps. Thank you.
I have failed in accounting igcse edexcel so can I register for advanced level accounting or it is against the rules of Pearson and British council
Hi Arnob,
Pearson may have grade entry requirements for A Level. We suggest that you confirm this with your exam centre.
If you read the Accounting syllabus, it is stated under the Prior learning and other requirements that “Students who would benefit most from studying these qualifications are likely to have a Level 2 qualification such as an International GCSE in Accounting at grades 9 to 4 or A* to C.”
Thank you for your understanding.