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Key dates and activities for 2021
Monthly calendar (UK)
This calendar shows the dates we send you information and the dates we need to
receive information from you. You can download the relevant administrative forms
by clicking on the form name.
Key Select a month:
We send materials to Cambridge Associates who send them to their Associate January
Centres. Cambridge Associates need to agree dates when they will exchange
information with their Associate Centres. February
We send (the date we despatch materials or information to you)
March
You send (the date by which information or materials you send must reach us)
Other information (for example, late entry fee start dates) April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 1January 2021 < Back to contents
January You send We send
Start of
Cambridge Exams Officer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete this month.
the month
June series
Early exam and pre-release materials for some syllabuses are available.
1 Find out when the materials for the syllabuses your candidates have entries for are available at
www.cambridgeinternational.org/prerelease
June 2021 series deadline for Cambridge Pre-U Visiting Examiner Arrangement forms for Art & Design,
10
Art History and Music.
Application deadline for modified question papers (Preparation – Form 3) and final entries deadline for
21 candidates requiring modified papers. We only send you modified question papers if you submit
a final entry for the relevant candidate, syllabus and component.
November series
9 November 2020 provisional results for Cambridge International AS & A Level and Cambridge Pre-U
available to download from Direct or A2C.
16 November 2020 provisional results for other qualifications available to download from Direct or A2C.
November 2020 series provisional results despatch for Cambridge International AS & A Level and
Mid January
Cambridge Pre-U.
Late January November 2020 series provisional results despatch for other qualifications.
Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 2January 2021 (continued) < Back to contents
Other activities to think about in January
November 2020 series June 2021 series
• You can issue provisional results to candidates as soon • The final entries deadline for all qualifications is 21 February
as they are available. 2021. Please submit your entries to us at least two weeks
• If you have not received your provisional results before this date so you have time to check your entries and
despatch by mid February 2021 contact our Customer make any amendments before the deadline.
Services team. • The final entries and application deadline for candidates
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other requiring modified question papers is 21 January 2021.
details are correct on results documentation ready We will not be able to accept applications after this date.
for the certificates we send you in March. There is an Please submit your entries before this date, preferably
administrative fee for any requests to amend details at least two weeks before so that you have time to
received after 26 February 2021. check your entries and make any amendments before
the deadline. We would prefer that you submit your
applications for modified question papers before the
deadline, even if you are not sure your candidate(s) will
need them. We will only send you modified question
papers if you submit a final entry for the relevant
candidate, syllabus and component.
• In early December 2020, we make June 2021 pre-release
material available for:
– Cambridge IGCSE™ Computer Science (0478/02).
– Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Computer Science (0984/02).
– Cambridge O Level Computer Science (2210/02).
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Computer
Science (9608/02, 04).
This material is available on the School Support Hub.
We also make it available to you on Digital File Despatch
based on your final entries. Share it with the relevant
teachers in your centre so candidates and teachers can
prepare for the exams.
• Cambridge IGCSE Drama (0411/12) and IGCSE (9–1)
Drama (0994/12).
We sent printed material from the beginning of
December based on your estimated entries. When it
arrives, share it with the relevant teachers in your centre
so candidates and teachers can prepare for the exams.
If you did not submit estimated entries, we make the
materials available to you via the Digital File Despatch
area of our website based on your final entries.
Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 3February 2021 < Back to contents
February You send We send
Start of
Cambridge Exams Officer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete this month.
the month
June series
1 Early exam and pre-release materials for some syllabuses available. Find out more at
www.cambridgeinternational.org/prerelease
June 2021 series deadline for us to receive examined coursework for Cambridge Pre-U Art History,
15
Personal Investigation (9799/04).
Early question papers and instructions based on your estimated entries. If you did not submit estimated
Mid February entries by the deadline of 10 October 2020 we will not despatch your early question papers and
instructions until we have received your final entries.
Early exam and pre-release materials for some syllabuses available. Find out more at
Mid February www.cambridgeinternational.org/prerelease
onwards
Printed instructions for science practicals based on final entries.
Final entries deadline. We will charge late entry fees for entries and amendments received after this date.
21
Deadline for telling us about access arrangements (Preparation – Form 1).
22 Start of late entry fees (22 February to 17 April).
29 From late February and throughout March, entries confirmation packs.
November series
Deadline for letting us know if any details are incorrect on November 2020 results documentation
without charge.
26
Deadline for submitting enquiries about results for the November 2020 series.
Deadline for submitting Coursework and Moderation – Form 5 and Coursework and Moderation – Form 6.
Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 4February 2021 (continued) < Back to contents
Other activities to think about in February
November 2020 series June 2021 series
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other • We will send your entries confirmation pack within two
details are correct on results documentation ready weeks of receiving your entries. If you have not received
for the certificates we send you in March. There is an your pack two weeks after you have submitted your
administrative fee for any requests to amend details entries contact us. You can download your statements of
received after 26 February 2021. entry from Direct within 48 hours of submitting your
entries. Check them carefully and let us know if any of
• Submit all your enquiries about results by 26 February
the information is incorrect.
2021. We will not accept requests received after this date.
We will invoice you for any enquiries about results that • We will charge late entry fees for any entries and entry
do not lead to a syllabus grade change. amendments we receive after 21 February 2021.
• Make sure you submit all your entries by 21 February 2021
for the following exams which take place before the main
timetabled exam series:
– Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417/21, 22, 31, 32).
– Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) ICT (0983/02, 03).
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Information
Technology (9626/02, 04).
If you do not submit all your entries by 21 February 2021
for these components we may not be able to send you the
materials you need to conduct the exams.
• The deadline for telling us about access arrangements you
plan to use is 21 February 2021.
• Securely store any early question papers and instructions
you receive until the relevant exam. Check that you have
all the materials you need for these exams. Contact us
immediately using:
– Before the Exams – Form 2 if you are missing any of
the packets on the despatch note.
– Before the Exams – Form 3 if any question paper
packets have been damaged or opened in transit.
– Exam Day – Form 11 if any question paper packets are
opened in error.
Store the packets securely and do not open them. If you have
not received these materials one week before the timetabled
exam, contact us immediately.
For the following syllabuses, you should pass the question
papers to the candidates as soon as you have accessed them
from Digital File Despatch or the School Support Hub:
– Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design (0400/02).
– Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Art & Design (0989/02).
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Art & Design
(9479/02).
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Digital Media
& Design (9481/02).
– Cambridge O Level Art & Design (6090/02).
• Start preparing for June series exams that take place
before the main timetable period. Make sure all
invigilators are appointed and trained, all exam venues
are arranged and candidates know the dates, times and
venues of their exams.
Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 5March 2021 < Back to contents
March You send We send
Start of
Cambridge Exams Officer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete this month.
the month
June series
Start of Cambridge IGCSE oral and practical exam period (see June 2021 final timetable for full details of
test windows for each component).
1
Early exam and pre-release materials for some syllabuses available. Find out more at
www.cambridgeinternational.org/prerelease
Start of June series exam period for Cambridge Pre-U Music, Performing (9800/02)
2
(2 March to 15 May 2021).
Early exam and pre-release materials for some syllabuses available. Find out more at
14
www.cambridgeinternational.org/prerelease
15 Start of Cambridge Pre-U speaking test period for the June series (15 March to 15 May).
Pre-exam despatch (exam stationery, administrative documents, address labels, script packets,
Mid March attendance registers, multiple-choice answer sheets, and bar-coded labels for internally assessed and
non-timetabled components).
November series
11 Deadline for copy of script requests for the November 2020 series.
Mid March Certificates for the November 2020 series.
Cambridge Guide to Making Entries for the November 2021 series available from Direct.
Late March
Final timetable for the November 2021 series available from Direct.
Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 6March 2021 (continued) < Back to contents
Other activities to think about in March
November 2020 series June 2021 series
• Check carefully to make sure you have received all • Make sure all invigilators are appointed and trained, all
of the certificates you expect and that all names are exam venues are arranged, and candidates know the dates,
spelled correctly. After 26 February 2021, we charge an times and venues of their exams.
administrative fee for any requests to amend details • Remind teachers that you need to submit marks
on certificates. We can only replace November 2020 and samples for internally assessed components
certificates until 30 September 2021. by the dates published in the samples database
(www.cambridgeinternational.org/samples) and
forecast grades for all syllabuses by 30 April 2021. The
deadlines for internally assessed marks are the latest
possible dates for us to receive the marks. We encourage
you to submit the marks as early as possible to maximise
the amount of time available for the sample selection
and moderation process. Your samples need to reach
us by the dates in the samples database. Do not wait
to despatch them at the same time as your scripts for
timetabled exams.
• Check the contents of your pre-exam despatch and let us
know without delay if anything is missing.
• We will send your bar-coded labels for timetabled exams
at the end of April.
• When you download your statements of entry from
Direct check them carefully and let us know if any
of the information is incorrect.
• The data files for each ICT practical test will be available
to download three days before the test from the Digital
File Despatch area of our website.
Data files for Cambridge Associates will be available
five days before the test to allow time to distribute
the files to Associate Centres. We will provide detailed
instructions about running these tests in the Cambridge
Exams Officer eNewsletter.
Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 7April 2021 < Back to contents
April You send We send
Start of
Cambridge Exams Officer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete this month.
the month
June series
Question papers. These are based on your final entries. Question paper despatches will be made on a
Early April
regular basis for any late entries or entry amendments you have made.
1 Start of speaking test exam period for Cambridge International AS & A Level languages (1 April to 1 June).
June series pre-exam despatch for Cambridge Pre-U (exam stationery, administrative documents, address
Mid April
labels, script packets and attendance registers).
17 Late entries deadline. See sections 2.3 and 2.4 of the Cambridge Handbook for our late entry regulations.
Deadline for us to receive internally assessed marks for Cambridge IGCSE:
• First Language English (0500 and 0627).
• English as a Second Language (0510 and 0993 or 0511 and 0991).
27 • English Literature (0486).
• Geography (0460 and 0976).
• History (0470 and 0977).
You can submit your marks through Direct or A2C.
28 Bar-coded labels for timetabled components only.
Deadline for forecast grades. You can submit them through Direct or A2C.
Deadline for us to receive internally assessed marks for all Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge International
AS & A Level components except for:
• Cambridge IGCSE syllabuses listed on 27 April.
• Cambridge International AS & A Level language speaking tests (see 7 June).
You can submit your marks through Direct or A2C.
June 2021 deadline for us to receive coursework marks and samples for Cambridge Pre-U Global
Perspectives & Research, Research Reports (9777/04) and Cambridge International AS & A Level
Global Perspectives & Research (9239/04).
Deadline for us to receive internally assessed samples for all Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge
30 International AS & A Level components except for Cambridge International AS & A Level language
speaking tests (see 7 June). Send your samples with a copy of your internally assessed marks and the
forms specified in the samples database.
Deadline for:
• submission of Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design (0400/01).
• completion of Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design (0400/02).
• submission of Cambridge IGCSE Drama (0411/02 and 0994/02).
• submission of Cambridge O Level Art & Design (6090/01).
• completion of Cambridge O Level Art & Design (6090/02).
• submission of Cambridge International AS & A Level Art & Design (9479/01).
• completion of Cambridge International AS & A Level Art & Design (9479/02).
• submission of Cambridge International AS & A Level Art & Design (9479/03).
• submission of Cambridge International AS & A Level Digital Media & Design (9481/01). continued >
Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 8April 2021 (continued) < Back to contents
April You send We send
• completion of Cambridge International AS & A Level Digital Media & Design (9481/02).
• submission of Cambridge International AS & A Level Digital Media & Design (9481/03).
30
• submission of Cambridge International AS & A Level Music (9483/02,03).
• submission of Cambridge International AS & A Level Global Perspectives & Research (9239/04).
Late April Start of timetabled exam period for Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge International AS & A Level.
November series
Estimated Entry Forms for the November 2021 series available from the ‘Support Materials’ section of
Early April
Direct. To be returned by 10 May 2021.
30 Deadline for us to receive Outline Proposal Forms for the November 2021 series.
Other activities to think about in April
Our Cambridge office is closed from 2 to 5 April 2021. • Check that you have enough exam stationery.
Details of the items you need for each exam are in
June 2021 series
the additional exam materials database, available at
• Make sure each piece of work in your internally assessed www.cambridgeinternational.org/beforetheexams
sample is clearly identified with your centre number,
• You have a one-day window to conduct practical tests for:
the candidate number, the syllabus and component.
You can use the ‘Coursework identification labels’ we – Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417).
send in your pre-exam despatch. You can also download – Cambridge IGCSE (9 –1) ICT (0983).
them from www.cambridgeinternational.org/forms – Cambridge International AS & A Level
(Coursework and Moderation – Label 3). Information Technology (9626).
• For Art & Design syllabuses, use these identification labels: Please see the June 2021 timetable for details. The data
– Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design (0400) and files for each practical test will be available to download
Cambridge IGCSE (9 –1) Art & Design (0989) – 1a. three days before the test from the Digital File Despatch
– Cambridge O Level Art & Design (6090) – 1b. area of our website.
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Art & Design Data files for Cambridge Associates will be available
(9479) – 1c. five days before the test to allow time to distribute
the files to Associate Centres. We will provide detailed
• Keep Test Cards and Teachers’ Notes for speaking tests in
instructions about running these tests in the Cambridge
a secure place until the end of the speaking test window
Exams Officer eNewsletter.
shown in the timetable.
• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for
• In mid April we will despatch your question papers.
24 hours after the exam has finished or 24 hours after the
Check you have all the question paper packets you need.
Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return
Contact us immediately using:
the question papers to candidates and teachers if the Head
– Before the Exams – Form 2 if you are missing any of of Centre agrees. You can return Cambridge Pre-U question
the packets on the despatch note papers to candidates straight after the exam if the Head
– Before the Exams – Form 3 if any question paper of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for
packets have been damaged or opened in transit Cambridge IGCSE ICT practical tests with your candidates’
– Exam Day – Form 11 if any question paper packets are work. See section 5.3.2 of the Cambridge Handbook.
opened in error. • Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has finished.
Store the packets securely and do not open them. Check the contents of the script packet against the bar-
If you have not received these materials 48 hours before coded script packet label to make sure they match.
the exam or by 27 April 2021 at the latest, contact The script packet must contain a script for each candidate
us immediately. who is ticked as present on the attendance register, and
the scripts should be in candidate number order with
the attendance register on top. Do not include any other
documents in your script packets.
Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 9May 2021 < Back to contents
May You send We send
Start of
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the month
June series
Window for electronic submission of examined coursework for Cambridge International AS & A Level
1–31
Global Perspectives & Research (9239/02, 03).
Early May Start of the June 2021 timetabled exam period for Cambridge Pre-U.
Mid May End of Cambridge Pre-U speaking test period for the June series.
June 2021 deadline for Cambridge Pre-U internally assessed marks.
June 2021 deadline for us to receive internally assessed marks, internally assessed work and the correct
forms for Cambridge Pre-U:
15 • Art & Design (9837/01, 02).
• Music (9800/41, 42, 43, 44).
• Physics, Personal Investigation (9792/04).
• Psychology, Personal Investigation (9773/04).
June 2021 deadline for electronic submission of examined coursework for:
• Cambridge Pre-U Business & Management Personal Investigation (9771/03).
• Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives & Research, Essay (9777/02).
• Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives & Research, Presentation (9777/03).
• Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives Short Course, Essay (1340/02).
• Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives Short Course, Presentation (1340/03).
31
June 2021 deadline for completion of Cambridge Pre-U Art & Design (9837/03).
Provisional timetable for the June 2021 series available from Direct.
Comments about the provisional timetable can be emailed to us for four weeks after the timetable is
made available.
November series
Deadline for completed Estimated Entry Forms for November 2021. We use estimated entries to despatch
10
pre-release materials and question papers for exams that take place before the main exam period.
Mid May Entries open for the November 2021 series.
Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 10May 2021 (continued) < Back to contents Other activities to think about in May June 2021 series November 2021 series • Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for • If you plan to make entries for candidates requiring 24 hours after the exam has finished or 24 hours after the modified papers or access arrangements please start Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return preparing now to meet the July deadlines. the question papers to candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You can return Cambridge Pre-U question papers to candidates straight after the exam if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for Cambridge IGCSE ICT practical tests with your candidates’ work. See section 5.3.2 of the Cambridge Handbook. • Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has finished. Check the contents of the script packet against the bar- coded script packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a script for each candidate who is ticked as present on the attendance register, and the scripts should be in candidate number order with the attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your script packets. • We must receive special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the syllabus affected. Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 11
June 2021 < Back to contents
June You send We send
Start of
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the month
June series
Deadline for us to receive internally assessed marks for Cambridge International AS & A Level language
speaking tests. You can submit them through Direct or A2C.
7
Deadline for us to receive internally assessed samples for Cambridge International AS & A Level language
speaking tests. Send your samples with a copy of your internally assessed marks and the correct forms.
Mid June End of timetabled exam period.
Special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the syllabus affected.
November series
Early exam and pre-release materials for some syllabuses available. Find out more at
1 June www.cambridgeinternational.org/prerelease
Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 12June 2021 (continued) < Back to contents Other activities to think about in June June 2021 series November 2021 series • Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for • The final entries and application deadline for candidates 24 hours after the exam has finished or 24 hours after the requiring modified question papers is 1 July 2021. We will Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return not be able to accept entries or applications after this date. the question papers to candidates and teachers if the Head Please submit your entries before this date, preferably at of Centre agrees. You can return Cambridge Pre-U question least two weeks before so that you have time to check your papers to candidates straight after the exam if the Head entries and make any amendments before the deadline. of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for We would prefer that you submit your applications for Cambridge IGCSE ICT practical tests with your candidates’ modified question papers before the deadline, even if you work. See section 5.3.2 of the Cambridge Handbook. are not sure your candidate(s) will need them. We will only • Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has finished. send you modified question papers if you submit a final Check the contents of the script packet against the bar- entry for the relevant candidate, syllabus and component. coded script packet label to make sure they match. The • If you plan to make entries for the November 2021 script packet must contain a script for each candidate series it is a good idea to start planning now to meet the who is ticked as present on the attendance register, and September deadline. the scripts should be in candidate number order with • Early exam and pre-release materials for some syllabuses the attendance register on top. Do not include any other are available from 1 June. Find out when the materials for documents in your script packets. the syllabuses your candidates have entries for are available • Centre visits for the moderation of Cambridge Pre-U Art at www.cambridgeinternational.org/prerelease & Design 9837/01 and 02, and the exam for 9837/03 take place in June. Do not send us scripts for these components. • We must receive special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the syllabus affected. • From now until the release of results, we may contact you with questions about the exams of particular candidates. Check your emails regularly and make sure you, or another member of staff, are available to answer any urgent queries. If we cannot contact you or resolve the problem before results are released we may have to issue ‘NO RESULT’ or ‘PENDING’ outcomes. If your contact details have changed please let us know immediately. Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 13
July 2021 < Back to contents
July You send We send
Start of
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the month
November series
Application deadline for modified question papers (Preparation – Form 3) and final entries deadline for
candidates requiring modified papers. We will only send you modified question papers if you submit a final
entry for the relevant candidate, syllabus and component.
1
Early exam and pre-release materials for some syllabuses available. Find out more at
www.cambridgeinternational.org/prerelease
Early confidential materials, including question papers and instructions based on your estimated
Mid July entries. If you did not submit estimated entries by the deadline of 10 May 2021 we will not despatch
your early question papers and instructions until we have received your final entries.
Confidential instructions for science practical exams based on the final entries we have received.
Mid July
onwards Early exam and pre-release materials for some syllabuses available. Find out more at
www.cambridgeinternational.org/prerelease
21 Deadline for telling us about access arrangements (Preparation – Form 1).
End of July
Entries confirmation packs based on your final entries.
onwards
Other activities to think about in July
June 2021 series November 2021 series
• From now until the release of results, we may contact you • The final entries deadline is 21 September 2021. Plan to
with questions about the exams of particular candidates. submit your entries at least two weeks before this date
Check your emails regularly and make sure you, or to allow time to make any entry amendments before
another member of staff, are available to answer any the deadline.
urgent queries. If we cannot contact you or resolve the • The deadline for telling us about access arrangements
problem before results are released we may have to issue you plan to use is 21 July 2021.
‘NO RESULT’ or ‘PENDING’ outcomes. If your contact
details have changed please let us know immediately.
Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 14August 2021 < Back to contents
August You send We send
Start of
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the month
June series
9 June 2021 series provisional results for Cambridge Pre-U available to download from Direct and A2C.*
June 2021 series provisional results for Cambridge International AS & A Level available to download
10
from Direct and A2C.
June 2021 series provisional results for Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge O Level available to download
12
from Direct and A2C.
Deadline for submitting priority service enquiries about results and copy of scripts requests to support
23
enquiries about results.
Late August June 2021 series provisional results despatch.
November series
1 Early exam and pre-release materials for some syllabuses available. Find out more at
www.cambridgeinternational.org/prerelease
Other activities to think about in August
June 2021 series November 2021 series
• *For all qualifications except Cambridge Pre-U you can • The final entries deadline is 21 September 2021.
issue provisional results as soon as they are available We will charge late entry fees for any entries or entry
on Direct. You must wait until 10 August to issue amendments we receive after this date.
Cambridge Pre-U provisional results to candidates.
• If you have not received your provisional results
despatch by early September 2021 contact our
Customer Services team.
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other
details are correct on results documentation ready for
the certificates we send you in October. There is an
administrative fee for any requests to amend details
received after 20 September 2021.
Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 15September 2021 < Back to contents
September You send We send
Start of
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the month
June series
Early exam and pre-release materials for some syllabuses available. Find out more at
1
www.cambridgeinternational.org/prerelease
Mid Estimated Entry Forms for the June 2022 series available from the ‘Support Materials’ section of
September Direct. To be returned by 10 October 2021.
Deadline for submitting enquiries about results for the June 2021 series.
20
Deadline for submitting Coursework and Moderation – Form 5 and Coursework and Moderation – Form 6.
26 Deadline for letting us know if any details are incorrect on June 2021 results documentation without charge.
November series
Mid Question papers based on your final entries. Question paper despatches will be made on a regular basis
September for any late entries or amendments you have made.
Start of Cambridge IGCSE oral and practical exam period (see November 2021 final timetable for full
15
details of test windows for each component).
Final entries deadline. We will charge late entry fees for entries and amendments received after this date.
21
Late entries deadline. See sections 2.3 and 2.4 of the Cambridge Handbook for our late entry regulations.
Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 16September 2021 (continued) < Back to contents
Other activities to think about in September
June 2021 series • Please note, for the following syllabuses, the above does
not apply; you should pass the question papers to the
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other
candidates as soon as you receive them:
details are correct on results documentation ready for
the certificates we send you in October. There is an – Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design (0400/02).
administrative fee for any requests to amend details – Cambridge IGCSE (9 –1) Art & Design (0989/02).
received after 20 September 2021. – Cambridge O Level Art & Design (6090/02, 03).
• Submit all your enquiries about results by 20 September – Cambridge International AS & A Level Art & Design
2021. We will not accept requests received after this date. (9479/02).
We will invoice you for any enquiries about results that do – Cambridge International AS & A Level Digital Media
not lead to a syllabus grade change. & Design (9481/02).
November 2021 series
Exam series in 2022
• We will send your entries confirmation pack within two
• Please complete and submit Preparation – Form 5 if
weeks of receiving your entries. If you have not received
you are planning to enter candidates for any additional
your pack two weeks after you have submitted your entries
qualifications in the June or November 2022 series. This
contact us. The pack includes printed statements of
way we can make sure that all your despatches contain
entry. Check them carefully and let us know if any of the
the right information. You should submit the form no later
information is incorrect.
than four weeks before the final entries deadline for the
• Make sure that all invigilators are appointed and trained, relevant series.
all exam venues are arranged and candidates know the
dates, times and venues of their exams.
• Remind teachers that you need to submit marks and
samples for internally assessed components by the
dates published in the online samples database at:
www.cambridgeinternational.org/samples and forecast
grades for all syllabuses by 31 October 2021. Your
samples need to reach us by the dates in the samples
database. Do not wait to despatch them at the same time
as your scripts for timetabled exams.
• Securely store any early question papers and instructions
you receive until the relevant exam. Check that you have
all the materials you need for these exams. Contact us
immediately using:
– Before the Exams – Form 2 if you are missing any of the
packets on the despatch note.
– Before the Exams – Form 3 if any question paper packets
have been damaged or opened in transit.
– Exam Day – Form 11 if any question paper packets are
opened in error.
• Store the packets securely and do not open them. If you
have not received these materials by 1 October 2021
contact us immediately.
Key dates and activities for 2021 – Monthly calendar (UK) 17October 2021 < Back to contents
October You send We send
Start of Cambridge Exams Officer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete this month.
the month The October newsletter also includes a link to the Cambridge Handbook for 2022.
Cambridge Handbook for 2022. You can access this document online at
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www.cambridgeinternational.org/examsofficersguide from the beginning of October 2021.
June series
Deadline for completed Estimated Entry Forms for the June 2022 series. We use estimated entries
10 to despatch early confidential materials, including pre-release materials and question papers, for exams
that take place before the main exam period.
June 2022 series deadline for Cambridge Pre-U Visiting Examiner Arrangement Forms for modern
Early October
language speaking tests.
14 Deadline for submitting copy of script requests for the June 2021 series.
Mid October June 2021 certificates sent to centres.
Deadline for us to receive Outline Proposal Forms for the June 2022 series.
31 Cambridge Guide to Making Entries for the June 2022 series.
Final timetable for the June 2022 series available from Direct.
November series
Start of speaking test window for Cambridge International AS & A Level languages other than English
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(1 October to 24 October), with samples to arrive by 31 October 2021.
Start of timetabled exam period (early October to mid November).
Early October
Pre-exam despatch (exam stationery, administrative documents, address labels, script packets, bar-coded
labels, attendance registers and multiple-choice answer sheets).
Deadline for us to receive internally assessed marks for Cambridge IGCSE:
• First Language English (0500 and 0627).
• English as a Second Language (0510 and 0993 or 0511 and 0991).
28 • English Literature (0486).
• Geography (0460 and 0976).
• History (0470 and 0977).
You can submit your marks through Direct or A2C.
Deadline for forecast grades. You can submit them through Direct or A2C.
Deadline for us to receive internally assessed marks for all components except the Cambridge IGCSE
syllabuses listed on 28 October. You can submit your marks through Direct or A2C.
Deadline for us to receive internally assessed samples, sent with a copy of your internally assessed
31 marks and the correct forms.
Deadline for:
• completion of Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design (0400/02) .
• submission of Cambridge IGCSE Drama (0411/02 and 0994/02).
• submission of Cambridge O Level Art & Design (6090/01).
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Deadline for:
• completion of Cambridge O Level Art & Design (6090/02).
• completion of Cambridge International AS & A Level Art & Design (9479).
• completion of Cambridge International AS & A Level Digital Media & Design (9481/01, 02, 03).
• submission of Cambridge International AS & A Level Music (9483/02,03).
• submission of Cambridge International AS & A Level Global Perspectives & Research (9239/04).
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November 2021 deadline for submission of Cambridge Pre-U:
• Global Perspectives & Research, Essay (9777/02).
• Global Perspectives & Research, Presentation (9777/03).
• Global Perspectives & Research, Research Report (9777/04).
• Global Perspectives Short Course, Essay (1340/02).
• Global Perspectives Short Course, Presentation (1340/03).
Provisional timetable for the November 2022 series available from Direct.
Comments about the provisional timetable can be emailed to us for four weeks after the timetable is
1–31 made available.
Window for electronic submission of examined coursework for Cambridge International AS & A Level
Global Perspectives & Research (9239/02, 03).
Other activities to think about in October
June 2021 series Please see the November 2021 timetable for details.
• Check carefully to make sure you have received all of the The data files for each practical test will be available to
certificates you expect and that all names are spelled correctly. download three days before the test from the Digital File
After 20 September 2021, we charge an administrative fee Despatch area of our website.
for any requests to amend details on certificates. We can
only replace June 2021 certificates until 30 April 2022. Data files for Cambridge Associates will be available
five days before the test to allow time to distribute the files
November 2021 series to Associate Centres. We will provide detailed instructions
• Make sure each piece of work in your internally assessed about running these tests in the Cambridge Exams Officer
sample is clearly identified with your centre number, the eNewsletter.
candidate number, the syllabus and component. You can • Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for
use the ‘Coursework identification labels’ we send in your 24 hours after the exam has finished or 24 hours after the
pre-exam despatch. You can also download them from Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return
www.cambridgeinternational.org/forms (Coursework the question papers to candidates and teachers if the Head
and Moderation – Label 3). of Centre agrees. You can return Cambridge Pre-U question
• For Art & Design syllabuses, use these identification labels: papers to candidates straight after the exam if the Head
– Cambridge IGCSE (0400) and Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for
(0989) – Label 1a. Cambridge IGCSE ICT practical tests with your candidates’
work. For further information please see section 5.3.2 of
– Cambridge O Level Art & Design – Label 1b. the Cambridge Handbook.
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Art & • Keep Test Cards and Teachers’ Notes for speaking tests in
Design – Label 1c. a secure place until the end of the speaking test window
• Check that you have enough exam stationery. shown in the timetable.
Details of the items you need for each exam are in • Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has finished.
the additional exam materials database, available at Check the contents of the script packet against the bar-coded
www.cambridgeinternational.org/beforetheexams script packet label to make sure they match. The script packet
• You have a one-day window to conduct practical tests for: must contain a script for each candidate who is ticked as
– Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417) . present on the attendance register, and the scripts should be in
candidate number order with the attendance register on top.
– Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) ICT (0983/02, 03). Do not include any other documents in your script packets.
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Information
• We must receive special consideration applications within
Technology (9626).
seven days of the last exam of the syllabus affected.
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November You send We send
Start of
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the month
June series
MIS basedata for the June 2022 series available from the ‘Support Materials’ section of Direct.
Mid
November
Entries open for the June 2022 series.
November series
Mid
End of timetabled exam period.
November
Special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the syllabus affected.
Other activities to think about in November
November 2021 series
• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for
24 hours after the exam has finished or 24 hours after the
Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return
the question papers to candidates and teachers if the Head
of Centre agrees. You can return Cambridge Pre-U question
papers to candidates straight after the exam if the Head
of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for
Cambridge IGCSE ICT practical tests with your candidates’
work. See section 5.3.2 of the Cambridge Handbook.
• Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has finished.
Check the contents of the script packet against the bar-
coded script packet label to make sure they match. The
script packet must contain a script for each candidate
who is ticked as present on the attendance register, and
the scripts must be in candidate number order with the
attendance register on top. Do not include any other
documents in your script packets.
• We must receive special consideration applications within
seven days of the last exam of the syllabus affected.
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December You send We send
Start of
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the month
June series
Early exam and pre-release materials for some syllabuses are available for 2022.
Early
December Find out when the materials for the syllabuses your candidates have entries for are available at
www.cambridgeinternational.org/prerelease
Other activities to think about in December
November 2021 series
• From now until the release of results, we may contact you
with questions about the exams of particular candidates.
Check your emails regularly and make sure you, or another
member of staff, are available to answer any urgent
queries. If we cannot contact you or resolve the problem
before results are released we may have to issue ‘NO
RESULT’ or ‘PENDING’ outcomes. If your contact details
have changed please let us know immediately.
• If you plan to make entries for the June 2022 series please
start planning now to meet the January deadline for
candidates requiring modified question papers, and the
February deadline for all other entries.
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