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Examination Information
| What examinations do students take? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 9 | Students sit their first GCSE in the Summer Season of Year 9, depending on their set they will sit one of the following: | |||
| Biology | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Chemistry | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Physics | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Year 10 | Students generally sit 2 more GCSEs in the Summer Season of Year 10, this will be a second Science and English Literature. For our EAL students we also offer the option to sit a GCSE in their native language during this Summer Season. Some students are also offered a Citizenship GCSE. | |||
| Biology | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Chemistry | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Physics | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| English Literature | GCSE | Exam Board: AQA | ||
| Citizenship | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Year 11 | Students will sit their first BTEC/Vocational Exam in the January Season of Year 11, with the option to resit it during the Summer Season if needed. They will also sit all remaining GCSEs in the Summer Season | |||
| Business | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | Course ending Summer 2027 | |
| Sport | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Health & Social Care | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Digital Information Technology | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Travel & Tourism | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Art | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | Course ending Summer 2027 | |
| Hospitality | Vocational | Exam Board: WJEC | ||
| Art | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | New Subject: First exam in Summer 2028 | |
| Biology | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Chemistry | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| DT | GCSE | Exam Board: AQA | ||
| English Language | GCSE | Exam Board: AQA | ||
| Geography | GCSE | Exam Board: AQA | ||
| History | GCSE | Exam Board: AQA | ||
| Maths | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Music | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Physics | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Psychology | GCSE | Exam Board: AQA | New Subject: First exam in Summer 2028 | |
| RE | GCSE | Exam Board: AQA | ||
| Sociology | GCSE | Exam Board: AQA | New Subject: First exam in Summer 2028 | |
| Spanish | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Statistics | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Year 12 | Students sitting BTEC/Vocational subjects will sit the exam paper in the January Season of Year 12 with the option to resit in the Summer Season if needed. AS Subjects will have an exam in the Summer Season of Year 12 where as A-Level Subjects will sit their exam in the Summer of Year 13. We also offer EAL students the option to sit an A Level in their native language. | |||
| Art & Textiles | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Applied Law | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Applied Science | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Business | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Health & Social Care | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Sport | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Travel | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Film Studies | AS Level | Exam Board: WJEC | ||
| Religious Studies | AS Level | Exam Board: AQA | ||
| Year 13 | Students sitting BTEC/Vocational subjects will sit the exam paper in the January Season of Year 13 with the option to resit in the Summer Season if needed. A-Level Subjects will sit their exam in the Summer of Year 13. | |||
| Art & Textiles | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Applied Law | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Applied Science | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Business | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Health & Social Care | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Sport | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Travel | BTEC | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Film Studies | A-Level | Exam Board: WJEC | ||
| Religious Education | A-Level | Exam Board: AQA | ||
| Sociology | A-Level | Exam Board: AQA | New Subject: First exam in Summer 2028 | |
| Psychology | A-Level | Exam Board: AQA | New Subject: First exam in Summer 2028 | |
| Additonal MFL Qualification Available for EAL Students | ||||
| Arabic | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Arabic | A-Level | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | Not previously offered - contact the exams officer or head of sixth form to enquire. | |
| Bengali | GCSE | Exam Board: AQA | ||
| Bengali | A-Level | Exam Board: AQA | Not previously offered - contact the exams officer or head of sixth form to enquire. | |
| Chinese | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Chinese | A-Level | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Greek | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Greek | A-Level | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | Not previously offered - contact the exams officer or head of sixth form to enquire. | |
| Italian | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Italian | A-Level | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | Not previously offered - contact the exams officer or head of sixth form to enquire. | |
| Persian | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | Not previously offered - contact the exams officer or head of sixth form to enquire. | |
| Persian | A-Level | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | Not previously offered - contact the exams officer or head of sixth form to enquire. | |
| Polish | GCSE | Exam Board: AQA | ||
| Polish | A-Level | Exam Board: AQA | ||
| Russian | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Russian | A-Level | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | Not previously offered - contact the exams officer or head of sixth form to enquire. | |
| Turkish | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | ||
| Turkish | A-Level | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | Not previously offered - contact the exams officer or head of sixth form to enquire. | |
| Urdu | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | Not previously offered - contact the exams officer or head of sixth form to enquire. | |
| Urdu | GCSE | Exam Board: Pearson/Edexcel | Not previously offered - contact the exams officer or head of sixth form to enquire. | |
Useful Exams information for Candidates & Parents/Carers.
This document includes information about
- Regulations
- Timetables
- Clashes
- Rooming
- Entering the exam room
- Access arrangements
- Special consideration and malpractice
- Late or Absent
Absent from Exams
Pupils are required to attend all of their examinations and ensure that they arrive on time. If there is any reason why they are unable to attend the examination please contact the school immediately. If a pupil fails to attend an examination for no reason then you will be charged the entry fee of that examination. This includes family holidays, weddings or personal arrangements i.e. medical appointments. However, if they are missed due to being unwell, a doctor’s note is required by the Exam Boards. The Exam Boards may accept other serious exceptional circumstances beyond the control of the candidate, provided evidence is given.
Resit Information
Please contact Mrs Bowles, Exams Officer if you wish to resit any exams
If you wish to resit any exams from Summer 2026 please email Mrs Bowles.
If you need any support or guidiance plase contact Mrs Bowles, Examinations Officer by email (exams@st-georgescofe-thanet.kent.sch.uk).
Contingency Day
The last exam is dated Friday 18th June 2026, though all pupils must be available on Wednesday 23rd June which is a contingency date set aside by the Exam Board.
The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) have announced a contingency day for the summer exams series 2027. The date that has been set aside as the ‘contingency day’ is WEDNESDAY 23rd JUNE 2025.
The contingency day for ALL external examinations has been put in place “in the event of widespread, sustained national or local disruption to examination during the Summer 2027 examination series”.
Therefore, in the event of a major disruption, JCQ and/or the relevant Awarding Bodies may decide to postpone an exam to another date in the summer exam series. This means that any students sitting external examinations in summer 2027 must be available until Wednesday 23rd June 2027 to sit any exams that had to be postponed.


