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A-level exams 2024: Dates, timetables and key information
This summer’s A-level exam period will begin on 13 May. Find everything you need in our complete guide
A-level students in schools and colleges around the world will be preparing themselves to take their exams in the 2024 summer season.
But when are the exams, and will they follow the same procedure as the A-level exams taken in 2023?
We have a one-stop guide for all your A-level exam season questions:
A-level exam dates 2024
Exam timetables have been released by the exam boards, with timetables from each “awarding body” available via the links below:
The Joint Council for Qualifications has produced a timetable that says A-level exams will begin on 13 May and finish on 25 June.
A-level results day for students will be on Thursday 15 August 2024. Schools and colleges will receive the results the day before on Wednesday 14 August 2024.
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A-level appeals
Students who are unhappy with their results will be able to ask for a re-mark, otherwise known as a “review of marking”. Students also have the option to appeal their grades.
In the first instance, schools can request a review of marking. This means that an examiner will check the original marking of the paper to see if it is within their range of “tolerance”. Grades can go up or down as a result of a review.
Find out more about how to appeal an exam grade.
Missing an exam owing to illness
If a student misses an exam because they are unwell then paperwork needs to be completed in order to ensure they still receive a grade.
If a student has long Covid, they may be allowed special consideration depending on whether or not their condition has worsened during the exam period.
More details about illness and exams can be found here.
A-level grading
In 2024, grading will return to normal as part of Ofqual’s plan to return to pre-pandemic standards.
Ofqual has said that grading in 2024 will be “normal” and that “now we’re back to normal…we don’t need that sort of protection”.
Read our guide to find out exactly how exam grade boundaries work.
A-level resits 2024
Students who are unhappy with their grade, and either have been unsuccessful in their appeal or chose not to appeal, will have the opportunity to sit an examination in the summer series 2025.
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