Exam Information
This page contains the latest information about exams, including statutory guidance and notices provided by JCQ (Joint Council for Qualifications). Additionally, you will find information about forthcoming exam seasons, exam timetables for upcoming exams and forms to be completed if you have a query with your exam results.
Exam timetables
Please click here for the autumn-winter 2024-25 exam timetable
Please click here for the Year 11 November 2024 mock exam timetable
Please click here for the Year 13 January 2025 mock exam timetable
Please click here for the summer 2025 external exam timetable
Exam Certificates
Summer 2024 exam certificates will be available in January 2025, or sooner.
Exam certificates from previous exam seasons are available to collect from reception by appointment. Please contact exams@minsterschool.org.uk for details. Written permission from the student is required if a relative is collecting certificates. Please click here for the permission form for a relative or friend to collect.
Joint Council for Qualifications Notices
Every year JCQ issues notices to candidates to make sure all exam board regulations are followed.
- Click here for 'On Your Exam Day' infographic
- Click here for the Information on Written Exams
- Click here for Information on Coursework
- Click here for Information on Non-Examined Assessment (NEA)
- Click here for Social Media Guidance
Key exam dates
Date | Event |
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05 - 11 November 2024 | November GCSE re-sit exams |
12 - 27 November 2024 | Year 11 mock exams |
06 - 17 January 2025 | Year 13 mock exams |
08 January 2025 | January vocational exams |
09 January 2025 | November GCSE results released |
01 May 2025 | Summer exams start |
25 June 2025 | Summer exams finish |
14 August 2025 | A-Level results day |
21 August 2025 | GCSE results day |
Past papers and specifications
Specifications for courses and any available past papers are available on the exam board websites, with information about which courses are currently being studied at school within subject areas on this website. Students will also have been informed of the exam courses they are studying.