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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.
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.
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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I want to ask does cutting is allowed in igcse exam?
Hi Khan,
If your “cutting” meant “crossing out words”, then yes you are allowed to cross out the word and write the correct one next to it.
Hello. I have a question. I’m a foreigner from Qatar and I shifted to Pakistan due to some issues. My CIE exams are in 2020 and urdu is compulsory but I always end up with a D. Is it possible to drop urdu and take another subject such as philosophy or arts? Or should I take the urdu exam but as well take an extra subject so I can show them my extra subject’s certificate if any university won’t take me in due to the low marks in urdu?
Hello Aamna,
We suggest that you check with the university the wish you apply to and ask for their entry requirements (grade requirement, subject requirement). If you wish to enrol into a university which requires the subject Urdu, then you must enquire what’s the minimum required grade as entry requirement.
is it possible to write 2 igcse subjects and 2 as level subjects in the same exam period?
I am left with 2 igcse subjects to complete and I have already started with my as level syllabus.
Hello Belinda,
It is possible however you might face date clashes incidents. This happened to many of our candidates before. We would suggest you not to register for both IGCSE and AS Level in the same examination series, separate them out would be more manageable. Please get advice from your school/exam centre on the exam registration dates.
I intend to sit some Core papers. In my IGCSE certificate, will it be written as Core? Example : English Core, Maths Extended, Physics Core etc…
Hello Lillian,
Your IGCSE Certificate will only show the Syllabus code, Syllabus title, Results, and Percentage Uniform Mark. It does not show whether you?ve sit in for Core or Extended.
For ?Core? curriculum, the maximum grade entitled is Grade C. You will NOT be able to obtain Grade A*, A or B. If you wish to achieve Grade A* or A, please go for ?Extended? curriculum.
Hello I am a year 10 student from Malaysia. I am planning on doing Maths and English IGCSE papers this year, and 7 other subjects next year 2020. If by any chance I do badly for English this year, and re-take the paper next year along with the rest, am I correct to assume there will be two certificates (one from 2019 and another 2020) with both my English score written on them? Although the certificates don’t mention the number of times I retake, when I present the certificates to universities or colleges, will they not see the previous marks I have received? Since I took English with other subjects, there isn’t an option to choose which certificate to present, or else my maths grade or the 7 subjects’ grades will not be shown. What should I do in this case? It will be appreciated if this is answered as soon as possible, as it is a little urgent. With thanks!
Hello Nashat,
You will obtain separate IGCSE certificates for each subject, including your retakes. The result will not replace the old one. But you may choose which certificate to use based on the highest achieved grade.
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