Administration documents

Become an AQA exam centre

General Regulations for Approved Centres

Instructions for conducting examinations and other useful JCQ documents

Become an overseas AQA exam centre

• Conditions for overseas centre registration

• Despatch arrangements for spring term
  Which exams materials we send you and when
• GCE Entry, Aggregation and Certification Procedures and Rules
  1 September 2011 to 31 August 2012
  JCQ rules and principal administrative requirements for GCE examinations
• A Change to the GCE, Applied GCE and GNVQ Certification and Decline Rules
  JCQ notice issued April 2007
• Regulations and Guidance for Candidates who are Eligible for Adjustments in Examinations
  1 September 2011 to 31 August 2012
  Guidance for Access Arrangements and Special Consideration for GCE, AEA, VCE, GCSE, GNVQ Entry Level and Key Skills examinations from JCQ.
• Series Document 2011-2012
  Details of the Series to be used by AQA in the 2011-2012 academic year.

JCQ Awarding Bodies common Regulations for centres.

• Administration guidance

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• Prior attainment form for the AQA Bacc
  

• Entry Form
• Entry amendments form
• Entry Fees and other charges for 2011/12 version 1.2
• Entry fees and other charges for 2010/11 version 1.3
• Entry codes All examination series 2011 - 2012 version 1.2
  Changes in version 1.1 include a change to the weighting of SCA2FP and SCA2HP for GCSE Science on Page 65.
  Changes in Version 1.2 include minimum candidates required for visiting examiners on pages 114, 116 and 141.
• Entry Procedures All exam series 2011-2012 version 1.0
• 2011/12 Entry fees and charges for Diploma version 1.0
• 2010/11 Entry fees and charges for Diploma version 1.0
• Entry Procedures and Codes - Diploma 2011-2012 version 1.0
• Estimated entries November 2011 - January 2012 version 1.0
  this document was sent to e-AQA non-registered centres in June 2011.

  This booklet helps centres to provide AQA with advance information regarding intended entries for the following qualifications:

• GCSE
• GCE
• Principal Learning
• Level 1, Level 2 and Extended Projects
• Vocationally Related Qualifications
• Free-Standing Mathematics Qualifications
• Basic Skills Tests
• Functional Skills

• Estimated entries: March-June 2012 version 1.0

  This booklet enables centres to give us advance information about intended entries for the following qualifications:

• GCSE
• GCE
• Level 1, Level 2 and Extended Projects
• AQA Baccalaureate
• Entry Level Certificate
• Foundation Certificate of Secondary Education
• Level 1 and Level 2 Certificate
• Vocationally Related Qualifications
• Personal and Social Education (QCF)
• Key Skills, Wider Key Skills and Basic Skills Tests
• Free-Standing Mathematics Qualifications
• Functional Skills

• Formats for the exchange of examination related data version 14, revised March 2011 and effective from 1 September 2011
  The software file formats used for examination data file transfers are defined here (JCQ).

  Registered centres can submit Estimated entries on-line via e-AQA.

• Initial entry information: Final assessment opportunity November 2011 and January 2012 GCSE and GCE version 1.0
  For GCE and GCSE specifications that were withdrawn after the June 2011 examination, AQA will be offering in the January 2012 examination series a final assessment opportunity for the units listed in this booklet.

• Intention to enter booklet for all examination series within the academic year 2011/2012 version 1.0
  sent to e-AQA non-registered centres in June 2011. This booklet enables centres to provide us with advance information regarding their intended entries for each exam series. We use this to despatch the appropriate entry material to you and to ensure that entries are submitted by centres for each intended series.

• Alternative Site form 2011/2012
  Notifys awarding bodies and the JCQ Centre Inspection Service team of an intent to conduct exams at an alternative site.
• Centre Consortium Arrangements Application Form (JCQ/CCA)
• Centre Consortium Arrangements Guidance Notes (JCQ/CCA Notes) 2006
  For cases where candidates from different centres are taught together but are entered through the centre on which they are on roll.
• Controlled Assessment in GCSEs - Guide for Exams Officers
• Estimated grades version 1.2
  Guidance for submitting estimated grades.
• Supplementary Estimated Grade Form
• Preliminary material and early question papers for AQA exams 2011-2012 version 1.2

• Transfer of Credit Form for Functional Skills English
• Transferred Candidates Application Form (JCQ/TC)
• Transferred Candidates Guidance Notes (JCQ/TC Notes)
  For cases where a candidate is unable to sit an examination at their centre of entry and arrangements are made for them to take the examination at an alternative (host) centre.

• Stationery booklet winter 2011-12
  Stationery requirements for exams in winter 2011-12.
  All material listed will be supplied by us, unless otherwise specified.
• Additional Examination Stationery
  Use this form to order extra answer books, script bags etc.

• The appeals process: a guide for centres.
• Enquiries about results and appeals
  Guidance on our procedures.
• Fees for Post-Results Services
• Despatch arrangements for autumn term
  Which exam material we send you and when
• Despatch arrangements for spring term
  Which exam material we send you and when
• Request for early despatch of certificates Summer 2011 examinations version 1.1

Application for past examination results.
How to apply for :

• Confirmation of Results to a Third Party
• Statement of Results for a Candidate
• a Replacement Certificate.