Library of administration documents

Information about the administration of our exams is collected here. It's mostly for the Exams Officers in schools and colleges who enter students for exams and liaise with us, but may also be of interest to others.

Booklets, forms and information about exams from all the awarding bodies are published by the Joint Council for Qualifications: see the JCQ website.



  • Administrative Procedures - Entry Level Certificate
    The latest version is: 1.0 (Academic year 2009-2010)
    The purpose of this document is to assist Examinations Officers and teachers with the administration of the assessment schemes for these specifications.

  • Administrative Procedures - FCSE
    The latest version is: 1.0 (Academic year 2009-2010)
    The purpose of this document is to assist Examinations Officers and teachers with the administration of the assessment schemes for these specifications.

  • Administrative Procedures 2009-10 – GCE
    GCE (including Applied GCE)
    Basic Skills Tests and Key Skills
    Extended Project Qualification (AQA-City & Guilds)
    FSMQ (Free-standing Mathematics Qualifications)
    The latest version is 1.1
    The availability for GCE Anthropology on Page 50 has been amended.

  • Administrative Procedures 2009-2010 GCSE
    the latest version is: 1.0
    GCSE Outgoing Modular Specifications
    GCSE in Applied Outgoing Specifications
    GCSE Continuing Modular Specifications
    GCSE in Applied Subjects Continuing Specifications
    GCSE New Specifications


  • Alternative Site form
    the latest version is: issued 2008
    JCQ form to notify awarding bodies and the JCQ Centre Inspection Service team of an intent to conduct examinations at an alternative site.


Application form for past examination results

Information about how to apply for Confirmation of Results to a Third Party, Statement of Results for a Candidate or a Replacement Certificate is available on the Records page.






  • Early Information GCSE (New Specifications) Diploma Principal Learning Functional Skills
    The latest version is 1.0.
    This document is included in the June 2010 Examinations Update Issue 7. The information requested in this booklet relates to GCSE (New Specifications), Diploma Principal Learning (New Lines of Learning) and Functional Skills and is essential to enable AQA to provide you with a high standard of service and ensure the smooth running of our examinations


  • Enquiries about Results for 2008 examinations
    This booklet provides information regarding AQA's procedures for Enquiries about Results and Appeals.
  • Payment of Fees for Post-Results Services


  • Entry Fees and other charges for 2008/09
    The latest version is: version 1.2
    Changes from the previous version include removal of the fee from the June 2009 column for Mathematics A with coursework (external) which is not available after November 2008. Page 5.

Changes from the previous version include:
  • Page 206 GCE Biology/Biology (Human) Specification A Amendment to Classification Code From 1030 to 1010
  • Page 293 GCE Science in Society Amendment to Classification Code From 1920 to 1910
  • Page 301 GCE Use of Mathematics Amendment to Classification Code From 2210 to 2200


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

  • GCE
  • GCE in Applied subjects
  • AQA Baccalaureate
  • Free-Standing Mathematics Qualifications
  • Key Skills, Wider Key Skills and Basic Skills Tests
  • Vocationally Related Qualifications
  • Diploma Principal Learning Level 3
  • Extended Project

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


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

  • GCSE
  • GCSE in Applied Subjects
  • Entry Level Certificate
  • Foundation Certificate of Secondary Education (FCSE)
  • Level 1 and Level 2 Certificate
  • Diploma Principal Learning Levels 1 + 2
  • Level 1 and Level 2 Projects

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


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

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





  • Intention to Enter booklet for all examination series within the academic year 2010/2011
    The latest version is: 1.0, which was despatched to e-AQA non-registered centres in June 2011.

    This booklet is to enable centres to provide AQA with advance information regarding their intended entries for each examination series. The supplied information is used by AQA to despatch the appropriate entry material to centres and to ensure that entries are submitted by centres for each intended series.



Overseas Centres

Becoming an Overseas Centre

AQA Conditions for the Registration of Overseas Centres

Overseas timetable declaration for centres outside the UK



Regulations

JCQ Awarding Bodies common Regulations for centres are available on the Regulations page.




  • Series Document 2009-2010
    This document provides details of the Series to be used by AQA in the 2009-2010 academic year. Copies of an A3 printed version will be sent to all Examinations Officers with the September 2009 AQA Examinations Update. Please note the changes, detailed on pages 2 and 3 of the document, from the 2008-2009 series.