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CONTENTS
Page Introduction 7
SECTION A Timeline of Key Activities for the June 2010 Examination Session 10 Timeline of Key Activities for the October 2010 Examination Session 11 Timeline of Key Activities for the November 2010 Examination Session 12 Timeline of Key Activities for the Checkpoint 2010 Examination Sessions 13 Diary of Key Dates and Activities 14
SECTION B 1 Contacting CIE 44 1.1 What do CIE Customer Services provide? 44 1.2 How do Centres contact CIE? 44 1.3 What information can be obtained from the CIE website? 45 1.4 Providing information and materials to CIE 46 2 Teacher Support Website 47 2.1 How can a Centre benefit from using the Teachers Support website? 47 2.2 How does a Centre apply for access to the Teacher Support website? 47 2.3 Terms and Conditions of the website 47 2.4 Copyright Conditions 48 2.5 Question Paper and Mark Scheme disclaimer 48 2.6 How can a user receive notification of a lost password? 48 2.7 How does a Centre create individual logins for the Teacher Support website
for its teachers? 48
3 Syllabus Booklets 49 3.1 What are Syllabus Booklets? 49 3.2 What are Specimen Papers and Specimen Mark Schemes? 49 3.3 When are Syllabus Booklets available? 49 3.4 How are Syllabus Booklets provided? 50 4 Estimated Entries 51 4.1 What are Estimated Entries? 51 4.2 Why is it essential to make Estimated Entries? 52 4.3 How can a Centre calculate numbers of Estimated Entries? 52 4.4 How and when to make Estimated Entries 52 4.5 What if a Centre can’t use the electronic Estimated Entry Form? 52 5 CAMEO 53 5.1 What is CAMEO? 53 5.2 How does CAMEO work? 53 5.3 What user support is given to Centres? 54
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6 CIE Direct 55 6.1 What is CIE Direct? 55 6.2 How can a Centre benefit from using CIE Direct? 55 6.3 How does a Centre use CIE Direct? 56 7 Final Entries 57 7.1 What are Final Entries? 58 7.2 How to make Final Entries 58 7.3 Entries for Group Awards 59 7.4 Viewing Entries Online 59 7.5 Confirmation of Entries 60 7.6 Late Entries and Entry Amendments 60 7.7 Withdrawing an Entry 61 7.8 Retake Candidate Entries 61 7.9 Unauthorised Entries 62 7.10 Transferred Candidates 62 7.11 How much do Final Entries cost? 62 7.12 Will CIE refund entry fees? 63 7.13 GCE AS & A Level Staged Assessments 63 8 Timetables 64 8.1 What is a Timetable? 64 8.2 How does CIE construct a Timetable? 64 8.3 Using the Timetable 65 9 Timetable Deviations 66 9.1 What are the regulations that govern the timetabling of CIE examinations? 66 9.2 What are the acceptable and unacceptable reasons for a Timetable
Deviation? 67
9.3 How to apply for a Timetable Deviation 68 9.4 Supervision of candidates for whom a Timetable Deviation has been
approved 68
10 Access Arrangements 69 10.1 Under what circumstances can a Centre apply for an Access Arrangement? 69 10.2 What are the principles that govern the awarding of an Access Arrangement? 70 10.3 How does a Centre apply for an Access Arrangement? 70 11 Examination Materials, Stationery and Question Paper Despatches 71 11.1 What materials are contained in each despatch? 72 12 Forecast Grades 75 12.1 What is a Forecast Grade? 75 12.2 Why should Centres submit Forecast Grades? 75 12.3 How should Centres submit Forecast Grades? 76 13 Accreditation of Coursework Assessors 77 13.1 What is CIE’s definition of Coursework? 77 13.2 What is meant by Accreditation of Coursework Assessors? 77 13.3 How do Centres advise CIE of the details of accredited teachers? 77 13.4 Which syllabuses and components require a teacher to be accredited? 78 13.5 How does a teacher gain coursework accreditation? 79 13.6 What are the guidelines for submitting coursework accreditation materials to
CIE? 79
13.7 What are the financial arrangements for the accreditation of teachers? 80 13.8 What training materials can be purchased from CIE? 80
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14 Internally Assessed Marks 82 14.1 What is an Internally Assessed Mark? 82 14.2 Why do Centres need to submit Internally Assessed Marks? 82 14.3 How should Centres submit Internally Assessed Marks? 83 14.4 Can candidates carry forward IGCSE and GCE O Level Internally Assessed
Marks? 84
15 Submission of Coursework Samples to CIE 85 15.1 What is CIE’s definition of coursework? 85 15.2 What are the procedures for selecting samples of coursework? 86 15.3 What are the procedures for submitting samples of coursework to CIE? 86 15.4 What coursework materials do Centres need to retain? 88 15.5 Does CIE return coursework to Centres? 88 15.6 Can a candidate resubmit coursework in a subsequent examination session? 89 16 Conduct of Examinations 90 16.1 Preparation for the examinations 90 16.2 Conducting an examination session 91 16.3 After the examination 92 17 Special Consideration 93 17.1 Under what circumstances can a Centre apply for Special Consideration? 93 17.2 What are the principles that govern the awarding of Special Consideration? 93 17.3 How does a Centre apply for Special Consideration? 94 18 Malpractice 95 18.1 What is Malpractice? 95 18.2 What should Centres do if a suspected Malpractice case is identified? 96 18.3 What action will CIE take in the event of suspected Malpractice? 96 18.4 Can Centres appeal against the decisions of the CIE Malpractice Committee? 96 19 Despatch of Scripts 97 19.1 When must scripts be despatched? 97 19.2 Packing of scripts 98 19.3 Despatch of scripts 99 19.4 Despatch of Checkpoint Scripts 100 20 Results 101 20.1 What are results online? 102 20.2 What results documentation is provided? 102 20.3 What feedback documentation is provided for Checkpoint? 103 20.4 What are the procedures for checking and issuing results? 104 20.5 How are syllabus grades reported on results? 104 20.6 How are Group Award results calculated and reported? 106 20.7 How do Centres apply for additional sets of results? 107 20.8 What should Centres do if they wish to make an enquiry about results that
have been issued? 108
20.9 What should Centres do if the Centre Name or a Candidate Name is reported incorrectly on results?
108
20.10 How can Centres arrange for copies of results to be sent to other institutions? 108 21 Enquiries about Examination Results 109 21.1 What is an Enquiry about Examination Results? 109 21.2 How to request an Enquiry about Examination Results 109 21.3 What Enquiry about Examination Results services are available? 110 21.4 Enquiries about Examination Results Fees 111 21.5 How long does it take to process an Enquiry about Examination Results? 111 21.6 Outcomes of Enquiries about Examination Results 112 21.7 Appeals 112
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22 Certificates 113 22.1 What are the conditions of issue for Certificates? 114 22.2 What Certificates are issued for each CIE qualification? 114 22.3 What should Centres do if the Centre Name or a Candidate Name is reported
incorrectly on a Certificate? 116
22.4 Can Certificate information be amended at the request of a Centre or Candidate?
116
22.5 Damaged or lost Certificates 116 23 Reports on the Examination 117 23.1 What are Reports on the Examination? 117 23.2 How are they provided? 118 24 Certifying Statements, Early Information and Verification of Results 119 24.1 What is a Certifying Statement? 119 24.2 How to apply for a Certifying Statement 119 24.3 Certifying Statement fees 120 24.4 How long does it take for a Certifying Statement to be issued? 121 24.5 Early Information 121 24.6 Verification of Results 121
SECTION C Page Jargon Buster 122
SECTION D Form 1 Candidate Transfer Request Form – use this form if you have a candidate
who wishes to transfer to another CIE registered Centre.
Form 2 Candidate Transfer Confirmation Form – complete this form if you are
accepting a candidate who is transferring from another CIE registered Centre.
Form 3 Supplementary Forecast Grade Form (F1) – use this form if you have extra
candidates not listed on your pre-printed Forecast Grade Forms. Complete a new form for each syllabus.
Form 4 HIGCSE / IGCSE Accredited Coursework Assessors (CTF001) – use this
form to inform CIE of which accredited Teachers are undertaking the school based assessments.
Form 5 Coursework Address Labels (URL003) - use these labels when despatching
coursework samples and other documentation to CIE.
Form 6 Coursework Identification Labels (CWL001) – use these labels to identify
each piece of coursework or project to be sent to an examiner or moderator.
Form 7 0400 IGCSE Art & Design Coursework Identification Labels (CWL002) –
use these labels to identify 0400 Art and Design coursework samples.
Form 8 Supplementary Internal Assessment Mark Sheet (MS1) – use this form if
you have extra candidates not listed on your pre printed Internal Assessment Mark Sheets. Complete a new form for each component.
Form 9 Application for a Timetable Deviation Form (INT/E24) – use this form to
apply for a timetable deviation or to notify CIE of additional timetable sessions.
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Form 10 Application Form for Access Arrangements for Permanently Disabled Candidates (FORM AA (PHC))
Form 11 Application Form for Special Arrangements for Candidates with a
Shortfall in Coursework (FORM SC (SIC))
Form 12 Application Form for Special Arrangements – Notification of Lost
Coursework (FORM SC(NLC))
Form 13A Writer/Scribe Cover Sheet (FORM AA (AMA)) – attach this form to the front
of every script for candidates using a write/scribe.
Form 13B Word Processor Cover Sheet (FORM AA (AMA)) – attach this form to the
front of every script for candidates using a word processor.
Form 14 Transcription Cover Sheet (FORM AA (TRA)) – attach this form to the front
of every script for candidates providing a transcript of their answers.
Form 15 Application Form for Special Consideration (FORM SC) Form 16 Notice to Candidates (NTC001) – display this notice inside and outside the
examination room for candidates to read before entering an examination.
Form 17 Checklist for Invigilators – this checklist summarises the most essential
actions for the invigilation of examinations.
Form 18 A Brief Guide to Invigilating Practical Examinations – this guide provides
instructions on invigilating practical examinations.
Form 19 Instructions to Invigilators of Multiple-Choice Papers – these instructions
are for the invigilation of multiple-choice examinations.
Form 20 Supplementary Attendance Register - use this form if you have extra
candidates not listed on your pre-printed Attendance Registers. Complete a new form for each examination.
Form 21 Supplementary Multiple Choice Answer Sheet – use this form if you have
extra candidates who do not have a pre-printed Multiple Choice Answer Sheet.
Form 22 Malpractice Report Form – use this form to report any cases of malpractice. Form 23 DHL Global Forwarding Address Labels – use these labels when
despatching parcels by Air Freight to CIE.
Form 24 Address Labels – use these labels when despatching parcels to CIE by
courier.
Form 25 Comments on the Examination Form (ECF001) – you can use this form to
provide CIE with comments on each examination.
Form 26 Return of IGCSE and/or HIGCSE Art and Design Work Form (ARF003) –
use this form if you require HIGCSE or IGCSE Art & Design coursework to be returned.
Form 27 Enquiries about Examination Results Application Form (INT FORM E) Form 28 Enquiries about Examination Results Candidate Consent Form Form 29 Certifying Statement Application Form Form 30 Early Information Application Form
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Form 31 Results Verification Application Form Form 32 Centre Contact Details Form – use this form to inform CIE of any changes to
your Centre’s contact details.
Form 33 Request for Change of Qualification/Syllabus Eligibility Form – use this
form to request a change to your Centre’s eligibilities.
Form 34 IGCSE Modern Languages Cassette Card
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2010 | Introduction
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this Administrative Guide is to assist Examinations Officers with the administration of CIE examinations. The document specifically concentrates on the role of the Examinations Officer and provides detailed information and guidance on the administrative procedures that need to be carried out. The Administrative Guide should be read in conjunction with the CIE Handbook for Centres 2010, which specifies the regulations that govern all CIE qualifications.
The qualifications that are covered by this document are:
• GCE Ordinary Level (O Level);
• GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level (AS Level);
• GCE Advanced Level (A Level);
• International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE);
• Higher International General Certificate of Secondary Education (HIGCSE);
• Checkpoint.
Please note that details of the Cambridge Primary Programme can be found in a separate administrative guide and on the Primary website: https://primary.cie.org.
This document also covers the following CIE Group Awards:
• Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma (AICE Diploma);
• International Certificate of Education (ICE).
The Administrative Guide has been designed with a view to supporting both new and experienced Examinations Officers. It provides a high level view of the examinations process and a detailed description of the procedures that need to be followed.
You will see that the document is divided into the following sections:
• Section A provides information on administrative dates and deadlines. The ‘Timeline’ that is provided for each session gives a high level view of when key administrative activities take place. The ‘Diary of Key Dates and Activities’ provides a far more detailed view of the dates that transactions between CIE and Centres take place. It also gives advice to Examinations Officers on activities that they should start to plan for the following month.
• Section B provides a detailed step by step guide through each administration process. The various chapters are presented more or less in the order in which each task occurs in the examination process.
• Section C contains a Jargon Buster of words and phrases that may not be familiar to you.
• Section D contains a copy of every administrative document that you might need. These forms may be photocopied for use as required. The Administrative Guide is in a bound format to make photocopying easier.
The Administrative Guide describes the administrative responsibilities of Examinations Officers from Cambridge International Centres. If your Centre is attached or affiliated to a Cambridge International Centre you should note that you are required to comply with any additional local arrangements stipulated by your ‘Parent’ Centre.
CIE reserves the right to amend or vary the provisions of the Administrative Guide at any time. Such amendments will be notified to Centres in a circular and will have immediate effect unless otherwise stated.
CIE retains to itself the interpretation of the provisions in the Administrative Guide and its circulars.
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2010 | Administrative Guide
SECTION A
9
Tim
elin
e of
Key
Act
iviti
es -
JUN
E 20
10 G
ener
al Q
ualif
icat
ions
Exa
min
atio
n Se
ssio
n Fo
r mor
e de
taile
d in
form
atio
n yo
u sh
ould
refe
r to
the
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
Key
=
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
IE to
Cen
tres.
D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
Cen
tres
to C
IE.
20
08
2009
20
10
Jan
Feb
Mar
A
pr
May
Ju
n Ju
l A
ug
Sep
Oct
Apr
il 08
D
espa
tch
of
Syl
labu
s B
ookl
ets
By
15 O
ct
09
Cen
tres
subm
it E
stim
ated
E
ntrie
s
By
21 F
eb 1
0 C
entre
s su
bmit
Fina
l E
ntrie
s
Sep
09
Des
patc
h of
Fi
nal
Tim
etab
le
Feb
10
Des
patc
h of
E
arly
Que
stio
n P
aper
s
Feb/
Mar
/Apr
10
Des
patc
h of
Sta
tem
ents
of
Ent
ry
Ear
ly A
ug
10
Rel
ease
of
Res
ults
Late
Apr
il 10
D
espa
tch
of
Adm
in 2
M
ater
ials
Mid
Mar
ch 1
0 D
espa
tch
of
Adm
in 1
M
ater
ials
Exa
min
atio
n P
erio
d
By
30 A
pr 1
0 C
entre
s su
bmit
Fore
cast
Gra
des
and
Cou
rsew
ork
Mar
ks
By
7 M
ay 1
0 C
entre
s de
spat
ch
Cou
rsew
ork
Sam
ples
Imm
edia
tely
afte
r the
ex
amin
atio
n C
entre
s de
spat
ch S
crip
ts
By
30 S
ep 1
0 C
entre
s su
bmit
Enq
uirie
s ab
out
Res
ults
Mid
Oct
10
Des
patc
h of
C
ertif
icat
es
By
21 J
an 1
0 C
entre
s su
bmit
Acc
ess
Arr
ange
men
t App
licat
ions
With
in 7
day
s of
the
exam
inat
ion
Cen
tres
subm
it S
peci
al
Con
side
ratio
n A
pplic
atio
ns
Apr
il 10
D
espa
tch
of
Que
stio
n P
aper
s
10
Tim
elin
e of
Key
Act
iviti
es -
OC
TOB
ER 2
010
HIG
CSE
Exa
min
atio
n Se
ssio
n Fo
r mor
e de
taile
d in
form
atio
n yo
u sh
ould
refe
r to
the
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
Key
=
=
D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
CIE
to C
entre
s.
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
entre
s to
CIE
.
2008
20
09
2010
20
11
May
Ju
n Ju
ly
Aug
Se
p O
ct
Nov
D
ec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
il 08
D
espa
tch
of
Syl
labu
s B
ookl
ets
By
15 O
ct 0
9 C
entre
s su
bmit
Est
imat
ed
Ent
ries
By
12 J
une
10C
entre
s su
bmit
Fina
l E
ntrie
s
Mar
10
Des
patc
h of
Fi
nal
Tim
etab
le
Ear
ly A
ug 1
0 D
espa
tch
of E
arly
Q
uest
ion
Pap
ers
June
/Jul
y 10
D
espa
tch
of
Sta
tem
ents
of
Ent
r y
Mid
Aug
10
Des
patc
h of
A
dmin
1 a
nd 2
M
ater
ials
By
26 F
eb 1
1 C
entre
s su
bmit
Enq
uirie
s ab
out
Res
ults
Mid
Mar
11
Des
patc
h of
C
ertif
icat
es
By
1 M
ay 1
0 C
entre
s su
bmit
Acc
ess
Arr
ange
men
t App
licat
ions
Aug
10
Des
patc
h of
Q
uest
ion
Pap
ers
Ear
ly D
ec 1
0 R
elea
se o
f R
esul
ts
Exa
min
atio
n P
erio
d
Imm
edia
tely
afte
r the
ex
amin
atio
n C
entre
s de
spat
ch S
crip
ts
With
in 7
day
s of
the
exam
inat
ion
Cen
tres
subm
it S
peci
al
Con
side
ratio
n A
pplic
atio
ns
By
15 O
ct 1
0 C
entre
s su
bmit
Fore
cast
Gra
des
and
Cou
rsew
ork
Mar
ks
By
21 O
ct 1
0 C
entre
s de
spat
ch
Cou
rsew
ork
Sam
ples
11
Tim
elin
e of
Key
Act
iviti
es -
NO
VEM
BER
201
0 G
ener
al Q
ualif
icat
ions
Exa
min
atio
n Se
ssio
n Fo
r mor
e de
taile
d in
form
atio
n yo
u sh
ould
refe
r to
the
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
Key
=
=
D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
CIE
to C
entre
s.
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
entre
s to
CIE
.
2008
20
09
2010
20
11
Aug
Se
p O
ct
Nov
D
ec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
il 08
D
espa
tch
of
Syl
labu
s B
ookl
ets
By
30 A
pril
10
Cen
tres
subm
it E
stim
ated
E
ntrie
s
By
16 A
ug 1
0 C
entre
s su
bmit
Fina
l E
ntrie
s
Mar
10
Des
patc
h of
Fi
nal
Tim
etab
le
July
/Aug
10
Des
patc
h of
E
arly
Que
stio
n P
aper
s
Aug
/Sep
/Oct
10
Des
patc
h of
Sta
tem
ents
of
Ent
ry
Mid
Jan
11
Rel
ease
of
Res
ults
Exa
min
atio
n P
erio
d
Late
Sep
t 10
Des
patc
h of
A
dmin
1 a
nd 2
M
ater
ials
By
31 O
ct 1
0 C
entre
s su
bmit
Fore
cast
Gra
des
and
Cou
rsew
ork
Mar
ks
By
7 N
ov 1
0 C
entre
s de
spat
ch
Cou
rsew
ork
Sam
ples
Imm
edia
tely
afte
r the
ex
amin
atio
n C
entre
s de
spat
ch S
crip
ts
By
26 F
eb 1
1 C
entre
s su
bmit
Enq
uirie
s ab
out R
esul
ts
Late
Mar
11
Des
patc
h of
C
ertif
icat
es
By
1 Ju
ly 1
0 C
entre
s su
bmit
Acc
ess
Arr
ange
men
t App
licat
ions
With
in 7
day
s of
the
exam
inat
ion
Cen
tres
subm
it S
peci
al
Con
side
ratio
n A
pplic
atio
ns
Sep
t 10
Des
patc
h of
Q
uest
ion
Pap
ers
12
Tim
elin
e of
Key
Act
iviti
es -
CH
ECK
POIN
T 20
10 E
xam
inat
ion
Sess
ions
Fo
r mor
e de
taile
d in
form
atio
n yo
u sh
ould
refe
r to
the
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
Key
=
=
D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
CIE
to C
entre
s.
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
entre
s to
CIE
.
2009
20
10
Fe
b M
ar
Apr
M
ay
Jun
Jul
Aug
Se
p O
ct
Nov
D
ec
M
ay 2
0010
Tes
t Se
ssio
n
O
ctob
er 2
010
Test
Se
ssio
n
By
15 O
ct 0
9 C
entre
s su
bmit
Est
imat
ed
Ent
ries
May
Te
st
Per
iod
16 A
pril
to
7 M
ay
By
21 F
eb 1
0 C
entre
s su
bmit
Fina
l Ent
ries
Imm
edia
tely
afte
r th
e ex
amin
atio
n C
entre
s de
spat
ch
scrip
ts
Ear
ly A
pr 1
0 D
espa
tch
of
QP
s an
d A
dmin
M
ater
ials
May
/Jun
10
Des
patc
h of
pe
rform
ance
fe
edba
ck
Oct
Te
st
Per
iod
15 O
ct
to
5 N
ovB
y 21
Sep
10
Cen
tres
subm
it Fi
nal
Ent
ries
Imm
edia
tely
afte
r th
e ex
amin
atio
n C
entre
s de
spat
ch
scrip
ts
Ear
ly S
ept 1
0 D
espa
tch
of
Sta
tem
ents
of
Ent
ry, Q
uest
ion
Pap
ers
and
Adm
in M
ater
ials
Nov
/Dec
10
Des
patc
h of
pe
rform
ance
fe
edba
ck
Ear
ly M
ar 1
0 D
espa
tch
of
Sta
tem
ents
of
Ent
ries
13
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
Ja
nuar
y 20
10
(The
info
rmat
ion
belo
w is
app
licab
le to
all
CIE
Gen
eral
Qua
lific
atio
ns u
nles
s sp
ecifi
cally
sta
ted
othe
rwis
e.)
Key
=
= D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
CIE
to C
entre
s.
=
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
entre
s to
CIE
.
Dat
e M
ay/J
une
Sess
ion
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r Ses
sion
C
heck
poin
t Ses
sion
21
GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E d
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt o
f ap
plic
atio
ns fo
r Acc
ess
Arr
ange
men
ts fo
r pe
rman
ently
dis
able
d ca
ndid
ates
(For
m 1
0 A
A (P
HC
)) re
quiri
ng m
odifi
ed q
uest
ion
pape
rs fo
r the
Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ions
.
Mid
Ja
nuar
y
Pro
visi
onal
Nov
embe
r 200
9 se
ssio
n ex
amin
atio
n re
sults
ava
ilabl
e on
line.
27
G
CE
and
IGC
SE
har
dcop
y S
tate
men
ts o
f R
esul
ts fo
r Nov
embe
r 200
9 E
xam
inat
ions
to
be w
ith C
entre
s fo
r iss
ue to
can
dida
tes.
Oth
er a
ctiv
ities
to b
e th
inki
ng a
bout
in J
anua
ry
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r 200
9 Ex
amin
atio
n Se
ssio
n
• If
you
have
not
rece
ived
you
r har
dcop
y G
CE
and
IGC
SE
resu
lts b
y th
e en
d of
Jan
uary
201
0 yo
u sh
ould
con
tact
you
r loc
al C
ourie
r offi
ce im
med
iate
ly.
• Th
e G
CE
and
IGC
SE
resu
lts a
vaila
ble
to C
entre
s vi
a th
e se
cure
web
site
may
be
issu
ed to
can
dida
tes
imm
edia
tely
.
May
/Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ion
Sess
ion
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
the
clos
ing
date
for f
inal
ent
ries
is n
ext m
onth
(21
Febr
uary
201
0).
Idea
lly, y
ou s
houl
d be
aim
ing
to s
ubm
it yo
ur e
ntrie
s to
CIE
wel
l be
fore
this
dat
e to
allo
w ti
me
to m
ake
any
entry
am
endm
ents
bef
ore
the
entry
dea
dlin
e.
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
the
dead
line
for r
ecei
pt o
f app
licat
ions
for G
CE
/IGC
SE
Acc
ess
Arr
ange
men
ts fo
r per
man
ently
dis
able
d ca
ndid
ates
is 2
1 Fe
brua
ry
2010
. C
IE m
ay n
ot b
e ab
le to
pro
cess
any
app
licat
ions
rece
ived
afte
r thi
s da
te.
14
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
Fe
brua
ry 2
010
(The
info
rmat
ion
belo
w is
app
licab
le to
all
CIE
Gen
eral
Qua
lific
atio
ns u
nles
s sp
ecifi
cally
sta
ted
othe
rwis
e.)
Key
=
= D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
CIE
to C
entre
s.
=
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
entre
s to
CIE
.
Dat
e M
ay/J
une
Sess
ion
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r Ses
sion
C
heck
poin
t Ses
sion
1 G
CE
and
IGC
SE
Ent
ry R
ecei
pt p
erio
d st
arts
fo
r Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ions
. D
eadl
ine
for s
ubm
issi
on b
y C
entre
s of
dra
ft Q
uest
ion
Pap
ers
and
Mar
k S
chem
es fo
r N
ovem
ber 2
010
IGC
SE
/AS
Sch
ool-b
ased
As
sess
men
ts.
6 G
CE
Ear
ly P
ract
ical
Que
stio
n P
aper
s an
d In
stru
ctio
ns (e
xclu
ding
Sci
ence
Pra
ctic
als)
for
the
June
201
0 E
xam
inat
ions
des
patc
hed
to
Cen
tres
base
d on
Est
imat
ed E
ntrie
s.
IG
CS
E E
arly
Que
stio
n P
aper
s an
d In
stru
ctio
ns fo
r Jun
e 20
10 e
xam
inat
ion
desp
atch
ed to
Cen
tres,
bas
ed o
n E
stim
ated
E
ntrie
s.
15
D
eadl
ine
for s
ubm
issi
on o
f Can
dida
te N
ame
chan
ges
for t
he O
ctob
er/N
ovem
ber 2
009
sess
ion.
GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E d
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt o
f co
mpl
eted
Ent
ries
for M
ay/J
une
2010
E
xam
inat
ion,
incl
udin
g re
-sits
. Ent
ries
and/
or
amen
dmen
ts re
ceiv
ed a
fter t
his
date
will
be
subj
ect t
o a
Late
Ent
ry F
ee.
21
GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E d
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt o
f all
othe
r app
licat
ions
for A
cces
s A
rran
gem
ents
fo
r per
man
ently
dis
able
d ca
ndid
ates
(For
m
10 A
A(P
HC
)) fo
r the
Jun
e 20
10
Exa
min
atio
ns.
D
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt o
f Fin
al E
ntrie
s fo
r May
20
10 T
est P
erio
d.
15
Febr
uary
201
0 co
ntin
ued
D
ate
May
/Jun
e Se
ssio
n O
ctob
er/N
ovem
ber S
essi
on
Che
ckpo
int S
essi
on
22
Beg
inni
ng o
f Firs
t Lev
el L
ate
Ent
ry F
ees
(22
Febr
uary
– 2
0 M
arch
) (Ju
ne 2
010
Sess
ion)
.
26
D
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt a
t CIE
of E
nqui
ries
abou
t R
esul
ts fo
r Oct
ober
and
Nov
embe
r 201
0 E
xam
inat
ions
. All
enqu
iries
mus
t be
mad
e on
Fo
rm E
, cop
ies
of w
hich
are
sup
plie
d w
ith
Sta
tem
ents
of R
esul
ts.
27
Des
patc
h to
Cen
tres
of A
sses
smen
t Rec
ord
Fold
ers
for I
GC
SE
Info
rmat
ion
and
Com
mun
icat
ion
Tech
nolo
gy P
ract
ical
pap
ers
(041
7/02
and
041
7/03
) and
GC
E A
S &
A
Leve
l App
lied
Info
rmat
ion
and
Com
mun
icat
ion
Tech
nolo
gy (9
713/
02 a
nd
9713
/04)
for J
une
2010
ses
sion
.
E3
Ent
ry In
stru
ctio
n B
ookl
et fo
r HIG
CS
E
(Oct
ober
201
0) d
espa
tche
d to
Cen
tres.
H
IGC
SE
Bas
edat
a (O
ctob
er 2
010)
ava
ilabl
e on
CIE
Dire
ct.
HIG
CS
E F
inal
Tim
etab
le d
espa
tche
d to
C
entre
s (O
ctob
er 2
010)
and
pos
ted
on C
IE
Dire
ct.
28
Ple
ase
note
that
thro
ugho
ut la
te F
ebru
ary
and
Mar
ch, G
CE
and
IGC
SE
Sta
tem
ents
of
Ent
ry a
nd C
andi
date
Ent
ry L
ists
for J
une
2010
Exa
min
atio
ns w
ill be
des
patc
hed
to
Cen
tres
for c
heck
ing.
GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E F
inal
Tim
etab
les
for
Nov
embe
r 201
0 de
spat
ched
to C
entre
s an
d po
sted
on
CIE
Dire
ct.
Oth
er a
ctiv
ities
to b
e th
inki
ng a
bout
in F
ebru
ary
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r 200
9 Ex
amin
atio
n Se
ssio
n
• Y
ou s
houl
d en
sure
that
all
cand
idat
e na
mes
are
cor
rect
on
resu
lts d
ocum
enta
tion
in p
repa
ratio
n fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Cer
tific
ates
nex
t mon
th.
Any
re
ques
ts to
am
end
cand
idat
e na
mes
rece
ived
afte
r 15
Febr
uary
201
0 ar
e su
bjec
t to
an a
dditi
onal
adm
inis
trativ
e fe
e.
• Y
ou s
houl
d en
sure
that
all
requ
ests
for E
nqui
ries
abou
t Res
ults
are
sub
mitt
ed b
efor
e th
e pu
blis
hed
dead
lines
. C
IE w
ill no
t acc
ept r
eque
sts
rece
ived
afte
r th
ese
date
s. Y
ou a
re a
lso
rem
inde
d th
at y
our C
entre
will
be
invo
iced
for r
esul
t enq
uiry
fees
and
that
you
sho
uld
not e
nclo
se p
aym
ent w
ith y
our r
esul
t en
quiry
app
licat
ion.
16
Febr
uary
201
0 co
ntin
ued
May
/Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ion
Sess
ion
• Th
e de
adlin
e fo
r fin
al e
ntrie
s is
21
Febr
uary
201
0. I
f you
use
CA
MEO
to p
rodu
ce y
our e
ntry
file
s, y
ou s
houl
d va
lidat
e yo
ur e
ntry
dat
a be
fore
sen
ding
it to
C
IE b
y pr
oduc
ing
Sta
tem
ents
of E
ntry
from
CA
ME
O a
nd a
skin
g ca
ndid
ates
to v
erify
thei
r det
ails
.
• A
ny e
ntrie
s an
d/or
am
endm
ents
rece
ived
afte
r the
ent
ry c
losi
ng d
ate
are
subj
ect t
o La
te E
ntry
Fee
s.
• C
IE w
ill de
spat
ch S
tate
men
ts o
f Ent
ry to
Cen
tres
with
in tw
o w
eeks
of p
roce
ssin
g th
e en
try d
ata.
If y
ou h
ave
not r
ecei
ved
entry
con
firm
atio
n fro
m C
IE
with
in th
is tw
o w
eek
perio
d, y
ou s
houl
d co
ntac
t CIE
.
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
the
Pra
ctic
al Q
uest
ion
Pap
er m
ater
ials
and
inst
ruct
ions
that
you
will
rece
ive
this
mon
th m
ust b
e st
ored
in a
sec
ure
area
unt
il th
e re
leva
nt e
xam
inat
ion.
You
sho
uld
chec
k th
at y
ou h
ave
all o
f the
mat
eria
ls y
ou re
quire
and
con
tact
CIE
imm
edia
tely
if th
ere
are
any
prob
lem
s.
17
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
M
arch
201
0 (T
he in
form
atio
n be
low
is a
pplic
able
to a
ll C
IE G
ener
al Q
ualif
icat
ions
unl
ess
spec
ifica
lly s
tate
d ot
herw
ise.
) K
ey =
=
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
IE to
Cen
tres.
= D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
Cen
tres
to C
IE.
D
ate
May
/Jun
e Se
ssio
n O
ctob
er/N
ovem
ber S
essi
on
Che
ckpo
int S
essi
on
1 B
egin
ning
of J
une
2010
IGC
SE
Ora
l and
P
ract
ical
Exa
min
atio
n P
erio
d (1
Mar
ch –
30
Apr
il).
7
D
espa
tch
of M
ay 2
010
Sta
tem
ents
of E
ntry
an
d C
andi
date
Ent
ry L
ists
. 15
G
CE
and
IGC
SE
Adm
inis
trativ
e D
espa
tch
1 to
Cen
tres
incl
udes
: •
Fore
cast
Gra
de F
orm
s (F
1)
• In
tern
al A
sses
smen
t Mar
k S
heet
s (M
S1)
•
Add
ition
al M
ater
ials
Lis
t •
Exa
min
atio
n S
tatio
nery
•
Atte
ndan
ce R
egis
ters
(for
Sch
ool-b
ased
As
sess
men
ts o
nly)
•
Bar
-cod
ed L
abel
s (fo
r Sch
ool-b
ased
As
sess
men
ts o
nly)
. A
ll m
ater
ials
are
for t
he J
une
2010
E
xam
inat
ion.
HIG
CS
E, G
CE
and
IGC
SE
Cer
tific
ates
for
the
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r 200
9 E
xam
inat
ions
de
spat
ched
to C
entre
s.
Mid
M
arch
G
CE
and
IGC
SE
Pro
visi
onal
Tim
etab
le fo
r the
Ju
ne 2
011
Exa
min
atio
ns is
ava
ilabl
e on
CIE
D
irect
.
21
Beg
inni
ng o
f Sec
ond
Leve
l Lat
e E
ntry
Fee
s (2
1 M
arch
– 3
Apr
il) (J
une
2010
Ses
sion
).
Late
M
arch
IG
CS
E In
form
atio
n an
d C
omm
unic
atio
n Te
chno
logy
Pra
ctic
al P
aper
s (0
417/
02 a
nd
0417
/03)
des
patc
hed
to C
entre
s fo
r Jun
e 20
10 s
essi
on (v
ia C
IE D
irect
).
18
Mar
ch 2
010
cont
inue
d O
ther
act
iviti
es to
be
thin
king
abo
ut in
Mar
ch
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r 200
9 Ex
amin
atio
n Se
ssio
n
• Y
ou s
houl
d ch
eck
your
Cer
tific
ates
car
eful
ly a
nd in
form
CIE
of a
ny d
iscr
epan
cies
imm
edia
tely
.
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
the
dead
line
for r
ecei
pt o
f rep
lace
men
t Cer
tific
ate
requ
ests
is 3
0 A
pril
2010
.
May
/Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ion
Sess
ion
• R
emin
d Te
ache
rs th
at th
ey w
ill be
requ
ired
to p
rovi
de In
tern
ally
Ass
esse
d M
arks
and
For
ecas
t Gra
des
in A
pril.
• Y
ou s
houl
d ch
eck
the
cont
ents
of t
he A
dmin
istra
tive
Des
patc
h 1
rece
ived
this
mon
th a
nd c
onta
ct C
IE im
med
iate
ly if
any
mat
eria
ls a
re m
issi
ng.
• A
sec
ond
Adm
inis
trativ
e D
espa
tch
will
be s
ent t
o yo
u in
Apr
il. T
his
desp
atch
will
incl
ude
GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E A
ttend
ance
Reg
iste
rs, B
ar-c
oded
Scr
ipt
Pac
ket L
abel
s, (Q
uest
ion
Pap
ers
and
Mul
tiple
Cho
ice
Ans
wer
She
ets
(MS
4s) i
n se
para
te d
ispa
tch)
.
• O
n re
ceip
t of ‘
Che
ckpo
int’
Sta
tem
ent o
f Ent
ries,
Cen
tres
mus
t che
ck th
ese
care
fully
and
info
rm C
IE o
f any
dis
crep
anci
es im
med
iate
ly.
19
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
A
pril
2010
(T
he in
form
atio
n be
low
is a
pplic
able
to a
ll C
IE G
ener
al Q
ualif
icat
ions
unl
ess
spec
ifica
lly s
tate
d ot
herw
ise.
) K
ey =
=
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
IE to
Cen
tres.
= D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
Cen
tres
to C
IE.
Dat
e M
ay/J
une
Sess
ion
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r Ses
sion
C
heck
poin
t Ses
sion
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f Nom
inat
ion
of
Ora
l Exa
min
er fo
rms
for A
/AS
Lev
el
Lang
uage
s ot
her t
han
Eng
lish
Spe
akin
g Te
sts
for J
une
2010
Exa
min
atio
n.
1
Beg
inni
ng o
f Spe
akin
g Te
st E
xam
inat
ion
Per
iod
for A
/AS
Lev
el L
angu
ages
oth
er th
an
Eng
lish
Spe
akin
g Te
sts
for J
une
2010
(1
Apr
il –
1 Ju
ne).
Early
A
pril
Beg
inni
ng o
f Jun
e 20
10 IG
CS
E In
form
atio
n
and
Com
mun
icat
ionT
echn
olog
y (0
417/
02
and
0417
/03)
Pra
ctic
al E
xam
inat
ion
Per
iod.
3
D
espa
tch
of C
heck
poin
t mat
eria
ls:
• Q
uest
ion
Pape
rs
• A
ttend
ance
Reg
iste
rs
• B
ar-c
oded
Lab
els
fo
r May
201
0 Te
st S
essi
on.
4 B
egin
ning
of T
hird
Lev
el L
ate
Ent
ry F
ees
(4 –
17
Apr
il) (J
une
2010
Ses
sion
).
16
Beg
inni
ng o
f Che
ckpo
int M
ay 2
010
Test
P
erio
d (1
6 A
pril
– 7
May
). 17
D
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt a
t CIE
of T
imet
able
D
evia
tion
Form
9 (E
.24)
and
ent
ry
amen
dmen
ts fo
r Jun
e 20
10.
D
espa
tch
of Q
uest
ion
Pape
rs a
nd M
ultip
le
Cho
ice
Ans
wer
She
ets
(MS
4s)
All
mat
eria
ls a
re fo
r Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ion.
20
Apr
il 20
10 c
ontin
ued
D
ate
May
/Jun
e Se
ssio
n O
ctob
er/N
ovem
ber S
essi
on
Che
ckpo
int S
essi
on
27
GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E A
dmin
istra
tive
Des
patc
h 2
to C
entre
s in
clud
es:
• A
ttend
ance
Reg
iste
rs
• B
ar-c
oded
Lab
els
All
mat
eria
ls a
re fo
r Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ion.
Des
patc
h of
GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E S
ubje
ct S
ylla
buse
s an
d S
uppo
rt M
ater
ials
on
CD
-RO
M fo
r 20
12.
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f GC
E a
nd
IGC
SE
For
ecas
t Gra
des,
Inte
rnal
A
sses
smen
t Mar
k S
heet
s (M
S1)
and
W
orki
ng M
ark
She
ets
for J
une
2010
E
xam
inat
ion.
(P
leas
e no
te th
at th
e de
adlin
es
for r
ecei
pt a
t CIE
of M
S1
Mar
k S
heet
s,
Wor
king
Mar
k S
heet
s an
d re
cord
ed s
ampl
es
for I
GC
SE
For
eign
Lan
guag
e an
d Fi
rst
Lang
uage
Spa
nish
and
AS/
A L
evel
La
ngua
ges
othe
r tha
n E
nglis
h S
peak
ing
Test
s ar
e in
May
(IG
CS
E) a
nd J
une
(AS
/A))
.
HIG
CS
E, G
CE
and
IGC
SE
Exa
min
er R
epor
ts
(SR
(I))
on
the
Nov
embe
r 200
9 E
xam
inat
ions
des
patc
hed
to C
entre
s on
S
ylla
buse
s an
d S
uppo
rt M
ater
ials
CD
-RO
M.
Dea
dlin
e fo
r Pra
ctic
al E
xam
inat
ion
in F
ood
and
Nut
ritio
n (6
065/
02) f
or J
une
2010
se
ssio
n.
Dea
dlin
e fo
r req
uest
ing
from
CIE
mis
sing
ce
rtific
ates
for t
he O
ctob
er/N
ovem
ber 2
009
sess
ion.
D
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt a
t CIE
of I
GC
SE
Ret
urn
of A
rtwor
k Fo
rm (J
une
2010
Exa
min
atio
n).
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f pro
ject
wor
k fo
r C
ompu
ter S
tudi
es (0
420
and
7010
) and
C
ompu
ting
(969
1) fr
om C
entre
s (J
une
2010
E
xam
inat
ion)
. E
nd o
f Jun
e 20
10 IG
CS
E O
ral a
nd P
ract
ical
E
xam
inat
ion
Per
iod
(1 M
arch
– 3
0 A
pril)
.
30
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f 970
4 an
d 04
00
Art
& D
esig
n co
urse
wor
k (J
une
2010
E
xam
inat
ion)
.
21
Apr
il 20
10 c
ontin
ued
Oth
er a
ctiv
ities
to b
e th
inki
ng a
bout
in A
pril
May
/Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ion
Sess
ion
• P
leas
e no
te th
at th
e C
IE o
ffice
will
be c
lose
d fro
m 2
to 5
Apr
il 20
10.
• B
egin
gen
eral
pre
para
tion
for u
pcom
ing
May
/Jun
e E
xam
inat
ion
sess
ion.
In
parti
cula
r, m
ake
sure
that
all
Invi
gila
tors
hav
e be
en a
ppoi
nted
and
hav
e re
ceiv
ed a
ny tr
aini
ng th
at is
requ
ired.
Add
ition
ally
, mak
e su
re th
at a
ll ex
amin
atio
n ve
nues
hav
e be
en a
rran
ged
and
that
all
cand
idat
es h
ave
been
in
form
ed o
f the
dat
es, t
imes
and
exa
min
atio
n ve
nues
.
• C
ours
ewor
k sa
mpl
es d
ue to
be
subm
itted
to C
IE fo
r mod
erat
ion
in M
ay s
houl
d be
indi
vidu
ally
labe
lled,
usi
ng th
e la
bels
pro
vide
d in
Sec
tion
D F
orm
6.
• A
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f Apr
il, y
ou a
re re
quire
d to
sub
mit
Nom
inat
ion
of O
ral E
xam
iner
For
ms
for A
S an
d A
Lev
el L
angu
ages
oth
er th
an E
nglis
h S
peak
ing
Test
s.
• Y
ou s
houl
d no
te th
at T
est C
ards
and
Tea
cher
s’ N
otes
Boo
klet
s fo
r Spe
akin
g Te
sts
mus
t be
stor
ed in
a s
ecur
e pl
ace
until
the
end
of th
e S
peak
ing
Test
E
xam
inat
ion
perio
d.
• A
t the
end
of A
pril,
you
will
rece
ive
your
Adm
inis
trativ
e M
ater
ials
and
Que
stio
n P
aper
s. Y
ou s
houl
d en
sure
that
you
hav
e al
l the
Que
stio
n P
aper
s re
quire
d fo
r the
May
/Jun
e 20
10 s
essi
on a
nd th
at th
ey a
re s
tore
d in
a s
ecur
e pl
ace.
If y
ou h
ave
not r
ecei
ved
any
of th
ese
mat
eria
ls b
y 06
May
201
0, y
ou
shou
ld c
onta
ct C
IE im
med
iate
ly.
• Y
ou s
houl
d ch
eck
that
you
hav
e su
ffici
ent e
xam
inat
ion
stat
ione
ry.
You
can
find
det
ails
of t
he s
tatio
nery
item
s re
quire
d fo
r eac
h qu
estio
n pa
per i
n th
e A
dditi
onal
Mat
eria
ls li
st, w
hich
is in
clud
ed in
the
desp
atch
of e
xam
inat
ion
stat
ione
ry.
• Th
e fin
al d
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt o
f ent
ry a
men
dmen
ts is
17
Apr
il 20
10.
CIE
will
not a
ccep
t any
ent
ry a
men
dmen
ts a
fter t
his
date
.
• Th
e de
adlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
of a
pplic
atio
ns fo
r Tim
etab
le D
evia
tions
is 1
7 A
pril
2010
. C
IE m
ay n
ot c
onsi
der a
ny a
pplic
atio
ns a
fter t
his
date
.
Oct
ober
201
0 Ex
amin
atio
n Se
ssio
n
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
the
dead
line
for t
he re
ceip
t of a
pplic
atio
ns fo
r HIG
CS
E A
cces
s A
rran
gem
ents
for p
erm
anen
tly d
isab
led
cand
idat
es re
quiri
ng
mod
ified
que
stio
n pa
pers
is n
ext m
onth
(01
May
201
0).
CIE
may
not
be
able
to p
roce
ss a
ny a
pplic
atio
ns re
ceiv
ed a
fter t
his
date
.
Nov
embe
r 201
0 Ex
amin
atio
n Se
ssio
n
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
the
dead
line
for t
he re
ceip
t of a
pplic
atio
ns fo
r GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E A
cces
s A
rran
gem
ents
for p
erm
anen
tly d
isab
led
cand
idat
es
requ
iring
mod
ified
que
stio
n pa
pers
is n
ext m
onth
(01
May
201
0).
CIE
may
not
be
able
to p
roce
ss a
ny a
pplic
atio
ns re
ceiv
ed a
fter t
his
date
.
Futu
re E
xam
inat
ion
Sess
ions
• If
you
requ
ire a
dditi
onal
cop
ies
of S
ylla
buse
s an
d S
uppo
rt M
ater
ials
, you
sho
uld
retu
rn th
e cu
stom
er o
rder
form
enc
lose
d w
ith th
e S
ylla
buse
s an
d S
uppo
rt M
ater
ials
des
patc
h.
22
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
M
ay 2
010
(The
info
rmat
ion
belo
w is
app
licab
le to
all
CIE
Gen
eral
Qua
lific
atio
ns u
nles
s sp
ecifi
cally
sta
ted
othe
rwis
e.)
Key
=
= D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
CIE
to C
entre
s.
=
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
entre
s to
CIE
.
Dat
e M
ay/J
une
Sess
ion
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r Ses
sion
C
heck
poin
t Ses
sion
May
D
eadl
ine
for t
he re
ceip
t at C
IE o
f Pra
ctic
al
Test
Wor
k fo
r IG
CS
E In
form
atio
n an
d C
omm
unic
atio
n Te
chno
logy
(041
7/02
and
04
17/0
3) (J
une
2010
Exa
min
atio
n)
1
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f App
licat
ions
for
Acc
ess
Arr
ange
men
ts fo
r per
man
ently
di
sabl
ed c
andi
date
s (F
orm
10
AA
(PH
C))
re
quiri
ng m
odifi
ed q
uest
ion
pape
rs fo
r H
IGC
SE E
xam
inat
ions
(Oct
ober
201
0 E
xam
inat
ion)
and
Nov
embe
r 201
0 G
CE
and
IGC
SE
Exa
min
atio
ns.
7 D
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt a
t CIE
of G
CE
and
IG
CS
E s
ampl
es fo
r mod
erat
ion
for J
une
2010
exa
min
atio
n.
E
nd o
f Che
ckpo
int M
ay 2
010
Test
Per
iod
(16
Apr
il –
7 M
ay).
10
Beg
inni
ng o
f Che
ckpo
int p
erio
d fo
r pr
oces
sing
per
form
ance
feed
back
to C
entre
s fo
r May
201
0 Te
st s
essi
on (1
0 M
ay to
11
June
). M
id
May
B
egin
ning
of G
CE
and
IGC
SE
Jun
e 20
10
Exa
min
atio
n P
erio
d.
GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E B
ased
ata
for N
ovem
ber
2010
ses
sion
ava
ilabl
e on
CIE
Dire
ct.
15
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f MS
1 M
ark
She
ets
and
reco
rded
Sam
ples
for I
GC
SE
Fore
ign
Lang
uage
s an
d Fi
rst L
angu
age
Spa
nish
Spe
akin
g Te
sts
for J
une
2010
E
xam
inat
ions
.
16
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f Che
ckpo
int
scrip
ts fr
om M
ay 2
010
Test
ses
sion
.
23
May
201
0 co
ntin
ued
D
ate
May
/Jun
e Se
ssio
n O
ctob
er/N
ovem
ber S
essi
on
Che
ckpo
int S
essi
on
31
Dea
dlin
e fo
r app
rova
l of I
GC
SE
/AS
Sch
ool-
base
d C
ours
es w
ith a
Sep
tem
ber 2
010
teac
hing
sta
rt.
Oth
er a
ctiv
ities
to b
e th
inki
ng a
bout
in M
ay
May
/Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ion
Sess
ion
• A
fter e
ach
exam
inat
ion,
ens
ure
that
you
kee
p al
l use
d qu
estio
n pa
pers
in a
sec
ure
plac
e fo
r 24
hour
s af
ter t
he e
xam
inat
ion
has
finis
hed.
Afte
r thi
s pe
riod,
the
pape
rs m
ay b
e re
turn
ed to
can
dida
tes
and
Teac
hers
at t
he d
iscr
etio
n of
the
Hea
d of
the
Cen
tre.
• P
leas
e en
sure
that
all
exam
inat
ion
scrip
ts a
re d
espa
tche
d to
CIE
pro
mpt
ly a
fter c
heck
ing.
Whe
n de
spat
chin
g ex
amin
atio
n sc
ripts
to C
IE, y
ou s
houl
d ch
eck
the
cont
ents
of t
he s
crip
t pac
ket a
gain
st th
e sc
ript p
acke
t lab
el to
ens
ure
that
the
scrip
ts a
re fo
r the
cor
rect
syl
labu
s an
d co
mpo
nent
. Y
ou s
houl
d al
so e
nsur
e th
at th
e sc
ript p
acke
t con
tain
s a
scrip
t for
eac
h ca
ndid
ate
ticke
d as
pre
sent
on
the
Atte
ndan
ce R
egis
ter a
nd th
at th
e sc
ripts
are
in c
andi
date
nu
mbe
r ord
er.
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
app
licat
ions
for S
peci
al C
onsi
dera
tion
mus
t be
sent
to a
rrive
at C
IE w
ithin
sev
en d
ays
of th
e la
st e
xam
inat
ion
of th
e sy
llabu
s af
fect
ed.
Oct
ober
201
0 Ex
amin
atio
n Se
ssio
n
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
the
clos
ing
date
for f
inal
HIG
CS
E e
ntrie
s is
12
June
201
0. I
deal
ly, y
ou s
houl
d be
aim
ing
to s
ubm
it yo
ur e
ntrie
s to
CIE
wel
l bef
ore
this
dat
e to
allo
w ti
me
to m
ake
any
entry
am
endm
ents
bef
ore
the
entry
dea
dlin
e.
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
the
dead
line
for t
he re
ceip
t of a
pplic
atio
ns fo
r HIG
CS
E A
cces
s A
rran
gem
ents
for p
erm
anen
tly d
isab
led
cand
idat
es is
nex
t mon
th
(12
June
201
0).
CIE
may
not
be
able
to p
roce
ss a
ny a
pplic
atio
ns re
ceiv
ed a
fter t
his
date
.
Futu
re E
xam
inat
ion
Sess
ions
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
the
dead
line
for t
he a
ppro
val o
f IG
CS
E/A
S S
choo
l-bas
ed c
ours
es w
ith te
achi
ng s
tarti
ng in
Sep
tem
ber 2
010
is 3
1 M
ay 2
010.
24
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
Ju
ne 2
010
(The
info
rmat
ion
belo
w is
app
licab
le to
all
CIE
Gen
eral
Qua
lific
atio
ns u
nles
s sp
ecifi
cally
sta
ted
othe
rwis
e.)
Key
=
= D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
CIE
to C
entre
s.
=
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
entre
s to
CIE
.
Dat
e M
ay/J
une
Sess
ion
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r Ses
sion
C
heck
poin
t Ses
sion
Ple
ase
note
that
thro
ugho
ut J
une,
HIG
CS
E
Sta
tem
ents
of E
ntry
and
Can
dida
te E
ntry
Li
sts
for O
ctob
er 2
010
Exa
min
atio
ns w
ill be
de
spat
ched
to C
entre
s fo
r che
ckin
g.
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f Artw
ork
for
6010
/06,
for J
une
2010
Exa
min
atio
n.
1
End
of J
une
2010
Spe
akin
g Te
st
Exa
min
atio
n P
erio
d fo
r A/A
S L
evel
La
ngua
ges
othe
r tha
n E
nglis
h S
peak
ing
Test
s (1
Apr
il –
1 Ju
ne).
7 D
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt a
t CIE
of M
S1
Mar
k S
heet
s, W
orki
ng M
ark
She
ets
and
reco
rded
sa
mpl
es fo
r AS
/A L
evel
Lan
guag
es o
ther
th
an E
nglis
h (J
une
2010
Exa
min
atio
n).
11
End
of C
heck
poin
t Per
iod
for p
roce
ssin
g pe
rform
ance
feed
back
to C
entre
s fo
r May
20
10 T
est S
essi
on (1
0 M
ay to
11
June
). D
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt a
t CIE
of c
ompl
eted
H
IGC
SE
ent
ry fo
rms
for O
ctob
er 2
010
Exa
min
atio
n.
12
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f all
HIG
CSE
A
pplic
atio
ns fo
r Acc
ess
Arr
ange
men
ts fo
r pe
rman
ently
dis
able
d ca
ndid
ates
(For
m 1
0 A
A (P
HC
)) fo
r Oct
ober
201
0 E
xam
inat
ion.
13
B
egin
ning
of F
irst L
evel
Lat
e E
ntry
Fee
s fo
r H
IGC
SE
ent
ries
(13
June
– 1
0 Ju
ly)
(Oct
ober
201
0 Se
ssio
n).
15
D
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt a
t CIE
of 9
704/
01 a
nd
9704
/04
Artw
ork
(Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ion)
.
25
June
201
0 co
ntin
ued
D
ate
May
/Jun
e Se
ssio
n O
ctob
er/N
ovem
ber S
essi
on
Che
ckpo
int S
essi
on
Mid
Ju
ne
End
of G
CE
and
IGC
SE
Jun
e 20
10
Exa
min
atio
n P
erio
d.
IGC
SE
Pro
visi
onal
Tim
etab
le (N
ovem
ber
2011
Exa
min
atio
n) a
vaila
ble
on C
IE D
irect
.
23
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f all
App
licat
ions
fo
r Spe
cial
Con
side
ratio
ns fo
r Jun
e 20
10.
Oth
er a
ctiv
ities
to b
e th
inki
ng a
bout
in J
une
May
/Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ion
Sess
ion
• A
fter e
ach
exam
inat
ion,
ens
ure
that
you
kee
p al
l use
d qu
estio
n pa
pers
in a
sec
ure
plac
e fo
r 24
hour
s af
ter t
he e
xam
inat
ion
has
finis
hed.
Afte
r thi
s pe
riod,
the
pape
rs m
ay b
e gi
ven
to c
andi
date
s an
d Te
ache
rs a
t the
dis
cret
ion
of th
e H
ead
of th
e C
entre
.
• P
leas
e en
sure
that
all
exam
inat
ion
scrip
ts a
re d
espa
tche
d to
CIE
pro
mpt
ly a
fter c
heck
ing.
Whe
n de
spat
chin
g ex
amin
atio
n sc
ripts
to C
IE, y
ou s
houl
d ch
eck
the
cont
ents
of t
he s
crip
t pac
ket a
gain
st th
e sc
ript p
acke
t lab
el to
ens
ure
that
the
scrip
ts a
re fo
r the
cor
rect
syl
labu
s an
d co
mpo
nent
. Y
ou s
houl
d al
so e
nsur
e th
at th
e sc
ript p
acke
t con
tain
s a
scrip
t for
eac
h ca
ndid
ate
ticke
d as
pre
sent
on
the
Atte
ndan
ce R
egis
ter a
nd th
at th
e sc
ripts
are
in c
andi
date
nu
mbe
r ord
er.
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
app
licat
ions
for S
peci
al C
onsi
dera
tion
mus
t be
sent
to a
rrive
at C
IE w
ithin
sev
en d
ays
of th
e la
st e
xam
inat
ion
of th
e sy
llabu
s af
fect
ed.
Oct
ober
201
0 Ex
amin
atio
n Se
ssio
n
• Th
e de
adlin
e fo
r fin
al H
IGC
SE
ent
ries
is 1
2 Ju
ne 2
010.
If y
ou u
se C
AM
EO
to p
rodu
ce y
our e
ntry
file
s, y
ou s
houl
d va
lidat
e yo
ur e
ntry
dat
a be
fore
sen
ding
it
to C
IE b
y pr
oduc
ing
Sta
tem
ents
of E
ntry
from
CA
MEO
and
ask
ing
cand
idat
es to
ver
ify th
eir d
etai
ls.
Nov
embe
r 201
0 Ex
amin
atio
n Se
ssio
n
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
the
dead
line
for r
ecei
pt o
f app
licat
ions
for G
CE
/IGC
SE
Acc
ess
Arr
ange
men
ts fo
r per
man
ently
dis
able
d ca
ndid
ates
is 0
1 Ju
ly 2
010.
C
IE m
ay n
ot b
e ab
le to
pro
cess
any
app
licat
ions
rece
ived
afte
r thi
s da
te.
26
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
Ju
ly 2
010
(The
info
rmat
ion
belo
w is
app
licab
le to
all
CIE
Gen
eral
Qua
lific
atio
ns u
nles
s sp
ecifi
cally
sta
ted
othe
rwis
e.)
Key
=
= D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
CIE
to C
entre
s.
=
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
entre
s to
CIE
.
Dat
e M
ay/J
une
Sess
ion
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r Ses
sion
C
heck
poin
t Ses
sion
11
B
egin
ning
of S
econ
d Le
vel L
ate
Ent
ry F
ees
for H
IGC
SE
ent
ries
(11
– 24
Jul
y) (O
ctob
er
2010
Ses
sion
).
15
E
arly
Que
stio
n P
aper
s an
d In
stru
ctio
ns a
nd
Ora
l mat
eria
ls fo
r Nov
embe
r 201
0 E
xam
inat
ions
des
patc
hed
to C
entre
s ba
sed
on E
stim
ated
Ent
ries.
25
B
egin
ning
of T
hird
Lev
el L
ate
Ent
ry F
ees
for
HIG
CS
E e
ntrie
s (2
5 –
31 J
uly)
(Oct
ober
20
10 S
essi
on).
31
D
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt a
t CIE
of a
ny
amen
dmen
ts to
HIG
CS
E e
ntrie
s (O
ctob
er
2010
Exa
min
atio
n).
Oth
er a
ctiv
ities
to b
e th
inki
ng a
bout
in J
uly
May
/Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ion
Sess
ion
• C
IE m
ay c
onta
ct y
our C
entre
with
urg
ent e
nqui
ries
rega
rdin
g ca
ndid
ate
atte
ndan
ce o
r scr
ipt d
iscr
epan
cies
whi
ch if
unr
esol
ved
may
lead
to “N
o R
esul
t” be
ing
issu
ed. P
leas
e en
sure
that
you
r con
tact
det
ails
are
up
to d
ate
and
that
you
che
ck y
our p
ost,
emai
l and
tele
phon
es re
gula
rly a
nd re
spon
d to
thes
e en
quiri
es a
s so
on a
s po
ssib
le.
Nov
embe
r 201
0 Ex
amin
atio
n Se
ssio
n
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
the
clos
ing
date
for e
ntrie
s is
16
Aug
ust 2
010
for f
irst t
ime
entry
can
dida
tes
and
21 S
epte
mbe
r 201
0 fo
r ret
ake
entry
can
dida
tes.
Id
eally
, you
sho
uld
be a
imin
g to
sub
mit
your
ent
ries
to C
IE w
ell b
efor
e th
is d
ate
to a
llow
tim
e to
mak
e an
y en
try a
men
dmen
ts b
efor
e th
e fin
al e
ntry
de
adlin
e of
30
Sep
tem
ber.
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
the
dead
line
for r
ecei
pt o
f app
licat
ions
for G
CE
/IGC
SE
Acc
ess
Arr
ange
men
ts fo
r per
man
ently
dis
able
d ca
ndid
ates
is 1
6 A
ugus
t 20
10.
CIE
may
not
be
able
to p
roce
ss a
ny a
pplic
atio
ns re
ceiv
ed a
fter t
his
date
.
27
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
A
ugus
t 201
0 (T
he in
form
atio
n be
low
is a
pplic
able
to a
ll C
IE G
ener
al Q
ualif
icat
ions
unl
ess
spec
ifica
lly s
tate
d ot
herw
ise.
) K
ey =
=
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
IE to
Cen
tres.
= D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
Cen
tres
to C
IE.
D
ate
May
/Jun
e Se
ssio
n O
ctob
er/N
ovem
ber S
essi
on
Che
ckpo
int S
essi
on
Early
A
ug
Pro
visi
onal
May
/Jun
e 20
10 s
essi
on
exam
inat
ion
resu
lts a
vaila
ble
onlin
e.
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
of c
omm
ents
from
C
entre
s on
IGC
SE
Pro
visi
onal
Tim
etab
le
(Nov
embe
r 201
1 E
xam
inat
ion)
.
1
Sta
rt of
Ent
ry R
ecei
pt p
erio
d fo
r Nov
embe
r 20
10 E
xam
inat
ions
.
HIG
CS
E E
arly
Que
stio
n Pa
pers
and
In
stru
ctio
ns d
espa
tche
d to
Cen
tres
for
Oct
ober
201
0 se
ssio
n.
3
GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E E
arly
Pra
ctic
als
Que
stio
n P
aper
s an
d In
stru
ctio
ns a
nd O
ral m
ater
ials
fo
r Nov
embe
r 201
0 E
xam
inat
ions
de
spat
ched
to C
entre
s ba
sed
on E
stim
ated
E
ntrie
s.
14
H
IGC
SE
(Oct
ober
201
0) A
dmin
istra
tive
Des
patc
h to
Cen
tres
incl
udes
: •
Inte
rnal
Ass
essm
ent M
ark
She
ets
(MS
1)
• Fo
reca
st G
rade
For
ms
(F1)
•
Add
ition
al M
ater
ials
Boo
klet
s •
Atte
ndan
ce R
egis
ters
•
Bar
-cod
ed L
abel
s •
Exa
min
atio
n S
tatio
nery
.
28
Aug
ust 2
010
cont
inue
d
Dat
e M
ay/J
une
Sess
ion
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r Ses
sion
C
heck
poin
t Ses
sion
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
of c
ompl
eted
Ent
ries
(firs
t tim
e en
try c
andi
date
s on
ly) f
or G
CE
and
IGC
SE
for N
ovem
ber 2
010.
Ent
ries
and
amen
dmen
ts re
ceiv
ed a
fter t
his
date
will
be
subj
ect t
o a
late
ent
ry fe
e.
Que
stio
n Pa
pers
des
patc
hed
to C
entre
s fo
r H
IGC
SE
Oct
ober
201
0 se
ssio
n.
16
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f App
licat
ions
for
Acc
ess
Arr
ange
men
ts fo
r per
man
ently
di
sabl
ed c
andi
date
s (F
orm
10
AA
(PH
C))
for
Nov
embe
r 201
0 G
CE
and
IGC
SE
Exa
min
atio
ns.
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
of F
inal
Ent
ries
for
Che
ckpo
int O
ctob
er 2
010
Test
Per
iod.
17
B
egin
ning
of F
irst L
evel
Lat
e E
ntry
Fee
s fo
r fir
st ti
me
entri
es (1
7 A
ugus
t – 6
Sep
tem
ber)
(N
ovem
ber 2
010
sess
ion)
Mid
A
ug
Pro
visi
onal
har
dcop
y G
CE
and
IGC
SE
S
tate
men
ts o
f Res
ults
for J
une
2010
E
xam
inat
ions
to b
e w
ith C
entre
s.
GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E E
stim
ated
Ent
ry F
orm
s (P
E.1
) for
201
1 ex
amin
atio
ns d
espa
tche
d to
C
entre
s.
E.3
Ent
ry In
stru
ctio
n B
ookl
ets
for G
CE
, IG
CS
E a
nd C
heck
poin
t for
all
2011
ses
sion
s de
spat
ched
to C
entre
s.
Fina
l Tim
etab
le fo
r Jun
e 20
11 G
CE
and
IG
CS
E E
xam
inat
ions
des
patc
hed
to C
entre
s.
Des
patc
h to
Cen
tres
a le
tter w
ith a
cces
s co
des
for I
GC
SE
Info
rmat
ion
and
Com
mun
icat
ion
Tech
nolo
gy P
ract
ical
Pap
ers
(041
7/02
and
041
7/03
) for
Nov
embe
r 201
0 se
ssio
n.
Che
ckpo
int E
stim
ated
Ent
ry F
orm
s fo
r May
an
d O
ctob
er 2
011
test
s de
spat
ched
to
Cen
tres.
31
Adm
in G
uide
and
CIE
Han
dboo
k fo
r Cen
tres
for 2
010/
2011
des
patc
hed
to C
entre
s.
29
Aug
ust 2
010
cont
inue
d O
ther
act
iviti
es to
be
thin
king
abo
ut in
Aug
ust
May
/Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ion
Sess
ion
• Y
ou s
houl
d en
sure
that
all
cand
idat
e na
mes
are
cor
rect
on
resu
lts d
ocum
enta
tion
in p
repa
ratio
n fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Cer
tific
ates
nex
t mon
th.
Any
re
ques
ts to
am
end
cand
idat
e na
mes
rece
ived
afte
r 15
Sep
tem
ber 2
010
are
subj
ect t
o an
add
ition
al a
dmin
istra
tive
fee.
• If
you
have
not
rece
ived
you
r har
dcop
y re
sults
by
mid
Aug
ust 2
010
for G
CE
O L
evel
, GC
E A
S &
A L
evel
, AIC
E D
iplo
ma,
IGC
SE
and
ICE
, you
sho
uld
cont
act y
our l
ocal
Cou
rier o
ffice
imm
edia
tely
.
• Th
e re
sults
ava
ilabl
e to
Cen
tres
via
the
secu
re w
ebsi
te in
ear
ly A
ugus
t 201
0 m
ay b
e is
sued
to c
andi
date
s im
med
iate
ly.
Nov
embe
r 201
0 Ex
amin
atio
n Se
ssio
n
• Th
e de
adlin
e fo
r fin
al e
ntrie
s is
16
Aug
ust 2
010
for f
irst t
ime
entry
and
21
Sep
tem
ber 2
010
for r
etak
e en
tries
. If
you
use
CA
ME
O to
pro
duce
you
r ent
ry
files
, you
sho
uld
valid
ate
your
ent
ry d
ata
befo
re s
endi
ng it
to C
IE b
y pr
oduc
ing
Stat
emen
ts o
f Ent
ry fr
om C
AM
EO
and
ask
ing
cand
idat
es to
ver
ify th
eir
deta
ils.
30
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
Se
ptem
ber 2
010
(The
info
rmat
ion
belo
w is
app
licab
le to
all
CIE
Gen
eral
Qua
lific
atio
ns u
nles
s sp
ecifi
cally
sta
ted
othe
rwis
e.)
Key
=
= D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
CIE
to C
entre
s.
=
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
entre
s to
CIE
.
Dat
e M
ay/J
une
Sess
ion
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r Ses
sion
C
heck
poin
t Ses
sion
Early
Se
ptem
ber
P
leas
e no
te th
at G
CE
and
IGC
SE
S
tate
men
ts o
f Ent
ry a
nd C
andi
date
Ent
ry
List
s fo
r Nov
embe
r 201
0 E
xam
inat
ions
will
be d
espa
tche
d to
Cen
tres
thro
ugho
ut
Sep
tem
ber f
or c
heck
ing.
Des
patc
h of
Che
ckpo
int m
ater
ials
: •
Sta
tem
ent o
f Ent
ries
• C
andi
date
Ent
ry L
ists
fo
r Oct
ober
201
0 Te
st S
essi
on.
1 D
eadl
ine
for s
ubm
issi
on fr
om C
entre
s of
dra
ft Q
uest
ion
Pap
ers
and
Mar
k S
chem
es fo
r IG
CS
E/A
S S
choo
l-bas
ed A
sses
smen
ts fo
r Ju
ne 2
011
sess
ion.
Beg
inni
ng o
f Oct
ober
201
0 H
IGC
SE
Ora
l an
d P
ract
ical
Exa
min
atio
n pe
riod
(1
– 3
0 S
epte
mbe
r).
7
Beg
inni
ng o
f Thi
rd L
evel
Lat
e E
ntry
Fee
s fo
r fir
st ti
me
entri
es (7
Sep
tem
ber –
30
Sep
tem
ber)
(Nov
embe
r 201
0 S
essi
on).
9
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
of a
pplic
atio
ns fo
r Ti
met
able
Dev
iatio
ns fo
r Oct
ober
201
0 E
xam
inat
ion.
15
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
of a
ny C
andi
date
Nam
e C
hang
es a
t CIE
(Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ion)
. B
egin
ning
of N
ovem
ber 2
010
IGC
SE
Ora
l an
d P
ract
ical
exa
min
atio
n pe
riod,
and
IG
CS
E A
rt an
d D
esig
n 04
00/0
1, 0
2, 0
3 ex
amin
atio
n pe
riod
(15
Sep
tem
ber –
31
Oct
ober
).
19
Bas
edat
a fo
r Jun
e 20
11 G
ener
al
Qua
lific
atio
ns a
vaila
ble
to d
ownl
oad
from
CIE
D
irect
.
B
ased
ata
for C
heck
poin
t 201
1 se
ssio
ns
avai
labl
e to
dow
nloa
d fro
m C
IE D
irect
.
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
of c
ompl
eted
Ent
ries
(re-
take
can
dida
tes
only
) for
GC
E a
nd
IGC
SE
for N
ovem
ber 2
010.
Ent
ries
and
amen
dmen
ts re
ceiv
ed a
fter t
his
date
will
be
subj
ect t
o a
late
ent
ry fe
e.
21
IGC
SE
Info
rmat
ion
and
Com
mun
icat
ion
Tech
nolo
gy P
ract
ical
Pap
ers
(041
7/2
and
0417
/3) d
espa
tche
d to
Cen
tres
for
Nov
embe
r 201
0 se
ssio
n (v
ia C
IE D
irect
).
31
Sept
embe
r 201
0 co
ntin
ued
D
ate
May
/Jun
e Se
ssio
n O
ctob
er/N
ovem
ber S
essi
on
Che
ckpo
int S
essi
on
Beg
inni
ng o
f Thi
rd L
evel
Lat
e E
ntry
Fee
s fo
r re
take
ent
ries
(22
Sep
tem
ber –
30
Sep
tem
ber)
(Nov
embe
r 201
0 S
essi
on).
22
GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E A
dmin
istra
tive
Des
patc
h 1:
•
Fore
cast
Gra
de F
orm
s (F
1)
• In
tern
al A
sses
smen
t Mar
k S
heet
s (M
S1)
•
Add
ition
al M
ater
ials
Lis
t •
Exa
min
atio
n S
tatio
nery
•
Atte
ndan
ce R
egis
ters
23
G
CE
and
IGC
E Q
uest
ion
Pape
rs a
nd
Mul
tiple
Cho
ice
Ans
wer
She
ets
(MS
4s)
desp
atch
ed
26
Des
patc
h of
Che
ckpo
int m
ater
ials
: •
Que
stio
n Pa
pers
•
Atte
ndan
ce R
egis
ters
•
Bar
-cod
ed L
abel
s
for O
ctob
er 2
010
Test
Ses
sion
. E
nd o
f Oct
ober
201
0 H
IGC
SE
Ora
l and
P
ract
ical
Exa
min
atio
n pe
riod
(1
– 3
0 S
epte
mbe
r).
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f pro
ject
wor
k fo
r Com
pute
r Stu
dies
(701
0/02
) (N
ovem
ber
2010
Exa
min
atio
n) fr
om M
aldi
ves
ON
LY.
Dea
dlin
e fo
r app
rova
l of I
GC
SE
/AS
Sch
ool-
base
d C
ours
es w
ith a
Jan
uary
201
1 te
achi
ng s
tart.
30
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f Enq
uirie
s ab
out
Res
ults
for J
une
2010
Exa
min
atio
ns. A
ll en
quiri
es m
ust b
e m
ade
on F
orm
E, c
opie
s of
w
hich
are
sup
plie
d w
ith S
tate
men
ts o
f R
esul
ts.
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f ent
ry
amen
dmen
ts a
nd T
imet
able
Dev
iatio
n fo
rms
(E.2
4) fo
r the
Nov
embe
r 201
0 E
xam
inat
ions
.
32
Sept
embe
r 201
0 co
ntin
ued
Oth
er a
ctiv
ities
to b
e th
inki
ng a
bout
in S
epte
mbe
r M
ay/J
une
2010
Exa
min
atio
n Se
ssio
n
• Y
ou s
houl
d en
sure
that
all
cand
idat
e na
mes
are
cor
rect
on
resu
lts d
ocum
enta
tion
in p
repa
ratio
n fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Cer
tific
ates
nex
t mon
th.
Any
re
ques
ts to
am
end
cand
idat
e na
mes
rece
ived
afte
r 15
Sep
tem
ber 2
010
are
subj
ect t
o an
add
ition
al a
dmin
istra
tive
fee.
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r 201
0 Ex
amin
atio
n Se
ssio
n
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
any
reta
ke G
CE
/IGC
SE
ent
ries
for t
he N
ovem
ber 2
010
Exam
inat
ion
rece
ived
afte
r 21
Sep
tem
ber w
ill b
e su
bjec
t to
a La
te E
ntry
Fe
e.
• Th
e fin
al d
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt o
f ent
ry a
men
dmen
ts fo
r Nov
embe
r 201
0 is
30
Sep
tem
ber 2
010.
CIE
will
not a
ccep
t any
ent
ry a
men
dmen
ts a
fter t
his
date
.
• Th
e de
adlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
for T
imet
able
Dev
iatio
ns fo
r Nov
embe
r 201
0 is
30
Sep
tem
ber 2
010.
CIE
may
not
con
side
r any
app
licat
ions
afte
r thi
s da
te.
• B
egin
gen
eral
pre
para
tion
for u
pcom
ing
Nov
embe
r 201
0 E
xam
inat
ion
sess
ion.
In
parti
cula
r, m
ake
sure
that
all
Invi
gila
tors
hav
e be
en a
ppoi
nted
and
ha
ve re
ceiv
ed a
ny tr
aini
ng th
at is
requ
ired.
Add
ition
ally
, mak
e su
re th
at a
ll ex
amin
atio
n ve
nues
hav
e be
en a
rran
ged
and
that
all
cand
idat
es h
ave
been
in
form
ed o
f the
dat
es, t
imes
and
exa
min
atio
n ve
nues
.
• R
emin
d Te
ache
rs th
at th
ey w
ill be
requ
ired
to p
rovi
de In
tern
ally
Ass
esse
d M
arks
and
For
ecas
t Gra
des
in O
ctob
er.
• C
ours
ewor
k sa
mpl
es th
at a
re d
ue to
be
subm
itted
to C
IE fo
r mod
erat
ion
in O
ctob
er s
houl
d be
indi
vidu
ally
labe
lled
usin
g th
e la
bels
pro
vide
d in
Sec
tion
D
Form
6.
• A
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f Oct
ober
, you
are
requ
ired
to s
ubm
it N
omin
atio
n of
Ora
l Exa
min
er F
orm
s fo
r Spe
akin
g Te
sts
in A
S a
nd A
Lev
el L
angu
ages
oth
er th
an
Eng
lish.
Exam
inat
ion
Sess
ions
in 2
011
• P
leas
e le
t CIE
kno
w in
writ
ing
if yo
ur C
entre
is p
lann
ing
to e
nter
any
new
qua
lific
atio
ns in
the
com
ing
acad
emic
yea
r. T
his
will
ensu
re th
at a
ll de
spat
ches
se
nt to
you
con
tain
rele
vant
info
rmat
ion.
• Y
ou w
ill b
e re
quire
d to
nom
inat
e yo
ur T
each
ers
who
hav
e be
en a
ccre
dite
d as
Cou
rsew
ork
Ass
esso
rs w
hen
you
subm
it yo
ur e
stim
ated
ent
ries
in
Oct
ober
. Y
ou s
houl
d ch
eck
that
you
hav
e an
acc
redi
ted
Cou
rsew
ork
Ass
esso
r for
eve
ry IG
CS
E a
nd H
IGC
SE
cou
rsew
ork
com
pone
nt th
at y
ou a
re
plan
ning
to e
nter
can
dida
tes
for.
If y
ou n
eed
addi
tiona
l Cou
rsew
ork
Ass
esso
rs, T
each
ers
shou
ld a
pply
to C
IE fo
llow
ing
the
guid
elin
es th
at y
ou c
an fi
nd
in S
ectio
n B
Cha
pter
13.
• If
your
Cen
tre is
requ
ired
to p
ay th
e A
nnua
l Cen
tre R
egis
tratio
n Fe
e, y
ou w
ill be
invo
iced
nex
t mon
th.
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
the
dead
line
for t
he a
ppro
val o
f IG
CS
E/A
S S
choo
l-bas
ed c
ours
es w
ith te
achi
ng s
tarti
ng in
Jan
uary
201
1 is
30
Sep
tem
ber 2
010.
33
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
O
ctob
er 2
010
(The
info
rmat
ion
belo
w is
app
licab
le to
all
CIE
Gen
eral
Qua
lific
atio
ns u
nles
s sp
ecifi
cally
sta
ted
othe
rwis
e.)
Key
=
= D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
CIE
to C
entre
s.
=
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
entre
s to
CIE
.
Dat
e M
ay/J
une
Sess
ion
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r Ses
sion
C
heck
poin
t Ses
sion
Oct
ober
B
egin
ning
of N
ovem
ber 2
010
IGC
SE
In
form
atio
n an
d C
omm
unic
atio
n Te
chno
logy
(0
417/
02 a
nd 0
417/
03) P
ract
ical
Exa
min
atio
n P
erio
d.
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f Nom
inat
ion
of
Ora
l Exa
min
er F
orm
s fo
r A/A
S L
angu
ages
ot
her t
han
Eng
lish
Spe
akin
g Te
sts
for
Nov
embe
r 201
0 E
xam
inat
ions
.
1
GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E A
dmin
istra
tive
Des
patc
h 2:
B
ar-c
oded
Lab
els
4
Beg
inni
ng o
f Oct
ober
201
0 H
IGC
SE
E
xam
inat
ion
Per
iod
(4 –
22
Oct
ober
).
15
Beg
inni
ng o
f Che
ckpo
int O
ctob
er 2
010
Test
P
erio
d (1
5 O
ctob
er –
5 N
ovem
ber)
.
Mid
O
ctob
er
G
CE
and
IGC
SE
– B
egin
ning
of P
erio
d of
N
ovem
ber 2
010
Exa
min
atio
ns
(12
Oct
ober
– 2
0 N
ovem
ber)
.
34
Oct
ober
201
0 co
ntin
ued
D
ate
May
/Jun
e Se
ssio
n O
ctob
er/N
ovem
ber S
essi
on
Che
ckpo
int S
essi
on
GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E C
ertif
icat
es fo
r the
Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ions
des
patc
hed
to C
entre
s.
Beg
inni
ng o
f Exa
min
atio
n P
erio
d fo
r O L
evel
an
d A
/AS
Lev
el L
angu
ages
spe
akin
g te
sts,
ot
her t
han
Eng
lish
Spe
akin
g Te
sts
for
Nov
embe
r 200
10
(15
Oct
ober
– 1
5 N
ovem
ber)
.
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
of c
ompl
eted
Est
imat
ed
Ent
ry fo
rms
for C
heck
poin
t 201
0 (a
ll se
ssio
ns).
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
of c
ompl
eted
Est
imat
ed
Ent
ry fo
rms
for G
CE
and
IGC
SE
Nov
embe
r 20
11 E
xam
inat
ions
(use
d to
des
patc
h ea
rly
Que
stio
n Pa
pers
).
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f com
plet
ed
HIG
CSE
Inte
rnal
Ass
essm
ent M
ark
She
ets
(MS
1) a
nd F
orec
ast G
rade
For
ms
(F1)
for
the
2010
Exa
min
atio
n.
15
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
of c
ompl
eted
Est
imat
ed
Ent
ry fo
rms
for G
CE
and
IGC
SE
Jun
e 20
11
Exa
min
atio
ns (u
sed
to d
espa
tch
early
Q
uest
ion
Pape
rs).
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f 939
6/02
co
urse
wor
k an
d M
S1s
for N
ovem
ber 2
010
Exa
min
atio
n.
21
D
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt a
t CIE
of H
IGC
SE
S
choo
l-bas
ed A
sses
smen
t Sam
ples
for t
he
Oct
ober
201
0 E
xam
inat
ion.
22
E
nd o
f Oct
ober
201
0 H
IGC
SE
Exa
min
atio
n P
erio
d (4
– 2
2 O
ctob
er).
35
Oct
ober
201
0 co
ntin
ued
D
ate
May
/Jun
e Se
ssio
n O
ctob
er/N
ovem
ber S
essi
on
Che
ckpo
int S
essi
on
Syl
labu
s an
d S
uppo
rt M
ater
ials
CD
-RO
M,
incl
udin
g G
CE
and
IGC
SE
Sub
ject
Rep
orts
(S
R(I)
) on
the
June
201
0 E
xam
inat
ions
, de
spat
ched
to C
entre
s.
End
of N
ovem
ber 2
010
IGC
SE
Ora
l and
P
ract
ical
exa
min
atio
n pe
riod,
and
IGC
SE A
rt an
d D
esig
n 04
00/0
1, 0
2, 0
3 ex
amin
atio
n pe
riod
(15
Sep
tem
ber –
31
Oct
ober
). G
CE
and
IGC
SE
dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE
of c
ompl
eted
For
ecas
t Gra
de F
orm
s (F
1),
Inte
rnal
Ass
essm
ent M
ark
She
ets
(MS
1) a
nd
Wor
king
Mar
k S
heet
s (N
ovem
ber 2
010
Exa
min
atio
n).
(Ple
ase
note
that
the
IGC
SE
dea
dlin
e fo
r the
re
ceip
t at C
IE o
f Int
erna
l Ass
essm
ent M
ark
She
ets
(MS
1), W
orki
ng M
ark
She
ets
and
reco
rded
sam
ples
for S
peak
ing
Test
s fo
r Fo
reig
n La
ngua
ge s
ylla
buse
s an
d Fi
rst
Lang
uage
Spa
nish
for N
ovem
ber 2
010
is 1
5 N
ovem
ber.
The
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
of I
nter
nal
Ass
essm
ent M
ark
She
ets
(MS
1), W
orki
ng
Mar
k S
heet
s an
d re
cord
ed s
ampl
es fo
r GC
E
AS
/A L
evel
lang
uage
s ot
her t
han
Eng
lish
Spe
akin
g Te
sts
(Nov
embe
r 201
0 E
xam
inat
ions
) is
the
22 N
ovem
ber)
. D
eadl
ine
for P
ract
ical
Exa
min
atio
n in
Foo
d an
d N
utrit
ion
(606
5/02
) and
rece
ipt o
f sam
ple
scrip
ts a
nd m
arks
, for
Nov
embe
r 201
0 se
ssio
n.
HIG
CS
E a
nd IG
CS
E d
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt a
t C
IE o
f Ret
urn
of A
rtwor
k fo
rm
(Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r 201
0 E
xam
inat
ions
). D
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt a
t CIE
of 9
704/
02 a
nd
9704
/03
cour
sew
ork
(Nov
embe
r 201
0 E
xam
inat
ions
).
31
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f pro
ject
wor
k fo
r C
ompu
ter S
tudi
es (0
420/
02 a
nd 7
010/
02
(701
0/02
for R
OW
)) a
nd C
ompu
ting
(969
1/02
an
d 96
91/0
4) (N
ovem
ber 2
010
Exa
min
atio
n).
36
Oct
ober
201
0 co
ntin
ued
Oth
er a
ctiv
ities
to b
e th
inki
ng a
bout
in O
ctob
er
May
/Jun
e 20
10 E
xam
inat
ion
Sess
ion
• Y
ou s
houl
d ch
eck
your
Cer
tific
ates
car
eful
ly a
nd in
form
CIE
of a
ny d
iscr
epan
cies
imm
edia
tely
.
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
the
dead
line
for r
ecei
pt o
f rep
lace
men
t Cer
tific
ate
requ
ests
is n
ext m
onth
(30
Nov
embe
r 201
0).
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r 201
0 Ex
amin
atio
n Se
ssio
n
• A
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f Oct
ober
, you
will
rece
ive
your
Adm
inis
trativ
e M
ater
ials
and
Que
stio
n P
aper
s. I
f you
hav
e no
t rec
eive
d th
ese
mat
eria
ls b
y 15
Oct
ober
yo
u sh
ould
con
tact
CIE
imm
edia
tely
.
• Y
ou s
houl
d en
sure
that
you
hav
e al
l the
Que
stio
n P
aper
s re
quire
d fo
r the
Nov
embe
r 201
0 se
ssio
n an
d th
at th
ey a
re s
tore
d in
a s
ecur
e pl
ace.
You
sh
ould
con
tact
CIE
imm
edia
tely
if a
nyth
ing
is m
issi
ng.
• Y
ou s
houl
d ch
eck
that
you
hav
e su
ffici
ent e
xam
inat
ion
stat
ione
ry.
You
can
find
det
ails
of t
he s
tatio
nery
item
s re
quire
d fo
r eac
h qu
estio
n pa
per i
n th
e A
dditi
onal
Mat
eria
ls li
st, w
hich
is in
clud
ed in
the
desp
atch
of e
xam
inat
ion
stat
ione
ry.
• A
fter e
ach
exam
inat
ion,
ens
ure
that
you
kee
p al
l use
d qu
estio
n pa
pers
in a
sec
ure
plac
e fo
r 24
hour
s af
ter t
he e
xam
inat
ion
has
finis
hed.
Afte
r thi
s pe
riod,
the
pape
rs m
ay b
e gi
ven
to c
andi
date
s an
d Te
ache
rs a
t the
dis
cret
ion
of th
e H
ead
of th
e C
entre
.
• Y
ou s
houl
d no
te th
at T
est C
ards
and
Tea
cher
s’ N
otes
Boo
klet
s fo
r Spe
akin
g Te
sts
mus
t be
stor
ed in
a s
ecur
e pl
ace
until
the
end
of th
e S
peak
ing
Test
E
xam
inat
ion
perio
d.
• P
leas
e en
sure
that
all
exam
inat
ion
scrip
ts a
re d
espa
tche
d to
CIE
pro
mpt
ly a
fter c
heck
ing.
Whe
n de
spat
chin
g ex
amin
atio
n sc
ripts
to C
IE, y
ou s
houl
d ch
eck
the
cont
ents
of t
he s
crip
t pac
ket a
gain
st th
e sc
ript p
acke
t lab
el to
ens
ure
that
the
scrip
ts a
re fo
r the
cor
rect
syl
labu
s an
d co
mpo
nent
. Y
ou s
houl
d al
so e
nsur
e th
at th
e sc
ript p
acke
t con
tain
s a
scrip
t for
eac
h ca
ndid
ate
ticke
d as
pre
sent
on
the
Atte
ndan
ce R
egis
ter a
nd th
at th
e sc
ripts
are
in c
andi
date
nu
mbe
r ord
er.
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
app
licat
ions
for S
peci
al C
onsi
dera
tion
mus
t be
sent
to a
rrive
at C
IE w
ithin
sev
en d
ays
of th
e la
st e
xam
inat
ion
of th
e sy
llabu
s af
fect
ed.
• O
n re
ceip
t of ‘
Che
ckpo
int’
Sta
tem
ent o
f Ent
ries,
Cen
tres
mus
t che
ck th
ese
care
fully
and
info
rm C
IE o
n an
y di
scre
panc
ies
imm
edia
tely
.
Exam
inat
ion
Sess
ions
in 2
011
• If
your
Cen
tre is
requ
ired
to p
ay th
e A
nnua
l Cen
tre R
egis
tratio
n Fe
e, y
ou w
ill re
ceiv
e an
invo
ice
this
mon
th.
Ple
ase
ensu
re th
at p
aym
ent i
s m
ade
by th
e en
d of
Oct
ober
.
37
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
N
ovem
ber 2
010
(The
info
rmat
ion
belo
w is
app
licab
le to
all
CIE
Gen
eral
Qua
lific
atio
ns u
nles
s sp
ecifi
cally
sta
ted
othe
rwis
e.)
Key
=
= D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
CIE
to C
entre
s.
=
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
entre
s to
CIE
.
Dat
e M
ay/J
une
Sess
ion
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r Ses
sion
C
heck
poin
t Ses
sion
1
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f Artw
ork
(601
0/06
) for
Nov
embe
r 201
0 E
xam
inat
ions
, w
ith W
orki
ng M
ark
She
ets
and
sam
ples
for
mod
erat
ion.
5
E
nd o
f Che
ckpo
int O
ctob
er 2
010
Test
per
iod
(15
Oct
ober
– 5
Nov
embe
r).
7
GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E d
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt a
t CIE
of
sam
ples
for m
oder
atio
n fo
r Nov
embe
r 20
10 E
xam
inat
ion.
8
B
egin
ning
of C
heck
poin
t Per
iod
for
proc
essi
ng p
erfo
rman
ce fe
edba
ck to
Cen
tres
for O
ctob
er 2
010
Test
ses
sion
(8 N
ovem
ber
to 3
Dec
embe
r).
HIG
CS
E d
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt o
f scr
ipts
from
O
ctob
er 2
010
Exa
min
atio
n.
9
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f all
App
licat
ions
fo
r Spe
cial
Con
side
ratio
n fro
m O
ctob
er 2
010
Exa
min
atio
n.
12
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f Che
ckpo
int
scrip
ts fr
om O
ctob
er 2
010
Test
ses
sion
. M
id
Nov
embe
r
GC
E a
nd IG
CS
E –
End
of P
erio
d of
N
ovem
ber 2
010
Exa
min
atio
ns.
38
Nov
embe
r 201
0 co
ntin
ued
D
ate
May
/Jun
e Se
ssio
n O
ctob
er/N
ovem
ber S
essi
on
Che
ckpo
int S
essi
on
IGC
SE
dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f Int
erna
l A
sses
smen
t Mar
k S
heet
s (M
S1)
, Wor
king
M
ark
She
ets
and
reco
rded
sam
ples
for
Spe
akin
g Te
sts
for F
orei
gn L
angu
age
sylla
buse
s an
d Fi
rst L
angu
age
Spa
nish
for
Nov
embe
r 201
0 E
xam
inat
ion.
15
End
of E
xam
inat
ion
Per
iod
for O
Lev
el a
nd
A/A
S L
evel
Lan
guag
es o
ther
than
Eng
lish
Spe
akin
g Te
sts
for N
ovem
ber 2
010
(15
Oct
ober
– 1
5 N
ovem
ber)
.
20
Des
patc
h of
IGC
SE
Dra
ma
(041
1/01
) pre
-re
leas
e m
ater
ial f
or J
une
2011
Exa
min
atio
n.
22
D
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt o
f Int
erna
l Ass
essm
ent
Mar
k S
heet
s (M
S1)
, Wor
king
Mar
k S
heet
s an
d re
cord
ed s
ampl
es fo
r GC
E A
S/A
Lev
el
lang
uage
s ot
her t
han
Eng
lish
Spe
akin
g Te
sts
(Nov
embe
r 201
0 E
xam
inat
ions
).
30
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f req
uest
s fo
r re
plac
emen
t Cer
tific
ates
for J
une
2010
E
xam
inat
ion.
End
Nov
embe
r
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
of P
ract
ical
Tes
t wor
k fo
r IG
CS
E In
form
atio
n an
d C
omm
unic
atio
n Te
chno
logy
(041
7/02
and
041
7/03
) (N
ovem
ber 2
010
Exa
min
atio
n).
Oth
er a
ctiv
ities
to b
e th
inki
ng a
bout
in N
ovem
ber
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r 201
0 Ex
amin
atio
n Se
ssio
n
• A
fter e
ach
exam
inat
ion,
ens
ure
that
you
kee
p al
l use
d qu
estio
n pa
pers
in a
sec
ure
plac
e fo
r 24
hour
s af
ter t
he e
xam
inat
ion
has
finis
hed.
Afte
r thi
s pe
riod,
the
pape
rs m
ay b
e gi
ven
to c
andi
date
s an
d Te
ache
rs a
t the
dis
cret
ion
of th
e H
ead
of th
e C
entre
.
• P
leas
e en
sure
that
all
exam
inat
ion
scrip
ts a
re d
espa
tche
d to
CIE
pro
mpt
ly a
fter c
heck
ing.
Whe
n de
spat
chin
g ex
amin
atio
n sc
ripts
to C
IE, y
ou s
houl
d ch
eck
the
cont
ents
of t
he s
crip
t pac
ket a
gain
st th
e sc
ript p
acke
t lab
el to
ens
ure
that
the
scrip
ts a
re fo
r the
cor
rect
syl
labu
s an
d co
mpo
nent
. You
sho
uld
also
ens
ure
that
the
scrip
t pac
ket c
onta
ins
a sc
ript f
or e
ach
cand
idat
e tic
ked
as p
rese
nt o
n th
e A
ttend
ance
Reg
iste
r and
that
the
scrip
ts a
re in
can
dida
te
num
ber o
rder
.
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
app
licat
ions
for S
peci
al C
onsi
dera
tion
mus
t be
sent
to a
rrive
at C
IE w
ithin
sev
en d
ays
of th
e la
st e
xam
inat
ion
of th
e sy
llabu
s af
fect
ed.
39
Dia
ry o
f Key
Dat
es a
nd A
ctiv
ities
D
ecem
ber 2
010
(The
info
rmat
ion
belo
w is
app
licab
le to
all
CIE
Gen
eral
Qua
lific
atio
ns u
nles
s sp
ecifi
cally
sta
ted
othe
rwis
e.)
Key
=
= D
eadl
ines
for t
he d
espa
tch
of M
ater
ials
and
Info
rmat
ion
from
CIE
to C
entre
s.
=
Dea
dlin
es fo
r the
des
patc
h of
Mat
eria
ls a
nd In
form
atio
n fro
m C
entre
s to
CIE
.
Dat
e M
ay/J
une
Sess
ion
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r Ses
sion
C
heck
poin
t Ses
sion
Early
D
ec
P
rovi
sion
al H
IGC
SE
exa
min
atio
n re
sults
av
aila
ble
onlin
e (O
ctob
er 2
010
Exa
min
atio
n).
3
E
nd o
f Che
ckpo
int P
erio
d fo
r pro
cess
ing
perfo
rman
ce fe
edba
ck to
Cen
tres
for
Oct
ober
201
0 Te
st s
essi
on (8
Nov
embe
r to
3 D
ecem
ber)
. D
eadl
ine
for r
ecei
pt a
t CIE
of 9
704/
01 a
nd
9704
/04
Artw
ork
(Nov
embe
r 201
0 E
xam
inat
ion)
.
10
Dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE fo
r all
App
licat
ions
fo
r Spe
cial
Con
side
ratio
n fro
m N
ovem
ber
2010
Exa
min
atio
n.
Mid
D
ec
H
IGC
SE
dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
of h
ardc
opy
Sta
tem
ents
of R
esul
ts a
t Cen
tres
(Oct
ober
20
10 E
xam
inat
ions
).
Oth
er a
ctiv
ities
to b
e th
inki
ng a
bout
in D
ecem
ber
Oct
ober
/Nov
embe
r 201
0 Ex
amin
atio
n Se
ssio
n
• C
IE m
ay c
onta
ct y
our C
entre
with
urg
ent e
nqui
ries
rega
rdin
g ca
ndid
ate
atte
ndan
ce o
r scr
ipt d
iscr
epan
cies
whi
ch, i
f unr
esol
ved,
may
lead
to “N
o R
esul
t” be
ing
issu
ed. P
leas
e en
sure
that
you
r con
tact
det
ails
are
up
to d
ate
and
that
you
che
ck y
our p
ost,
emai
l and
tele
phon
es re
gula
rly a
nd re
spon
d to
thes
e en
quiri
es a
s so
on a
s po
ssib
le.
• If
you
have
not
rece
ived
you
r har
dcop
y H
IGC
SE
resu
lts b
y m
id D
ecem
ber 2
010,
you
sho
uld
cont
act y
our l
ocal
Cou
rier o
ffice
imm
edia
tely
.
• P
leas
e no
te th
at th
e C
IE o
ffice
will
be c
lose
d fro
m 2
5 to
28
Dec
embe
r 201
0.
• Th
e H
IGC
SE
resu
lts a
vaila
ble
to C
entre
s vi
a th
e se
cure
web
site
in e
arly
Dec
embe
r 201
0 m
ay b
e is
sued
to c
andi
date
s im
med
iate
ly.
40
Dec
embe
r 201
0 co
ntin
ued
May
/Jun
e 20
11 E
xam
inat
ion
Sess
ion
• Y
ou a
re re
min
ded
that
the
dead
line
for r
ecei
pt o
f app
licat
ions
for G
CE
/IGC
SE
Acc
ess
Arr
ange
men
ts fo
r per
man
ently
dis
able
d ca
ndid
ates
is
21 F
ebru
ary
2011
(i.e
. the
dea
dlin
e fo
r rec
eipt
at C
IE o
f com
plet
ed e
ntrie
s fo
r the
May
/Jun
e 20
11 E
xam
inat
ion)
, with
the
exce
ptio
n of
Bra
ille a
nd m
odifi
ed
pape
rs, f
or w
hich
the
dead
line
is 2
1 Ja
nuar
y 20
11.
CIE
may
not
be
able
to p
roce
ss a
ny a
pplic
atio
ns re
ceiv
ed a
fter t
his
date
.
41
42
2010 | Administrative Guide
SECTION B
43
2010 | Part 1 Contacting CIE
1 CONTACTING CIE
Key Points • CIE takes great care to provide Heads of Centres, Examinations Officers and
Teachers with all of the information they require to deliver CIE qualifications. However, we appreciate this information may not always be readily available so we have an established CIE Customer Services Team to provide quick and accurate responses to customer enquiries.
• The contact details for CIE Customer Services are as follows:
Customer Services University of Cambridge International Examinations 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1223 553554
Fax: +44 1223 553558
Email: [email protected]
• A quick method of obtaining up to date information about CIE is via the CIE website at www.cie.org.uk.
1.1 What do CIE Customer Services provide? CIE Customer Services is a team of staff dedicated to providing quick and accurate responses to customer enquiries. The team is able to receive enquiries from Centres submitted by telephone, email, fax or letter and aims to respond to all enquiries within 2 working days of receipt. The Customer Services team can be contacted between 7.45a.m. and 7.15p.m. (UK time) Monday to Friday.
1.2 How do Centres contact CIE? By telephone CIE Customer Services should be contacted on +44 1223 553554. To assist us in providing a response to your enquiry you will be asked for your Centre Number, your name and the nature of your enquiry. If you are enquiring about a specific syllabus, we will also ask you for the syllabus number. Customer Services may be able to provide an answer to your enquiry immediately. By email Centres may send enquiries by email to [email protected]. In order to ensure that your queries are dealt with promptly it is essential that you include your Centre Number in the Subject Title of the email. You should also include the following information in the text of your message: • Centre Name and Number; • Name of the member of staff sending the message. Customer Services will provide a response within 2 working days, either a full response or an acknowledgement of receipt if further information is required.
44
2010 | Part 1 Contacting CIE By fax Faxes should be sent to CIE Customer Services on +44 1223 553558. To assist in providing a response to your enquiry you will need to provide: • Centre Name and Number; • Name of the member of staff sending the message. By letter Letters from Centres to CIE should normally be signed by the Head of Centre or designated deputy and addressed to:
Customer Services University of Cambridge International Examinations 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU United Kingdom
1.3 What information can be obtained from the CIE website? The main CIE website can be accessed at www.cie.org.uk. The following information can be obtained from the CIE website: • Background information on CIE; • Latest news and events; • A description of qualifications and awards offered by CIE; • The facility to download syllabuses, specimen papers and timetables in PDF format; • Information on teacher training offered by CIE; • Information on how to join teacher discussion groups; • Access to CIE Direct (password required). You can find more information on CIE Direct in
Section B, Part 6 of this Administrative Guide.
Key Rule • Confidential administrative files, such as Entry Files produced by CAMEO or Excel
spreadsheets, should not be attached to emails as this is not a secure form of communication. These must be submitted using CIE Direct which is a secure website.
45
2010 | Part 1 Contacting CIE
1.4 Providing information and materials to CIE If you are providing information or materials in hard copy to CIE, they should be sent to one of the addresses shown below: University of Cambridge International Examinations 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU United Kingdom or University of Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge Assessment DC10 Hill Farm Road Whittlesford Cambridge CB22 4FZ United Kingdom The following table shows which items should be returned to which address. Address labels or envelopes will be provided each session to ensure the correct address is used.
Item Address to be sent to Customer Service and Centre Support communications 1 Hills Road, Cambridge Request for Change of Qualification/Syllabus Eligibility Form 1 Hills Road, Cambridge Estimated Entries 1 Hills Road, Cambridge Final Entries and Amendments 1 Hills Road, Cambridge Transferred Candidate Forms 1 Hills Road, Cambridge Timetable Deviation Application Form 1 Hills Road, Cambridge Special Arrangement Applications 1 Hills Road, Cambridge Forecast Grade Forms (F1) Cambridge Assessment DC10 Coursework Accreditation Materials 1 Hills Road, Cambridge Internal Assessment Marksheets (MS1) Cambridge Assessment DC10 Coursework Samples Cambridge Assessment DC10 Special Consideration Applications 1 Hills Road, Cambridge Examination Scripts Cambridge Assessment DC10 Reports on Examination Irregularities 1 Hills Road, Cambridge Reports on Malpractice 1 Hills Road, Cambridge Reports on Late Arrivals 1 Hills Road, Cambridge Comments on the Examination Form 1 Hills Road, Cambridge Request for the Return of IGCSE and/or HIGCSE Art and Design Work Form
Cambridge Assessment DC10
Enquiries about Examination Results 1 Hills Road, Cambridge Returned certificates 1 Hills Road, Cambridge Certifying Statement Applications/ Early Information/Verification of Results
1 Hills Road, Cambridge
46
2010 | Part 2 Teacher Support Website
2 TEACHER SUPPORT WEBSITE
Key Point
• The Teacher Support website is a password protected curriculum resource bank for teachers of Cambridge syllabuses.
2.1 How can a Centre benefit from using the Teacher Support website?
The Teacher Support website (http://teachers.cie.org.uk) contains valuable resources for teachers including: • Past question papers; • Mark Schemes, Grade Thresholds and Examiner Reports - a growing online archive; • Schemes of Work - suggested teaching programmes and teaching activities; • Online Discussion Forums - a place for Teachers to share ideas, resources, questions and
answers; • Online IGCSE science practicals and videos. • Information on training courses and links to online course booking. • Frequently asked questions;
2.2 How does a Centre apply for access to the Teacher Support website?
The Teacher Support website is available to all Cambridge International Centres and Attached/Affiliated Centres. Full International Centres can apply for access by nominating a teacher support co-ordinator who should visit www.cie.org.uk and navigate to Contact Us. Complete the enquiry form and select ‘Teacher Support website’ as the enquiry subject. Please state that you wish to apply for access to the Teacher Support website in the body of the message. Centres who are attached or affiliated to British Council offices should contact their local British Council office for access. All other Attached/Affiliated Centres should contact their distributor Centre to arrange for access. Further details about access to the Teacher Support website can be found in the F.A.Q section on CIE Online.
2.3 Terms and Conditions of the website
Access to the Teacher Support website is only available to teachers and staff at University of Cambridge International Centres and Attached/Affiliated Centres and must not be given to students or individuals who are not employed by your Centre.
All users of the Teacher Support website must have their own individual login and password, which must not be shared with anyone else.
It is important to note that for certain features of the website, including participation in the discussion forums, the uploading of shareable resources and applying for places on training events, the user’s name will be used automatically.
If a teacher leaves the employment of a Centre, their access to the Teacher Support site must be suspended and it is the Centres’ responsibility to ensure this is done. Failure to comply with these conditions may lead to an individual’s access and the Centre’s access to the Teacher Support site being suspended.
47
2010 | Part 2 Teacher Support Website
2.4 Copyright Conditions
The Teacher Support Website has two types of content, that created by UCLES and that created by users of the site (User Created Content) and made available on the Shared Resources pages.
All material, apart from the User Created Content on the Shared Resources pages, is made available on the following conditions:
You may print extracts from the Site or any of its pages for your personal use or to assist in preparing students at a school for an examination provided by UCLES, but not for any other purpose; and,
You may make a temporary copy of these pages for the purposes of viewing the pages with browser software, but re-publication, alteration, transmission, resale or redistribution in any form or by any means is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of UCLES of 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, United Kingdom. University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, Cambridge International Examinations and their respective logos are trade marks of the University of Cambridge.
A full copy of the Terms and Conditions of use can be found at http://teachers.cie.org.uk/terms_conditions
2.5 Question Paper and Mark Scheme disclaimer Past question papers and mark schemes are published as an aid to teachers, to indicate the requirements of the examination. The mark schemes show the basis on which Examiners were initially instructed to award marks, but do not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners' meeting before marking began. Any substantial changes to the mark scheme that arose from these discussions will be recorded in the published Report on the Examination.
Please note the following: The answers provided in the mark schemes are the ones looked for by examiners and, therefore, the most useful for teaching purposes. However they are not necessarily the only answers given credit on the occasion of a particular examination. Alternative wording to that given can often be acceptable.
CIE will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with either the past question papers or these mark schemes.
2.6 How can a user receive notification of a lost password? Users who have forgotten their passwords should ask the Teacher Support Site coordinator in their Centre to reset their password.
2.7 How does a Centre create individual logins for the Teacher Support website for its teachers?
The Teacher Support Coordinator at the Centre must create individual logins for their teachers by accessing the administration pages of the website at http://teachers.cie.org.uk/admin or by logging in and clicking on the “admin” tab on the navigation bar and then on the “Add a New User” tab in the admin area. A user manual is available from the admin page of the Teacher Support website containing detailed instructions about how to do this.
Key Rule • All teachers at your Centre should have their own individual login and password which must
not be shared with anyone else, and which must be removed when they leave your employment.
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3 SYLLABUS BOOKLETS
Key Points • Syllabuses provide detailed information required for teaching a specific subject.
• Syllabuses are published two years before the examination session to which they apply.
• The syllabuses are provided by CD-ROM or, if unable to access the CD-ROM, as hard copy.
3.1 What are Syllabus Booklets? A Syllabus Booklet is a document that provides all the information the teacher needs to deliver the subject and prepare candidates for examination. This information is generally broken down into the following sections, although this may vary slightly dependent on the subject: • Introduction – a general overview of the subject and the assessment; • Aims – a summary of the educational purposes of the syllabus; • Assessment Objectives – a summary of what the assessment will test; • Scheme of Assessment – this shows:
the components (papers), their names, type (e.g. Written Paper, Coursework) and length; Options – detailing allowed combinations and, if applicable, any restrictions; Weightings, i.e. what percentage of the overall final score each component is worth;
• Description of Papers, providing detailed information on what should be covered when teaching each component, e.g. structure, topics, set texts etc;
• Curriculum Content – gives details of what candidates should be able to do when taking each component;
• Instructions for Conducting Practicals, Orals etc – included if applicable; • Appendices – containing resource lists and other information, e.g. coursework forms.
3.2 What are Specimen Papers and Specimen Mark Schemes? Specimen Papers and Mark Schemes are usually available for new syllabuses. • The Specimen Paper is an example of what a question paper will look like. • The Specimen Mark Scheme provides details of how marks would be assigned to the Specimen
Paper.
3.3 When are Syllabus Booklets available? Syllabus Booklets are published in April, two years before the examination session to which they apply. Syllabus Booklets are updated every year. Specimen papers and specimen mark schemes are produced when a new syllabus is introduced. They are not updated every year but will be updated when there is a significant revision to the Syllabus Booklet.
Key Rules • The year of the syllabus refers to the year of examination. • It is essential that the correct version of the Syllabus Booklet is used by teachers when
delivering the subject.
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3.4 How are Syllabus Booklets provided? Syllabuses and related materials are made available to Centres in three ways: • Despatched to Centres on the Syllabus and Reports CD-ROM. This is the standard method of
delivery to all CIE Centres; • Despatched to Centres as hard copy booklets. This is an alternative method of delivery for
Centres who do not have the facility to access the materials on CD-ROM; • On the CIE Teacher Support website and public website. CD-ROMs or booklets will be provided free of charge to a maximum number that is determined by the size of the Centre’s entry. Extra materials above this level can be purchased by completing a Publications Order Form, available on CIE's website at www.cie.org.uk. CIE maintains details of known Centre requirements for Syllabus Booklets and will despatch on that basis. However, a Centre can update its requirements by using the Hard Copy Order Form enclosed with each despatch.
Key Rule • CIE provides free of charge either CD-ROMs or hard copy, but not both.
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2010 | Part 4 Estimated Entries
4 ESTIMATED ENTRIES
Key Points • CIE starts planning an examination session many months in advance of live entries
being received. To aid the planning process, we need an indication of the number of candidates that are likely to be entered for certain syllabuses and options. It is therefore compulsory that all Centres provide estimated entry figures for each session.
• Estimated entries are a calculation of the number of candidates that will be entering for particular syllabus options in a given examination session.
• Centres are not charged fees for making estimated entries.
Important Dates Estimated Entries for 2010 Examinations must be submitted by
IGCSE and GCE O, AS and A Level May/June – 15 October 2009 October/November – 30 April 2010
HIGCSE October – 30 April 2010
CHECKPOINT
May – 15 October 2009 October – 30 April 2010
4.1 What are Estimated Entries?
Estimated entries are your best calculation of the number of candidates that will be entered for particular syllabus options in a given examination session. The submission of estimated entries does not commit you to paying any entry fees. Centres that have made estimated entries must still submit Final Entries at the required time. Fees are based on Final Entries.
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4.2 Why is it essential to make Estimated Entries? CIE starts to plan an examination session many months before we receive Final Entries. To aid us in
the planning process, we need an indication of the number of entries that are likely to be received.
Estimated Entries are used by CIE in the following ways: To send you materials you will need for oral and practical examinations; To ensure that teachers responsible for internal moderation have accreditation; To plan the recruitment of examiners and moderators; To ensure that sufficient quantities of all question papers are printed; As a guide when creating our mailing lists for certain key despatches of examination materials. If CIE does not have your estimated entry information, it will affect our ability to meet published schedules for sending materials to you.
4.3 How can a Centre calculate numbers of Estimated Entries? CIE appreciates that you may find it difficult to estimate the number of candidates you will be entering, especially if you have not had experience of this in the past. In this case, we advise you to estimate based on the following criteria: • The number of candidates studying for a given subject; • The number of candidates you are expecting to recruit. If you are unsure whether or not you are going to enter any candidates for a given syllabus option, then submit at least one candidate to ensure that you receive any early materials that are sent out based on Estimated Entries.
4.4 How and when to make Estimated Entries You will receive an electronic (Excel based) Estimated Entry Form for the June 2010 examination sessions as part of a larger despatch made in August 2009 and for the October and November 2010 examination session in March 2010. You only have to fill in the number of entries that you estimate your Centre will make for each syllabus option that your candidates will enter. It is also essential that you fill in the Coursework Accreditation Form for components that are internally assessed to be able to save and close the Estimated Entry Form. Once you have completed the Estimated Entry form you can return it to CIE via CIE Direct or by email. After submitting estimated entries there may be (i) major changes in the number of candidates that you expect to enter for any syllabuses or options or (ii) additional syllabuses or options for which you decide to enter candidates. If this is the case, please inform CIE in writing.
4.5 What if a Centre can’t use the electronic Estimated Entry Form?
If you are unable to use the electronic Estimated Entry form to submit your Estimated Entries, you can contact CIE Customer Services who will provide an alternative Estimated Entry Form.
Key Rule • Please note that key early despatches of question papers are sent based on Estimated
Entries. If Estimated Entries are not received these question papers will not be sent until Final Entries are received and valuable assessment time will be lost.
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2010 | Part 5 Cameo
5 CAMEO
Key Points
• CAMEO is a piece of software that allows examination data to be communicated to and from CIE electronically and removes the need for the posting or faxing of hard copy forms.
• CAMEO software and support will be withdrawn no later than 2012 as it is being replaced by new technology in CIE Direct and the new Direct Desktop application.
5.1 What is CAMEO? CAMEO is a piece of software that allows CIE Centres to build a database of information about their candidates and the CIE examinations that they take. CAMEO allows information to be sent from CIE to Centres and from Centres to CIE as data files that can be ‘imported’ into or ‘exported’ from CAMEO. CAMEO supports the following key administrative processes: • Submission of Final Entries; • Submission of Entry Amendments; • Facility for Centres to produce Statements of Entry; • Submission of Forecast Grades; • Submission of Internally Assessed Marks; • Facility for Centres to produce Attendance Registers; • Receipt of Results files; • Facility for Centres to produce Result Statistics. The CAMEO software and accompanying user manual is provided to all CIE Centres free of charge on CD-ROM. A CAMEO CD-ROM can be requested through CIE Customer Services.
5.2 How does CAMEO work? When you first install CAMEO it contains no information about CIE examinations. For each examination session CIE will supply a set of basedata that tells CAMEO about the assessments that are available in that session. The basedata is a small set of 6 files produced by CIE that contains information about syllabuses and option codes and can be used to enter your candidates. It also holds such information as timetable dates for components, the session (morning or afternoon) and the time allowed. Once a session has been created by installing basedata, candidate details can be keyed in or imported, and syllabus entries made. CAMEO will validate the entries made for each candidate to ensure that invalid combinations of syllabuses are not created. CAMEO allows entries to be edited at any stage and provides a facility for the creation of Final Entry and Amendment files in a format that can be loaded directly into CIE’s database. Once entries have been submitted, Centres can key in Forecast Grades and Internally Assessed Marks and then export these files to CIE. CAMEO also provides the facility to receive a file of examination results from CIE which can be used to produce results documentation and statistics.
Key Rule • Centres are advised to produce Statements of Entry for each candidate for checking before the
Final Entry file is submitted to CIE.
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5.3 What user support is given to Centres? You can get user support for CAMEO from the following sources: • User manuals can be downloaded from the Support Materials section of CIE Direct. • CAMEO’s Help system. This can be accessed from within CAMEO by clicking the Help button. • For more technical enquiries, there is an experienced support team ready to answer any
questions or help with any problems relating to CAMEO. They can be contacted through CIE Customer Services by telephone or email.
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2010 | Part 6 CIE Direct
6 CIE DIRECT
Key Point • CIE Direct is a secure Centre extranet website for the direct electronic transfer of data
and information between Centres and CIE.
6.1 What is CIE Direct? The CIE Direct website (http://direct.cie.org.uk) is a Centre extranet used to help administer CIE examinations. CIE Direct allows Centres to transmit examination data files directly and securely to CIE via the Internet. All the files generated by CAMEO can be uploaded to CIE from the CIE Direct website. The CIE Direct website also allows Centres to download information and documents from CIE and to be kept up to date with regular bulletins.
6.2 How can a Centre benefit from using CIE Direct? Electronic files submitted to CIE via the CIE Direct website are received almost simultaneously at CIE and loaded directly into CIE databases, reducing your postage costs and eliminating delay. Most of the materials CIE despatches to Centres are posted onto CIE Direct at the same time, enabling you to download the materials before they arrive by post at your Centre. If you tell us you prefer to receive some materials via CIE Direct we will stop sending them to you in hard copy. What information is provided by CIE on CIE Direct: • Administrative Calendars; • Administrative Materials; • Basedata; • Certifying Statement Application Forms; • Coursework Assessment Forms; • Procedures for the Submission of Entries (INT./E.3) booklets; • Entry Forms; • Enquiry about Examination Results Application Forms; • Special Arrangement Application Forms; • Special Consideration Application Forms; • Timetables. What information you can submit to CIE on CIE Direct: • Estimated Entries; • Final Entries; • Forecast Grades; • Internally Assessed Marks; • Timetable Deviation Applications; • Special Arrangement Applications; • Special Consideration Applications; • Enquiries About Examination Results; • Certifying Statement Applications. CIE Direct is currently being developed to support Examination Officers throughout the examination process. We will inform Centres when new functionality is available to use during 2010. CIE is also developing an offline version of CIE Direct to replace CAMEO which will allow Centres to submit entries without the need to be permanently connected to the internet. Details of Direct Desktop will be sent to Centres when the functionality becomes available.
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6.3 How does a Centre use CIE Direct? CIE Direct is password protected and is only available to Cambridge International Centres. You can request access to the CIE Direct website in two ways, either by: • Contacting CIE Customer Services; • Clicking Request Access on the CIE Direct website.
Key Rules • Access to CIE Direct is for Centre staff only. Passwords must not be given to students. If a
Centre suspects a breach of their access to CIE Direct they should report it immediately.
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7 FINAL ENTRIES
Key Points • Centres must submit a syllabus entry for every candidate in each examination
session. It is important to check these entries before submitting them to CIE because incorrect entries may result in Centres receiving incorrect or insufficient materials.
• Centres will be required to pay late entry fees for any entries or amendments to entries received after the published entry closing date.
• Please refer to the booklet Procedures for the Submission of Entries (INT./E.3) for detailed instructions for the submission of entries.
Important Dates Final Entries must be submitted by
IGCSE and GCE O, AS and A Level May/June – 21 February October/November (first time entries) – 16 August October/November (retake entries) – 21 September
HIGCSE October – 12 June
CHECKPOINT
May – 21 February October – 16 August All entries and entry amendments received after these dates will be subject to late entry fees.
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7.1 What are Final Entries? Final Entries are your Centres’ entry data at candidate level, i.e. detailed entry data for each candidate for each syllabus to be taken. You can find full instructions on the submission of Final Entries to CIE and complete syllabus component and entry option information in the Procedures for the Submission of Entries (INT./E.3). You must make Final Entries for each candidate for each syllabus and option required. Otherwise CIE cannot administer, moderate or mark the assessment. CIE uses Final Entries to ensure that you receive the materials you will require for the examination session, such as: • Question Papers; • Internally Assessed Marksheets; • Forecast Grade Sheets; • Attendance Registers; • Barcode Labels.
7.2 How to make Final Entries You should make your Final Entries using CAMEO. You must import basedata, containing syllabus, component and option information, to CAMEO for each examination session. The basedata is available to Centres via CIE Direct approximately five months before the entry closing date. You can find full instructions on how to submit Final Entries using CAMEO in the booklet Procedures for the Submission of Entries (INT./E.3). CAMEO will help you with the management of candidate and entry information. CAMEO validates entries before they are submitted to CIE by ensuring, for example, that you have not accidentally used a non-existent syllabus number or option code. You may wish to print out your own Statements of Entry for each candidate for them to check before you submit your entry file to CIE. This could avoid the need to submit entry amendments at a later stage. If you are not able to use CAMEO, you can obtain an alternative entry form by contacting CIE Customer Services.
Key Rules • You must assign a four-digit number to every candidate. A candidate must not be
assigned more than one candidate number in any one examination session. You must not assign the same candidate number to more than one candidate in the same examination session.
• In some circumstances CIE requires the Centre number and candidate number allocated to a candidate in a previous examination session. This information is known as the previous entry details. CIE requires previous entry details if:
Candidates wish to carry forward coursework, practical or oral component marks from a previous examination session;
Candidates enter for the A2 part of a staged assessed A Level having taken the AS part in a previous examination session;
Candidates enter for the AICE Diploma or ICE over more than one examination session.
• Candidates may not be entered for certain combinations of assessments where the certification titles are the same or where the syllabuses share common assessment.
• You must only submit one entry file containing all entries for all qualifications in a given examination session. Any changes must be submitted as entry amendments.
• It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to ensure that accurate and complete final entry data is submitted to CIE.
• You can produce Statements of Entries from CAMEO to distribute to your candidates for confirmation before submitting your Final Entry files to CIE.
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7.3 Entries for Group Awards CIE offers the following Group Awards: • Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma (AICE Diploma) – for AS and A Level
candidates who satisfy the AICE Diploma Group Award rules. • International Certificate of Education (ICE) – for IGCSE candidates who satisfy the ICE Group
Award rules. AICE Diploma Candidates may enter syllabuses that contribute to the AICE Diploma either in a single examination session or over a maximum of three examination sessions within a 13 month period, i.e. June, November, June or November, June, November. You must make an AICE Diploma Group Award entry for candidates who wish to enter for the AICE Diploma. This is done by entering the Group Award entry code ADIP along with the syllabus entry codes. For multi-session candidates you must make the ADIP entry in their final examination session. Previous Entry Details must also be submitted for candidates who require results achieved in previous sessions to be included in the award of the AICE Diploma. If no ADIP entry is made for a candidate then the candidate will not be classed as a Group Award candidate and will be issued with standard GCE AS and A Level results and Certificates. You can find full details of the choice of subjects and entry criteria for the AICE Diploma in the booklet Procedures for the Submission of Entries (INT./E.3). ICE Candidates may enter syllabuses that contribute to the ICE (International Certificate of Education) Group Award either in a single examination session or over two examination sessions, provided they are held during a 13 month period, i.e. June to June, June to November, November to November or November to June. You must make a separate entry for candidates who wish to enter for the ICE Award. This is done by entering the Group Award entry code ICE along with the syllabus entry codes. For two session candidates you must make the ICE entry in their final examination session. Previous Entry Details must also be submitted for candidates who require results achieved in previous sessions to be included in the award of ICE. Failure to include ICE in the candidate entry will result in only IGCSE certificates being issued without the ICE certificate. You can find full details of the choice of subjects and entry criteria for the ICE Award in the booklet Procedures for the Submission of Entries (INT./E.3).
7.4 Viewing Entries Online
After submitting entries to CIE, you will be able to view your Centre’s entries on the CIE Direct website. Please refer to Part 6 for more information on the website. The website will show the entries CIE has recorded for your Centre. If there are any amendments that need to be made after viewing the website, you should use CAMEO to generate an entry amendment file. It is important that all entry amendment files are submitted to CIE to ensure that the data held on your version of CAMEO matches that held by CIE.
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7.5 Confirmation of Entries After making your entries, you will receive confirmation documents from CIE. • Statements of Entry – are produced for each candidate and show details of the candidate and
the syllabuses and entry options they have entered. You must give candidates, including private candidates, the opportunity to check all details recorded on the Statements of Entry.
• Candidate Entry List – provides a summary of all entries made for the Centre, listing each
candidate and the syllabus and options for which they have been entered. • Centre Summary of Entries – shows the total number of entries made for each syllabus and
option. • Centre Entry Warning List – provides a warning of potential timetable clashes for individual
candidates. You can find details about Timetable Clashes and Timetable Deviations in Section B Part 9.
You should send CIE all entry amendments that result from checking your Statements of Entry as soon as you have completed the check. Use CAMEO to generate your entry amendment file. It is important that all entry amendment files are submitted to CIE to ensure that the data held on your version of CAMEO matches that held by CIE.
7.6 Late Entries and Entry Amendments Entry amendments are any changes made to the entries of a Centre after the final entry file is submitted for first time to CIE. These entry amendments can be changes to the option codes of existing entries, addition of syllabus entries to existing candidates, addition of new candidates, withdrawal of candidate/syllabuses or change to the personal details of the candidates. If you are using the CIE Entry Form, all entry amendments should be submitted by amending the original entry form and submitting the revised form to CIE. Please identify the revised entry form as amendments. By not including the original entry data with the amendments, your original submission may be replaced by the amendments rather than updated with the changes requested. This could result in the Centre incurring further entry fees. If CIE advises you of any errors on your entry form, you should correct these before sending any further amendments to CIE. This will avoid any Late Entry Fee charges for incorrect amendments. Amendments to syllabus entries and/or options that are received after the closing date for entries are subject to a Late Entry Fee. You can find details of the Late Entry Fee rates in the Examination Fees Booklet.
Key Rule • The candidate name shown on the Statement of Entry is the name that will be printed on
Statements of Results and Certificates. It is important that candidates confirm that the name shown is in the correct format at this stage. CIE charges an administrative fee for making amendments to Certificates after they are published.
Key Rule • To avoid the cost of Late Entry Fees for late entries you are advised to submit your initial entry
file at least two weeks before the entry closing date. This will give you time to check your entries online using CIE Direct and submit any resulting entry amendments to CIE before the closing date.
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CIE will accept entry amendments provided that the appropriate late entry fees are paid, until the following dates: • 17 April for May/June examinations. • 31 July for October examinations. • 30 September for November examinations. CIE will not accept entries or amendments after these dates because there is insufficient time to provide you with the question papers and administrative documents you will require to conduct the examination.
7.7 Withdrawing an Entry To withdraw a candidate using CAMEO, delete all the syllabus entries associated with the candidate but leave the candidate details within the session. Export an amendment file which should show the candidate record but with no syllabuses against them. This file should then be sent to CIE to withdraw the candidate. To withdraw a candidate using the Excel Entry Spreadsheet, highlight the cell containing the candidate number and click the ‘Withdraw Candidate’ button. This will change the row to grey. Save the changes and submit the form to CIE. CIE will not charge Late Entry Fees for the withdrawal of candidates or syllabuses. However if these are received after the closing date for entries the fees charged will not be refunded to the Centre. If you are withdrawing a candidate for medical reasons, put the request in writing to CIE and submit the medical certificate. After making the request in writing you must then submit an updated CAMEO file or Excel Entry spreadsheet containing the withdrawal to ensure that the entry fees are refunded.
7.8 Retake Candidate Entries Retake syllabuses may only be submitted in the November examination session. CIE will only consider a syllabus as a retake entry if the candidate sat the same syllabus, regardless of the option code, in the previous June examination session of the same year. In these cases, previous entry details must be included and the syllabus indicated as a retake either in CAMEO or on the CIE Entry Form. A retake indicator must be included for each syllabus that a candidate may be retaking in a given November session. Without this information the entry will not be categorised as a retake entry and late entry fees will be applied accordingly. If you are using CAMEO, you can only set the retake indicator when entering the syllabuses by candidate. You will not see the retake indicator if you are using the ‘By Syllabus’ node. You will need to set the retake indicator for each syllabus and if you have not input previous entry details, CAMEO will prompt you to do so. If you are using the Excel Entry Spreadsheet, you will only be allowed to select the retake indicator if you have selected the November session. You will need to set the retake indicator for each syllabus and ensure that the previous entry details for the candidate have been entered. Late Entry Fees will be charged if the previous entry details provided are incorrect or if a syllabus has not been flagged as a retake. If a candidate is carrying forward at AS & A Level and has previous entry details from more than one session, please provide the previous entry details for the last session in which the candidate was entered.
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7.9 Unauthorised Entries In every examination session CIE receives examination scripts for candidates who have not been entered for a particular syllabus. The CIE Handbook for Centres states 'If a candidate is not shown on the Attendance Register, he/she must be entered on the Attendance Register and a formal entry made to CIE if this has not already been done'. However, in many cases we find that a formal entry is not made for candidates for whom a script has been despatched by the Centre and who may have been added to the bottom of the Attendance Register. Our policy in past sessions has been that we mark the scripts and then wait until we have collected sufficient marks that make up a valid entry option for the candidate in the syllabus. We will then, unless we have been informed otherwise, enter the candidate for this entry option so that we can issue a grade in the syllabus. We will also raise an entry fees invoice which at this late stage will be subject to final stage late entry fees. We are not planning to change this policy However, we do find that many candidates do not sit sufficient components of a syllabus to satisfy a valid entry option and in previous sessions we have arranged for the scripts to be marked but an entry has not made and no fees invoice has been raised. From the October/November 2009 Session, our policy has changed for these candidates. We will continue to arrange for the scripts to be marked and, as before, a syllabus entry will not be made, but a syllabus entry fee will be charged and a fees invoice will be raised. We would advise Centres to manage candidates who are not entered for the examination with care. Discretion should be used when deciding whether a candidate, who is not showing on the Attendance Register, should be allowed to sit the examination, because an entry fee invoice will be raised for every additional candidate even if they sit no further papers. You are reminded that if you allow candidates to sit an examination who are not showing on the Attendance Register, you should ascertain the entry option that the candidates are planning to sit and make a formal entry on behalf of each and every additional candidate without delay.
7.10 Transferred Candidates In some cases, candidates may need to transfer to another Centre after the initial entries have been submitted to CIE. CIE will accept such transfers provided that the candidate is transferring to a Centre registered with CIE. CIE is unable to accept a request for a transfer less than ten days before the date of the first examination to be taken by the transferred candidate. CIE is also unable to accept requests for partial transfers (e.g. taking just one component of an assessment at another Centre). In order to make a transfer happen two forms must be submitted to CIE. One form should be completed by the original Centre and one by the receiving Centre. You can find these forms in Section D Forms 1 and 2. A transferred candidate becomes the responsibility of the receiving Centre. Where necessary, arrangements must be made between the original and receiving Centre to complete any internal assessment. The marks for internally assessed work must always be submitted by the receiving Centre. Once the transfer has been completed, the original Centre will receive a full refund of the entry fees for the transferred candidate. The receiving Centre will be charged with an entry fee for the transferred candidate, but no late entry fee will be applied.
7.11 How much do Final Entries cost? CIE will charge an entry fee for each syllabus entry for each candidate. For GCE assessments a candidate fee is also charged. CIE will charge late entry fees for late syllabus entries and late syllabus/option entry amendments. Following the receipt of entries or amendments, you will be sent an invoice for the outstanding balance on your account. You can find details of the rates and methods of payment in the Examination Fees Booklet, issued annually.
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7.12 Will CIE refund entry fees? CIE will refund entry fees only if we are notified of the withdrawal of a candidate before the published entry closing date. CIE will consider requests in writing from Centres for refunds of entry fees on medical grounds. The application must come from the Centre (not the candidate) and be accompanied by a statement from a medical practitioner to the effect that the candidate was unable to sit the examination(s). Refunds will be issued after the end of the examination session. CIE will not refund entry fees under any other circumstances.
7.13 GCE AS & A Level Staged Assessment Subject to requirements of the particular A Level syllabus, an award in an AS Level syllabus in June 2009 may be used towards the award of an A Level in the same subject in November 2009 and/or June 2010, and an award in an AS Level syllabus in November 2009 may be used towards the award of an A Level in the same subject in June 2010 and/or November 2010. AS awards obtained prior to the mentioned examination sessions may not be used towards the award of an A Level in June 2010 and/or November 2010. Centres entering candidates for A Level in these subjects in June 2010 and/or November 2010 are required to state by means on an entry option code, for each candidate for each syllabus, whether: 1. All the required components for the A Level award are being taken concurrently and no previous AS Level results are to be considered. 2. All the required components for the A Level award are being taken concurrently but the candidate has also taken the AS Level in the same subject within the previous 13 months which will include:
if entering in June 2010 the AS Level to be counted towards the A Level award would have had to be obtained in June 2009 and/or November 2009 only. AS Level awards obtained in previous sessions may not be counted towards the award of an A Level in June 2010.
if entering in November 2010 the AS Level to be counted towards the A Level award would have had to be obtained in June 2010 and/or November 2009 only. AS Level awards obtained in previous sessions may not be counted towards the award of an A Level in November 2010.
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8 TIMETABLES
Key Points
• The timetable dictates the date and session when each component examination must be taken. The KEY TIME for each session is shown on the timetable.
• All candidates entered for examinations in a session must be under Full Centre Supervision at the KEY TIME. If centres timetable examinations outside of the KEY TIME they must keep candidates under Full Centre Supervision from the KEY TIME until the examination starts; or if they have already completed the examination, they must be kept under Full Centre Supervision until the KEY TIME. See Part 3A of the Handbook for Centres for more detailed information.
Important Dates Timetables are provided to Centres at the following times:
IGCSE and GCE O, AS and A Level May/June Provisional Timetable – March of the previous year May/June Final Timetable – September of the previous year October/November Provisional (IGCSE only) – June of the previous year October/November Final (All Qualifications) – March of the current year
HIGCSE October Provisional - June of the previous year October Final – March of the current year
8.1 What is a Timetable? The timetable shows the date, session and duration of each written examination. It also shows the range of dates for practical and oral components. The timetable is published in two formats, by timetable date and in alphabetical order of syllabus title. This is designed to assist Examinations Officers in their navigation of the timetable.
8.2 How does CIE construct a Timetable? CIE takes every care when constructing a timetable to try to avoid setting examinations on religious and national holidays and also to try to avoid setting examinations in such a way that will cause clashes. However, this is a very complex task with many constraints and it is not possible to avoid all such holidays/clashes in every case. In general, CIE publishes a provisional timetable for each examination session and invites Centres to comment on the provisional dates for the examinations. The comments we gather following publication of the provisional timetable are very important in enabling us to come as close as possible to meeting everyone’s requirements. Following consideration of the comments received we publish the final version of the timetable which resolves as many of the Centres’ concerns as possible.
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8.3 Using the Timetable The final timetable specifies a KEY TIME for the morning session and a KEY TIME for the afternoon session. You must ensure that candidates sit CIE’s examinations during the correct session as indicated on the Final Timetable. When notifying candidates of the dates and times of their examinations, you must use the final timetable and must not rely on the Provisional Timetable. All candidates entered for examinations in a session must be under Full Centre Supervision at the KEY TIME. If centres timetable examinations outside of the KEY TIME they must keep candidates under Full Centre Supervision from the KEY TIME until the examination starts; or if they have already completed the examination, they must be kept under Full Centre Supervision until the KEY TIME. You can find more details in pare 3A of the Handbook for Centres. CIE Regulations govern deviations from the published timetable. You can find further details of timetable regulations in Part 5 of the current version of the Handbook for Centres and in Section B, prt 9 of this Administrative Guide.
Key Rules • Do not use Provisional Timetables for examination administration because the information
shown on them may be changed. You must use the Final Timetable, which is provided well before the examinations are due to be sat. The Final Timetable will clearly highlight the changes that have been made since the publication of the Provisional Timetable.
Key Rules • If an examination is completed before the KEY TIME then the Centre must have candidates
under Full Centre Supervision until the KEY TIME. • If an examination if started after the KEY TIME then the Centre must have candidates under
Full Centre Supervision from the KEY TIME until the start time.
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9 TIMETABLE DEVIATIONS
Key Points • Timetable clashes occur when, for various reasons, candidates are unable to take
papers in the timetabled sessions. Under certain conditions, Centres may apply for timetable changes (deviations) for papers, in order to overcome the clash.
• You can find more detailed information on the regulations that govern timetable deviations in Part 5 of the current version of the Handbook for Centres.
Important Dates Timetable Deviation requests must be submitted by:
IGCSE and GCE O, AS and A Level May/June – 17 April October/November – 4 October
HIGCSE October – 9 September
9.1 What are the regulations that govern the timetabling of CIE examinations?
For each examination session, a final version of the timetable is published and distributed to Centres. Centres must ensure that candidates take CIE examinations in the session shown on the final timetable. The timetable will also contain a key time during the session at which candidates must be under full supervision. You must ensure that candidates sit CIE’s examinations during the correct session as indicated on the Final Timetable. Timetable clashes occur when, for various reasons, candidates are unable to take papers in the timetabled sessions. You must apply in advance, by the deadline date for the relevant session, for a timetable change to overcome the clash. This is referred to as a timetable deviation.
Key Rule • Timetable deviations are subject to the CIE regulations contained in Part 5 of the current
version of the Handbook for Centres and Examinations Officers must ensure that Centres abide by these.
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9.2 What are the acceptable and unacceptable reasons for a Timetable Deviation?
All applications are considered on an individual basis. However, there are some well defined acceptable and unacceptable reasons which should be noted and will assist you when deciding whether or not to make an application. Reasons which may be considered acceptable: • A clash between examinations which have been timetabled in the same session by CIE and which
exceed 3 hours 45 minutes per session (either a.m. or p.m.). CIE will only consider applications to move a paper to the following day if the total duration of all papers to be taken on a particular day exceeds 6 hours.
• A clash with an examination of a different Examination Board in a different subject where the recommended number of hours is exceeded as above.
• Other reasons for a timetable deviation which may be considered are:
Circumstances outside the control of the candidate that prevent him/her taking the examination at the scheduled time, for example a hospital appointment, attendance at court as a witness. If the candidate is in court accused of a crime CIE will postpone any decision until the outcome of the case is known and appropriate documentation from the court is submitted. Any candidate attending at a time not as scheduled must be supervised from the official start time until they start the examination.
Participating in an event representing the country at international level.
Unacceptable reasons • A clash with another Examination Board’s examination at the same level and in the same subject
or one which has significant overlapping content. • Clashes with a school function or school closure. • Participation in events below international level. • Holidays (for example family holidays, public holidays, national holidays, religious holidays). • If a candidate is entered for two or more papers in the same session (either during the a.m.
session or the p.m. session) and the total duration of the papers is three hours or less, all papers should be taken in the same session with a short supervised break between the papers.
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9.3 How to apply for a Timetable Deviation
Applications for permission to allow a candidate a timetable deviation should be made on form INT/E24, a copy of which can be found in Section D, Form 9 or through the CIE Direct website. You must ensure that all applications are received by CIE by the published deadlines. CIE cannot guarantee to deal with late applications. Please read the notes printed on the back of the application form before you complete it. All forms must be faxed, emailed or posted to CIE. Timetable deviations will only be considered only for candidates directly involved in the clash. Exceptions may be made in cases where it is not possible for the Centre to invigilate the examination in two sittings or where there is limited examination space or equipment for practical examinations. You must give details on the application form of the proposed arrangements for resolving the clash of examinations, the reason for the clash and the security arrangements that will be in place for both the candidates and the question paper. If the clash is due to an examination with another Examination Board, a copy of the Statement of Entry with the candidate’s details and timetable should be included. Wherever possible examinations should be taken on the day on which they are timetabled. If papers are moved to the following day you must guarantee full supervision of each candidate. Under no circumstances will CIE consider moving a paper to a date before the published timetable date. When a decision has been made, CIE will communicate in writing to the Centres its decision about applications for timetable deviations as quickly as possible. A letter of approval will be faxed and/or emailed to the Centre. No timetable deviations may be made unless CIE has given written consent.
9.4 Supervision of candidates for whom a Timetable Deviation has been approved
Supervision should normally be by Centre staff. If this is not possible CIE is prepared to accept supervision by another responsible adult acceptable to the centre and the candidates. The Head of Centre must be completely satisfied that such an arrangement will maintain the security of the examination. The supervisor is required to give a written guarantee of security. This should confirm that the candidate(s) will be collected from and delivered to the Centre. This statement must be retained by the centre until the results are published, unless CIE requests the statement beforehand. Overnight supervision of candidates should normally be undertaken by a member of centre staff, although in cases where the centre feels that parental supervision could be guaranteed, this may be accepted by CIE. The candidate must have no outside contact with anyone taking the examination. This includes telephone calls, faxes, email messages, access to the Internet and contact with visitors. The Head of Centre must be completely satisfied that such an arrangement will maintain the security of the examination. CIE will hold the Head of Centre responsible if subsequently it is found that there has been a breach of CIE regulations in any way. CIE may take action against the centre, and that action could potentially include removal of CIE registered centre status.
Key Rule • Any failure to abide by the rules of supervision when a timetable deviation has been approved
could lead to the disqualification of the candidate(s) involved.
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10 ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS
Key Points • Centres entering candidates who have permanent disabilities or who suffer from
medical conditions which affect performance at the time of the examinations can apply in advance of the examination to CIE for an Access Arrangement to be made to allow the candidate access to the examination.
• Access Arrangements are subject to the CIE regulations contained in Part 6 of the current version of the Handbook for Centres and Examinations Officers must refer to the relevant section within this part of the Handbook for guidance in making their applications.
Important Dates You are required to submit requests for Special Arrangements by the following dates:
IGCSE and GCE O, AS and A Level May/June – 21 February (21 January for Braille/Modified papers) October/November – 16 August (1 May for Braille/Modified papers)
HIGCSE October – 12 June (1 May for Braille/Modified papers)
CHECKPOINT
10 weeks before the date of the assessment.
10.1 Under what circumstances can a Centre apply for an Access Arrangement?
Access Arrangements are made to allow candidates with substantial and long-term disabilities access to the examination and the ability to demonstrate their attainment. The Access Arrangements that can be put in place for a candidate include: • An extra time allowance; • The provision of specially adapted question papers; • Assistance with reading or writing. Further details regarding the range of Access Arrangements which are offered by CIE, and the regulations which govern them, can be found in the current Handbook for Centres.
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10.2 What are the principles that govern the awarding of Access Arrangements?
You should note the following principles governing the awarding of Access Arrangements: • All candidates are assessed according to the same marking criteria, so that grades and
Certificates have the same validity and do not mislead the users of the qualification about the candidate’s attainment;
• Access Arrangements must not give the candidate an advantage over other candidates; • Access Arrangements must not compromise the competence standards being assessed, and will
therefore be restricted in certain syllabuses (e.g. a reader cannot be permitted in a specification where reading is the focus of the assessment).
10.3 How does a Centre apply for an Access Arrangement? Permission to allow a candidate an Access Arrangement must be requested by the published submission dates. CIE will not guarantee to deal with late applications, especially where modified papers are required.
You should make your applications using Form 10 which you can find in Section D. • Form 10 AA (PHC) for on-going disabilities or candidates with a temporary disability.
Please read the notes printed on the back of the application forms before completing. All forms must be faxed or posted to CIE.
Where permission has been given by CIE for a candidate to use a scribe/writer or provide a transcript, the forms AA(AMA) (for scribe/writer) and AA(TRA) (for transcript) must be attached to the front of every script. A copy of these forms can be found in Section D, Forms 13 and 14.
Key Rules • No Access Arrangements may be made unless CIE has given written consent.
• In emergencies, for cases such as temporary disabilities (e.g. broken arms), you may use your discretion on the day of the examination to grant Access Arrangements that will alleviate the problem. You should fax or telephone CIE immediately, detailing the Access Arrangements provided for the candidate. Form 10 AA (PHC) should also be faxed to CIE along with the supporting medical evidence.
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Key Points • Examination materials, administrative instructions, examination stationery and question papers
are all despatched to Centres each session based on their entry requirements.
Important Dates CIE will despatch IGCSE, HIGCSE and GCE O, AS and A Level materials on the following dates. The despatches are listed approximately in the order in which they take place in an examination session.
Despatch Dates for each Session Name of Despatch Description of Despatch May/June
2010 October
2010 November
2010
Final Timetables Final Examination Timetables.
September 2009
February 2010 March 2010
Estimated Entry Materials
Materials for the submission of estimated entries.
September 2009
February 2010 March 2010
Final Entry Materials Materials and instructions for the submission of examination entries.
September 2009
February 2010 March 2010
Early Despatch of Question Papers and Instructions
Materials and instructions for the conduct of Science Practical components, Art Coursework components and the conduct of Speaking Tests.
February/ March 2010 August 2010 August 2010
Project and Practical Materials
Materials for the internal assessment of GCE AS and A Level Project and Practical components.
January 2010
Not required for this session
January 2010
Statements of Entry Entry confirmation information. March 2010 June 2010 August 2010
Admin Despatch One Administrative materials for the internally assessed components and examination stationery.
March 2010 August 2010 September 2010
Question Papers Question Papers for written examinations April 2010 August 2010 October 2010
Admin Despatch Two Materials required in the examination room. April 2010
Materials despatched with Admin One in this
session
October 2010
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11.1 What materials are contained in each despatch? The following section lists the items included in each despatch and gives a brief description of how each item is to be used. Final Timetables Final Examination Timetable The final timetable confirms the dates and times of each syllabus
component for a given examination session.
The following timetables are issued by CIE: • May/June IGCSE and GCE O, AS and A Level; • October HIGCSE; • November IGCSE; • November GCE O, AS and A Level.
Estimated Entry Materials Estimated Entry Spreadsheet The estimated entry spreadsheet is provided on floppy disk. The
spreadsheet lists the syllabuses and components that CIE requires estimated entries for. You are required to enter your estimated entries for all sessions in the following calendar year and then submit the spreadsheet to CIE using CIE Direct.
Final Entry Materials Procedures for the Submission of Entries booklet (INT./E.3)
This booklet provides comprehensive instructions for the submission of final entries to CIE. It also lists the syllabus codes and entry option codes that should be used.
Early Despatch of Question Papers and Instructions Question Papers and Instructions for Practical Examinations.
Question Papers and Instructions for Teachers for the preparation of Practical examinations. The question paper security regulations outlined in Part 3 of the Handbook for Centres apply to these items.
Art & Design Question Papers
Question Papers for Art & Design examination and coursework components. The question paper security regulations outlined in Part 3 of the Handbook for Centres apply to this item.
Speaking Test Cards The Speaking Test Cards are confidential question paper items that are used to conduct Speaking Tests. The question paper security regulations outlined in Part 3 of the Handbook for Centres apply to this item.
Speaking Test Teachers’ Notes
The Teachers’ Notes provide instructions for teachers who will be conducting the Speaking Tests. The question paper security regulations outlined in Part 3 of the Handbook for Centres apply to this item.
Speaking Test Blank Cassettes
The cassettes are to be used to record the Speaking Tests conducted by teachers in your Centre.
Speaking Test Cassette Cards
The cassette cards are used to label each cassette with candidate information. They are designed to be inserted into each cassette case.
Project and Practical Materials Assessment Form Despatch This despatch contains carbonised Coursework Assessment Forms for
teachers to use for the internal assessment of project work and for conducting practical tests. Materials for only those syllabuses which have carbonised forms are in this despatch. All other instructions and forms can be found in the syllabus booklets.
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Statements of Entry Candidate Statements of Entry
The Statements of Entry show the personal details and syllabus/option entry information for each candidate entered through your Centre. They also show the timetable dates and times for each of the written components that the candidate is due to take. You should ensure that the statements are handed out to all candidates. Candidates should be asked to check that their entry information is correct.
Candidate Entry List The Candidate Entry List provides a summary of all entries made for the Centre, listing each candidate and the syllabus and options for which they have been entered.
Centre Summary of Entries The Centre Summary of Entries report shows the total number of entries made for each syllabus and option.
Candidate Entry Warning List The Centre Entry Warning List provides a warning of potential timetable clashes for individual candidates.
Admin Despatch One
Examination Stationery Items Additional Materials booklet This provides details of all the stationery materials required in the
examination room for each examination component. Script Envelopes These envelopes are to be used for the despatch of scripts to CIE. Log Tables Log Tables are required for certain Mathematics components. You can
find information on the components that require Log Tables in the Additional Materials booklet.
Graph Paper Graph Paper is required for certain examination components. You can find information on the components that require Graph Paper in the Additional Materials booklet.
World Outline Map A World Outline Map is required for certain Geography examination components. You can find information on the components that require a World Outline Map in the Additional Materials booklet.
Formulae booklets Formulae booklets are required for certain Science and Mathematics examination components. You can find information on the components that require Formulae Booklets in the Additional Materials booklet.
Chemistry Data booklets Chemistry Data booklets are required for certain Chemistry examination components. You can find information on the components that require a Chemistry Data booklet in the Additional Materials booklet.
Despatch Labels and Identification Labels Barcoded Labels for early components
These labels are used to identify the contents of each script packet. The Barcoded Labels contained in this despatch are for components scheduled in the early part of the timetable.
Air Freight Labels These labels must be used when sending script packages to CIE by Air Freight.
Script Return Labels These labels must be used when sending script packages to CIE by Courier or Post.
Coursework Identification Labels
Use these labels to identify each individual piece of coursework.
Art 0400 Identification Labels Use these labels to identify each individual piece of Art coursework for syllabus code 0400.
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Admin Despatch One continued
Administrative Items Notice to Candidates This is a notice for candidates to read before the examination which
informs them of CIE rules and regulations regarding examinations. Forecast Grade Forms (F1) The Forecast Grade Forms should be used for the submission of
Forecast Grades to CIE. Separate Forecast Grade Forms are provided for each syllabus for which your Centre has entered candidates. The forms for each syllabus list the candidate numbers and names of every candidate entered at the time the form was produced. Late entry candidates may not be shown, in which case their details should be entered at the bottom of the Forecast Grade Form.
Internal Assessment Mark Sheets (MS1)
The Internal Assessment Mark Sheet should be used for the submission of internally assessed marks to CIE. Separate Internal Assessment Mark Sheets are provided for each coursework component for which your Centre has entered candidates. The mark sheets for each component list the candidate numbers and names of every candidate entered at the time the mark sheet was produced. Late entry candidates may not be shown in which case their details should be entered at the bottom of the Internal Assessment Mark Sheet.
F1/MS1 Return Envelopes These envelopes are to be used for the return of the Forecast Grade Forms and Internal Assessment Mark Sheets to CIE.
Attendance Registers for early components
The Attendance Register is to be used in the examination room to record the presence of each candidate. Separate Attendance Registers are provided for each examination component for which your Centre has entered candidates. The registers for each component list the candidate numbers and names of every candidate entered at the time the register was produced. Late entry candidates may not be shown, in which case their details should be entered at the bottom of the Attendance Register. The Attendance Registers contained in this despatch are for components scheduled in the early part of the timetable.
Question Papers Question Papers and Materials
Confidential question papers and supporting materials provided by CIE for each examination component. The question paper security regulations outlined in Part 3 of the Handbook for Centres apply to this item.
Admin Despatch Two
Despatch Labels and Identification Labels Barcoded Labels These labels are used to identify the contents of each script packet.
The barcoded labels contained in this despatch are for components scheduled in the later part of the timetable.
Administrative Items Attendance Registers The Attendance Register is to be used in the examination room to
record the presence of each candidate. Separate Attendance Registers are provided for each examination component for which your Centre has entered candidates. The registers for each component list the candidate numbers and names of every candidate entered at the time the register was produced. Late entry candidates may not be shown, in which case their details should be entered at the bottom of the Attendance Register. The Attendance Registers contained in this despatch are for components scheduled in the later part of the timetable.
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12 FORECAST GRADES
Key Points • A forecast grade is the grade a teacher expects a candidate to achieve for the
syllabus.
• Although it is not compulsory to submit forecast grades we advise you to do so because they provide valuable information to CIE when setting syllabus grade thresholds or when a candidate is absent through sickness or requires Special Consideration.
Important Dates The dates for the submission of Forecast Grades are as follows:
IGCSE and GCE O, AS and A Level May/June – 30 April October/November – 31 October
HIGCSE October – 15 October
12.1 What is a Forecast Grade? A forecast grade is the grade a teacher expects a candidate to achieve for the syllabus. It must be a realistic prediction of what the candidate is expected to achieve in the examination. It is not intended to be the teacher’s assessment of the quality of the candidate’s work during the course, or of the effort that the candidate has made. In the case of an assessment that the candidate has already partly completed (e.g. an Advanced Level subject in which the candidate has already achieved a contributory Advanced Subsidiary Level result), the forecast grade should relate to the overall qualification including that part already assessed.
12.2 Why should Centres submit Forecast Grades? The submission of forecast grades is not compulsory but provides important information to CIE in the following circumstances: • In grading, as a check between actual grades and forecast grades; • In instances where a candidate’s scripts may have been lost or damaged; • In cases of Special Consideration.
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12.3 How should Centres submit Forecast Grades? CAMEO You can use CAMEO to submit electronic files containing all your candidates’ forecast grades. You can download detailed instructions on how to do this from CIE Direct. If you use CAMEO you will not need Forecast Grade Forms at all. Forecast Grade Forms Alternatively, you can use the Forecast Grade Forms (F1) that are provided for each syllabus for which you are entering candidates. Candidate details will be shown on the F1 form if an entry has been received at CIE by 10 April for the June session and 21 September for the November session. If you use F1 forms you must follow the instructions on the back of the forms. F1 forms are printed on two part self-copying paper. • Send the top copy of the F1 for each syllabus to CIE in the envelope provided. This form will be
scanned by an optical mark reader and therefore the form must not be bent, stapled, pinned or damaged in any other way.
• Keep the second copy of the form for reference until after the results have been issued. If you have made an entry or an entry amendment after the forms have been printed, you should add the candidate details to the bottom of the F1 as instructed on the back of the form. If there is not sufficient room on the pre-printed F1, or if you do not have an F1 form for a particular syllabus for which you have made a late entry, you must use the Supplementary F1 Forecast Grade Sheet to record forecast grades. You can find a Supplementary F1 Forecast Grade Sheet in Section D, Form 3. You must use a different form for each syllabus.
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13 ACCREDITATION OF COURSEWORK ASSESSORS
Key Points • In order for a Centre to undertake internal assessment of Coursework in a particular subject, at
least one teacher of the subject must hold the appropriate Certificate or letter of accreditation from CIE.
Important Dates • Coursework Training materials may be submitted to CIE for accreditation at any time during the
year. However, as the accreditation process takes from 4 to 6 weeks, applications must be made well in advance of the examination session for which it is required.
13.1 What is CIE’s definition of Coursework? Coursework refers to any component specified by a CIE syllabus that is assessed in the Centre by the Centre’s teachers or other local teachers and moderated by CIE. Examples of such coursework components are: • Projects; • Folios of essays; • Field work; • Art and craft items; • Design studies; • Internally set and assessed Speaking Tests; • Practical work; • Assignments and experiments undertaken and assessed during the course. Coursework may include work for which the theme, experiment or parameters of a project have been set by the teacher, or specified in the syllabus, or chosen by the candidates themselves.
13.2 What is meant by Accreditation of Coursework Assessors? In order for a Centre to undertake internal assessment of IGCSE and HIGCSE coursework in a particular subject, at least one teacher of the subject must hold the appropriate Certificate or letter of accreditation from CIE. A teacher who has been accredited by CIE may assess the coursework component in the subject in which he or she has been accredited. He or she may also supervise the work of other teachers in this subject.
13.3 How do Centres advise CIE of the details of accredited teachers? Details of accredited teachers for the June 2010 examinations should be sent to CIE by 15 October 2009 and for the October/November 2010 examinations by 30 April 2010 and should be submitted along with the estimated entries for the centre. You will receive electronic (Excel based) Estimated Entry forms for the 2010 examination sessions. This electronic estimated entry form will also contain an Accredited Coursework Assessors form that should be used to advise CIE of the details of which accredited teachers are marking the candidate’s coursework. This form must be completed regardless of whether you have notified CIE previously of the accredited teachers’ details. A copy of the form can be found in the Section D Form 4 and should only be used if you are unable to use the electronic form.
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On receipt of the forms CIE will check the information supplied by the Centre against the accreditation details held by CIE. If it is found that CIE does not have a record of the teachers being accredited, or if no teacher details have been given, then CIE will contact the Centre requesting that further information and/or that evidence of accreditation is supplied.
13.4 Which Syllabuses and Components require a Teacher to be accredited? The following syllabuses and components require at least one teacher of the subject to hold the appropriate Certificate or letter of accreditation from CIE.
Syllabus Code Title Component IGCSE 0400 Art and Design 5 0411 Drama 2 0413 Physical Education 2 0420 Computer Studies 2 0445 Design and Technology 5 0450 Business Studies 3 0460 Geography 3 0470 History 3 0471 Travel and Tourism 3 0486 English Literature 2 0488 Spanish Literature 2 0490 Religious Studies 3 0500 First Language English 4 0502 First Language Spanish 4 0510 English as a Second Language 5 & 6 0581 Mathematics (with coursework) 5 & 6 0600 Agriculture 4 & 5 0610 Biology 4 0620 Chemistry 4 0625 Physics 4 0637 Child Development 2 & 3 0648 Food and Nutrition 2 0652 Physical Science 4 0653 Combined Science 4 0654 Co-ordinated Science 4 0680 Environmental Management 3 HIGCSE 1241 History 3 1253 Physical Science 4 1276 Computer Studies 2
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13.5 How does a teacher gain coursework accreditation? Teachers can gain accreditation to assess coursework in one of two ways: • Submitting a Curriculum Vitae to CIE for Appraisal
This is usually the quickest and simplest way to gain accreditation. Teachers should provide an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae for appraisal by the CIE subject specialist. The Curriculum Vitae should provide information relating to the experience of the teacher in relation to coursework marking; this includes the subject(s) that the teacher has marked in, the level to which marking has taken place and when the marking was undertaken. If the experience outlined in the Curriculum Vitae is deemed to be appropriate, a letter of accreditation will be issued. If accreditation is not awarded at this point it may be recommended that the teacher applies for accreditation through the distance training option (see below).
• Training Material Coursework Training Handbooks are gradually replacing Distance Training Packs and can be purchased from CIE Publications. You can find a complete listing of all the handbooks available at the end of this chapter.
Teachers are required to work through the training handbook, carrying out an assessment of the materials as if it were the work of an actual student. The completed training materials should then be sent to CIE for assessment.
Training materials may be submitted to CIE for accreditation at any time during the year. The accreditation process takes from 4 to 6 weeks from the time the materials are received by CIE. Applications for accreditation must be made well in advance of the examination session for which it is required. Where the assessment of the training materials meets CIE’s standards, accreditation will be given and a Coursework Accreditation Certificate is issued. Where accreditation is not awarded, the teacher will receive a report that provides guidance on areas of the assessment that need to be revised. Teachers are expected to re-assess the exemplar work in line with the guidance provided by CIE and submit a revised set of completed training materials.
Teachers who successfully complete a training event will be awarded a Coursework Accreditation Certificate. 13.6 What are the guidelines for submitting coursework
accreditation materials to CIE? Ensure that the full name of the teacher, your Centre number (if applicable) and subject your teachers requires accreditation for are included on the training materials or Curriculum Vitae submitted for assessment. If CIE receives training materials or a Curriculum Vitae which cannot be identified then the accreditation request may be delayed until its origins can be established. Teachers do not have to be attached to a CIE Centre to apply for coursework accreditation. If this is the case, personal contact details should be provided which should include a postal address and telephone number. In addition, it is important that payment is enclosed with the submission so that we are able to process the accreditation request. You should allow time for us to assess the training materials or Curriculum Vitae, especially if the marking of coursework is due to commence shortly afterwards. You should note that the accreditation process will take from 4 to 6 weeks from the time the submission is received by CIE.
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All materials submitted for assessment should be sent to the following address:
IGCSE and HIGCSE Accreditation Co-ordinator EDM (PQ) University of Cambridge International Examinations 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU United Kingdom
13.7 What are the financial arrangements for the accreditation of Teachers?
The new Coursework Training Handbook is gradually replacing the Distance Training Pack and can be purchased from CIE Publications at a cost of £15 (which includes postage and packing charges). Centres only need to purchase one copy of a training pack as a single pack may be used by as many teachers as required. Distance Training Packs for the relevant subjects can also be purchased from CIE Publications at a cost of £44. An accreditation fee of £20 per teacher is charged for each submission of training materials or each Curriculum Vitae presented to CIE for accreditation. The accreditation fee also covers the cost of returning accreditation decisions by courier to Centres. Your Centre will be invoiced for accreditation fees. For applications received from individuals not attached to a Centre, CIE will accept cheques and can also charge VISA and Mastercard credit cards (not American Express™).
13.8 What training materials can be purchased from CIE?
All of the following training materials may be purchased from CIE. You should place your order using the Publications Order Form which you can obtain by contacting CIE Customer Services. Alternatively you can find the Publications Order Form on the CIE website at www.cie.org.uk. Coursework Training Handbooks Centres only need to buy one copy of the handbook, which can then be used by any number of teachers. However, the new Handbooks provide more information on administering coursework in the Centre. It is assumed that the Centre will already have copies of the relevant syllabus and standards booklet (where available) or will download them from the CIE website. These items will not be sent out with the handbook. It is recommended that these handbooks be used with the accompanying Cambridge Professional Development for Teachers book for the subject, if available.
Ref. No. Syllabus 6505499202 Arabic – Foreign Language (0544) CPB/212059 Art and Design (0400) CPB/212098 Business Studies (0450) CPB/260285 CPB/260284
Child Development (0637) – CD-ROM and DVD Child Development (0637) – Printed Version
CPB/215734 Computer Studies (0420) Part 1 & 2 0163763092 Design and Technology CPB/260271 Drama (0411) CPB/215703 Dutch (0515) CPB/212100 English – First Language (0500) 7219303774 English Literature (0486)
Key Rule • The address given above is for coursework accreditation only. Samples of candidates’
coursework for a live examination session should be despatched using the appropriate address labels provided by CIE.
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8380380029 English – Second Language (0510) CPB/212106 Environmental Management (0680) CPB/212107 Food and Nutrition (0648) 7331446252 French – Foreign Language (0520) CPB/212099 Geography (0460) 4174960016 German – Foreign Language (0525) 4985445933 Mathematics (0581) CPB/212108 Music (0410) 8158626181 6838847462
Physical Education (0413) – CD-ROM and DVD Physical Education (0413) – Printed Version
CPB/215697 Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physical Science, Science - Co-ordinated and Combined (0610, 0620, 0625, 0652, 0653, 0654)
0351229110 Spanish – First Language (0502) Distance Training Packs Each pack includes a distance training manual, syllabus (and tapes where necessary), standards booklet (where available) and mark sheets. It is recommended that these packs be used with the accompanying Cambridge Professional Development for Teachers book for the subject, if available and can be found in the Publications Catalogue. It is recommended that these books be purchased prior to using the Distance Training Pack or Coursework Training Handbook for the subject.
Ref. No. Syllabus CPB/212094 Agriculture CPB/212092 Foreign Language Mandarin Chinese CPB/212085 History CPB/212091 Foreign Language Spanish
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2010 | Part 14 Internally Assessed Marks
14 INTERNALLY ASSESSED MARKS
Key Points • Centres are required to submit Internally Assessed Marks and samples of
coursework for all coursework components to allow CIE to carry out moderation.
• Failure to submit an Internally Assessed Mark for a given candidate will usually result in the candidate being awarded ‘No Result’ in the syllabus.
Important Dates The dates for the submission of Internally Assessed Marks are as follows:
IGCSE and GCE O, AS and A Level May/June – 30 April October/November – 31 October
HIGCSE October – 15 October
14.1 What is an Internally Assessed Mark? An Internally Assessed Mark is required for every candidate entered for a coursework component. Coursework refers to any component specified by a CIE syllabus that is assessed in the Centre by the Centre’s teachers or other local teachers and moderated by CIE. Examples of such Coursework components are: • Projects; • Folios of essays; • Field work; • Art and craft items; • Design studies; • Internally assessed Speaking Tests; • Practical work; • Assignments and experiments undertaken and assessed during the course.
14.2 Why do Centres need to submit Internally Assessed Marks? Failure to submit an Internally Assessed Mark for a given candidate when one is required will usually result in the candidate being awarded ‘No Result’ in the syllabus. The Syllabus Booklet provides details of the assessment method to be applied to each component and will clearly state whether a component is to be assessed internally. The Syllabus Booklet will also give details of the marking criteria, the submission of samples of work and supporting documentation and submission of Internally Assessed Marks.
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14.3 How should Centres submit Internally Assessed Marks? You must submit the final mark awarded to the candidate by the teacher carrying out the internal assessment. Candidates who have not submitted any coursework should be recorded as ‘A’ (Absent). Where there is more than one teacher involved in the assessment, it is essential that the marking of all teachers is standardised to produce a rank order of candidates for the Centre before the marks are submitted to CIE. More detailed information on standardising the marking of internally assessed coursework within Centres can be found in Part 4A of the Handbook for Centres. CAMEO You can use CAMEO to submit electronic files containing all your candidates’ Internally Assessed Marks. You can download detailed instructions on how to do this from CIE Direct. If you use CAMEO you will not need MS1 forms, but must include a print out of the Internal Marks report from CAMEO along with the sample of work. Internally Assessed Mark Sheets Alternatively, you are provided with Internal Assessment Mark Sheets (MS1) for each internally assessed component for which you have candidate entries. Candidate details will be shown on the MS1 for all candidates for whom an entry has been received at CIE by 10 April for the June session and 21 September for the November session. If you use MS1 forms you must follow the instructions on the back of the forms and return them to CIE. If you have made a late entry or an entry amendment after these forms have been printed, you should add the appropriate candidate details to the bottom of the MS1 as instructed. If there is not sufficient room on the pre-printed MS1, you must use the Supplementary MS1 form to record internally assessed marks for any additional candidates. You can find a Supplementary MS1 form in Section D Form 8. MS1 forms are printed on three part self-copying paper. • Send the top copy of the MS1 for each syllabus to CIE in the envelope provided. This form will be
scanned by an optical mark reader and therefore the form must not be bent, stapled, pinned or damaged in any other way.
• Enclose the second copy of the form (the Moderator’s copy) with the sample of coursework and the Working Mark Sheet. You can find instructions for the selection and submission of the sample of coursework and supporting documentation in Section B Part 15 of this Administrative Guide.
• Keep the third copy of the form for reference until after the results have been issued.
Key Rule • The top copy of the MS1 must be sent to CIE under separate cover in the envelope provided and
must not be included with the sample of coursework. MS1 forms are scanned and packing the forms with coursework samples may damage them, preventing them from being scanned resulting in marks not loading to the CIE database.
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14.4 Can Candidates carry forward IGCSE and GCE O Level Internally Assessed Marks? Candidates who wish to retake an IGCSE or GCE O Level syllabus in a subsequent examination session may wish to retake only the written components and carry forward the mark achieved in the coursework component. Individual IGCSE or GCE O Level syllabuses specify whether coursework marks can be carried forward or not. If so, they can be carried forward only once within a 13 month period. • A candidate’s coursework mark for the June 2009 examination session may be carried forward to
the following November 2009 examination session or the following June 2010 examination session only.
• A coursework mark for the November 2009 examination session may be carried forward to the following June 2010 examination session or the following November 2010 examination session only.
Marks may not be carried forward more than once. You must enter for the carry forward option code when entering candidates for the examination session if they are carrying forward coursework marks from a previous session. You must also provide the candidates’ previous entry details so that the marks awarded previously can be located. Please note that these rules apply only to the IGCSE and GCE O Level syllabuses. Please refer to section 7.11 of this Administrative Guide for more information on GCE AS and A Level Staged Assessments.
Examples
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2010 | Part 15 Submission of Coursework Samples to CIE
15 SUBMISSION OF COURSEWORK SAMPLES TO CIE
Key Points • Centres must submit Coursework samples to CIE so that CIE can moderate the
internally assessed marks.
• Internally assessed marks (see Section B Part 14) and samples of coursework should be submitted to CIE separately.
• CIE will advise you which candidates should have their work included in the coursework sample, except where a syllabus tells you to select the sample.
• You can find more detailed information on the regulations and procedures for the internal assessment of coursework in Part 4A of the Handbook for Centres.
Important Dates Internally assessed marks and coursework samples must be received by CIE by the following dates: May/June Examination Session IGCSE and GCE O, AS and A Level internally assessed marks – 30 April IGCSE and GCE O, AS and A Level coursework samples – 7 May October Examination Session (HIGCSE) HIGCSE internally assessed marks – 15 October HIGCSE coursework samples – 21 October November Examination Session IGCSE and GCE O, AS and A Level internally assessed marks – 31 October IGCSE and GCE O, AS and A Level coursework samples – 7 November
15.1 What is CIE’s definition of Coursework? Coursework refers to any component specified by a CIE syllabus that is assessed in the Centre by the Centre’s Teachers or other local Teachers and moderated by CIE. Examples of such coursework components are: • Projects; • Folios of essays; • Field work; • Art and craft items; • Design studies; • Internally assessed Speaking Tests; • Practical work; • Assignments and experiments undertaken and assessed during the course. Coursework may include work for which the theme, experiment or parameters of a project have been set by the teacher, or specified in the syllabus, or chosen by the candidates themselves.
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15.2 What are the procedures for selecting samples of coursework? In some syllabuses, teachers must select the samples of coursework for submission to CIE. In these cases, the syllabus contains instructions on how the coursework sample must be selected. In these cases, the coursework sample should be despatched at the same time as the internally assessed marks, but under separate cover. In all other cases, CIE will select the candidates whose work must be included in the coursework sample.
• Within one working day of receiving the internally assessed marks, CIE will e-mail the Centre with the list of candidates to be included in the coursework sample.
• The coursework sample must include the work of the candidates identified by CIE. No other candidates’ work should be included.
• All of the coursework that contributed to the final mark for each candidate in the coursework sample will be required. No other work should be included.
• The coursework sample must be despatched to CIE as soon as the e-mail is received, and must arrive at CIE within one week of the internally assessed marks.
Where CIE selects the candidates for the coursework sample, the number of candidates in the sample will be as follows:
Number of candidates entered for the coursework component
Number of candidates whose coursework is required
1 to 10 all of the candidates 11 to 50 10 51 to 100 15
101 to 200 20 More than 200 10% of the candidates
CIE’s selection of candidates will cover the whole of the mark range. Where there is more than one teacher involved in the marking of the work, the sample will include samples of the marking of each teacher. In all cases, if CIE’s moderator thinks it necessary, we will request further samples of candidates’ work. You must despatch these as soon as the request is received. 15.3 What are the procedures for submitting samples of
coursework to CIE?
Preparing coursework materials for despatch You should ensure that each coursework sample is clearly and securely labelled with your Centre number, candidate’s name and index number, and the syllabus/component number. You should use the Coursework Identification Labels provided, samples of which you can find in Section D, Form 6. Separate Coursework Identification Labels are provided for IGCSE Art and Design coursework. You can find samples of these labels in Section D, Form 7. You should ensure that the cassette tapes used to record oral or music coursework, and video tapes are properly packed and labelled. Separate tapes must be used for different components. You should not, for example, record 0410/03 Music Performing and 0410/04 Music Composing on the same tape.
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You should avoid including materials of value or large, bulky or fragile items. You should include with the sample of coursework a full description of any materials that have been retained including, where appropriate, photographs taken from several angles. We cannot guarantee that the grade awarded on the basis of photographs alone will be the same as that which would have been given to the original had it been submitted. You must include in each package of coursework the second copy (Moderator’s copy) of the form MS1, together with the Individual Candidate Record Cards and the Coursework Assessment Summary Forms for that Syllabus. If you have used CAMEO and CIE Direct to create and submit an electronic file of internally assessed marks, you should produce a CAMEO printout of the marks file, which should be signed by the subject teacher, and submitted in place of the Moderator’s copy of form MS1. Individual Candidate Record Cards and Coursework Assessment Summary Forms, which have been completed by the teachers who carried out the internal assessment, must also be included with the sample of coursework. Different forms are required for each coursework component. You can find component specific instructions and copies of each form in the appropriate Syllabus Booklet. Packing and despatch Samples of coursework should be securely packaged and sent, using the return labels found in Section D Form 5, to arrive at CIE as soon as possible but no later than submission deadlines shown above. You should package the work for each syllabus/component separately and should obtain a certificate or record of posting for each package of coursework despatched. Script envelopes may be used if large enough. If not, you should ensure that the packaging will hold the work securely. The labels URL003 can be found in Section D Form 5 and must be used to identify each package with your Centre number, the syllabus number and component number. You must also attach the appropriate barcode label supplied by CIE. You can package together a number of coursework packets, for a variety of components, into one parcel for despatch by courier or post. However, you must ensure that the parcel is secure and not too heavy. CIE have encountered a number of cases where a small packet of coursework has been attached to a larger packet of coursework belonging to a different component. The small packet bears the CIE address label and looks as if it is simply being used as a means of addressing the larger parcel. There is a danger that the scripts contained in the small packet will be overlooked and may be thrown away with the wrapping of the large parcel. It is therefore important that packets for different components are never attached together.
Key Rule • You should ensure that all coursework submitted to CIE for moderation is in plain thin covers.
Bulky ring binders should not be included with the work sent for moderation. The submission of bulky coursework samples not only makes handling of the work difficult but also significantly increases your despatch costs.
Checklist • Selected coursework samples are labelled appropriately. • The Moderator’s copy of the Internally Assessed Mark Sheet (MS1) or a hard copy of the Internal
Marks report from CAMEO. • Individual Candidate Record Cards and Coursework Assessment Summary Forms. • Cassette tapes and video tapes, if appropriate, clearly labelled.
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Samples of coursework that are despatched by air letter, air parcel or courier should be sent to the following address:
University of Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge Assessment DC10 Hill Farm Road Whittlesford Cambridge CB22 4FZ UK
Samples of coursework that are despatched by Air Freight should addressed as follows:
DHL Global Forwarding, (Account University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate), London Airport
15.4 What coursework materials do Centres need to retain? You should retain, for at least six weeks after the results are published, the following materials and information:
15.5 Does CIE return coursework to Centres? Coursework samples submitted to CIE for moderation will normally be returned to Centres at CIE’s expense after results and Certificates have been issued. However, we may retain items of coursework for research, exhibition, archive or educational purposes. Upon receipt of the returned coursework, you may, at your discretion, return the work to the candidates who produced it.
Key Rules • The top copy of the MS1 must be sent to CIE under separate cover and must not be
included with the sample of coursework. • You should ensure that the correct address label is used for your preferred method of
despatch. In particular, the airfreight address label must not be used for Air Post, Air Parcel or Courier despatches.
• CIE will not be responsible for the loss or damage of any coursework submitted for moderation.
• DESPATCH OF ART COURSEWORK. It is important to remember that all of the above points apply to the preparation, packing and despatch of art coursework. In particular, each component must be packed separately, be clearly identified and have its own barcode label.
Checklist • A record of the coursework that was set. • A record of the marks awarded. • The assessed work of all candidates not included in the moderation sample submitted to CIE. • A copy of each Individual Candidate Record Card and Coursework Assessment Summary Form. • A summary of how internal moderation was carried out. • If the Coursework is ephemeral in nature, teachers must keep sufficient evidence (documentary,
photographic, audiotaped or videotaped as appropriate) to support their marking.
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15.6 Can a candidate resubmit coursework in a subsequent examination session?
Candidates re-taking an examination in a subsequent session may re-submit, in whole or in part, coursework submitted in a previous session. Any work that is re-submitted must meet the requirements of the syllabus in that session and will be subject to re-assessment.
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2010 | Part 16 Conduct of Examinations
16 CONDUCT OF EXAMINATIONS
Key Points • The following guidelines are a summary of the CIE regulations for the conduct of
examinations. Examinations Officers and Invigilators must also read Part 3 of the current edition of the Handbook for Centres which provides more detailed information on the conduct of examinations.
16.1 Preparation for the examinations The Examinations Officer should consider the following important issues when preparing for an examination session: Examination Room Examination rooms must be reserved well in advance of the examination and Centres should ensure that sufficient rooms and resources are made available. It is important that examination rooms are large enough to accommodate the numbers of candidates entered for each examination. When assessing the size of the examination room, you should ensure that the seating arrangements for each examination satisfy the regulations stated in the current version of the Handbook for Centres. The minimum distance between candidates’ chairs is 1.25 metres for written examinations and must be 3 metres for multiple choice tests. You should also consider such matters as heating, ventilation, lighting and the level of extraneous noise. Security of Question Papers Question paper packets should be checked carefully on receipt. CIE must be notified immediately of any discrepancies between the material received and the despatch note and if there appears to be any possible breach of security whilst in transit. Question papers must be locked away in a place of high security, a separate room containing a secure metal container. The packets of question papers must not be opened until the time appointed for the examination concerned. Other Examination Materials Examination stationery and materials must be stored securely at all times so that no unauthorised person has access to them. The examination stationery and materials that are needed in the examination room are specified for each syllabus/component and it is important that they are prepared in advance. Detailed information on the examination stationery and materials that candidates require in the examination room is provided in the Additional Materials booklet and also on the cover of each question paper. Examination Timetable You must ensure that candidates take CIE’s examinations in the session indicated on the timetable. It is important that all candidates are informed well in advance of the examination of the start time and examination venue. Invigilation Arrangements Sufficient numbers of Invigilators must be available for each examination session. The minimum number of Invigilators required is different for practical and for written examinations. At least one invigilator must be present for every 25 candidates for written examinations and one for every 15 candidates for practical examinations. Centres must draw up and distribute invigilation timetables to their Invigilators. Each Invigilator must be fully briefed and trained prior to carrying out the task of invigilation. All Invigilators must be familiar with the regulations stated in the current version of the Handbook for Centres and are advised to use the Checklist For Invigilators to ensure that all duties are carried out.
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Practical Examinations, Speaking Tests and Listening Tests Special instructions exist for the running of practical examinations, speaking tests and listening tests. The Examinations Officer must be familiar with these instructions well in advance of the examinations, as some may require action prior to the examination such as the pre-testing of materials.
16.2 Conducting an examination session
The Invigilator must ensure that the following essential actions are carried out. It is essential that the current version of the Handbook for Centres is referred to for full details on each point. There are also brief guidelines for Invigilators which summarise the main points. These can be found in Section D, Forms 17, 18 and 19 of this Administrative Guide. Arrangements for the Examination Room • Check that any charts, diagrams, etc. have been cleared from the walls. • Check that you have on display the following:
Notice to Candidates; a clock clearly visible to all candidates; a board showing:
(i) Centre number; (ii) the start and finish time of the examination.
• Check that you have: a copy of the current version of the Handbook for Centres; any subject-specific instructions; a seating plan of the examination.
Identification of Candidates • Satisfy yourself as to the identity of every candidate in the examination room. • Check documentary evidence presented by private candidates to ensure that they are the same
persons who made entry for the examination. Before the Assessment • Refer to the front of the question paper for the precise requirements in respect of authorised
materials, particularly dictionaries and calculators. • Inform candidates that they are now subject to the regulations of the assessment and draw their
attention to the Notice to Candidates. A copy of this form can be found in Section D Form 16. • Warn candidates that any unauthorised materials must be handed to you. • Open the question paper packet in the examination room. • Instruct candidates to complete the details on the front of the answer paper/booklet and any
supplementary sheets. Draw attention to the Instructions on the front of the question paper. • Ensure that details of any erratum notice are brought to the notice of the candidates. • Remind candidates to write in blue or black ink and that correcting fluid/correcting pens must not
be used. • Tell candidates when they may begin and how much time they have. During the Assessment • Complete the Attendance Register. A blank copy of this form can be found in Section D Form 20. • If a candidate arrives late for an examination refer to the current version of the Handbook for
Centres for guidelines on appropriate action. All cases of late arrival must be reported in writing to CIE.
• Be vigilant. Supervise the candidates at all times to prevent cheating and distractions. • Do not give any information to candidates about:
suspected errors in the question paper, unless an erratum notice has been issued; any question on the paper or the requirements for answering particular questions.
• Ensure that no candidate leaves the examination room until at least one hour after the starting time, (or a period equal to the duration of the examination if less than one hour).
• Ensure that no question paper is removed from the examination room. • Ensure that a member of staff is available to accompany any candidate who needs to leave the
room temporarily. • Refer to the current version of the Handbook for Centres in the event of an emergency. Any
examination irregularities, such as fire alarms resulting in emergency evacuation, must be reported in writing to CIE, as soon as possible after the incident.
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• Inform candidates when they have five minutes remaining. • Instruct candidates to stop writing at the end of the examination. Use of Calculators and Dictionaries • Candidates are permitted to use calculators unless their use is prohibited in the syllabus for the
subject. • Candidates are not allowed to use dictionaries in the examination except as specified in the
syllabus. Simple translation dictionaries are allowed for some examinations in accordance with the Regulations as detailed in Part 3 of the current version of the Handbook for Centres.
Record Keeping • Centres are required by Part 3 of the Handbook for Centres to keep signed records of the
invigilation arrangements for each examination. • A signed record of the seating arrangements for each examination session must also be kept. These records should be kept securely until the enquiries on results period is complete.
16.3 After the examination
The Examinations Officer must ensure that the following essential actions are carried out after the examination: • The Invigilator checks and signs the Attendance Register; • Candidates are instructed to check that:
all the required information has been entered on their scripts including supplementary sheets; their answers are correctly numbered; they have fastened any supplementary sheets in accordance with the instructions on the
question paper or answer book if appropriate; • All scripts, question papers and unused stationery items are collected before candidates leave the
examination room; • All scripts are arranged in Attendance Register order and should be placed immediately in the
return envelope and the envelope sealed; • Ensure that all script return envelopes are kept in a secure place prior to despatch. If the subject teacher has any comments on the examinations, they should complete the form Comments on the Examination ECF001. A copy of this form can be found in Section D Form 25.
Key Rules • No question paper may be taken from the examination room by any person other than the
designated Centre staff responsible for the collection of the question papers. • All question papers must be collected at the end of the examination and retained under
secure conditions until at least 24 hours have elapsed since the end of the examination session specified for each paper by CIE.
• Empty question paper packets must be securely kept until after the issue of results for the session. They may be required by CIE for investigations into suspected Malpractice cases.
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2010 | Part 17 Special Consideration
17 SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
Key Points • Centres may apply to CIE for Special Consideration for candidates who have sat the
examination(s) under adverse conditions, for example: affected by illness, death in the family or other circumstances.
• Special Consideration is subject to the CIE regulations contained in Part 6 of the current version of the Handbook for Centres and Examinations Officers must refer to the relevant section within this part of the Handbook for guidance in making their applications.
Important Dates • You must submit applications for Special Consideration to CIE within 7 days from the
last examination date in the syllabus affected.
17.1 Under what circumstances can a Centre apply for Special Consideration?
A candidate will be eligible for Special Consideration if: • Performance in a component is affected by circumstances beyond the control of the candidate,
such as: recent personal illness; accident; death in the family; serious disturbances during the examination.
• Part of an examination is missed due to circumstances beyond the control of the candidate; • Access Arrangements which were made in respect of a permanent or long-term disability proved
inappropriate or inadequate. • Special Consideration may also be applied for on behalf of candidates who have a shortfall in
coursework due, for example, to changing schools and for candidates who, through circumstances beyond their control, have lost or damaged coursework.
17.2 What are the principles that govern the awarding of Special Consideration?
Examinations Officers should note the following principles governing the awarding of Special Consideration: • All candidates are assessed according to the same marking criteria, so that grades and
Certificates have the same validity; • All candidates are assessed for what they know and can do, not for what they might have
achieved, had circumstances been different; • Special Consideration must not give the candidate an advantage over other candidates; • Special Consideration must not interfere with the integrity of the assessment and will therefore be
restricted in certain syllabuses. Special Consideration is subject to the CIE regulations contained in Part 6 of the current version of the Handbook for Centres. Examinations Officers must refer to the relevant section within this part of the Handbook for guidance in making their applications.
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17.3 How does a Centre apply for Special Consideration You should apply for Special Consideration using Form SC, which can be found in Section D Form 15 of this Administrative Guide. Please read the notes printed on the back of the application form before completion. You must send completed forms to CIE, either faxed or posted, along with supporting medical evidence if appropriate.
CIE will acknowledge all approved applications with a standard acknowledgement letter. If the application is rejected, CIE will inform you of the reasons. You will also be informed if the case is referred to a team of senior CIE examiners for further consideration.
Key Rules • Applications on behalf of candidates affected by illness, including those Part Absent from an
examination, must be supported by medical evidence. Failure to submit such evidence will disqualify any such candidate from receiving Special Consideration.
• No documentation relating to Special Consideration should be included with the candidate’s scripts. Applications for Special Consideration must be sent directly to CIE. Failure to do this may result in the candidate being disadvantaged as Special Consideration will not be given.
• For Special Consideration to be granted in respect of a missed component, the candidate must have completed a minimum of 50% of the assessment measured in terms of the weightings given to each component of the syllabus (excluding carry forward components).
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2010 | Part 18 Malpractice
18 MALPRACTICE
Key Points • Malpractice is an action that occurs which may threaten the integrity of CIE
examinations. This may happen before, during and after the examinations and may not necessarily be confined to events during timetabled examinations.
• You can find more detailed information on the regulations that govern malpractice in
Part 7 of the current version of the Handbook for Centres.
18.1 What is Malpractice? The following are examples of malpractice. The list is not exhaustive and other instances of malpractice may be considered at the discretion of CIE: • Misuse of examination material; • Behaving in such a way as to undermine the integrity of the examination; • Failing to abide by the conditions of supervision designed to maintain the security of the
examinations; • Disruptive behaviour in the examination room (including the use of offensive language); • Introduction of unauthorised material into the examination room, for example; notes, study
guides and personal organisers, own blank paper, calculators, dictionaries (when prohibited), personal stereos, mobile phones or other similar electronic devices.
• Introducing into the examination room notes in the wrong format (when notes are permitted, or incorrectly annotated texts in open book examinations);
• Obtaining, receiving, exchanging or passing on information which could be examination related (or attempt to) by means of talking or written papers/notes;
• Personation; pretending to be someone else, arranging for another to take one’s place in an examination;
• The inclusion of inappropriate, offensive or obscene material in scripts or coursework; • Copying from another candidate (including the misuse of ICT to do so) • Collusion; working collaboratively with other candidates; • Plagiarism; the failure to acknowledge sources properly and/or the submission of another
person’s work as if it were the candidate’s own; • Theft of another’s work; • The deliberate destruction of another’s work; • The alteration of any results document, including certificates. • Failure to abide by the instructions of an invigilator; • Failure to abide by the conditions of supervision designed to maintain the security of the
examinations; • Any attempt to remove or reveal the content of the examination outside the examination
room in contravention of the 24 hour security rule.
Key Rule
• All cases of malpractice are subject to the CIE regulations contained in Part 7 of the current version of the Handbook for Centres and the Head of Centre must ensure that Centres abide by these.
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18.2 What should Centres do if a suspected malpractice case is identified?
The Head of Centre is required to report to CIE any established, suspected or alleged cases of malpractice by candidates. They should also report any cases of malpractice or maladministration by a member of the Centre staff. In all cases, reports must be sent in writing using Form 22 and be sent to CIE as soon as possible, and should include: • A detailed report of the circumstances surrounding the suspected dishonesty or malpractice; • Written statements from the Invigilators and other staff concerned; • Written statements from the candidates concerned; • A copy of the seating plan for the examination affected (if appropriate); • Procedures followed by the Centre for advising staff and candidates of CIE regulations for the
conduct of its examinations; • Any other supporting evidence which the Centre believes might assist CIE in its investigations.
18.3 What action will CIE take in the event of suspected malpractice?
On the basis of the information received, the matter will be referred to either the Regulations Officer or Regulations Manager in charge of Malpractice or the CIE Malpractice Committee, who will decide what action, if any, should be taken. Each case of suspected malpractice will be considered on an individual basis in light of all the information available. The following outcomes may be imposed: • No further action if the evidence does not confirm that malpractice has occurred; • A warning may be issued; • Marks may be deducted or no marks awarded for a component; • Candidates may be disqualified from the subject in which the malpractice took place. In some
cases the disqualification may be extended to all subjects in a session; • CIE may debar a candidate from entering CIE examinations for up to five years. Other penalties may be imposed at the discretion of the Malpractice Committee.
18.4 Can Centres appeal against the decisions of the CIE Malpractice Committee?
Should you wish to appeal against the decisions made by CIE, you should appeal in writing within 28 days from the date of the notification of CIE’s decision. Any appeals from a Centre must be made in writing by the Head of Centre. CIE will not enter into communication with candidates or parents regarding an appeal. CIE will inform you of the outcome of your appeal within 28 days of receipt at CIE of all requested documentation regarding the appeal.
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2010 | Part 19 Despatch of Scripts
19 DESPATCH OF SCRIPTS
Important Dates Scripts should be sent to CIE immediately after each examination has been taken. Where this is not possible, periodic despatches must be made at least at the end of each week’s papers.
IGCSE and GCE O, AS and A Level
All parcels of scripts must reach Cambridge by:
May/June – 5 July October/November – 10 December
HIGCSE All parcels of scripts must reach Cambridge by: October – 15 November
CHECKPOINT
All parcels of scripts must reach Cambridge by: May – 16 May October – 12 November
19.1 When must scripts be despatched? Wherever possible scripts must be sent to CIE immediately after the examination has been taken. Where this is not possible, periodic despatches must be made at least at the end of each week’s papers. All scripts must be kept in a secure place prior to despatch. Answer scripts are confidential between the candidate and CIE. They may not be read or photocopied by any person prior to despatch.
Key Rule • In no circumstances may scripts be retained any longer than one week.
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19.2 Packing of scripts
Examinations Officers should consider the following when packing scripts for despatch: Despatch Materials CIE provides materials for packing, labelling and despatch of scripts: • Attendance Registers; • Script Packet Envelopes; • Barcode Labels; • Labels for Air Freight despatches; • Labels for Air Letter, Air Parcel, Diplomatic Bag or Courier despatches. Attendance Registers Invigilators must complete and sign the Attendance Register and enclose it in the script packet. If there is more than one packet, the Attendance Register should be split to match the scripts in each packet. The details of any late entry candidates who are not printed on the Attendance Register should be added to the bottom of the Attendance Register. The scripts for these candidates must be included with the other candidates’ scripts, in candidate number order. In case an extra sheet is required, a blank attendance register can be found in Section D, Form 20. Barcode Labels Centres are provided with a set of adhesive labels to be used on packets of candidates’ scripts. Each of the labels contains a unique barcode. The barcodes will be used to record electronically the movement of script packets between Centres, CIE and its examiners. These labels will enable CIE to locate scripts more easily during the essential script checking procedures which take place before results are published. The labels are provided in timetable date order, with the labels for components for which no specific date is allocated, printed at the beginning of the set. Centres must observe the following guidelines when using barcode labels: • Invigilators must ensure that the correct label is attached to each packet of scripts; • Where a blank space appears to the left of the word SPLIT on the label, all scripts for that
component must be placed in the script packet; • Where the code 01, 02 etc., appears to the left of the word SPLIT on the label, only scripts within
the range of candidate index numbers shown to the right of the words CANDIDATE NO. RANGE should be placed in the script packet;
• Do not write anything on the Barcode label; • Do not cover the Barcode label with adhesive tape, other labels or anything that would deface the
barcode; • If Centres have not received a Barcode label and the examination has been completed, Centres
should clearly state on the envelope the following information: Centre Number; Syllabus Number; Component Number; Number of scripts contained; Candidate number range.
Packing of Scripts Centres must observe the following guidelines when packing scripts: • Scripts for different components must not be packed in the same envelope; • The completed Attendance Register should be enclosed in each envelope; • The component number and name shown on the unique Barcode label should agree with that on
the question paper for which scripts are enclosed; If all candidates entered for a component are absent, a completed Attendance Register for that component should be enclosed in the script envelope. Such envelopes must display the correct barcode label;
Key Rule • Scripts must be split and packaged according to the candidate number range printed on the
barcode label.
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• The packets of scripts must be securely fastened. If one envelope is not large enough for the scripts, Centres can use two or more envelopes, indicating the candidate range in each envelope. The Barcode label should be put on the first envelope and each envelope should be numbered (e.g. 1 of 4, 2 of 4 … etc.);
• A number of script packets, for a variety of components, may be packaged together into one parcel for despatch by courier or post, provided the parcel is secure and not too large or heavy;
• CIE have encountered a number of cases where a small packet of scripts has been attached to a larger packet of scripts belonging to a different component. The small packet bears the CIE address label and looks as if it is simply being used as a means of addressing the larger parcel. There is a danger that the scripts contained in the small packet will be overlooked and may be thrown away with the wrapping of the large parcel. It is therefore important that script packets for different components are never attached together.
19.3 Despatch of scripts All scripts should be sent to CIE using the address labels provided. CIE provides two types of labels for the despatch of scripts and it is important that Centres use the correct one depending on the method of despatch chosen. Air Letter, Air Parcel, Diplomatic Bag or Courier Despatches (recommended for envelopes and small packages) A supply of labels is provided for despatching scripts by the above methods. A copy of these labels can be found in Section D Form 24. Parcels must be addressed directly to:
University of Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge Assessment DC10 Hill Farm Road Whittlesford Cambridge CB22 4FZ United Kingdom
Scripts despatched by these methods must never be sent to the DHL Global Forwarding address as this will cause extra delays or loss. Air Freight Despatches (recommended for large heavy consignments) When a despatch is made by Air Freight the Air Freight Despatch label must be used. A copy of this label can be found in Section D, Form 23. CIE has appointed DHL Global Forwarding at London Airport to act as its agents for the receipt of all consignments despatched by Air Freight. In order to avoid delay in customs and to ensure rapid transmission to Cambridge, the following instructions concerning raising Airwaybill Numbers must be observed: • The name and address of the consignee must be shown on both the Airbill documents as well as
the packages being despatched as: DHL Global Forwarding (Account: University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate) LONDON AIRPORT
• For scripts – the contents must be described as “Written examination answers urgently required at Cambridge, United Kingdom. Arrangements have been made for immediate clearance at HM Customs and for immediate onwards transmission to Cambridge.”
• For Craftwork – the contents must be described as “Student’s Handiwork various – temporary
admission free of revenue charge claimed – B.O. 21467/68”.
Key Rules • To avoid the loss of all of the scripts for an entire syllabus do not package all of the
components for the same syllabus in one parcel. • DESPATCH OF ARTWORK SCRIPTS. It is important to remember that all of the above points
apply to the preparation, packing and despatch of artwork scripts. In particular, each component must be packed separately, be clearly identified and have its own barcode label.
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• For other items in connection with examinations (i.e. cassettes) the contents should be described as “Material for Educational Purposes”.
It is essential that immediately after each consignment of scripts has been despatched by air freight, the following details are notified to CIE by fax or email, marked for the attention of the Despatch Freight & Support Manager: • Airwaybill Number; • Flight Number; • Date of Flight; • Number of Parcels. The receipt of this information will enable immediate enquiries to be made if any consignment is delayed in transit.
19.4 Despatch of Checkpoint scripts If a candidate has sat only one out of the two papers for any subject in Checkpoint, then the single script should not be sent to CIE. Only scripts for candidates who have sat both papers in English, Mathematics or Science should be despatched.
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20 RESULTS
Key Points • Examination results documentation is provided in a number of different formats for
publication to candidates and for use by staff within the Centre.
• Results can be issued to candidates as soon as they become available online or immediately after the hard copy is received.
• The results that are published initially are provisional and CIE reserves the right to amend the information given. They will be confirmed at a later date by the issue of Certificates.
Important Dates
Final dates will be notified to Centres via CIE Direct during 2010.
• Provisional Publication Dates for the June 2010 Examination Session
Qualification Results Available Online Hard Copy Results in Centres by IGCSE Early August 2010 Mid August 2010 ICE Group Award Early August 2010 Mid August 2010 GCE Ordinary Level Early August 2010 Mid August 2010 GCE Advanced Subsidiary & Advanced Level Early August 2010 Mid August 2010 AICE Diploma Early August 2010 Mid August 2010
• Provisional Publication Dates for the October 2010 Examination Session
Qualification Results Available Online Hard Copy Results in Centres by HIGCSE Early December 2010 Mid December 2010
• Provisional Publication Dates for the November 2010 Examination Session
Qualification Results Available Online Hard Copy Results in Centres by IGCSE Mid January 2011 Late January 2011 ICE Group Award Mid January 2011 Late January 2011 GCE Ordinary Level Mid January 2011 Late January 2011 GCE Advanced Subsidiary & Advanced Level Mid January 2011 Late January 2011 AICE Diploma Mid January 2011 Late January 2011
• Checkpoint Diagnostic Feedback
Diagnostic feedback will be provided within five weeks for the May session and four weeks for the October session of the Checkpoint scripts being received by CIE.
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20.1 What are results online? CIE releases IGCSE, O Level and AS & A Level results through the CIE Direct Centre extranet website. Please refer to Part 6 for more information about CIE Direct. You will be able to access your results online in early August 2010 for the June 2010 examinations and mid January 2011 for the November 2010 examinations. You can immediately issue the results to candidates. If you submitted your entries via CAMEO, you will also be able to download a results file which can be imported into your CAMEO database. From there, you can print Statements of Results and issue them to candidates. However, the percentage uniform score will not appear on the Statements of Results. If you currently receive only hardcopy results and are unable to access the website, you will be able to issue results to candidates immediately upon receipt.
20.2 What results documentation is provided?
Provisional results are provided to Centres in the following formats for all types of examination other than Checkpoint (see 20.3): Statements of Results A Statement of Results is provided for every candidate who made an examination entry through your Centre. The Statement of Results lists all syllabuses entered by an individual candidate and the syllabus grades that have been awarded in each case. For Group Award candidates (AICE and ICE), the Statement of Results will also show the result achieved in the Group Award. You will receive a Statement of Results for each candidate printed on full colour base stationery which has a watermark within it. This is to be given to the candidate. Explanatory Notes are printed on each Statement of Results which provide specific information on the qualification and syllabus grades shown. For private candidates the name of the Centre will not appear on the Statement of Results. Since the Statements of Results constitute the permanent record of the examination held by CIE, any errors (e.g. if the name of a candidate or a Centre does not correspond to the information supplied on the entry form) must be reported to CIE immediately after the results are received. You should not rely on the accuracy of a Statement of Results if there is any unauthorised alteration, erasure or tear in it. Results by Syllabus, Option and Component This document shows, for each syllabus option, the results and component grades of the candidates at the Centre and is intended for the information of teaching staff only. Please note that there are circumstances, such as those arising from an application for Special Consideration because of part-absence, in which it may not be possible to provide a full set of component grades, even though a final grade has been issued. Centres should also note that CIE does not provide a profile of marks attained in each component or syllabus and component grade boundaries.
Key Rules • The Statements of Results are not Certificates and may not necessarily be accepted by a
University or other public body.
• CIE reserves the right to correct the information given on any Statement of Results which is issued before the despatch of Certificates.
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Results Broadsheet The results broadsheet provides a summary of the results issued to all candidates and is intended for the information of teaching staff. You will receive one copy of this document. The results broadsheet displays the results in the form of a grid with the names of all candidates entered through your Centre listed down the left hand side and syllabus titles listed across the top. Syllabuses with a small entry are shown in the blank columns to the right of the document. Moderation Adjustment Summary Reports A summary of moderation adjustments is provided for every internally assessed component. This document reports the moderation adjustments applied to each internally assessed component and is supplied for the information of teaching staff. You will receive one copy of this document. The summary shows, for each internally assessed component, any adjustments made by CIE to the marks awarded by the Centre. You should be aware that adjustments are made to marks submitted by the Centre and not to weighted marks. 'NO ADJUSTMENT' indicates that the marks provided by your subject teachers were accepted without alteration. The document is printed in syllabus component code order and adjustments made to ranges of marks are shown in ascending sequence. CIE’s moderation procedures will not allow marks to be reduced below zero or raised above the maximum mark for the component. Report to a Centre on Moderation A brief report on the moderation is supplied for each internally assessed component for the information of teaching staff. This report will indicate cases of remarking of coursework by CIE’s Moderators, where adjustment has not been possible. 20.3 What feedback documentation is provided for Checkpoint? Checkpoint diagnostic feedback is provided in the following four areas: • Individual Student Reports; • A Centre Report; • Teaching Group Reports; • End of Session Reports.
Key Rules • Component grades are given in confidence for the information of the teaching staff and must
not be made public or communicated to prospective employers or to authorities responsible for admissions to Universities or to other institutions of Higher Education. They are intended only to enable the standards reached by a candidate in the different parts of the examination to be compared, and they will not always correspond exactly to the grade in the syllabus as a whole.
• Centres should note the final syllabus grade is derived from an aggregation of the candidate’s
marks and not directly from the component grades. It follows that candidates with similar component grades will not necessarily receive the same final grade.
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20.4 What are the procedures for checking and issuing results? Results are despatched to Centres by courier unless CIE is instructed otherwise. Results will not be emailed or faxed to Centres or any other party. Upon receipt of your results, you should check that all relevant documents have been received. In particular, you should check that a Statement of Results has been provided for each candidate at your Centre, including private candidates. In the unlikely event of you receiving incomplete results you should contact CIE Customer Services immediately. Results for attached Centres should be made available to the Centre as per local arrangements. You are responsible for ensuring that all Statements of Results are forwarded to all candidates who made examination entries through your Centre, including private candidates.
20.5 How are syllabus grades reported on results?
The syllabus grades that are reported on results documentation for each qualification are described in the following notes. For each qualification “NO RESULT” indicates 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. For each qualification “PENDING” indicates that a result cannot be issued at present but will follow in due course. For some IGCSE syllabuses “TO BE ISSUED” indicates that the result will be awarded in the November session. Percentage Uniform Marks Percentage uniform marks are provided for IGCSE and GCE A Level, AS Level, and O Level. They are an additional piece of information provided on each candidate’s Statement of Results to supplement their grade for a syllabus. They are determined in this way: A candidate who obtains full marks receives a uniform percentage mark of 100%. A candidate who obtains the minimum mark necessary for a Grade A* obtains a uniform percentage mark of 90%. A candidate who obtains the minimum mark necessary for a Grade A obtains a uniform percentage mark of 80%. A candidate who obtains the minimum mark necessary for a Grade B obtains a uniform percentage mark of 70%. A candidate who obtains the minimum mark necessary for a Grade C obtains a uniform percentage mark of 60%. A candidate who obtains the minimum mark necessary for a Grade D obtains a uniform percentage mark of 50%. A candidate who obtains the minimum mark necessary for a Grade E obtains a uniform percentage mark of 40%. A candidate who obtains the minimum mark necessary for a Grade F (in qualifications where Grade F is awarded) obtains a uniform percentage mark of 30%. A candidate who obtains the minimum mark necessary for a Grade G (in qualifications where Grade G is awarded) obtains a uniform percentage mark of 20%. A candidate who obtains no marks receives a uniform percentage mark of 0%.
Candidates whose mark is none of the above receive a percentage mark in between those stated according to the position of their mark in relation to the grade ‘thresholds’ (i.e. the minimum mark for obtaining a grade) . For example, a candidate whose mark is halfway between the minimum for a Grade C and the minimum for a Grade D (and whose grade is therefore D) receives a percentage uniform mark of 55%. The uniform percentage mark is stated at syllabus level only. It is not the same as the ‘raw’ mark obtained by the candidate, since it has been adjusted to allow for the position of the grade thresholds
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(which many vary from one session to another, and from one subject to another) and also to turn it into a percentage. GCE Advanced Level GCE A Level results are shown by one of the grades A*(a*), A(a) B(b), C(c), D(d) or E(e) indicating the standard achieved, grade A(a) being the highest and grade E(e) the lowest. “UNGRADED” indicates that the candidate has failed to reach the standard required either for a pass at Advanced Level or Advanced Subsidiary Level. “UNGRADED” will be reported on the Statement of Results but not on the Certificate. For languages other than English syllabuses, separate oral endorsement grades of Distinction, Merit and Pass, are also reported for candidates who satisfy the conditions as stated in the syllabus.
If a candidate takes an A Level and fails to achieve grade E(e) or higher, an Advanced Subsidiary Level grade will be awarded if the candidate satisfies the following conditions: • The components taken for the A Level by the candidate in that session included all the components
required for an Advanced Subsidiary Level; • The candidate’s performance in these components was sufficient to merit the award of an Advanced
Subsidiary Level grade. GCE AS (Advanced Subsidiary) Level GCE AS Level results are shown by one of the grades a(a), b(b), c(c), d(d) or e(e) indicating the standard achieved, grade a(a) being the highest and grade e(e) the lowest. “UNGRADED” indicates that the candidate has failed to reach the standard required for a pass at Advanced Subsidiary. “UNGRADED” will be reported on the Statement of Results but not on the Certificate. For languages other than English syllabuses, separate oral endorsement grades of Distinction, Merit and Pass are also reported for candidates who satisfy the conditions as stated in the syllabus. AICE Half-Credit AICE Half-Credit subject results are shown by one of the grades A(a), B(b), C(c), D(d) or E(e) indicating the standard achieved, grade A(a) being the highest and grade E(e) the lowest. “UNGRADED” indicates that the candidate’s performance fell short of the standard required for grade E(e). “UNGRADED” will be reported on the Statement of Results but not on the Certificate. GCE O (Ordinary) Level GCE O Level results are shown by one of the grades A*(a*), A(a), B(b), C(c), D(d) or E(e) indicating the standard achieved, grade A(a) being the highest and grade E(e) the lowest. “UNGRADED” indicates that the candidate’s performance fell short of the standard required for Grade E(e). “UNGRADED” will be reported on the Statement of Results but not on the Certificate. IGCSE IGCSE results are shown by one of the grades A*(a*), A(a), B(b), C(c), D(d), E(e), F(f) and G(g) indicating the standard achieved, grade A*(a*) being the highest and grade G(g) the lowest. “UNGRADED” indicates that the candidate’s performance fell short of the standard required for grade G(g). “UNGRADED” will be reported on the Statement of Results but not on the Certificate. For some language syllabuses separate oral endorsement grades are also reported on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being the highest. HIGCSE HIGCSE results are shown by one of the grades 1(ONE), 2(TWO), 3(THREE) and 4(FOUR), with grade 1(ONE) being the highest and grade 4(FOUR) the lowest. “UNGRADED” indicates that the candidate’s performance fell short of the standard required for Grade 4(FOUR). “UNGRADED” will be reported on the Statement of Results but not on the Certificate.
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20.6 How are Group Award results calculated and reported? AICE Diploma Group Award The AICE Diploma group award result will be reported on Advanced Level Statements of Results for candidates who satisfy the AICE Diploma award rules which are described below. The AICE Diploma group award is reported on a three point scale of grades: Distinction, Merit and Pass. To qualify for the AICE Diploma: • The candidate has to be entered for the AICE Diploma group award; • The candidate has to obtain at least six credits; • The candidate has to obtain at least one credit in each of the three subject groups. The subject groups for the AICE Diploma are: • Group A: Mathematics and Sciences; • Group B: Languages; • Group C: Arts and Humanities.
The system for converting AS and A Level results to group award credits is as follows: • An A Level grade E(e) or better counts as a double credit. • An AS Level grade e(e) or better counts as a single credit. • Grade E or better in an AICE half-credit course English Language or English Literature count as a
half credit. • Grade E or better in each of two AICE Research Projects count as a single credit. The following combinations are therefore all valid:
A Level
(2 credits each)
AS Level
(1 credit each)
AICE
Half – Credit
3 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 2 1 4 0 1 3 2 0 6 0 0 5 2
Key Rules • Syllabus grades for all examination types are reported on Statements of Results as an
upper case letter followed by the corresponding lower case letter in brackets, e.g. B(b). This format is used as a security feature to prevent grades being altered by hand.
• The exceptions to this rule are: GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level where a lower case letter is reported which is then
repeated in brackets, e.g. b(b). The reason for this is to distinguish Advanced Subsidiary Level grades from Advanced Level grades as they are reported on the same Statement of Results;
HIGCSE where numeric grades are issued in the following format 1(ONE), 2(TWO), 3(THREE) and 4(FOUR).
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The following conditions must also be observed: • Candidates may not count more than one subject with identical titles at A Level, AS Level or
AICE Half-Credit; • Candidates may not count more than one of the alternatives in any subject, except where
specified in the booklet Procedures for the Submission of Entries (INT./E.3); • Candidates may not count any combination of subjects or papers forbidden by the subject
syllabuses and the booklet Procedures for the Submission of Entries (INT./E.3); • The maximum number of half-credits which may be counted towards an AICE Diploma is two. Candidates who meet the requirements for the AICE Diploma are awarded a Distinction, Merit or Pass. To determine which, they are allocated points according to the grades they achieve in each counting syllabus as follows:
Grade achieved in subject
Points for Double Credit (A Level) grades
Points for Full Credit (AS Level) grades
Points for Half-Credit grades
A* 140 A 120 60 30 B 100 50 25 C 80 40 20 D 60 30 15 E 40 20 10
The award received by the candidate is then determined as follows: Total Score AICE Award
(if a candidate has at least six credits across the three groups)
320 or above AICE Diploma with Distinction
220 to 315 AICE Diploma with Merit
120 to 215 AICE Diploma at Pass Level
Below 120 No AICE Diploma, but certificates to record individual subject results. ICE Group Award The ICE group award result will be reported on IGCSE Statements of Results for candidates who satisfy the ICE award rules which are described below. The ICE group award is reported on a three point scale of grades: Distinction, Merit and Pass. To qualify for ICE: • The candidate has to be entered for at least seven subjects, including two different language
subjects from Group I and one subject from each of Groups II, III, IV and V. The seventh subject can be taken from any of the five subject groups.
• The candidate must be entered for at least six IGCSE subjects and one approved O Level subject. No candidate who has taken fewer than six IGCSE subjects will be awarded an ICE Certificate.
• The candidate has to obtain at least grade G(g) (or E(e) for approved GCE O Level subjects) in each of the seven subjects;
The subject groups for ICE are: • Group I: Languages; • Group II: Humanities and Social Sciences; • Group III: Sciences; • Group IV: Mathematics; • Group V: Creative, Technical and Vocational. You should note that whilst it is possible to retake a subject in the second examination session, the retake grade will not count for ICE purposes. A separate IGCSE (or GCE O Level) Certificate will be issued for the retaken subject.
Candidates who meet the requirements for ICE are awarded a Distinction, Merit or Pass. The category will be decided on their best seven results irrespective of groups provided that they have fulfilled the entry requirement. Candidates who fail to gain ICE will still receive a Certificate recording the individual subject results.
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The award received by the candidate is determined as follows:
Distinction Grade A(a) in five subjects and Grade C(c) or above in two subjects
Merit Grade C(c) or above in five subjects and Grade F(f) or above in two subjects
Pass Grade G(g) or above in seven subjects from the prescribed subject groups.
20.7 How do Centres apply for additional sets of results?
If an additional set of results is required, you should send a letter or fax on headed paper signed by the Head of Centre to CIE by the following dates: • May/June examination session – 24 July • October/November examination session – 18 December. The charges for providing duplicate sets of results to Centres are as follows: • Whole Centre results - £30 • Broadsheet only - £20
20.8 What should Centres do if they wish to make an enquiry about the results that have been issued?
Detailed information on the procedures for enquiring on candidates’ results and the services offered can be found in Section B, Part 21 of this Administrative Guide. Any letter submitted by a Centre expressing general concern with its results in a particular examination will be acknowledged, but no investigation will be carried out. If a Centre requires such an investigation it must use one of the enquiries about examination results services offered by CIE.
20.9 What should Centres do if the Centre Name or a Candidate Name is reported incorrectly on results?
You should immediately inform CIE in writing of any errors in a Centre or candidate names on Statements of Results, so that the required amendment can be made before Certificates are issued. An administrative fee of £28 is payable on requests for name amendments received after the following dates: • 15 September for the May/June Examination Session; • 15 February for the October Examination Session; • 15 February for the November Examination Session.
20.10 How can Centres arrange for copies of results to be sent to other institutions? CIE cannot provide Statements of Results directly to candidates or any other parties apart from the Centres. However, upon receipt of a Certifying Statement application from a candidate, CIE will issue a Certifying Statement of Provisional Results to another party. Candidates should apply for a Certifying Statement of Provisional Results using the application form that can be found in Section D Form 29. If the applicant requires the Certifying Statement to be sent to their home address the candidate must obtain written authorisation from his/her Centre on centre headed paper and send it with their completed Certifying Statement application form. If the Certifying Statement is to be provided to a school or university, the centre’s authorisation is not required. These Certifying Statements will be despatched on the date provisional results are published. After this date, authorisations from Centres are no longer required. For candidates wishing to apply for entrance to UK Universities, CIE provides a set of results for all candidates to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Therefore, candidates do not need to request that Certifying Statements are sent to UCAS.
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21 ENQUIRIES ABOUT EXAMINATION RESULTS
Key Points • An enquiry about examination results is a review of the marking of a candidate’s
examination script(s) or a re-moderation of a Centre’s coursework.
• CIE offers a number of enquiries about examination results services for which an administrative fee will be charged.
Where an enquiry leads to a change in syllabus grade, no enquiry fee will be charged.
Important Dates Centres are required to submit requests for Enquiries about Examination Results by the following dates:
• May/June – 30 September
October/November – 26 February
21.1 What is an Enquiry about Examination Results? CIE carries out extensive quality checks prior to results being issued. However, an enquiry about examination results service is available to Centres in case it is felt that additional investigation into the result of one or more specific candidates is appropriate.
21.2 How to request an Enquiry about Examination Results CIE sends application forms for Enquiries about Examination Results (INT FORM E) to you together with the Statements of Results. These forms should be completed and signed by the Head of the Centre. The forms should be submitted to CIE from the Centre or, in the case of an attached Centre, via the Parent Organisation, within the stated deadlines above. There is also a blank copy of the form in Section D Form 27. An electronic version can be downloaded from the CIE Direct website (http://direct.cie.org.uk). Centres must obtain candidate consent for Enquiries about Results, as candidates’ marks and subject grades may be lowered.
(i) Candidates must be informed of this possible outcome and provide their informed consent in writing before an application is submitted. A Candidate Consent Form for Centres to use is included in the Administrative Guide For Centres 2010.
(ii) Consent forms must be retained by the Centre and kept for at least 6 months following the outcome of the Enquiry about Results ort any subsequent appeal.
(iii) The submission of INT FORM E by the Centre carries with it confirmation to CIE that the informed consent of the candidates listed has been obtained.
Candidate consent is not required for a ‘Service 5’ Enquiry (Re-moderation of Coursework with Report), because, for that service only, candidates grades cannot be lowered but only raised or confirmed. If the INT FORM E is not completed with all the required details, there will be a delay in the enquiry about examination results being processed.
Key Rule • Centres and candidates should be aware that a candidate’s syllabus grade may remain the
same, go up or go down as a consequence of an enquiry about examination results.
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21.3 What Enquiries about Examination Results services are available?
On request from a Centre/Parent Organisation, CIE will provide free of charge, an explanation of any report of “NO RESULT” or “PENDING”. The usual reason for CIE to report the outcome “NO RESULT” is that all components of an assessment do not appear to have been completed. If you have relevant documentary evidence, for example an attendance register or coursework mark sheet, to show that the candidate has completed all components; you should send copies of the evidence with your request. There are two options available when submitting enquiries about results: Enquiry by Syllabus or Enquiry by Component.
• Enquiry by syllabus will be a review of all externally assessed components for the
syllabus. Components do not need to be specified on the INT Form E for this service. You are only able to submit one enquiry per candidate per syllabus. Note: Enquiry by Syllabus is not available for a service 5 enquiry.
• Enquiry by component will be a review of externally assessed components as specified by the Centre. Please ensure all components to be reviewed are listed on the INT Form E as CIE are unable to accept additional component enquiries for the same candidate/syllabus at a later date. Please also note that all components selected for the same candidate/syllabus must be for the same service.
CIE provides the following enquiries about examination results services Service 1 (Clerical Re-check) CIE will check that all parts of a candidate’s work have been marked, all marks have been added accurately and total marks have been correctly recorded on our system. Service 2 (Review of marking) A senior examiner will review the marking of all externally assessed components (excluding multiple-choice question papers) and CIE will conduct a full clerical re-check. Service 3 (Review of marking and Report) A senior examiner will review the marking of all externally assessed components (excluding multiple-choice question papers) and write a detailed report on an individual candidate’s performance. CIE will conduct a full clerical re-check. Service 4 (Review of marking and Report on a Group of Candidates) A senior examiner will review the marking of all externally assessed components (excluding multiple-choice question papers) of a group of no fewer than five and no more than fifteen candidates for a given examination and will write a general report on the work of the group. CIE will conduct a full clerical re-check. Note: All candidates in the group must have taken the same combination of components.
Key Rules • CIE will not consider any requests for enquiries about examination results from individual
candidates or their parents. All enquiries about examination results must be endorsed by the Head of Centre.
• Only one enquiry about examination results will be allowed for each candidate’s result in the externally assessed components of a syllabus. Centres may, in addition, request Service 5 (re-moderation of coursework and report) in that syllabus.
• Different services may be requested for different candidates’ results in a syllabus. • Requests may be made for the same or different services for the same candidate in more
than one syllabus. • If making an enquiry by component you must ensure that all components to be reviewed are
listed on the INT Form E as CIE are unable to accept additional component enquiries for the same candidate/syllabus at a later date. Please also note that all components selected for the same candidate/syllabus must be for the same service.
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Service 5 (Re-moderation of Coursework with Report) A senior moderator will re-moderate the Centre’s coursework marks for a component, and write a report on the assessment of the candidates’ coursework. Service 6 Recalculation of AICE Diploma CIE will carry out a clerical check of the calculation of the AICE Diploma result. Service 7 (Review of Marking, Report and Return of Photocopy of Marked Script) This service is not available to Centres that make their entries via Ministries. A senior examiner will review the marking of all externally assessed components (excluding multiple-choice question papers) and write a detailed report on an individual candidate’s performance. CIE will return a copy of the candidate’s marked script to the centre with the report. CIE will conduct a full clerical re-check. Service 8 (Review of Marking, Report and Return of Photocopy of Marked Scripts for a Group of Candidates) This service is not available to Centres that make their entries via Ministries. A senior examiner will review the marking of all externally assessed components (excluding multiple-choice question papers) of a group of no fewer than five and no more than fifteen candidates for a given examination and will write a general report on the work of the group. CIE will return a copy of the marked script of each candidate in the group to the centre with the report. CIE will conduct a full clerical re-check. Note: All candidates in the group must have taken the same combination of components. Enquiries about Examination Results can only be carried out if you indicate which service you require when you complete the INT FORM E. If this information is not included on your form, CIE will contact your Head of Centre and take no further action until we receive written confirmation of your requirements.
21.4 Enquiries about Examination Results fees A fee is charged for each enquiry about examination results service offered by CIE. “NO RESULT” and “PENDING” explanations will be provided without charge.
CIE will invoice the Head of Centre/Parent Organisation for the Result Enquiry fees after the closing date for enquiries about examination results. In cases where a grade change has resulted from the enquiry, no enquiry fee will be charged.
21.5 How long does it take to process Enquiries about Examination Results? Enquiries will be dealt with by CIE strictly in the order in which they are received. CIE will not be able to guarantee the date by which work will be completed but every effort will be made to report the outcome of the review of the marking or re-moderation as rapidly as possible and, wherever practicable, within 30 days of the receipt of the enquiry. Once the INT Form E is processed at CIE, an acknowledgement letter will be sent to the Centre/Parent Organisation confirming the enquiry requested. If an acknowledgement letter is not received it could mean that the INT Form E has not arrived at CIE and that the enquiry may not have been processed. Therefore, it is essential that Centres contact CIE if an acknowledgement letter is not received within two weeks of submitting the enquiry. Please note that the process of destroying candidate scripts begins in early November for the June session and in early May for the November session. If an enquiry is subsequently received, it will not be possible for this to be processed as the scripts will have been destroyed.
Key Rule • Cheques and bank drafts must not be sent with the completed INT FORM E.
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21.6 Outcomes of Enquiries about Examination Results CIE will provide written notification of the outcome of the enquiries about examination results to the Head of Centre/Parent Organisation. Where an enquiry leads to a syllabus grade change, CIE will issue a revised Statement of Results. If Certificates have already been issued to Centres, the original Certificate must be returned before a revised replacement can be issued. All Certificates which are to be replaced should be returned to CIE Result Enquiries Unit. CIE will also provide formal written confirmation of any syllabus grade change to any university or other institution at the request of the Head of Centre/Parent Organisation. If the outcome of an enquiry about examination results is considered by CIE to bring into question the accuracy of the results for other candidates in that syllabus, the outcome of the original enquiry about examination results will be notified to the Head of Centre/Parent Organisation and CIE will extend the enquiry about examination results to include any other candidates who may have been affected. The Head of Centre/Parent Organisation will be notified of the further investigation and the outcome. Centres and candidates should be aware that a candidate’s syllabus grade may remain the same, go up or go down as a consequence of an enquiry about examination results.
21.7 Appeals If, having received the outcome of an enquiry about examination results, a Head of Centre/Parent Organisation wishes to appeal against that outcome, the Head of Centre/Parent Organisation may submit an appeal to the CIE Appeals Committee. Appeals must be submitted, in writing, within 28 days of the date of the notification of the decision. The appeal will focus on whether CIE used procedures which were consistent with CIE’s Code of Practice and whether CIE applied its procedures properly and fairly in arriving at its judgements. The appeal must state in what way or ways the Centre believes not to have been the case. The consideration of an appeal does not normally involve the further re-marking of the candidate’s work. The appeal process consists of two stages: • Stage 1: The Appeal will initially be considered by a senior member of CIE’s staff, who will notify
the Centre in writing within 21 days of CIE’s receipt of the Appeal whether the Appeal is to be upheld.
• Stage 2: If the Appeal is not upheld at Stage 1, the Head of Centre/Parent Organisation may
make a further appeal to Stage 2, but must do so in writing within 14 days of the date of the outcome of the Stage 1 Appeal. Stage 2 involves the presentation of the case to the CIE Appeals Committee. CIE will inform the Head of Centre/Parent Organisation of the outcome within 28 days of the date of receiving the Stage 2 appeal.
The charge will be £65.00 for a Stage 1 Appeal and a further £65.00 for a Stage 2 Appeal. The charge will be per enquiry, not per candidate. The outcome of an Appeal is regarded as final and CIE will not enter into further correspondence with Heads of Centres/Parent Organisations after notification of the outcome of that Appeal.
Key Rule • Where an enquiry for Services 1, 2, 3 and 7, leads to a change in syllabus grade, the enquiry fee
will be waived. • Where an enquiry for Services 4, 5 and 8, leads to one or more changes to candidates grades,
the whole fee or a proportion of it as appropriate will be waived.
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22 CERTIFICATES
Key Points • The Certificate provides confirmation of a candidate’s results.
Important Dates Certificates will be despatched to Centres by the dates shown below
• June 2010 Examination Session
IGCSE - mid October
ICE Group Award - mid October
GCE Ordinary Level, Advanced Subsidiary Level & Advanced Level - mid October
AICE Diploma - mid October
AICE Half Credit - mid October
• October 2010 Examination Session
HIGCSE October - mid March
• November 2010 Examination Session
IGCSE - mid March
ICE Group Award - mid March
GCE Ordinary Level, Advanced Subsidiary Level & Advanced Level - mid March
AICE Diploma - mid March
AICE Half Credit - mid March
• Checkpoint
Certificates are not issued for Checkpoint.
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22.1 What are the conditions of issue for Certificates? A Certificate is and remains the property of CIE and is issued on the following conditions: • Any alteration or defacement to a Certificate renders it invalid. • A Certificate must be returned to CIE upon request. • The Certificate should be kept in a safe place. • CIE will not issue a copy of a Certificate. • A candidate who has lost a Certificate may apply for a Certifying Statement of Results (see Section
B Part 24).
Certificates are despatched to Centres by courier unless CIE is instructed otherwise. As candidate’s marks and subject grades may be lowered by the outcome of an enquiry about results, CIE are unable to despatch certificates until after the deadline for the submission of enquiries. Certificates will be despatched as soon as this deadline has passed but the certificate for any candidate for whom an enquiry is still in progress will be withheld until the outcome of the enquiry about results is known. Upon receipt of certificates, you should check that you have received the Certificates against the enclosed Certificate Register to ensure that you have received a Certificate for every qualifying candidate. You should inform CIE immediately of any discrepancies. A fee will be charged for the re-issue of any Certificates after the following dates: • 30 November for May and June examinations. • 30 April for October and November examinations. You are responsible for ensuring that all Certificates are forwarded to all candidates as soon as possible upon receipt. Where you are unable to hand Certificates to candidates personally, you are responsible for obtaining an acknowledgement of receipt from each candidate. You must retain Certificates in a safe place until they are distributed to candidates. Unclaimed Certificates should be retained under secure conditions for a minimum period of twelve months from the date of issue. After that period, you should return unclaimed Certificates to CIE enclosing a list of those Certificates being returned. A copy of the list should also be kept by the Centre. Under no circumstances should you destroy unclaimed Certificates. If you have not received Certificates by the dates listed above, you should contact the local DHL office in the first instance. If the local DHL office is unable to advise of an expected delivery date you should then contact CIE Customer Services for further advice.
22.2 What Certificates are issued for each CIE qualification? Certificates are issued for the following CIE General Qualifications: General Certificate of Education (GCE) One Certificate is awarded for all levels of the GCE. GCE Advanced Level – grades A*(a*), A(a), B(b), C(c), D(d), or E(e) indicate a pass at Advanced Level, grade A(a) being the highest and grade E(e) the lowest. GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level - grades a(a), b(b), c(c), d(d), or e(e) indicate the standard reached, grade a (a) being the highest and grade e (e) the lowest. GCE Ordinary Level – grades A*(a*), A(a), B(b), C(c), D(d), or E(e) indicate the standard reached, grade A(a) being the highest and grade E(e) the lowest. The text ‘Advanced Level’, ‘Advanced Subsidiary’ or ‘Ordinary Level’ prefixing the grade awarded indicates the level at which the grade was awarded for the subject. Under some circumstances where a candidate is entered for Advanced Level but does not achieve a grade E (e) or above, CIE will award an Advanced Subsidiary Level grade a(a) to e(e) in the subject. Performance in AS and A Level language syllabus speaking components is shown as 'With Distinction in Speaking', 'With Merit in Speaking' or 'With Pass in Speaking’.
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AICE Diploma Candidates who satisfy the AICE Diploma award rules will generally be awarded two Certificates. 1. An AICE Diploma Certificate reports the following information:
• The level achieved in AICE Diploma group award: Distinction; Merit; Pass.
• The AICE Diploma points score: Candidates scoring 320 points and above are awarded a Distinction; Candidates scoring 220-315 points are awarded a Merit; Candidates scoring 120-215 points are awarded a Pass.
2. A GCE Certificate (see above) which reports the grades achieved in GCE Advanced Subsidiary and
Advanced Level syllabuses. Candidates who achieve grade E(e) or better in an AICE Half Credit syllabus will also receive a separate AICE Half Credit Certificate. The grades reported on this Certificate are A(a), B(b), C(c), D(d) or E(e). IGCSE IGCSE results in individual subjects are indicated by the grades A*(a*), A(a), B(b), C(c), D(d), E(e), F(f) or G(g). Grade A*(a*) is awarded to those candidates showing highest ability in a subject and grade G(g) for a minimum satisfactory performance. Performances below the standard of grade G(g) are not recorded on Certificates. Candidates awarded grades A*(a*), A(a), B(b) or C(c) have reached standards at least equivalent to those required for the award of grades A(a), B(b) or C(c) in the GCE Ordinary Level and grades A*(a*), A(a), B(b) or C(c) in the General Certificate of Secondary Education examinations. For some language syllabuses, oral endorsements are recorded on the Certificate indicated by grades 1(ONE) through to 5(FIVE). Grade 1(ONE) is awarded to those candidates showing highest ability in the oral and grade 5 (FIVE) for a minimum satisfactory performance. International Certificate of Education (ICE) To qualify for an ICE Certificate, a candidate must obtain at least grade G(g) in each of seven subjects. These must include two subjects from Group I (Languages) and at least one subject from each of Groups II (Humanities and Social Sciences), III (Sciences), IV (Mathematics) and V (Creative, Technical and Vocational). ICE Certificates show the level achieved in the ICE group award:
DISTINCTION is awarded if a candidate obtains grade A(a) or above in five subjects and grade C(c) or above in two further subjects;
MERIT is awarded if a candidate obtains grade C(c) or above in five subjects and grade F(f) or above in two further subjects;
PASS is awarded if a candidate obtains grade G(g) or above in seven subjects. An IGCSE Certificate will be awarded to failing ICE candidates who obtain a minimum of at least one grade G(g) in a syllabus.
Candidates who achieve ICE in one session will receive an ICE Statement of Result and two separate IGCSE and ICE Certificates. Two session ICE candidates will receive a Certificate for the individual subjects taken at the end of the first session and two separate IGCSE and ICE Certificates at the end of the second session.
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22.3 What should Centres do if the Centre Name or a Candidate Name is reported incorrectly on a Certificate?
You should check candidate details including the spelling of names when Certificates are received. You should report any inaccuracies to CIE immediately upon discovery and return any incorrect Certificate to CIE for amendment. A fee is charged for issuing a replacement Certificate due to incorrect candidate and/or Centre details. A Certificate will only be replaced within 18 months of the date of issue of the original Certificate. Requests for replacement Checkpoint Statements of Achievement, must be sent to CIE within 6 months from the date received by the Centre, replacements will not be issued after this time. A fee of £28.00 will be charged for this service, plus an additional £25.00 for courier delivery. 22.4 Can Certificate information be amended at the request of a
Centre or Candidate? CIE will not consider any requests to change Certificate information that was correct at the time of issue. Certificates are issued in the name of the candidate at the time the award is made. Replacement Certificates will not be provided to accommodate a subsequent change of name. A separate Certificate is issued for each examination session. CIE cannot combine grades obtained in different examination sessions onto one Certificate. CIE will not consider requests from a Centre or a candidate for selected grades to be deleted from a Certificate.
22.5 Damaged or lost Certificates CIE at its absolute discretion reserves the right to issue replacement Certificates to candidates upon satisfactory proof of identity. This service is available only within 18 months of the date of issue of the original Certificate. Thereafter, a Certifying Statement will be issued to candidates (see Section B Part 24). The damaged Certificate must be returned to CIE before any replacement Certificate will be provided. A fee of £28 per certificate will be charged for requests for missing Certificates. An additional fee of £25 will be charged for despatch by courier. Replacement Certificates will not be issued to candidates who have lost their Certificates. A candidate who has lost a CIE Certificate should apply for a Certifying Statement of Results. You can find a copy of the Certifying Statement Application Form in Section D Form 29. A fee is charged for issuing Certifying Statements of Results.
Key Rules • Syllabus grades for all examination types are reported on Certificates as an upper case
letter followed by the corresponding lower case letter in brackets, e.g. B(b). This format is used as a security feature to prevent grades being altered by hand.
• The exceptions to this rule are: GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level where a lower case letter is reported which is then
repeated in brackets, e.g. b(b). The reason for this is to distinguish Advanced Subsidiary Level grades from Advanced Level grades as they are reported on the same Certificate.
HIGCSE where numeric grades are issued in the following format 1(ONE), 2(TWO), 3(THREE) and 4(FOUR)
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23 REPORTS ON THE EXAMINATION
Key Points • Reports on the Examination are produced after each examination session and provide
feedback for Teachers on how candidates performed in the examination.
• The reports are provided by CD-ROM or, if unable to access the CD-ROM, as hard copy. They are also available on the CIE Teacher Support website.
Important Dates • Reports on the Examination for the May/June session are published in the following
October.
• Reports on the Examination for the October/November session are published in the following April.
23.1 What are Reports on the Examination?
The Principal Examiners and Moderators write Reports on the Examination once the marking and moderation for an examination session has been completed. A report is written for each component and is intended to give information on how candidates performed in general. Reports will normally include: • Guidance on what the examiners were seeking; • Comments on areas of the syllabus that were done well or badly; • Comments on any evidence of problems relating to examination technique; • Examples to illustrate points made. Reports on the Examination are published in the following subject areas: GCE • Art and Design; • Biological and Environmental Sciences; • Business Subjects; • Chemistry; • Combined Science; • Computer Studies; • Design and Technology; • Economics; • English; • Geography; • History; • Home Economics; • Languages other than English; • Mathematics; • Music; • Pakistan Studies, Islamiyat and Urdu; • Physical Education; • Physics; • Religious Studies; • Social Sciences; • Technical Subjects; • Thinking Skills.
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IGCSE • Creative, Technical and Vocational Subjects; • Humanities and Social Sciences; • Languages; • Mathematics; • Sciences. AICE(Half Credit) All subjects.
23.2 How are they provided? Reports on the Examination are made available to Centres in three ways: • Despatched to Centres on CD-ROM. This is the standard method of delivery to all CIE Centres; • Despatched to Centres as hard copy booklets. This is an alternative method of delivery for
Centres who do not have the facility to access the reports on CD-ROM; • On the Teacher Support website. CD-ROMs or booklets will be provided free of charge to a maximum number that is determined by the size of the Centre’s entry. You can purchase additional copies by completing a Publications Order Form, available on CIE's website at www.cie.org.uk. CIE maintains details of known Centre requirements for Reports on the Examination and will despatch on that basis. However, you can update your requirements by using the Order Form enclosed with each despatch.
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24.1 What is a Certifying Statement? A Certifying Statement is an official document issued by CIE which shows the grades obtained by a candidate in a given examination session. The Certifying Statement is fully endorsed by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. They are usually requested in the following circumstances: • as a replacement for a lost Certificate; • as a replacement for a damaged Certificate; • as proof to an educational institution or employer of the applicant’s results. All grades are shown on a Certifying Statement, including Fail and Ungraded results, unlike a Certificate which only shows grades deemed to be of a certain standard for a given qualification.
24.2 How to apply for a Certifying Statement Applications for Certifying Statements may be made at any time. A copy of the application form can be found in Section D Form 29. It is also available on the CIE website or by contacting CIE Customer Services. The form must be completed in full and submitted along with the correct payment and some form of identification, such as a photocopy of a passport, birth certificate or driving licence. It is possible to request several Certifying Statements on the one application form.
24 CERTIFYING STATEMENTS, EARLY INFORMATION AND VERIFICATION OF RESULTS
Key Points • A Certifying Statement is an official document issued by CIE which shows the
grades obtained by a candidate in a given examination session. Certifying Statements will be accepted by educational institutions and places of employment as a legitimate record of results.
• Where a candidate is applying for admission to a number of educational institutions or places of employment, a request can be made for a Certifying Statement to be sent to each institution on the day results are published.
• CIE offers a results verification service for applications to educational institutions or places of employment.
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The application form cannot be submitted by fax or email, unless you are paying by credit card, as it must be accompanied by payment and proof of identity.
24.3 Certifying Statement Fees A separate Certifying Statement will be produced for each examination session and a fee is required for each one. It is possible to request several Certifying Statements on the one application form but a fee is charged per Certifying Statement. For each Certifying Statement a search fee of £28.00 is charged. For each extra copy of a Certifying Statement, a fee of £6.00 is charged. An additional fee of £25.00 is charged for each address that the Certifying Statement is to be sent to if it is to be sent by DHL courier. It is advisable to request the DHL service if a traceable despatch method is required. Payment must accompany the application form and can be made by credit card (other than American Express™), cheque, postal order or international money order for the correct amount in pounds sterling drawn on a British bank. These must be crossed and made payable to ‘University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate’. In cases where a result cannot be traced, CIE regrets that it is unable to refund the search fee but will refund any fees paid for courier despatch.
Checklist Please ensure that the following details are completed on the Certifying Statement Application Form: • Current name; • Full name at the time of the examination; • Date of birth; • Current address; • Daytime contact details; • Examination Level; • Year of the examination; • Month of the examination; • Centre number; • Candidate number; • Number of copies required; • Name of school; • Addresses to which the Certifying Statements need to be sent. Please also ensure that you enclose the following information with the application form: • Proof of identity must be submitted with all applications. • Correct payment.
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24.4 How long does it take for a Certifying Statement to be issued?
Requests for Certifying Statements will be dealt with within six weeks of receipt of correctly completed applications. For security reasons, CIE cannot communicate results by fax or telephone.
24.5 Early Information CIE appreciates that many students have deadlines for submission of results to educational institutions around the world, which are often very close to CIE’s result issue dates. Therefore, candidates can request that a Certifying Statement be sent to their chosen educational institutions on the day that results are published. For UK university applications, all results are sent to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) in time to meet any required university deadlines. Therefore, there is no need to request early information if a candidate is applying to a UK university. Applications should be made by completing the Early Information Application Form and sending the correct payment and appropriate identification. A copy of the application form can be found in Section D Form 30. It is also available by contacting CIE Customer Services. All applications for early information must be received at CIE by: • May/June examination session – 24 July; • October/November examination session – 18 December. It is not possible for CIE to process late requests for this service. A copy of the Certifying Statement will not be sent to the candidate as they will receive their results in the usual way from the Centre where they registered for the examinations. If a candidate requires a Certifying Statement to be sent to their home address, they must supply written authorisation from the Centre where they registered for the examinations with their application form. CIE will not accept requests for Certifying Statements direct from a third party unless the candidate gives written permission to CIE that the third party is allowed to apply on their behalf. Formal identification will be required in these cases.
24.6 Verification of Results A candidate or institution that requires verification of results issued by CIE may apply by completing the Results Verification Application Form in Section D Form 31 and sending in the certificate they want verified. Applications may be made at any time. A fee of £12.00 per Certificate per candidate will be charged for this service.
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SECTION C
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JARGON BUSTER A2 Follows on from AS to give a full A Level Access Arrangements Access Arrangements are made to allow candidates with disabilities to gain
access to the examination and to demonstrate their attainment in the best possible examination conditions
A Level Advanced Level AICE Diploma Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma (ADIP) AICE(HC) AICE Half Credit AS Advanced Subsidiary Level Assessment Means of assessing a candidate’s knowledge of a particular subject Attendance Register Forms to be used in the examination room to record the presence of each
candidate CAMEO Cambridge Examinations Organiser; for Centres to submit entries, forecast
grades and internally assessed marks on line Candidate An individual sitting an examination Centre An institution/organisation approved and registered with CIE for the entry of
candidates to CIE qualifications and for the conduct of the assessments for these qualifications; being either Cambridge International Centre, Cambridge International Associate Partner Centre or Cambridge International Fellowship Centre
Centre Name The name of your institution/organisation Centre Number The five digit alpha numeric code allocated to your institution/organisation
(e.g.: XX123) Certifying Statement An official document issued by CIE which shows the grades obtained by a
candidate in a given session Checkpoint Tests available in English, Mathematics and Science, specially designed for
students who are beginning courses leading to IGCSE or O Level exams in these subjects, to identify which parts of the subject they are good at and which parts they need to make extra efforts in
CIE University of Cambridge International Examinations.
University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge.
CIE Direct CIE Direct is a secure extranet website for the direct electronic transfer of
data and information between Centres and CIE. Component Number The number allocated to each paper of a syllabus Coursework Any component specified by a CIE syllabus that is assessed in the Centre
by the Centre’s Teachers or other local Teachers and moderated by CIE Early Information A Certifying Statement can be requested to be sent to educational
institutions on the day that results are published
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Enquiries about Examination Results
A review of the marking of a candidate’s examination script(s) or a re-moderation of a Centre’s coursework
Estimated Entries Estimated entries are an approximation of the number of candidates that
will be entering for particular syllabus options in a given examination session
Examinations Officer The person appointed by the Head of Centre to act on behalf of the Centre, with specific responsibility for the administration of CIE examinations
Forecast Grade The grade a teacher expects a candidate to achieve for the syllabus Full Centre Supervision
Candidates must be kept under Full Centre Supervision, or examination conditions at the KEY TIME for an examination as specified for the applicable morning or afternoon examination session on the FINAL examination timetable.
Group Award International Certificate of Education and the AICE Diploma are group
awards available to candidates taking a stated combination of IGCSE or GCE AS & A Level and AICE(HC) syllabuses and achieving a required standard
HIGCSE Higher International Certificate of Secondary Education ICE International Certificate of Education IGCSE International Certificate of Secondary Education Internally Assessed Mark
A mark awarded by the Centre for any coursework component
Invigilator A suitably qualified and experienced person approved by the Head of
Centre, responsible for the conduct of a particular examination session in the presence of the candidates
KEY TIME The time stipulated on the final examination timetable at which all
candidates must be under Full Centre Supervision. Malpractice An action that occurs which may threaten the integrity of CIE examinations Marks Score assessed by an examiner as a reflection of the candidate’s efforts Moderation The standardisation of marking across all Centres to ensure, for a particular
syllabus, that all candidates have been judged against the same standards MS1 Form used to record coursework marks MS4 Form used by candidates to answer multiple choice questions O Level Ordinary Level Option Codes The code given to specify available combinations of components within
each syllabus Qualification A group of assessments for which awards are given recognising a
consistent level of academic achievement, e.g. GCE O Level, IGCSE Script One candidate’s response to a whole question paper or component.
Usually written on paper in one or more booklets or multiple sheets.
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Special Consideration Centres may apply to CIE for Special Consideration to be given to candidates who have sat the examination(s) under adverse conditions, affected by illness, death in the family or other circumstances
Statement of Entry A document produced for each candidate giving details of the candidate
and the syllabus entry options they have entered Statement of Results A document produced for each candidate giving details of all syllabuses
entered by the candidate and the syllabus grades they have been awarded in each case
Syllabus Number The four digit number allocated to each subject Teacher Support Coordinator
The designated person at a centre who is responsible for creating and maintaining users of the Teacher Support Website.
Timetable Deviation Timetable Deviations can be applied for when, for various reasons, candidates are unable to take papers in the timetabled sessions
UCAS University and Colleges Admissions Service for candidates applying to UK Universities
UCLES University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate Verification of Results CIE offers a service of verifying results issued by CIE for a candidate or
other institution
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Candidate Transfer Request Form Please read the notes overleaf before completing this form. 1. Current Candidate Details (enter full details below) Centre Number Centre Name
Candidate Number Candidate Name
Session
2. Candidate’s Entries to be Transferred
Session Syllabus Code Option Syllabus Title
Please note that transfers will be considered a new entry under the receiving Centre. 3. Transfer to (enter the receiving Centre’s details below) Centre Number
Centre Address 4. Authorising Signature Signature Date
Once signed, please photocopy this form as required and return the completed form to: University of Cambridge International Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, United Kingdom Fax: +44 (1223) 553558 Email: [email protected] Please send a copy of this form to the receiving Centre.
FORM 1
Candidate Transfer Request Form Notes for Guidance • This form must be completed by the original Centre. • Candidates may only be transferred to a Centre registered with CIE.
• A candidate who, after final entries are made, transfers to another CIE Centre becomes the responsibility of the
receiving Centre, who will allocate their own number to the candidate. Where necessary, arrangements must be made between the originating and receiving Centre to complete any internal assessment, and the marks for internally assessed work must be submitted by the receiving Centre.
• Two transfer candidate forms require completion – one by the original Centre and another by the receiving
Centre confirming acceptance of the arrangements. When both of these have been received by CIE, the entry will be moved from the original Centre to the receiving Centre, and assessment materials will be supplied to the receiving Centre as normal. The original Centre will receive a refund of the candidate’s fees. A new invoice will be issued to the receiving Centre for the candidate. No late entry fees will be charged to Centres receiving a transferred candidate.
• CIE will take no action until both forms - the Candidate Transfer Request Form and the Candidate Transfer
Confirmation Form - have been received from the original and receiving Centres.
• CIE is unable to accept a request for transfer received at CIE less than 10 days before the date of the first examination to be taken by the transfer candidate.
• CIE is unable to accept requests for partial transfers (i.e. taking just one component/module of an assessment
at another Centre). • Agreement to transfer must be obtained from the receiving Centre by fax, e-mail or telephone before completing
this form. Acceptance of a request for transfer is at the receiving Centre’s discretion. • A Candidate’s entry cannot be transferred from one examination session to a future one. • The Candidate must use the new centre and candidate number indicated on the confirmation form by the
receiving Centre. • All papers must be taken at the receiving Centre. • The result slips and Certificates (where appropriate) will be sent to the receiving Centre only.
Candidate Transfer Confirmation Form Please read the notes overleaf before completing this form. 1. Current Candidate Details (enter full details below) Centre Number Centre Name
Candidate Number Candidate Name
Session The above named Candidate has been accepted as a transfer for the following examinations: 2. Candidate’s Entries to be Transferred
Session Syllabus Code Option Syllabus Title
Please note that transfers will be considered a new entry under the receiving Centre. 3. Transfer to (enter your Centre’s details below) Centre Number Centre Name
Centre Address
Telephone/Fax
Email Address 4. Confirmation of New Candidate Details New Centre Number New Candidate Number 5. Authorising Signature Signature Date Once signed, please photocopy this form as required and return the completed form to: University of Cambridge International Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, United Kingdom Fax: +44 (1223) 553558 Email: [email protected] Please send a copy of this form to the Original Centre.
FORM 2
Candidate Transfer Confirmation Form Notes for Guidance • This form must be completed by the receiving Centre. • Candidates may only be transferred to a Centre registered with CIE.
• A candidate who, after final entries are made, transfers to another CIE Centre becomes the responsibility of the
receiving Centre, who will allocate their own number to the candidate. Where necessary, arrangements must be made between the originating and receiving Centre to complete any internal assessment, and the marks for internally assessed work must be submitted by the receiving Centre.
• Two transfer candidate forms require completion – one by the original Centre and another by the receiving
Centre confirming acceptance of the arrangements. When both of these have been received by CIE, the entry will be moved from the original Centre to the receiving Centre, and assessment materials will be supplied to the receiving Centre as normal. The original Centre will receive a refund of the candidate’s fees. A new invoice will be issued to the receiving Centre for the candidate. No late entry fees will be charged to Centres receiving a transferred candidate.
• CIE will take no action until both forms - the Candidate Transfer Request Form and the Candidate Transfer
Confirmation Form - have been received from the original and receiving Centres.
• CIE is unable to accept a request for transfer received at CIE less than 10 days before the date of the first examination to be taken by the transfer candidate.
• CIE is unable to accept requests for partial transfers (i.e. taking just one component/module of an assessment
at another Centre). • Acceptance of a request for transfer is at the receiving Centre’s discretion. • A Candidate’s entry cannot be transferred from one examination session to a future one. • The Candidate must use the new centre and candidate number indicated on the confirmation form by the
receiving Centre. • All papers must be taken at the receiving Centre. • The result slips and Certificates (where appropriate) will be sent to the receiving Centre only.
Supplementary Forecast Grade Sheet (F1) Please read the notes overleaf before completing this form.
Exam Level e.g. IGCSE, A Level Syllabus Title Syllabus Code
Session e.g. June/Oct/Nov Centre Name Centre Number
Candidate Number Candidate Name Level (for AS & A Level only) Forecast Grade
Name of teacher responsible for the completion of this form
Please photocopy this form as required and fax the completed form to: University of Cambridge International Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, United Kingdom Fax: +44 (1223) 553558 Email: [email protected]
FORM 3
Instructions for Completion and Return of this Form 1. General This form should be completed for any candidates who do not appear on your original computer generated F1 Forecast Grade form. A separate form must be completed for each individual syllabus. Please photocopy the front of this form as required. Only one grade should be awarded for each candidate. Grade ‘X’ should be awarded for any candidate for whom you are unable to forecast a grade. Complete all boxes at the top of the page and enter the four digit Candidate Number, Candidate Name and Forecast Grade in the relevant columns.
Candidate Number Candidate Name Forecast Grade
0037 Christopher Allen A* 0038 Honor Brown A 0045 Jackie Ingham X
2. Return by Dates Forecast Grades for all candidates need to be supplied to CIE by:
Session May/June October November
IGCSE 30 April 31 October AS/A Level, O Level, AICE (HC) 30 April 31 October HIGCSE 15 October
3. Qualifications and Corresponding Forecast Grade Grid IGCSE A* A B C D E F G U X AICE (HC) A B C D E U X AS Level a b c d e U X A Level A* A B C D E U X O Level A* A B C D E U X HIGCSE 1 2 3 4 U Please use a lower case letter a to e (or U or X) to forecast grades for candidates who are entered for AS (Advanced Subsidiary) Level. Capital letters should be used only for candidates for Advanced Level, IGCSE, O Level or AICE (half credit). If a candidate takes an A Level and fails to achieve Grade E or higher, an AS Level grade will be awarded, if the components taken for A Level by the candidate in that session included all the components making up an AS Level, and if the candidate’s performance on those components was sufficient to merit the award of an AS Level grade. If you expect this to happen to any candidate, you should forecast the AS Level grade they will achieve by using a lower case letter a to e. 4. When completed Write the name of the teacher responsible for completion where indicated on the front of the form. Please make a copy of this form for your records and either send or fax the completed form to: University of Cambridge International Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, United Kingdom Fax: +44 (1223) 553558.
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FORM 5
Coursework Identification Labels The attached labels, duly completed, must be used to identify each item of Coursework/Projects sent to the Moderator/Examiner. SYLLABUS TITLE SYLLABUS
TITLE
SYLLABUS & COMPONENT CODES SYLLABUS & COMPONENT CODES CENTRE NAME CENTRE
NAME
CENTRE NUMBER CANDIDATE
NUMBER CENTRE NUMBER CANDIDATE
NUMBER
CANDIDATE NAME CANDIDATE
NAME
SYLLABUS TITLE SYLLABUS
TITLE
SYLLABUS & COMPONENT CODES SYLLABUS & COMPONENT CODES CENTRE NAME CENTRE
NAME
CENTRE NUMBER CANDIDATE
NUMBER CENTRE NUMBER CANDIDATE
NUMBER
CANDIDATE NAME CANDIDATE
NAME
SYLLABUS TITLE SYLLABUS
TITLE
SYLLABUS & COMPONENT CODES SYLLABUS & COMPONENT CODES CENTRE NAME
CENTRE NAME
CENTRE NUMBER CANDIDATE
NUMBER CENTRE NUMBER CANDIDATE
NUMBER
CANDIDATE NAME CANDIDATE
NAME
SYLLABUS TITLE SYLLABUS
TITLE
SYLLABUS & COMPONENT CODES SYLLABUS & COMPONENT CODES CENTRE NAME
CENTRE NAME
CENTRE NUMBER CANDIDATE
NUMBER CENTRE NUMBER CANDIDATE
NUMBER
CANDIDATE NAME CANDIDATE
NAME
SYLLABUS TITLE SYLLABUS
TITLE
SYLLABUS & COMPONENT CODES SYLLABUS & COMPONENT CODES CENTRE NAME CENTRE
NAME
CENTRE NUMBER CANDIDATE
NUMBER CENTRE NUMBER CANDIDATE
NUMBER
CANDIDATE NAME
CANDIDATE NAME
FORM 6
IGCSE Art & Design: 0400 0400 COMPONENT 1: OBSERVATIONAL STUDY 0400 COMPONENT 2: INTERPRETATIVE STUDY Centre Name/No. ………………………………/…………… Centre
Name/No. …………………………/…………… Candidate Name/No. ………………………………/…………… Candidate
Name/No. …………………………/……………
Question No. & Title
………………………………/…………… …………………….……………………… Question No. &
Title …………………………/…………… …………………………………………
0400 COMPONENT 1 SUPPORTING WORK 0400 COMPONENT 2 SUPPORTING WORK Centre Name/No. ………………………………/…………… Centre
Name/No. …………………………/…………… Candidate Name/No. ………………………………/…………… Candidate
Name/No. …………………………/…………… 0400 COMPONENT 1 SUPPORTING WORK 0400 COMPONENT 2 SUPPORTING WORK Centre Name/No. ………………………………/…………… Centre
Name/No. …………………………/…………… Candidate Name/No. ………………………………/…………… Candidate
Name/No. …………………………/…………… 0400 COMPONENT 3: DESIGN STUDY 0400 COMPONENT 4: CRITICAL & HISTORICAL STUDY Centre Name/No. ………………………………/…………… Centre
Name/No. …………………………/…………… Candidate Name/No. ………………………………/…………… Candidate
Name/No. …………………………/……………
Question No. & Title
………………………………/…………… …………………………….………………
Title of Study ……………………………………….
0400 COMPONENT 3 SUPPORTING WORK 0400 COMPONENT 3 SUPPORTING WORK Centre Name/No. ………………………………/…………… Centre
Name/No. …………………………/…………… Candidate Name/No. ………………………………/…………… Centre
Name/No. …………………………/…………… 0400 COMPONENT 3 SUPPORTING WORK 0400 COMPONENT 3 SUPPORTING WORK Centre Name/No. ………………………………/…………… Centre
Name/No. …………………………/…………… Candidate Name/No. ………………………………/…………… Candidate
Name/No. …………………………/…………… 0400 COMPONENT 5: COURSEWORK SUPPORTING PORTFOLIO 0400 COMPONENT 5: COURSEWORK MAIN PIECE Centre Name/No. ………………………………/…………… Centre
Name/No. …………………………/…………… Candidate Name/No. ………………………………/…………… Candidate
Name/No. …………………………/…………… Coursework area Studied (i.e.graphics, textiles)
……………………………………………. Coursework
area Studied (i.e. Graphics, textiles)
……………………………………….
To assist with the identification of art work, these labels must be completed in BLOCK capitals and attached to the work of each candidate. The labels must be placed on the top right hand corner of the front of each relevant piece of work, or folder.
FORM 7
Supplementary Internal Assessment Mark Sheet (MS1) Please read the notes overleaf before completing this form.
Exam Level e.g. IGCSE, A Level Syllabus & Component Title Syllabus &
Component Code
Session e.g. June/Oct/Nov Centre Name Centre Number
Candidate Number Candidate Name Numeric Mark Mark in Words
TEACHER’S DECLARATION I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, the work assessed is solely that of the candidates concerned and was conducted under the conditions required by the syllabus. Signature Please photocopy this form as required and fax the completed form to: University of Cambridge International Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, United Kingdom Fax: +44 (1223) 553558 Email: [email protected]
FORM 8
Instructions for Completion and Return of this Form 1. General This form should be completed for any candidates who do not appear on your original computer generated MS1 Internal Assessment form. A separate form must be completed for each individual syllabus. Please photocopy the front of this form as required. Enter either the mark (round to the nearest whole number) or ‘A’ in the numeric mark column. The only valid entries in the Numeric Mark column are: Whole marks not exceeding the maximum allowed (please refer to the syllabus for maximum mark) 0 (zero) where the work submitted is worth no marks A where the candidate is absent or no work has been submitted. Complete all boxes at the top of the page and enter the four digit Candidate Number, Candidate Name and mark in the relevant columns.
Candidate Number Candidate Name Numeric Mark Mark in Words
0038 Honor Brown 92 NINETY-TWO 0039 Yim Ngar Chau A ABSENT 0080 Olivia Fergusson 60 SIXTY
You must complete a Candidate Entry Amendment Form in respect of any change to a candidate’s entry details. This should be sent to CIE. 2. Return by Dates Marks for all internally assessed components need to be supplied to CIE by:
Session May/June October November
IGCSE 30 April 31 October GCE 30 April 31 October HIGCSE 15 October
AS and A Level modern language oral examinations must be submitted to CIE no later than 7 June for June examinations and 31 October for November examinations, as per the Coursework Instruction Booklet. 3. When completed Signature of Authentication The form must be signed by the person responsible for confirming the authenticity of the work submitted. One copy of the form should be returned, by either fax or post, to: Customer Services, University of Cambridge International Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, United Kingdom. Fax: +44 (1223) 553558 Email: [email protected] A second copy must be sent to the Moderator along with a sample of the work submitted. A third copy should be retained for your Centre’s records.
Application for a Timetable Deviation and Notification of Additional Timetable Session(s) Please read the instructions overleaf before proceeding with the completion of the form.
Centre Number Syllabus/Component
Scheduled
date and time for component
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am/pm Proposed revised date and time for component
D D
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am/pm
Duration of Examination
Please list other examinations to be taken on the same day and details of the examination board involved.
Examination Examination Board
Duration of examination
Please tick the appropriate box Clash with another CIE Examinations Restraints on space and/or equipment (request for split session) Examinations equate to more than 3 hours in one session Candidate is representing his/her country at an international event Hospital/medical appointment Court attendance as a witness Bus/transport difficulties Other (please specify below)
Candidate(s) Number(s)
Please give details of the suggestions for intended security arrangements.
Name (Head of Centre
Signature Date
For CIE Use Only Outcome of application for Timetable Deviation
APPROVED / NOT APPROVED
Name of authorising officer Date
Please send this form to: INT/E24 University of Cambridge International Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, United Kingdom Fax: +44 (1223) 553558 Email: [email protected]
k FORM 9
Instructions for the Completion and Return of Form 9 INT/E24 • Reference should be made to the appropriate section in the CIE Handbook for Centres. • A separate form must be used for each application by syllabus and component or notification of additional
session(s). • If all candidates entered by a Centre are to take the examination at the revised time, ‘ALL’ may be stated
in the appropriate boxes. Otherwise, the candidate numbers of those involved in the deviation must be listed.
• The Head of Centre should ensure that the total duration of the examinations to be taken in one session
does not exceed 3 hours in duration. If the examinations total 3 hours or less, an application should not be made and the examinations should be taken in the scheduled session with a supervised break in between.
• When completing the Reasons for the Deviation, make sure that all the details of the clash are included to
assist in the processing of the application. • All the security arrangements for the candidates and question papers must be included or CIE may not
grant permission for the timetable deviation. • This form must be signed by the Head of Centre or by a senior teacher authorised to do so by the Head of
Centre. • Please photocopy this form as required. Additional copies of this form are available, on request, from
CIE. • Applications should reach CIE by 17 April for May/June examinations, 9 September for October
examinations and 11 October for November examinations for timetable deviations and notification of an additional session.
• When a decision has been made, CIE will communicate in writing to the Centre its decision about
applications for timetable deviations as quickly as possible. • No timetable deviation should be applied until formal permission has been given by CIE. • All communications should be sent to University of Cambridge International Examinations, 1 Hills Road,
Cambridge CB1 2EU, United Kingdom, or faxed to +44 (1223) 553558. N.B. Unless there are specific local arrangements in place, Centres are permitted to start an examination at any time within the ‘window’ of the session, but must ensure that the finish will be within the times specified. For example, a three hour written examination may begin at anytime between 08.00a.m. and 10.00a.m. to be completed at 1.00 p.m., but may not start at a later time than 10.00 a.m. Under these circumstances, it is not necessary to submit an application for a timetable deviation.
APPLICATION FOR ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS
Please read Part 6 of the Handbook for Centres Access Arrangements and Special Consideration before completing Form 10.
Year Session(s)
Centre Number Centre name
Candidate Number Candidate name
Syllabus title Syllabus entry Number Component(s)
Modified papers Braille
Grade 1 Grade 2
Enlarged
If the candidate has previously been granted access arrangements please specify
Declaration I unreservedly support this application and am satisfied that the information on this form is correct.
Head of centre Date
Name (Please print)
Signature
Please send this form to: FORM AA (PHC)
University of Cambridge International Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, United Kingdom Fax: +44 (1223) 553558 Email: [email protected]
FORM 10
SECTION A TEMPORARY/PERMANENT DISABILITY
Details/Circumstances
Is supporting Evidence Attached? Yes/No
Have Access Arrangements been previously awarded to this candidate by CIE? Yes/No
If Yes please confirm the examination session(s) the Arrangements were granted for
SECTION B LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
History of Need
Does the candidate have a history of difficulties with the acquisition and development of literacy skills? Please give brief details mentioning school records, reports, previous psychological assessments and results of screening tests.
History of Provision
Have any of the following been made available to the candidate: learning support /a differentiated curriculum/ special assessment arrangements? Please give details, including dates and indicate which arrangements represent the candidate’s normal way of working. Does the candidate’s level of attainment suggest that he/she should be able to cope with the content of the examination entered?
Arrangements Requested
This section should be completed by the centre, after the candidate has been assessed. On the basis of this assessment, the following access arrangements for examinations are requested (Please be specific).
SECTION C This section should be completed by a qualified specialist (i.e. an educational psychologist/specialist assessor). The specialist is not required to recommend access arrangements but to assess the candidate and discuss appropriate arrangements with the centre. Please complete those sections necessary to support the application, i.e. sections on reading for reader applications. It is not permitted under any circumstances to delete sections or amend the wording on the form. Please insert n/a in sections not completed. Reading Skills 1. Reading Accuracy
Is the candidate’s untimed (single word) reading accuracy in the below average range for his/her age (i.e. at least 1 standard deviation below the mean on a nationally standardised test, that is with a standardised score of less than 85?) YES NO Please give the candidate’s result on a Single Word Reading test as a standardised score.
Name of test
Test ceiling
Date of administration
Standardised score 2. Reading Speed and Comprehension
Does the candidate read and/or comprehend continuous text at a speed/level which is below average for his/her age (i.e. at least 1 standard deviation below the mean on a nationally standardised test, which is with a standardised score of less than 85?) YES NO Give the candidate’s results on timed assessments of reading text with comprehension.
Name of test
Test ceiling
Date of administration
Reading speed wpm
Reading speed Standardised score, if available
Comprehension Standardised Score
Writing Skills 3. Accuracy & Legibility
Is the candidate’s spelling accuracy in the below average range? YES NO Does the candidate’s spelling and/or handwriting render his or her free writing largely illegible to someone who is not familiar with it? YES NO Is the candidate’s free writing incomprehensible to someone who is not familiar with it? YES NO A word processor will be permitted only if the candidate is proficient in its use and there is evidence of impairment or their writing is produced at a below average speed. Is the candidate proficient in the use of a word processor? YES NO Please give the results of a spelling assessment, stating how many errors were unrecognisable as the target word.
Name of test
Test ceiling
Date of administration
Spelling Standardised Score Errors unrecognisable as target word, expressed as a percentage of the whole assessment
4. Does the candidate express him/herself in written form, more slowly than is average for
his/her age? YES NO Name of test
Free writing speed (wpm)
Percentage of indecipherable words
Free writing speed (wpm) when dictated to scribe/word-processed
Quality of language - please comment
Other relevant information:- Any other relevant information should be included here, but this section must be completed if the candidate does not meet the strict normative criteria for access arrangements (i.e. generally with standard scores that fall below the 85 threshold). In those cases use this section to present your evidence as to why access arrangements should be awarded. A full diagnostic report is not required but if one is available it should be appended. Please see Part 6 of the Handbook for Centres, Access Arrangements and Special Consideration.
Name of the author of this report __________________________________________________ (Please print) Are you:
a Qualified psychologist?
YES NO
a Full/Affiliated Member of the Association of Educational Psychologists?
YES NO
a specialist assessor with relevant accredited qualification approved by Head of Centre
YES NO Institution where currently employed as a teacher contracted to carry out assessments ……………………………..…………………………………………………………………………..…
Specialist qualification held………………………………………………………….……………………………………………
Evidence attached YES NO I certify that the above information is accurate and that I carried out all the assessments in Section C. Signature ………………………………………………………… Date…………………….
Candidate Name: Centre Number:
Notes on the Completion of the Access Arrangement Form 10 Before completing this form, Part 6 of the current edition of the CIE Handbook for Centres must be read to confirm that the candidate in question is eligible for Access Arrangements Form 10 should only be used when making an application for Access Arrangements in advance for candidates who are permanently disabled e.g. visually impaired, hearing impaired, dyslexic, or candidates who have a temporary disability that will affect their access to the examination e.g. a broken arm which means they are unable to write, or will take longer to write. If the candidate is disadvantaged due to a temporary illness e.g. measles, an application for Special Consideration should be made using a Form 15. Any application for a shortfall in coursework should be made using a Form 11. Applications for Special Consideration are made after an examination has taken place. Deadlines must be adhered to and are listed in the Handbook for Centres Part 6. FRONT PAGE: All the relevant Centre and Candidate details need to be recorded, along with any syllabus details, an indication of any modified papers required should also be made. Ensure that the page is signed by the Head of Centre. SECTION A: List all the details relating to the candidates condition/circumstances and indicate if evidence is attached and if access arrangements have previously been awarded. SECTION B: Give details of the candidates history of provision e.g. are they used to working with a reader, writer or word processor. Also give details of which access arrangements are being requested. SECTION C: This section should be completed by a qualified specialist. The specialist is not required to recommend access arrangements but to assess the candidate and discuss the appropriate arrangements with the centre. Ensure that the person assessing the candidate has signed and dated the form and listed their qualification. If the qualification is one that is accepted by other Awarding Bodies in the UK then CIE will honour this. If the centre already has a report this can be attached to the Front Page and Sections A and B without section C being completed. All communications should be sent to: Regulations University of Cambridge International Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge CB1 2EU, United Kingdom, or faxed to +44 (1223) 553558.
Application for Special Consideration for Candidates with a Shortfall in Coursework Please read the notes overleaf before completing this form. Section A Candidate Details
Examination Title & Level (If any)
Year Session
Centre Name Centre Number
Candidate Name Candidate Number Section B Reason for Application
Shortfall in Coursework – Details/Circumstances Is Supporting Evidence Attached? Yes / No
Section C Details Relating to % of Coursework Completed
Date candidate commenced Coursework and date the shortfall/change in content occurred:
Section D Subjects for which Application is Made
Syllabus Title Syllabus Number Component(s)
Section E Declaration
I unreservedly support this application and am satisfied that the information on this form is correct.
Name (Head of Centre): Signed: Date:
FORM SC (SIC)
FORM 11
Application for Special Consideration – Notes on Completion of Form SC (SIC) Before completing this form, Part 6 of the current edition of the CIE Handbook for Centres must be read to confirm that the candidate in question is eligible for Special Consideration. This Form SC (SIC) should be used only when making applications for Special Consideration in advance for candidates who have a reduced volume of Coursework. For the award of a grade where a candidate has a shortfall in coursework, the candidate must have completed a minimum of 50% of the total coursework requirement. Applications in respect of deficient quantities of Coursework must be made as soon as possible but no later than the following deadlines:
21 February for the June examination session 12 June for the September/October examination session 16 August for the November examination session.
SECTION A: Enter the Centre Name, the Centre Number and the Candidate Name and Number. If the candidate number is known, it is essential that all candidate numbers are entered correctly as this number alone will identify a candidate at the award stage. If the application is made in respect of several candidates affected by identical circumstances, e.g. accidental destruction of a batch of Coursework, a separate statement should be attached specifying the candidates involved. Enter the Examination Title and Level either in full or by its acronym, e.g. GCE OL, GCE AL, GCE AS, IGCSE, HIGCSE, AICE Half-credit, etc. SECTION B: If a candidate is unable to satisfy the full Coursework requirements of a syllabus, the circumstances/details must be supplied, e.g. reasons for the shortfall in quantity of Coursework. Where appropriate, the application should be supported either by a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner or by a statement, signed by the Head of Centre or Examinations Officer. Shortfall in Coursework will not be granted to allow for the teaching arrangements of individual Centres. SECTION C: Details regarding the percentage of Coursework completed by the candidate(s) should be specified. A supplementary sheet should be used if necessary. SECTION D: Details of all the Syllabuses in respect of which this application is made should be specified. The component number or component title should be entered in the appropriate column where applicable. SECTION E: No application will be considered unless it has the unreserved support of the Head of Centre or Examinations Officer of the Centre. It is most important that the completed forms should be address to: Regulations, CIE at the address below. University of Cambridge International Examinations 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU United Kingdom Fax: +44 (1223) 553558 Centres are welcome to reproduce this form locally with the ‘NOTES’ side omitted.
FORM SC (SIC)
Special Consideration – Notification of Lost Coursework Candidate Name Candidate Number
Centre Name Centre Number
Syllabus Title Syllabus Code
Component Title Component Code
Work Lost
Assessment Objectives Covered
Please read the notes overleaf and complete Section A, B, C or D. Section A
Was the work marked before it was lost and therefore the mark can be submitted in the normal manner? Yes / No (delete as applicable)
If this form is being submitted after the submission of the Centre’s Coursework marks, the mark which should have been submitted is:
marks, out of
Section B The work was not marked before it was lost and the estimated mark is:
marks, out of
Section C
Some of the work was marked and the mark submitted for this work only was:
marks, out of
Section D
All of the work of the Centre in this syllabus was lost or destroyed and estimates have either been: (i) submitted in the normal manner, or; (ii) are attached on a separate sheet (please delete as applicable).
Section E Declaration
I unreservedly support this application and can confirm that the candidates’ work was lost as detailed above.
Name (Head of Centre):
Signed: Date:
FORM SC (NLC)
FORM 12
Application for Special Consideration – Notes on Completion of Form SC (NLC) Before completing this form, please read Part 6 of the current edition of the CIE Handbook for Centres. This Form SC (NLC) should be used only when making an application for Special Consideration concerning lost or damaged Coursework. Applications for candidates with a Shortfall in Coursework should be made on Form SC (SIC). 1. In the case of the loss of part or all of a candidate’s Coursework, CIE may make an assessment without penalty
provided that:
(a) the loss is inadvertent; (b) the Centre supports the case and confirms that the work has been completed;
(c) sufficient evidence of attainment in each of the Assessment Objectives is available from one of the
following:
(i) Other work completed by the candidate; (ii) The teacher’s record of marks for the missing work; (iii) A combination of (i) and (ii) above.
2. The candidate should produce as much work as possible before the deadline for the submission of marks. 3. If the Coursework was marked before it was lost, the mark should be submitted in the normal manner.
(Complete Section A.) 4. If the Coursework was not marked before it was lost, Form SC (NLC) should be submitted as soon as possible.
An estimated mark for the lost work should be entered on the form. The Centre must include details of the work lost and the Assessment Objectives covered. (Complete Section B.)
5. If part of the work is lost, marks should be credited as in points 3 and 4 above, according to whether the work
was marked or not. (Complete Section C.) 6. Only in those cases where the whole of a Centre’s work has been destroyed by fire or other disaster may the
Centre submit an estimated mark for each candidate. (Complete Section D.)
FORM SC (NLC)
Scribe/Writer Cover Sheet For guidance on how to complete this form, please see overleaf. Candidate Name Candidate Number
Centre Name Centre Number
Syllabus Title Syllabus Code
Components Comments (if appropriate)
The attached copy of the above named candidate’s script was prepared by a writer/scribe during the examination in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Use of a Scribe/Writer in Part 6 of the current edition of the CIE Handbook for Centres. Signed (Scribe/Writer)
Name (Block Capitals Please)
Date
Signed (Head of Centre)
Name (Block Capitals Please)
Date
To be completed by the Examiner:
Comments (if appropriate)
Signed
Name (Block Capitals Please)
Date
FORM AA (AMA)
FORM 13A
Notes for the Centre • The form must be completed and securely attached to the FRONT of the script, which must be despatched to
CIE in the normal way. A copy of CIE’s letter of agreement to the use of a scribe/writer should also be attached to the script.
• The script must be prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Use of a Scribe/Writer in Part 6
of the current edition of the CIE Handbook for Centres. • It is essential that the information requested in the boxes at the top of the form is completed in full. • In the box marked ‘Comments’, indicate whether any problems have been experienced with the production of
the script which you consider should be drawn to the attention of the Examiner and/or CIE. The reason why the use of a scribe/writer was necessary must not be given.
• The form must be signed by the teacher producing the script and countersigned by or on behalf of the Head of
Centre for the script to be accepted. Notes for the Examiner • In the box marked ‘Comments’, indicate any information which you consider should be drawn to the attention of
staff in CIE. • The form must be signed by the Examiner to indicate that the transcript and letter of agreement to the use of a
scribe/writer have been read.
FORM AA (AMA)
Word Processor Cover Sheet For guidance on how to complete this form, please see overleaf. Candidate Name Candidate Number
Centre Name Centre Number
Syllabus Title Syllabus Code
Components Comments (if appropriate)
The attached copy of the above named candidate’s script was prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Use of a Word Processor in Part 6 of the current edition of the CIE Handbook for Centres. Signed (Head of Centre)
Name (Block Capitals Please)
Date
To be completed by the Examiner:
Comments (if appropriate)
Signed
Name (Block Capitals Please)
Date
FORM AA (WP)
FORM 13B
Notes for the Centre • The form must be completed and securely attached to the FRONT of the script, which must be despatched to
CIE in the normal way. A copy of CIE’s letter of agreement to the use of a word processor should also be attached to the script.
• The script must be prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Use of a word processor in Part
6 of the current edition of the CIE Handbook for Centres. • It is essential that the information requested in the boxes at the top of the form is completed in full. • In the box marked ‘Comments’, indicate whether any problems have been experienced with the production of
the script which you consider should be drawn to the attention of the Examiner and/or CIE. The reason why the use of a word processor was necessary must not be given.
• The form must be signed by the teacher producing the script and countersigned by or on behalf of the Head of
Centre for the script to be accepted. Notes for the Examiner • In the box marked ‘Comments’, indicate any information which you consider should be drawn to the attention of
staff in CIE. The form must be signed by the Examiner to indicate that the transcript and letter of agreement to the use of a word processor have been read
FORM AA (AMA)
Transcription Cover Sheet Please read the notes overleaf before completing this form. Candidate Name Candidate Number
Centre Name Centre Number
Syllabus Title Syllabus Code
Components Comments (if appropriate)
The attached copy of the above named candidate’s script was prepared by a transcriber after the examination in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Production of a Transcript in Part 6 of the current edition of the CIE Handbook for Centres. Signed (Transcriber)
Name (Block Capitals Please)
Date
Signed (Head of Centre/ Ministry Official)
Name (Block Capitals Please)
Date
To be completed by the Examiner:
Comments (if appropriate)
Signed
Name (Block Capitals Please)
Date
FORM AA (TRA)
FORM 14
Notes for the Centre / Ministry • The form must be completed and securely attached to the FRONT of the transcript and attached to the BACK of
the candidate’s script, and despatched to CIE in the normal way. A copy of CIE’s letter of agreement to the transcription should also be attached to the transcript.
• The transcript must be prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Production of a Transcript in
Part 6 of the current edition of the CIE Handbook for Centres. • It is essential that the information requested in the boxes at the top of the form is completed in full. • In the box marked ‘Comments’, indicate whether any interpretation has been shown on the verbatim transcript
and any other information which you consider should be drawn to the attention of the Examiner and/or CIE. The reason why the transcript was necessary must not be given.
• The form must be signed by the teacher producing the transcript and countersigned by or on behalf of the Head
of Centre for the transcript to be accepted. Notes for the Examiner • In the box marked ‘Comments’, indicate any information which you consider should be drawn to the attention of
staff in CIE. • The form must be signed by the Examiner to indicate that the transcript and letter of agreement to the
transcription have been read.
FORM AA (TRA)
APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
Year Session
Centre No Centre name
Candidate No Candidate name
Examinations for which application is made
Syllabus Title Syllabus code
Comp code(s)
Date of exam
DID NOT SIT COMPONENT
SAT COMPONENT but disadvantaged
Date problem began -------------------
Is problem continuing? Yes/No
Summarise adverse circumstances affecting examination performance or coursework. (N.B. “See attached” will NOT suffice.)
Current medical/psychological evidence is attached Yes/No
Please List the two candidates immediately above and the two immediately below in the order of merit within the teaching group.
Candidate Number Candidate Name Class Order of Merit Forecast Grade
Declaration: I unreservedly support this application and am satisfied that the information on this form is correct Head of Centre/Examinations Officer Date Name (Please print) Signature For office use only
FORM SC
FORM 15
Notes on the Completion of the Special Consideration Form 1. A separate Form 15 should normally be completed for each candidate, for each syllabus, listing all
components affected in the same syllabus. However, in cases where a group of candidates has been disadvantaged by a particular event (e.g. fire alarm) a single Form 15 should be submitted. A list of candidates affected should be firmly attached to the form. Please submit Form 15 within 7 days of the last examination in the syllabus.
2. Please fill in the details at the top of the form, specifying the year and series concerned e.g. June, November
etc. 3. Please fill in the details required in the box 'EXAMINATIONS FOR WHICH APPLICATION IS MADE'
specifying the examination component(s) affected e.g. Paper 1 and ticking the appropriate box to indicate whether the candidate was absent or present but disadvantaged.
4. Please state on the form the precise nature of the adverse circumstances affecting the candidate, including,
in the appropriate boxes, the date when the circumstances first began to affect the candidate and whether the candidate is still affected by them during the examination.
5. In cases where medical/psychological evidence is required, please ensure that this is securely attached to the
form. 7. Please complete the declaration. The Head of Centre must unreservedly support an application for it to be
accepted. 8. You may, if you wish, photocopy copy this form with the ‘NOTES’ side omitted.. 9. This form MUST be sent to: Regulations University of Cambridge International Examinations 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU United Kingdom Fax: +44 (1223) 553558
10. After the publication of results, late applications may only be accepted in the most exceptional circumstances and only before the deadline for enquiries about results for the respective examination series.
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES This notice is intended to help you. Please read it carefully and do what you are asked. If there is anything you do not understand, especially which calculator you may use, ask your teacher before the date of your examination. WARNING • If you cheat, try to use any unfair practice, or break the rules in any way, you may be disqualified from all your subjects. Make sure you know the rules. All points contained in this Notice are rules and you must follow them • You are not permitted to enter for the same syllabus code at two Centres in the same examination session. • Your centre will advise you of your examination times; and also of any times at which you will be required to attend periods of supervision at the centre before or
after your examinations. • You must be on time for all examinations and periods of required supervision. If you are late for an examination or for a period of required supervision, CIE will
not normally accept your work. • You may take into the examination room only the materials and equipment which are allowed. You must not take into the examination room calculator cases or
instruction leaflets, bags, non-transparent pencil cases, personal TVs or computers, electronic or radio communication and/or recording devices including mobile telephones and their cameras, portable music players, or any other material or equipment. Anyone found in possession of any unauthorised material, even if it is switched off and they are not intending to use it, will automatically be disqualified from the subject being taken.
• When held for a period of centre supervision before or after an examination you are not allowed access to any electronic means of communication such as a mobile phone or the internet or any unsupervised contact with persons who have had access to such means of communication. Anyone found in possession of any unauthorised material, even if it is switched off and they are not intending to use it, will automatically be disqualified from the subject being taken.
• You must not take part in any unfair practice either when preparing Coursework, or when taking the examination. • You must not use correcting fluid, correcting pens, highlighter pens or any similar items. • You must not talk, communicate in any way with, seek assistance from, give assistance to, or disturb other candidates once the examination has started. • Smoking is not allowed in the examination room. Make sure you attend • Know the dates and times of your examinations and of any periods of centre supervision which you are required to attend. • Arrive at least 10 minutes before the start of each examination or for any period of required centre supervision. • If you arrive late for an examination, report to the invigilator running the examination. If you arrive after the examination has ended, you will not normally be allowed to take it. If you miss, or are late for, a period of required centre supervision then CIE will not normally accept your work for the related
examinations. • If you miss an examination without good reason, you will not normally be given a grade in the subject. Provide what you need • Leave outside the examination room or with the invigilator, anything that you do not need or which is not allowed. • Take into the examination room the pens, pencils, rulers and any instruments that you need for the examination. • You must write in blue or black ink except for multiple-choice papers which you must be complete in pencil (B or HB). You may only use coloured pencils or inks
for diagrams, maps, charts etc. You must never use correcting fluid during an examination and you must not use highlighter pens or glue unless they are specifically permitted by the syllabus.
• You must not borrow anything from another candidate during the examination. Calculators, dictionaries and spell-checkers • You may use a calculator, unless you are told that you may not do so, but you must not use a graphical calculator or the calculator function of another device,
such as a mobile phone. • If you use a calculator - make sure it works properly - make sure the battery is working properly - clear anything stored in it prior to the examination - do not bring into the examination room any operating instructions or prepared programs • You must not use a dictionary or computer spell-checker, unless you have been informed before the examinations that you may do so. Examination instructions • Listen to the invigilator and do what you are asked to do. • Tell the invigilator at once - if you think you have not been given the right question paper or all the materials listed on the front of the paper. - if the question paper is incomplete or badly printed. • Read carefully the instructions printed on the question paper and/or on the answer book or answer paper. Do what they ask you to do. • Fill in the details required on the front of your question paper and/or answer book or answer paper before the start of the examination. • Do any rough work on the examination stationery provided. Cross it through and leave it on your desk when you leave. Advice and assistance • If on the day of the examination you feel that your work may be affected by ill health or any other reason, tell the invigilator. • If during the examination you have a problem and are in doubt about what you should do, put up your hand up to attract attention. The invigilator will come and assist you. • You must not ask for, and will not be given, any explanation of the examination questions. Leaving the examination room • You must not leave the examination room until the invigilator tells you to do so. CIE Regulations may require that you attend a period of centre supervision after
an examination. Failure to attend a period of required centre supervision will mean that CIE will not accept your work for the related examinations. • If you have used more than one answer book and/or loose sheets of answer paper, you must place them in the correct order. Fasten them
together before you leave. • When you leave the examination room you must leave behind the question paper, your answer book or answer paper, rough work and any other (used or unused) materials provided for the examination. You must not attempt to remove or copy the content of the examination question paper or answer scripts in any form or media whatsoever. YOU MUST NOT DISCUSS OR DISCLOSE BY ANY MEANS THE CONTENTS OF THE PAPER WITH ANY PERSON WHO HAS NOT TAKEN THE EXAMINATION FOR 24 HOURS AFTER TAKING THE EXAMINATION. IF YOU DO SO YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE SUBJECT BEING TAKEN A copy of this notice must be displayed inside and outside the examination room
FORM 16
Checklist for Invigilators This checklist summarises the most essential actions for the invigilation of examinations. Invigilators must be familiar with the current edition of the CIE Handbook for Centres and specifically with Part 3: Conduct of the Examinations – General Qualifications and Professional Question Paper Modules, which should be referred to for detailed instructions and guidance.
A Arrangements for the Assessment Room 1 Check that any charts, diagrams, etc. have been cleared from the walls. 2 Check that you have on display the following: (a) Notice to Candidates; (b) a clock clearly visible to all candidates; (c) a board showing: (i) Centre number; (ii) starting time and finishing time of the assessment. 3 Check that you have: (a) a copy of the current CIE Handbook for Centres; (b) any subject-specific instructions; (c) a seating plan of the assessment. B Identification of Candidates 1 Satisfy yourself as to the identity of every candidate in the assessment room. 2 Check documentary evidence presented by private candidates that they are the same persons who made entry for the assessment. C Before the Assessment 1 Refer to the front of the question paper for the precise requirements in respect of authorised materials, particularly dictionaries and calculators (see F below). 2 Inform candidates that they are now subject to the regulations of the assessment and draw their attention to the Notice to Candidates. 3 Warn candidates that any unauthorised materials must be handed to you. 4 Open the question paper packet in the assessment room. 5 Instruct candidates to complete the details on the front of the answer paper/booklet and any supplementary sheets. Draw attention to the Instructions on the front of the question paper. 6 Ensure that details of any erratum notice are brought to the notice of candidates. 7 Remind candidates to write in blue or black ink. 8 Tell candidates when they may begin and how much time they have. D During the Assessment 1 Complete the Attendance Register.
2 Refer to the CIE Handbook for Centres Part 3, if a candidate arrives late.
3 Be vigilant. Supervise the candidates at all times to prevent cheating and distractions. 4 Do not give any information to candidates about: (a) suspected errors in the question paper, unless an erratum notice has been issued; (b) any question on the paper or the requirements for answering particular questions. 5 Ensure that no candidate leaves the examination room until at least one hour after the starting time. 6 Ensure that no question paper is removed from the examination room. 7 Ensure that a member of staff is available to accompany any candidate who needs to leave the room temporarily. 8 Refer to the CIE Handbook for Centres in the event of an emergency. 9 Inform candidates when they have five minutes remaining. 10 Instruct candidates to stop writing at the end of the examination. E After the Assessment 1 Check and sign the Attendance Register. 2 Instruct candidates to check that: (a) all the required information has been entered on their scripts, including supplementary sheets; (b) their answers are correctly numbered; (c) they have fastened any supplementary sheets in accordance with the instructions on the question paper or answer book if appropriate. 3 Collect all scripts and all unused stationery before candidates leave the examination room. 4 Arrange scripts in Attendance Register order. 5 Ensure that scripts are kept in a secure place prior to despatch. F Use of Calculators and Dictionaries 1 Candidates are permitted to use calculators unless their use is prohibited in the syllabus for the subject. 2 Candidates are not allowed to use dictionaries in the
examination except as specified in the syllabus. Simple translation dictionaries are for some examinations in accordance with the Regulations in the current version of the Handbook for Centres.
FORM 17
A Brief Guide to Invigilating Practical Examinations Practical examinations are not as easy to invigilate as most written examinations because they are held in laboratories. Candidates often have more items on the desk and may need to move around. This can make malpractice harder to spot and therefore CIE has produced the following guidelines to help you prepare as an invigilator. 1. Familiarise yourself with the Checklist for Invigilators, which applies to Invigilators of both written and practical examinations.
Also, ensure you have access to a copy of the Confidential Instructions for that particular examination and are familiar with it – even if you are not a subject specialist it may have special instructions dealing with the general administration of the examination and other details that are relevant.
2. Before the arrival of the candidates and the start of the examination, look carefully around the room and ensure all posters,
diagrams and other items that might aid or distract candidates are removed from the walls.
3. When the candidates arrive, ensure all unauthorised materials have been handed in. Calculators are permitted but should not be in a case, correcting fluid should not be used and mobile phones should be switched off and handed in (for a full list of exclusions, see the current edition of the Handbook for Centres). Remind candidates that they should write in black or blue ink or ballpoint pen – pencil should only be used for graphs and diagrams.
4. Throughout the examination, a subject specialist should be available to help you deal with any technical difficulties or safety issues that may arise. This will usually be the Supervisor who has been responsible for setting up the examination.
5. During the examination, it is recognised that some movement by candidates and spoken instructions may be necessary – but please ensure these are essential to the examination and do not compromise the security of the examination. All equipment and chemicals should be arranged to limit the need for any movement as much as possible. Do not let candidates talk to each other.
6. Be constantly vigilant and observant. 7. Move around the laboratory. If you see any unauthorised material, remove it (without disturbing the surrounding
candidates). In the unlikely event there is a serious breach of examination security (e.g. pre-prepared notes are discovered or obvious collusion between candidates), the Head of Centre should be informed. CIE must be informed immediately of any such incident and the incident detailed on the Supervisor’s Report.
8. Invigilators and subject specialists should not comment on any aspect of the candidates’ work, and should not communicate
with candidates except for administrative or safety reasons. Any communication, apart from/for administrative or safety reasons, given to a candidate must be noted on the Supervisor’s Report and the candidate may be penalised. No assistance must ever be given with analysis of data or the answers to questions.
9. If a candidate is experiencing difficulties in the examination, communication should be with that candidate only. If there is a general problem that affects all candidates, an announcement may be made, providing the security of the examination is not compromised. A note must be made in the Supervisor’s Report, detailing any such announcement and reasons for the announcement.
10. If a candidate appears to be having problems with faulty equipment, inform the subject specialist who will determine if the
problem lies with the equipment or the candidate. In the case of faulty equipment it should be replaced or repaired without delay. A note must be made on the Supervisor’s Report of any such problems and included with the scripts for despatch to CIE.
11. In preparing materials, the bulk quantity for each substance should have been increased by 25% so spare material should
be available to cover accidental loss. More material may be supplied if requested by candidates, without penalty. Any problems with the supply of material to the candidates should be reported on the Supervisor’s Report.
Finally, a competent subject specialist should complete and sign a copy of the Supervisor’s Report including any results required in the Confidential Instructions. A copy must be included in every packet of scripts sent to CIE. A separate Report should be produced for each session and venue.
FORM 18
Instructions to Invigilators of Multiple-Choice Papers Multiple-choice answer sheets (OMR MS4) are supplied pre-printed with the syllabus, component, centre number, and index number of the candidate. Supplementary answer sheets (OMR MS4 SUP) are also supplied. These are personalised to syllabus, component, and Centre level only and should be used for any additional candidates for whom fully personalised answer sheets have not been received. Only in cases where very late entry or entry amendments have been made for which Centres did not previously have any candidates should a copy of the Multiple Choice Form in the Administrative Guide for Centres be used. BEFORE THE EXAMINATION Answer sheets should be distributed before the start of the examination. Candidates should be asked to check the pre-printed details and to sign in the space provided if the information is correct. Additional candidates should be asked to enter their details on the supplementary answer sheets, writing their names in BLOCK CAPITALS. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INVIGILATOR TO ENSURE THAT EACH CANDIDATE USES THE CORRECT ANSWER SHEET. Candidates should then be reminded of the correct method of answering (see instructions on the answer sheet). ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES The names and numbers of all candidates issued with Supplementary answer sheets must be added to the Attendance Register. AN ENTRY FORM SHOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH CANDIDATE FOR WHOM AN ENTRY HAS NOT BEEN MADE. IT SHOULD BE RETURNED SEPARATELY TO THE ‘ENTRY SECTION’ OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS, AND NOT INCLUDED WITH THE COMPLETED ANSWER SHEETS. ABSENT CANDIDATES For each absent candidate, the appropriate lozenge must be filled in using a pencil on the answer sheet. TRANSFERRED CANDIDATES The new Centre will receive an answer sheet for each transferred candidate. AFTER THE EXAMINATION ORDER OF ANSWER SHEETS All answer sheets (including those for absent candidates) should be arranged in candidate number order. RETURN OF ANSWER SHEETS Where possible ALL completed answer sheets must be despatched on the DAY OF THE EXAMINATION by the most expedient method to the University of Cambridge International Examinations, using the multiple-choice envelope provided. The total number of completed answer sheets in the envelope MUST be written on the outside of the multiple-choice envelope and the script return envelope. It is not necessary to return unused supplementary sheets. DO NOT RETURN THE QUESTION PAPERS. ANSWER SHEETS MUST BE KEPT FLAT AND NOT STAPLED OR FOLDED IN ANY WAY.
FORM 19
Supplementary Attendance Register
Exam Level e.g. IGCSE, A Level Syllabus & Component Title Syllabus & Component
Code
Session e.g. June/Oct/Nov Centre Name Centre Number
Date of Component
Attendance Candidate Number Candidate Name
Present Absent
1. This form should be completed for any candidates who do not appear on your original computer generated A1 Attendance Register. 2. Record in the ATTENDANCE column one of the following: in present box for every candidate who is present.
in absent box for every candidate who is absent or withdrawn.
3. One copy is to be despatched with candidates’ answers. One copy is to be kept for Centre records.
Signature of Invigilator Date
FORM 20
Supplementary Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
Candidate Name Syllabus/Component /
Examination Title Centre Number
Supervisor Candidate Number
If the candidate is ABSENT or has WITHDRAWN shade here Session (June/Oct/Nov) 2 0 1
A B C D E A B C D E 41 A B C D E 1 21 A B C D E A B C D E 42 A B C D E 2 22 A B C D E A B C D E 43 A B C D E 3 23 A B C D E A B C D E 44 A B C D E 4 24 A B C D E A B C D E 45 A B C D E 5 25 A B C D E A B C D E 46 A B C D E 6 26 A B C D E A B C D E 47 A B C D E 7 27 A B C D E A B C D E 48 A B C D E 8 28 A B C D E A B C D E 49 A B C D E 9 29 A B C D E A B C D E 50 A B C D E 10 30 A B C D E A B C D E 51 A B C D E 11 31 A B C D E A B C D E 52 A B C D E 12 32 A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E 13 33
53 A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E 14 34 54
A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E 15 35 55 A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E 16 36 56 A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E 17 37 57 A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E 18 38 58 A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E 19 39 59 A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E 20 40
60
Example
For question 1,
if you think B is the right answer, fill in your answer sheet like this:
A B C D E 1
Instructions
Shade ONE letter only for each question. Make sure you put your answer in line with the
correct question number.
0 7 9 FORM 21
Malpractice Report Form Candidate Name Candidate
Number
Centre Number
Date of Exam D D M M Y Y AM/PM
Syllabus Code
Component Code Candidate Statement attached
Yes □ No □ Invigilators Statement attached
Yes □ No □ Head of Centre’s statement
Yes □ No □ Please tick the appropriate box:
Copying□ Collusion□ Plagiarism□ Unauthorised material□ Disruptive behaviour□ Mobile Phone□ Offensive Language□ Other□
Comments (if appropriate)
Signed (Head of Centre)
Name (Block Capitals Please)
Date
Please send this form to:
University of Cambridge International Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, United Kingdom Fax: +44 (1223) 553558 Email: [email protected]
FORM 22
THIS LABEL MAY ONLY BE USED FOR THE DESPATCH OF EXAMINATION MATERIAL BY AIR FREIGHT This parcel contains only written examination answers and is urgently required at Cambridge, England.
Arrangements have been made for immediate clearance by HM Customs and with DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING
for onwards transmission to Cambridge by the fastest possible means.
DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING (ACCOUNT: UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE)
LONDON AIRPORT
Please complete prior to despatch FROM .......................................................................CENTRE CONSIGNMENT NOTE/WAYBILL NO: ........................................
CIE/IFL/2/99/PP/010981
THIS LABEL MAY ONLY BE USED FOR THE DESPATCH OF EXAMINATION MATERIAL BY AIR FREIGHT This parcel contains only written examination answers and is urgently required at Cambridge, England.
Arrangements have been made for immediate clearance by HM Customs and with DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING
for onwards transmission to Cambridge by the fastest possible means.
DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING (ACCOUNT: UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE)
LONDON AIRPORT
Please complete prior to despatch FROM .......................................................................CENTRE CONSIGNMENT NOTE/WAYBILL NO: ........................................
CIE/IFL/2/99/PP/010981
FORM 23
This parcel contains only written examination answers and is urgently required at Cambridge, England.
Arrangements have been made for immediate clearance by HM Customs and for onwards transmission
to Cambridge.
University of Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge Assessment DC10 Hill Farm Road Whittlesford Cambridge CB22 4FZ England
IMMEDIATE
FROM .......................................................................CENTRE
CIE/IPP/2/99/PP/010981
This parcel contains only written examination answers and is urgently required at Cambridge, England.
Arrangements have been made for immediate clearance by HM Customs and for onwards transmission
to Cambridge.
University of Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge Assessment DC10 Hill Farm Road Whittlesford Cambridge CB22 4FZ England
IMMEDIATE
FROM .......................................................................CENTRE
CIE/IPP/2/99/PP/010981
FORM 24
Comments on the Examination CIE is interested in Teachers’ comments on all aspects of the examination, including written papers, school based assessments, practicals, orals, etc. Please use a separate form for comments on the administration of the examination (internal assessment arrangements, moderation, syllabus content, timetable, etc.) and for each CIE Syllabus on which you wish to comment. Please return this form to CIE as soon as possible after the examination and not later than five days after the end of the examination period. All comments will be taken into account, but CIE will not acknowledge or respond to comments individually. Syllabus Title Syllabus Code
Examination Session June/Oct/Nov 2 0 1 Component Code
Comments
Continue overleaf if necessary
Name Position
Centre Name Centre Number
Centre Address
Date Please return this form to: University of Cambridge International Examinations 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU United Kingdom
ECF001
FORM 25
Request for the Return of IGCSE and/or HIGCSE Art and Design Work Please refer to CIE Direct for instructions about requesting the return of IGCSE and/or HIGCSE Art and Design Coursework for 2010.
FORM 26
Enquiries About Examination Results – 2010 Examinations • This form should be used for submitting enquiries about examination results of the University of
Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) suites of syllabuses only. • Please read the notes below and on the reverse before completion.
• There are two options available when submitting enquiries about results; Enquiry by Syllabus or
Enquiry by Component
• Enquiry by syllabus will be a review of all externally assessed components. Components do not need to be specified for this service. You are only able to submit one enquiry per candidate per syllabus. Note: Enquiry by Syllabus is not available for a service 5 enquiry.
• Enquiry by component will be a review of externally assessed components as specified by the Centre. *Please ensure all components to be reviewed are listed in the boxes below as CIE are unable to accept additional component enquiries for the same candidate/syllabus at a later date. Please also note that all components selected for the same candidate/syllabus must be for the same service.
Centre Number Centre Name
Contact Name
Fax Number Telephone Number
Candidate Number Candidate Name Syllabus
Title Syllabus
Code By
Syllabus (Tick)
By Component
(Tick)
Components to be reviewed*
Service 1-8
X or Q
PLEASE DO NOT SEND CHEQUES OR BANKDRAFTS WITH THE COMPLETED INT FORM E WHEN SUBMITTING REQUESTS FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT EXAMINATION RESULTS. CIE WILL INVOICE THE MINISTRY, BRITISH COUNCIL OR INDIVIDUAL CENTRE (IF NOT ATTACHED TO A MINISTRY OR BRITISH COUNCIL) AT THE END OF THE SESSION FOR ALL CANDIDATES WHERE AN ENQUIRY ABOUT EXAMINATION RESULTS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
Signature of Head of Centre Date
Please send or fax this form to CIE, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge CB1 2EU, United Kingdom. Fax: +44 (1223) 553558 Please retain the bottom copy of this form for your records.
INT FORM E
FORM 27
Notes on the Submission of Enquiries About Examination Results
1. Centres wishing to enquire about examination results of candidates must complete the form overleaf and forward the top copy to CIE. All enquiries must be made by the Head of Centre and must be received in Cambridge by 30 September for the June examination and 26 February for the November examination. Enquiries cannot be accepted either by telephone or directly from individual candidates.
2. Component fee is for any single component. 3. The following services are available:
Service Number Description GCE O/SC
IGCSE
HIGCSE GCE AS & A Level/
HSC/AICE
Syllabus Fee
Component Fee
Syllabus Fee
Component Fee
Syllabus Fee
Component Fee
1 A full clerical re-check for an individual candidate £16.00 £10.00 £21.00 £10.00 £26.50 £10.00
2 A review of the marking of externally-assessed components (excluding multiple-choice question papers) including a full clerical re-check for an individual candidate £32.00 £18.00 £42.00 £25.00 £52.50 £30.00
3 A review of the marking of externally-assessed components (excluding multiple-choice question papers) including a full clerical re-check and a detailed report on an individual candidate’s performance £80.00 £45.00 £100.00 £60.00 £126.00 £75.00
4 A review of the marking of externally-assessed components (excluding multiple-choice question papers) of a group of no fewer than 5 and no more than 15 candidates for a particular examination including a full clerical re-check and a general report on the work of the group Note: All candidates in the group must have taken the same combination of components
For the first 5 candidates Each additional candidate up to a maximum of 15
£210.00 £30.00
£125.00 £18.00
£265.00 £30.00
£160.00 £20.00
£295.00 £41.50
£175.00 £25.00
5 A re-moderation of the Centre’s coursework marks for a component, together with a report on the assessment of the coursework of the candidates N/A £145.00 N/A £145.00 N/A £168.00
6 Recalculation of AICE Diploma Fee (Non-refundable) £26
7 A review of the marking of externally-assessed components (excluding multiple-choice question papers) including a full clerical re-check and a detailed report on an individual candidate’s performance. A copy of the candidate’s marked script will be returned to the Centre with the report Note: this service is not available to Centres that make their entries via Ministries
£90.00 £55.00 £110.00 £65.00 £137.00 £80.00
8 A review of the marking of externally-assessed components (excluding multiple-choice question papers) of a group of no fewer than 5 and no more than 15 candidates for a given examination including a full clerical re-check and a general report on the work of the group. A copy of the marked script of each candidate in the group will be returned to the Centre with the report Note: All the candidates in the group must have taken the same combination of components. This service is not available to Centres that make their entries via Ministries
For the first 5 candidates Each additional candidate up to a maximum of 15
£230.00 £31.00
£135.00 £18.50
£285.00
£31.00 £170.00
£18.50
£315.00 £42.50
£185.00 £25.00
4. When a candidate, who is the subject of a service 3, 4, 7 and 8 request, has taken a multiple choice component, CIE will include, with the
report, a photocopy of the candidate’s MS4 answer sheet and a statement of the correct answers for the paper. 5. CIE will provide an explanation of any report of ‘No Result’ (X) or a ‘Pending’ grade (Q), without charge. Please indicate ‘X’ or ‘Q’ in the
‘Service’ column overleaf. 6. All enquiries will be acknowledged and will be dealt with by CIE strictly in the order in which they are received. If you have not received
an acknowledgement within 2 weeks you must contact CIE as the INT Form E may not have been received. 7. Please DO NOT SEND cheques or bank drafts with the completed INT Form E when submitting enquiries about examination results.
CIE will invoice the Ministry, British Council or individual Centre (if not attached to a Ministry or British Council) at the end of the session for all candidates where an enquiry about examination results has been submitted.
8. Where an enquiry leads to a change in syllabus grade, no enquiry fee will be charged.
PLEASE KEEP THIS PART OF THE FORM FOR YOUR RECORDS
ENQUIRIES ABOUT RESULTS Candidate Consent Form Information for candidates The following information explains what may happen following an enquiry about the result of an examination. If your examination centre makes an enquiry about the result of one of your examinations after your subject grade has been issued, there are three possible outcomes: • Your original mark is lowered, so your final grade may be lower than the original grade you received. • Your original mark is confirmed as correct, and there is no change to your grade. • Your original mark is raised, so your final grade may be higher than the original grade you received. In order to proceed with the enquiry about results, you must sign the form below. This tells the head of your centre that you have understood what the outcome might be, and that you give your consent to the enquiry about results being made. Candidate consent form
Centre Number
Candidate Number
Candidate Name
Syllabus/Component Number
Enquiry Details
I give my consent to the head of my examination centre to make an enquiry about the result of the examination(s) listed above. In giving consent I understand that the final subject grade awarded to me may be lower than, higher than, or the same as the grade which was originally awarded for this subject. Signed: ……………………………………………………………………………………………. Date: ………………………………………………
FORM 28
2010 version FOR OFFICE USE ONLY ORIGINATED BY CHECKED
DATE
STATEMENT NO
Certifying Statement Application Form To be used by ALL applicants requiring a Certifying Statement of Results or authentication by a Notary Public. Please complete this form in the spaces provided. If you have any queries, contact GQ-EDM Group on fax number +44 (1223) 553558 or email address [email protected].
For security reasons, we cannot communicate results by Fax or Telephone. 1 Current full name (including Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms)
2 Full name at the time of the examination
3 Date of birth
4 Current address (including postcode)
5 Daytime telephone number
Fax number
Email address For 6-12 below, there is space to give details of up to three examination sessions (a session comprises one or more subjects taken at one or more Levels during a given period in a given year, e.g. May/June or November/December). If you require Certifying Statements for more than three sessions, please supply details on a separate sheet and attach it to the application form.
Session 1 Session 2 Session 3
6 Examination Level taken (e.g. A Level, IGCSE, O Level, ADIP, ICE)
7 Year of the examination
8 Month of the examination (if known)
9 Centre number
10 Index or candidate number
11 Number of copies required
12 Name of school or Centre (Please give full postal address)
13 Address(es) to which copies are to be sent
(1)
Tel.
(2)
Please note that we must have the addressee’s telephone number if delivery using DHL is required (see Section 15 overleaf for further details)
Tel. This application will not be accepted by CIE if the highlighted items are not completed (items 2, 3, 7 and 12). 14 Signature of Applicant Date
PLEASE TURN OVER
FORM 29
15 Proof of your identity must be provided at all times. You should provide ONE of the following (please tick as appropriate):
(i) A photocopy of your birth certificate
(ii) A photocopy of the appropriate pages of your passport
(iii) A photocopy of your driving license
It is CIE policy not to alter a candidate’s name on the permanent record of results. A Certifying Statement may be used in conjunction with a change of name deed.
16 Please provide below any additional information for sections 6-12 that may assist us with our search. Please list the subjects taken and indicate the examination board, if known.
17 FEES – are required for each Certifying Statement, or authentication by a Notary Public, to cover administration, searching and postage. A separate statement will be produced for each examination session and a fee is required for each one.
Price Quantity Total (i) Certifying Statement £28.00 x
(ii) For each extra copy of a Statement £6.00 x
Despatch by DHL for each overseas address (CIE recommend the use of this service should you require a traceable despatch method)
£25.00 x
Despatch by Special Delivery for each UK address £6.50 x
18 Should you require authentication by a Notary Public and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as laid down in the Hague Agreement, please specify the quantity of statements for each session below.
Price Quantity Total Cost of authentication per statement £100.00 x 19 Please add to total above when submitting payment. Payment must accompany the form and be made by credit card (we do not accept American Express™) or cheque, postal order or international money order for the correct amount in pounds sterling drawn on a British bank. These must be crossed and made payable to ‘University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate’.
I enclose payment of £
Method of payment (e.g. cheque, postal order)
Cheque/money order reference number
Credit card number
CVC Number (last 3 digits on reverse of card near signature)
Card expiry date
20 Regrettably, in cases where a result cannot be found for services (i) and (ii) above, the fee will not be refunded. Therefore, applicants are strongly advised to ensure that their examinations were conducted by UCLES/CIE.
21 Requests for Certifying Statements, results verification and authentication of results will be dealt with within six weeks of receipt of correctly completed applications. 22 IMPORTANT – before sending this form to CIE, please ensure that you have:
(i) Completed items 1-19 on this application form; (ii) Enclosed some proof of identity in accordance with item 15 on this application form; (iii) Calculated the fee required in accordance with items 17 and 18 on this application form; (iv) Enclosed payment for the correct amount in accordance with item 19 on this application form. 23 Please return this application form to: GQ-EDM Group, University of Cambridge International Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge CB1 2EU, United Kingdom. This form cannot be submitted by fax or email, unless paying by credit card, as it must be accompanied by payment and proof of identity if applicable.
2010 version FOR OFFICE USE ONLY ORIGINATED BY CHECKED
DATE
STATEMENT NO
Early Information Application Form To be used by applicants requiring a Certifying Statement of the live session of examination results. Please complete this form in the spaces provided. If you have any queries, contact GQ-EDM Group on fax number +44 (1223) 553558 or email address [email protected].
For security reasons, we cannot communicate results by Fax or Telephone. 1 Current full name (including Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms)
2 Full name at the time of the examination
3 Date of birth
4 Current address (including postcode)
5 Daytime telephone number
Fax number
Email address 6 Examination Level taken (e.g. A Level, IGCSE,
O Level, ADIP, ICE)
7 Year of the examination
8 Month of the examination
9 Centre number
10 Index or candidate number
11 Number of copies required
12 Name of school or Centre (Please give full postal address)
13 A secure contact name, postal address, email and fax details must be provided to CIE for each recipient of the candidate’s results (e.g. university). Candidates will receive personal notification of their results from their registered Centre in the usual way. If a candidate requires a Certifying Statement to be sent to their home address, they must supply written authorisation from the Centre where they are registered for the examinations with their application form.
Name of recipient
Postal address of recipient
Email address of recipient
Fax details of recipient
Telephone details of recipient This application will not be accepted by CIE if the highlighted items are not completed (items 2, 3, 7 and 12). 14 Signature of Applicant Date
PLEASE TURN OVER
FORM 30
15 For UK university applications, all results are sent to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) in time to meet any required university deadlines. Therefore, there is no need to request early information if a candidate is applying to a UK university.
16 Proof of your identity must be provided at all times. You should provide ONE of the following (please tick as appropriate):
(i) A photocopy of your birth certificate
(ii) A photocopy of the appropriate pages of your passport
(iii) A photocopy of your driving license
Results are published initially as provisional results and are confirmed at a later date by the issue of certificates.
17 FEES – are required for each certifying statement to cover administration, searching and postage.
Price Quantity Total (i) Certifying Statement £28.00 x
(ii) For each extra copy of a Statement £6.00 x
Despatch by DHL for each overseas address (CIE recommend the use of this service should you require a traceable despatch method)
£25.00 x
18 Please add to total above when submitting payment. Payment must accompany the form and be made by credit card (we do not accept American Express) or cheque, postal order or international money order for the correct amount in pounds sterling drawn on a British bank. These must be crossed and made payable to ‘University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate’.
I enclose payment of £
Method of payment (e.g. cheque, postal order)
Cheque/money order reference number
Credit card number
CVC Number (last 3 digits on reverse of card near signature)
Card expiry date
19 IMPORTANT – before sending this form to CIE, please ensure that you have:
(i) completed items 1-18 on this application form; (ii) enclosed some proof of identity in accordance with item 16 on this application form; (iii) calculated the fee required in accordance with items 17 and 18 on this application form; (iv) enclosed payment for the correct amount in accordance with item 18 on this application form. 20 Please return this application form to: GQ-EDM Group, University of Cambridge International Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge CB1 2EU, United Kingdom. This form cannot be submitted by fax or email, unless paying by credit card, as it must be accompanied by payment and proof of identity if applicable. 21 All applications for early information must be received by CIE by 24 July for the May/June examination session, and 13 December for the October/November session.
2010 version FOR OFFICE USE ONLY NO.
DATE RECEIVED
DATE OUTCOME SENT
Results Verification Application Form To be used by ALL applicants requiring a verification of result. Please complete this form in the spaces provided. If you have any queries, contact GQ-EDM on:
Fax +44 (1223) 553558 or Email [email protected].
1 Candidate Name
Date of Birth
Current Address
Daytime Telephone Number 2 Address to which outcome is to be sent
Fax number to which outcome is to be sent 3 The fee for verification is £12.00 per Certificate per candidate. 4 Payment must accompany the form and be made by credit card (we do not accept American Express™) or cheque, postal order, or international money order for the correct amount in pounds sterling drawn on a British bank. These must be crossed and made payable to ‘University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate’.
I enclose payment of £
Method of payment (e.g. cheque, postal order)
Cheque/money order reference number
Credit card number
CVC Number (last 3 digits on reverse of card near signature)
Card expiry date
IMPORTANT – before sending this form to CIE, please ensure that you have completed all questions and have enclosed the relevant fee and photocopies of relevant Certificates. This form cannot be submitted by fax or email unless paying by credit card.
5 Signature of Applicant Date Please return this application form to: GQ-EDM Group University of Cambridge International Examinations 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU United Kingdom
FORM 31
1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU United Kingdom Tel +44 1223 553554 Fax +44 1223 553558
[email protected] www.cie.org.uk
Centre Contact Details Form Please complete the following details and return by either fax or email to CIE Customer Services. Centre Number:
Centre Name:
Postal Address:
Secure Address: (if different)
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
Secure Email:
Alternate Email:
Principal:
Examinations Officer:
IT Coordinator:
Teacher Support Centre Coordinator:
Many thanks for your assistance in this matter. Customer Services University of Cambridge International Examinations Email: [email protected] Fax: +44 1223 553558
FORM 32
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
Request for Change of Qualification/Syllabus Eligibility Form
FORM 33
1 Your details
CIE Centre number and Centre name
Address
Town/City
Post/Zip Code
Country
Phone number (including international dialling code)
00
Fax number (including international dialling code)
00
Email Address
Website Address
3 Declaration
I confirm that I am authorised to submit this form on behalf of the centre.
Your title (Mr, Mrs, etc) and name in BLOCK CAPITALS
Your position or job title
Signature
Date
4 What to do next
Make a copy of this form for your own records.
Please return this form to University of Cambridge International Examinations, Customer Services, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, United Kingdom. Fax: +44 1223 553558
This form, once completed and approved by CIE, shall form part of the Agreement between your centre and CIE.
2 Complete the section below to request a change, by placing a ‘ ’ to add a subject/syllabus or an ‘x’ to
remove a subject/syllabus from your current product eligibility
Only complete when adding to eligibility Add/ Exam session Year of first Estimated remove Assessment Syllabus code and title e.g. June/Nov examination annual entries
e.g. A/AS 9700 Biology June 2010 30
e.g. x O 6010 Art Nov 2010 99
FORM 34
IGCSE Modern Languages Speaking Test June/November 2 0 1
Syllabus Title Syllabus Code
First
Second Component Number Foreign }
delete as applicable
Centre number Centre name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
IGCSE Modern Languages Speaking Test June/November 2 0 1 Syllabus Title Syllabus Code
First
Second Component Number Foreign } delete as applicable
Centre number Centre name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
IGCSE Modern Languages Speaking Test June/November 2 0 1
Syllabus Title Syllabus Code
First
Second Component Number Foreign }
delete as applicable
Centre number Centre name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
IGCSE Modern Languages Speaking Test June/November 2 0 1
Syllabus Title Syllabus Code
First
Second Component Number Foreign }
delete as applicable
Centre number Centre name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
IGCSE Modern Languages Speaking Test June/November 2 0 1
Syllabus Title Syllabus Code
First
Second Component Number Foreign }
delete as applicable
Centre number Centre name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
IGCSE Modern Languages Speaking Test June/November 2 0 1
Syllabus Title Syllabus Code
First
Second Component Number Foreign }
delete as applicable
Centre number Centre name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
IGCSE Modern Languages Speaking Test June/November 2 0 1
Syllabus Title Syllabus Code
First
Second Component Number Foreign }
delete as applicable
Centre number Centre name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
IGCSE Modern Languages Speaking Test June/November 2 0 1
Syllabus Title Syllabus Code
First
Second Component Number Foreign }
delete as applicable
Centre number Centre name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
Candidate number Candidate name
