We will run our November 2023 exam series as scheduled where it is safe and permitted to do so.
- Component exemptions are available in our November 2023 series.
- Component adjustments and guidance for components are not available for any syllabuses. You must make sure you teach the whole syllabus in the usual way. Candidates cannot complete a reduced amount of work, they must complete all components to be able to receive a grade.
You can apply for special consideration for candidates if they unexpectedly, but for an acceptable reason, cannot take some of the components for which they were entered.
Entries
The first-time entry deadline is 16 August 2023. You can make late entries until 21 September 2023, but you will be charged a late entry fee. Please make entries as soon as possible, so that we can get your question papers and other exam materials to you in time for the exams. Courier lead times are currently much longer than before the pandemic and we want to avoid the risk of exam materials not reaching schools on time.
Question paper security
All unused question papers and answer booklets must be stored securely until at least 24 hours after the end of the exam or Key Time, whichever is later. After this time you can dispose of the unused question papers or you can return them to candidates/centre staff if you want to.
Guidance on running exams
We have updated this guide to support schools who may still be managing some ongoing issues caused by the pandemic. If this applies to your school, make sure you use this guide alongside the Cambridge Handbook when planning the exam series in your centre.
Many Cambridge schools are no longer being impacted by the widespread closures and other issues seen at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. If your school is no longer impacted by any issues related to, or caused by, the pandemic then you do not need to use this guide. You should use the Cambridge Handbook, and any other standard guidance we publish for the November 2023 series.
Guidance on running exams in the November 2023 series (PDF, 179KB)