337786 monthly calendars 2017 international
Key dates and activities: Monthly calendars
January–December 2017 (International)
The monthly calendars show the dates we send you information and the dates we need to receive
information from you. You can download the relevant administrative forms by clicking on the form name.
Cambridge sends materials to Cambridge Associates who then send them to their Associate Centres
according to local arrangements. Cambridge Associates need to agree dates for when they will send
information to, and receive information from their Associate Centres.
We send (the date we despatch materials or information to you)
You send (the date by which information or materials you send must reach Cambridge)
Information (other dates, for example late entry fee start dates)
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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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January 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
1
You can download the following question
papers from Teacher Support:
• Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/01, 02)
• Cambridge O Level Art & Design
(6090/01, 02, 03)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Art & Design (9704/01).
These question papers will also be
available in the ‘My Messages’ section
of CIE Direct if you have submitted
estimated entries for these components.
November 2016 series provisional results
for Cambridge International AS & A Level
and Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives
& Research (9766) available to download
from CIE Direct.
10
November 2016 series provisional results
despatch for Cambridge International AS
& A Level and Cambridge Pre-U Global
Perspectives & Research (9766).
Mid Jan
November 2016 series provisional
results for other qualiications available to
download from CIE Direct.
17
You send
21
Application deadline for modiied question
papers (Preparation – Form 3) and inal
entries deadline for candidates requiring
modiied papers. Please make sure
you have made inal entries for these
candidates before you submit your
applications.
Application deadline for access
arrangements (Preparation – Form 1).
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January 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
We send
Late Jan
November 2016 series provisional results
despatch for other qualiications.
Other activities to think about in January 2017
November 2016 series
• You can issue provisional results to candidates as soon as they are available on CIE Direct.
• If you have not received your provisional results despatch by mid February 2017 contact our Customer
Services team.
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other details are correct on results documentation ready for
the certiicates we send you in March. There is an administrative fee for any requests to amend details
received after 14 February 2017.
June 2017 series
• The inal entries deadline is 21 February 2017. Please submit your entries to us at least two weeks before
this date so you have time to check your entries and make any amendments before the deadline.
• We only accept applications for modiied question papers if a inal entry has been made for the candidate
involved.
• The inal entries and application deadline for candidates requiring modiied question papers is 21 January
2017. We will not be able to accept applications after this date. So as not to disadvantage your candidates,
you must ensure you submit your entries before this date, preferably at least two weeks before so that
you have time to check your entries and make any amendments before the deadline. We would prefer
that you submit your applications for modiied question papers before the deadline, even if you are not
sure your candidate(s) will require them.
• The application deadline for access arrangements is 21 January 2017. We will not accept any applications
after this date.
•
In early December 2016, we sent you June 2017 pre-release material for:
– Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science (0478/02)
– Cambridge O Level Computer Science (2210/02)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Computer Science (9608/02, 04).
We sent this material based on your estimated entries. Please make sure you have shared it with the
relevant teachers in your Centre so candidates and teachers can prepare for the exams. If you did not
submit estimated entries by the deadline of 10 October 2016, we will send these materials based on your
inal entries from mid January 2017.
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February 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
You send
14
Deadline for letting us know if any details
are incorrect on November 2016 results
documentation without charge.
We send
Mid Feb
Early question papers and instructions
based on your estimated entries. If you
did not submit estimated entries by the
deadline of 10 October 2016 we will not
despatch your early question papers and
instructions until we have received your
inal entries.
You send
21
Final entries deadline. We will charge late
entry fees for entries and amendments
received after this date.
22
Start of late entry fees
(22 February–17 April).
We send
Late Feb
onwards
The following instructions and/or early
question papers based on your inal
entries:
• Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)
• Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise (0454)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Applied ICT (9713)
•
Cambridge International AS & A
Level Information Technology (9626)
• instructions for science practical
exams.
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February 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
You send
26
Deadline for submitting enquiries about
results for the November 2016 series.
We send
28
From late February and throughout March,
entries conirmation packs, including
statements of entry.
Other activities to think about in February 2017
November 2016 series
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other details are correct on results documentation ready for
the certiicates we send you in March. There is an administrative fee for any requests to amend details
received after 14 February 2017.
• Submit all your enquiries about results by 26 February 2017. We will not accept requests received after
this date. We will invoice you for any enquiries about results that do not lead to a syllabus grade change.
June 2017 series
• We will charge late entry fees for any entries and entry amendments we receive after 21 February 2017.
• Please make sure you submit all your entries by 21 February 2017 for the following exams which take
place before the main timetabled exam series:
– Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417/21, 22, 31, 32)
– Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design (0400/01, 02)
– Cambridge O Level Art & Design (6090/01, 02, 03)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Art & Design (9704/01)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT (9713/02, 04)
–
Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology (9626/02, 04).
If you do not submit all your entries by 21 February 2017 for these components we may not be able to
send you the materials you need to conduct the exams in time.
• We will send your entries conirmation pack, including statements of entry, within two weeks of
receiving your entries. If you have not received your pack two weeks after you have submitted your
entries contact us. You can download your statements of entry from CIE Direct within 48 hours of
submitting your entries. Check them carefully and let us know if any of the information is incorrect.
• Please store securely any early question papers and instructions you receive until the relevant exam.
Check that you have all of the materials you need for these exams. Contact us immediately using:
– Before the exams – Form 2 if you are missing any of the packets on the despatch note
– Before the exams – Form 3 if any question paper packets have been damaged or opened in transit.
• Start preparing for June series exams that take place before the main timetable period. Make sure all
invigilators are appointed and trained, all exam venues are arranged and candidates know the dates,
times and venues of their exams.
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March 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
1
Start of Cambridge IGCSE oral and
practical exam period (see June 2017 inal
timetable for full details of test windows
for each component).
We send
14
Pre-exam despatch (exam stationery,
administrative documents, address labels,
script packets and attendance registers).
Certiicates for the November 2016
series.
Mid
March
27
Date of practical test for Cambridge
International AS & A Level Applied ICT
(9713/02).
28
Date of practical test for Cambridge
International AS & A Level Information
Technology (9626/02).
29
Date of practical test for Cambridge
International AS & A Level Applied ICT
(9713/04).
30
Date of practical test for Cambridge
International AS & A Level Information
Technology (9626/04).
We send
31
Cambridge Guide to Making Entries.
Final timetable available from CIE Direct.
You send
31
Deadline to notify us of any delegated
access arrangements you plan to use
(Preparation – Form 4).
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Other activities to think about in March 2017
November 2016 series
• Check carefully to make sure you have received all of the certiicates you expect and that all names are
spelt correctly. After 14 February 2017, we charge an administrative fee for any requests to amend details
on certiicates. We can only replace November 2016 certiicates until 30 September 2018.
June 2017 series
• Make sure all invigilators are appointed and trained, all exam venues are arranged and candidates know the
dates, times and venues of their exams.
• Remind teachers that you need to submit marks and samples for internally assessed components by
the dates published in the samples database (www.cie.org.uk/samples) and forecast grades for all
syllabuses by 30 April 2017.
Your samples need to reach us by the dates in the samples database.
Do not wait to despatch them at the same time as your scripts for timetabled exams.
• Check the contents of your pre-exam despatch and let us know without delay if anything is missing.
• We will send your bar-coded labels for timetabled exams in mid-April.
• When you receive your statements of entry check them carefully and let us know if any of the
information is incorrect.
•
You have a one-day window to conduct practical tests for:
– Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT (9713)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology (9626).
The data iles for each practical test will be available to download three days before the test from the
digital ile despatch area of our website. You will receive instructions for accessing the area in the
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.
Data iles for Cambridge Associates will be available ive days before the test to allow time to
distribute the iles to Associate Centres. We will provide detailed instructions about running these tests in
the Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.
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April 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
You send
1
Nomination of Oral Examiner Forms
for Cambridge International AS &
A Level languages. The forms are
available from the samples database
(www.cie.org.uk/samples).
1
Start of speaking test exam period for
Cambridge International AS & A Level
languages (1 April–1 June).
We send
Estimated Entry Forms for the November
2017 series available from the ‘Support
Materials’ section of CIE Direct. To be
returned by 10 May 2017.
Early
April
4
Date of practical test for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT (0417/21).
6
Date of practical test for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT (0417/31).
We send
Mid April
Question papers and multiple-choice
answer sheets. These are based on your
inal entries. Question paper despatches
will be made on a regular basis for any
late entries or entry amendments you
have made.
Bar-coded labels for timetabled
components only.
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April 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
You send
17
Late entries deadline. See sections 2.3
and 2.4 of the >Cambridge Handbook for
our late entry regulations.
Deadline for timetable deviation
applications (Preparation – Form 2).
24
Start of timetabled exam period.
25
Date of practical test for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT (0417/22).
27
Date of practical test for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT (0417/32).
You send
27
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed marks for Cambridge
IGCSE:
• First Language English (0500)
• English Literature (0486)
• Geography (0460)
• History (0470).
You can submit your marks through
CIE Direct.
30
Deadline for forecast grades. You can
submit them through CIE Direct.
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed marks for all
components except for:
• Cambridge IGCSE syllabuses listed on
27 April
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
language speaking tests (see 7 June).
You can submit your marks through CIE
Direct.
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Deadline for Cambridge to receive Outline
Proposal Forms for the November 2017
series.
April 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
You send
30
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed samples for all
components except for Cambridge
International AS & A Level language
speaking tests (see 7 June). Send your
samples with a copy of your internally
assessed marks and the forms speciied
in the samples database.
Deadline for:
• completion of Cambridge IGCSE Art &
Design (0400/01, 02)
• receipt of coursework samples for
Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/04)
• receipt of examined coursework
for Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/03)
• completion of Cambridge O Level Art
& Design (6090/01, 02, 03)
• receipt of coursework samples for
Cambridge International AS & A Level
Art & Design (9704/02, 03)
• receipt of Cambridge International AS
& A Level Art & Design (9704/04)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Music (8663/06 and 9703/03, 04, 05)
• receipt of coursework for Cambridge
Pre-U Global Perspectives & Research
(9766/04).
Deadline for returning Teacher
Assessment – Form 5.
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November series
Other activities to think about in April 2017
June 2017 series
•
•
Our Cambridge ofice is closed from 14 to 17 April 2017.
Make sure each piece of work in your internally assessed sample is clearly identiied with your
Centre number, the candidate number, the syllabus and component. You can use the ‘Coursework
identiication labels’ we send in the Cambridge pre-exam despatch. You can also download them from
www.cie.org.uk/forms (Teacher Assessment – Label 3).
• Keep Test Cards and Teachers’ Notes for speaking tests in a secure place until the end of the speaking
test window shown in the timetable.
•
In mid April, we will despatch your question papers. Check you have all the question paper packets
you need. Contact us immediately using:
– Before the exams – Form 2 if you are missing any of the packets on the despatch note
– Before the exams – Form 3 if any question paper packets have been damaged or opened in transit.
• Store the packets securely and do not open them. If you have not received these materials by 22 April
contact us immediately.
• Check that you have enough exam stationery. Details of the items you need for each exam are in the
additional exam materials database, available at www.cie.org.uk/database
•
You have a one-day window to conduct practical tests for:
– Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT (9713)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology (9626).
The data iles for each practical test will be available to download three days before the test from the
digital ile despatch area of our website. You will receive instructions for accessing the area in the
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.
Data iles for Cambridge Associates will be available ive days before the test to allow time to
distribute the iles to Associate Centres. We will provide detailed instructions about running these tests in
the Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.
• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for 24 hours after the exam has inished or
24 hours after the Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return the question papers to
candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT and Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT practical tests with your candidates’
work. See section 5.3.2 of the >Cambridge Handbook.
• Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has inished. If this is not possible you must despatch
all the scripts you have at least once a week. Check the contents of the script packet against the script
packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a script for each candidate who is
ticked as present on the attendance register, and the scripts should be in candidate number order with
the attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your script packets.
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May 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
You send
10
Deadline for completed Estimated Entry
Forms for November 2017. We use
estimated entries to despatch pre-release
materials and question papers for exams
that take place before the main exam
period.
Mid May
Entries open for the November 2017
series.
You send
31
Deadline for electronic submission of
examined coursework for:
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Global Perspectives & Research
(9239/02, 03)
• Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives
& Research (9766/02, 03).
We send
31
Provisional timetable for the June 2018
series available from CIE Direct.
Other activities to think about in May 2017
June 2017 series
• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for 24 hours after the exam has inished or
24 hours after the Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return the question papers to
candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT and Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT practical tests with your candidates’
work. See section 5.3.2 of the >Cambridge Handbook.
• Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has inished. If this is not possible you must despatch
all the scripts you have at least once a week. Check the contents of the script packet against the script
packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a script for each candidate who is
ticked as present on the attendance register, and the scripts should be in candidate number order with
the attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your script packets.
• We must receive special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the
syllabus affected.
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Other activities to think about in May 2017 (continued)
November 2017 series
• If you plan to make entries for candidates requiring modiied papers or access arrangements please start
preparing now to meet the July deadline.
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June 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
5
Last date for Cambridge International AS
& A Level Art & Design (9704/01) exam.
You send
7
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed marks for Cambridge
International AS & A Level language
speaking tests. You can submit them
through CIE Direct.
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed samples for
Cambridge International AS & A Level
language speaking tests. Send your
samples with a copy of your internally
assessed marks and the correct forms.
9
End of timetabled exam period.
We send
November 2017 pre-release material for:
Mid
June
• Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science
(0478/02)
• Cambridge O Level Computer Science
(2210/02)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Computer Science (9608/02, 04).
We send this material based on your
estimated entries. When it arrives,
share it with the relevant teachers in
your Centre so candidates and teachers
can prepare for the exams. If you did not
submit estimated entries by the deadline
of 10 May 2017, we will send these
materials based on your inal entries from
mid July 2017.
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June 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
You send
Special consideration applications within
seven days of the last exam of the
syllabus affected.
Other activities to think about in June 2017
June 2017 series
• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for 24 hours after the exam has inished or
24 hours after the Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return the question papers to
candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT and Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT practical tests with your candidates’
work. See section 5.3.2 of the >Cambridge Handbook.
• Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has inished. If this is not possible you must despatch all
the scripts you have at least once a week. Check the contents of the script packet against the bar-coded
script packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a script for each candidate
who is ticked as present on the attendance register, and the scripts should be in candidate number order
with the attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your script packets.
• We must receive special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the syllabus
affected.
• From now until the release of results, we may contact you with questions about the exams of particular
candidates. Check your emails regularly and make sure you, or another member of staff, are available to
answer any urgent queries. If we cannot contact you or resolve the problem before results are released
we may have to issue ‘NO RESULT’ or ‘PENDING’ outcomes. If your contact details have changed please
let us know immediately.
November 2017 series
• We only accept applications for modiied question papers if a inal entry has been made for the
candidate involved. The inal entries and application deadline for candidates requiring modiied question
papers is 1 July 2017. We will not be able to accept entries or applications after this date. So as not to
disadvantage your candidates, you must ensure you submit your entries before this date. We recommend
you submit your entries at least two weeks before so that you have time to check your entries and make
any amendments before the deadline.
• The application deadline for access arrangements is 1 July 2017. We cannot accept any applications after
this date.
• If you plan to make entries for the November 2017 series it is a good idea to start planning now to meet
the August and September deadlines.
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July 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
You send
1
Application deadline for modiied question
papers (Preparation – Form 3) and inal
entries deadline for candidates requiring
modiied papers. Please make sure
you have made inal entries for these
candidates before you submit your
applications.
Application deadline for access
arrangements (Preparation – Form 1).
We send
1
You can download the following question
papers from Teacher Support:
• Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/01, 02)
• Cambridge O Level Art & Design
(6090/01, 02, 03)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Art & Design (9704/01).
These question papers will also be
available in the ‘My Messages’ section
of CIE Direct if you have submitted
estimated entries for these components.
Mid July
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Early question papers and
instructions based on your estimated
entries. If you did not submit estimated
entries by the deadline of 10 May 2017
we will not despatch your early question
papers and instructions until we have
received your inal entries.
July 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
We send
Mid July
onwards
The following instructions and/or early
question papers based on the inal
entries we have received:
• Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)
• Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise (0454)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Applied ICT (9713)
•
Cambridge International AS & A
Level Information Technology (9626)
• instructions for science practical
exams.
End of
July
onwards
Entries conirmation packs, including
statements of entry, based on your inal
entries.
Other activities to think about in July 2017
June 2017 series
• From now until the release of results, we may contact you with questions about the exams of particular
candidates. Check your emails regularly and make sure you, or another member of staff, are available to
answer any urgent queries. If we cannot contact you or resolve the problem before results are released
we may have to issue ‘NO RESULT’ or ‘PENDING’ outcomes. If your contact details have changed please
let us know immediately.
November 2017 series
• The inal entries deadline for irst-time candidates is 16 August 2017. Plan to submit your entries at least
two weeks before this date to allow time to make any entry amendments before the deadline.
• The inal entries deadline for retake entries is 21 September 2017. An entry is a retake entry if the
candidate sat the same syllabus, regardless of the entry option, in the June 2017 series. For each syllabus
that a candidate is retaking, you must include a previous Centre number and candidate number when you
make the entry and you must tick the ‘retake’ box next to the entry on CIE Direct. If you do not tick the
‘retake’ box we will charge you a late entry fee.
• At the beginning of September, teachers must send us their Nomination of Oral Examiner Forms for
speaking tests in Cambridge International AS & A Level languages other than English. The forms are
available from the samples database (www.cie.org.uk/samples).
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August 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
10
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
June 2017 series provisional results
available to download from CIE Direct.
You send
16
Final entries deadline (irst-time entry
candidates). We will charge late entry fees
for entries and amendments received
after this date.
17
Start of late entry fees for irst-time
entries (17 August–30 September).
You send
31
Deadline for notifying us of any delegated
access arrangements you plan to use
(Preparation – Form 4).
We send
Late Aug
June 2017 series provisional results
despatch, including statements of results.
Other activities to think about in August 2017
June 2017 series
• You can issue provisional results to candidates as soon as they are available on CIE Direct.
• If you have not received your provisional results despatch by mid September 2017 contact us
immediately.
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other details are correct on results documentation ready for
the certiicates we send you in October. There is an administrative fee for any requests to amend details
received after 15 September 2017.
November 2017 series
• The inal entries deadline for retake entries is 21 September 2017. An entry is a retake entry if the
candidate sat the same syllabus, regardless of the entry option, in the June 2017 series. For each syllabus
that a candidate is retaking, you must include a previous Centre number and candidate number when you
make the entry and you must tick the ‘retake’ box next to the entry on CIE Direct. If you do not tick the
‘retake’ box we will charge you a late entry fee.
• At the beginning of September, teachers must send us their Nomination of Oral Examiner Forms for
speaking tests in Cambridge International AS & A Level languages other than English. The forms are
available from the samples database (www.cie.org.uk/samples).
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September 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
You send
3
Deadline for Nomination of Oral Examiner
Forms for speaking tests in Cambridge
International AS & A Level languages
other than English. The forms are
available from the samples database
(www.cie.org.uk/samples).
We send
14
Pre-exam despatch (exam stationery,
administrative documents, address labels,
script packets and attendance registers).
Mid Sep
Estimated Entry Forms for the June
2018 series available from the ‘Support
Materials’ section of CIE Direct. To be
returned by 10 October 2017.
15
Question papers and multiple-choice
answer sheets based on your inal
entries. Question paper despatches will
be made on a regular basis for any late
entries or entry amendments you have
made.
Start of Cambridge IGCSE oral and
practical exam period (see November
2017 inal timetable for full details of test
windows for each component).
You send
15
Deadline for letting us know if any details
are incorrect on June 2017 results
documentation without charge.
20
Deadline for submitting enquiries about
results for the June 2017 series.
21
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Final entries deadline for retake entries
from the June 2017 series only. When
making the entry include the previous
Centre number and candidate number,
and tick the retake indicator for each
syllabus the candidate is retaking.
September 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
You send
21
See sections
Late entries deadline.
2.3 and 2.4 of the >Cambridge Handbook
for our late entry regulations.
Deadline for timetable deviation
applications (Preparation – Form 2).
22
Start of late entry fees for retake entries
(22–30 September).
We send
Late Sep
Bar-coded labels for timetabled
components only.
Other activities to think about in September 2017
June 2017 series
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other details are correct on results documentation ready for
the certiicates we send you in October. There is an administrative fee for any requests to amend details
received after 15 September 2017.
November 2017 series
• We will send your entries conirmation pack within two weeks of receiving your entries. If you have not
received your pack two weeks after you have submitted your entries contact us. You can download your
statements of entry from CIE Direct within 48 hours of submitting your entries. Check them carefully
and let us know if any of the information is incorrect.
• Make sure all invigilators are appointed and trained, all exam venues are arranged and candidates know
the dates, times and venues of their exams.
• Remind teachers that you need to submit marks and samples for internally assessed components
by the dates published in the samples database (www.cie.org.uk/samples) and forecast grades for
all syllabuses by 31 October 2017.
Your samples need to reach us by the dates in the samples
database. Do not wait to despatch them at the same time as your scripts for timetabled exams.
• By the beginning of October, you will receive your question papers. Check you have all the question
paper packets you need. Contact us immediately using:
– Before the exams – Form 2 if you are missing any of the packets on the despatch note
– Before the exams – Form 3 if any question paper packets have been damaged or opened in transit.
• Store the packets securely and do not open them. If you have not received these materials by 5 October
contact us immediately.
Exam series in 2018
• Please complete and submit Preparation – Form 5 if you are planning to enter candidates for any
additional qualiications in the June or November 2018 series. This way we can make sure that all your
despatches contain the right information. You should submit the form no later than four weeks before the
inal entries deadline for the relevant series.
• We will invoice you in October if your Centre needs to pay the annual Centre registration fee.
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October 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month. The October newsletter also includes a link to the >Cambridge Handbook
for 2018.
1
Start of speaking test window for
Cambridge International AS & A Level
languages other than English (1 October–
24 October), with samples to arrive by
31 October 2017.
Early
Oct
Start of timetabled exam period
(early October–mid November).
You send
10
Deadline for completed Estimated Entry
Forms for June 2018 series. We use
estimated entries to despatch pre-release
materials and question papers for exams
that take place before the main exam
period.
We send
Mid Oct
June 2017 certiicates sent to Centres.
You send
28
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed marks for Cambridge
IGCSE:
• First Language English (0500)
• English Literature (0486)
• Geography (0460)
• History (0470).
You can submit your marks through
CIE Direct.
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October 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
We send
31
Cambridge Guide to Making Entries for
the June 2018 series.
Final timetable for the June 2018 series
available from CIE Direct.
>Cambridge Handbook for 2018. You can access this document online at
www.cie.org.uk/examsofficersguide from the beginning of October 2017.
You send
31
Deadline for Cambridge to receive Outline
Proposal Forms for the June 2018 series.
Deadline for forecast grades. You can
submit them through CIE Direct.
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed marks for all
components except the Cambridge
IGCSE syllabuses listed on 28 October.
You can submit your marks through
CIE Direct.
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed samples, sent with a
copy of your internally assessed marks
and the correct forms.
Deadline for:
• completion of Cambridge IGCSE Art &
Design (0400/01, 02)
• receipt of coursework samples for
Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/04)
• receipt of examined coursework
for Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/03)
• receipt of coursework samples for
Cambridge International AS & A Level
Art & Design (9704/02, 03)
• receipt of Cambridge International AS
& A Level Art & Design (9704/04)
• receipt of Cambridge O Level Art &
Design (6090/01, 02, 03).
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October 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
You send
31
Deadline for electronic submission of
examined coursework for:
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Global Perspectives & Research
(9239/02, 03)
• Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives
& Research (9766/02, 03).
Deadline for returning Teacher
Assessment – Form 5.
Other activities to think about in October 2017
June 2017 series
• Check carefully to make sure you have received all of the certiicates you expect and that all names are
spelt correctly. After 15 September 2017, we charge an administrative fee for any requests to amend
details on certiicates. We can only replace June 2017 certiicates until 30 April 2019.
November 2017 series
•
Make sure each piece of work in your internally assessed sample is clearly identiied with your
Centre number, the candidate number, the syllabus and component. You can use the ‘Coursework
identiication labels’ we send in the Cambridge pre-exam despatch. You can also download them from
www.cie.org.uk/forms (Teacher Assessment – Label 3).
• Check that you have enough exam stationery. Details of the items you need for each exam are in the
additional exam materials database, available at www.cie.org.uk/database
•
You have a one-day window to conduct practical tests for:
– Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT (9713)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology (9626).
Please see the November 2017 timetable for details. The data iles for each practical test will be available
to download three days before the test from the digital ile despatch area of our website. You will receive
instructions for accessing the area in the Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.
Data iles for Cambridge Associates will be available ive days before the test to allow time to
distribute the iles to Associate Centres. We will provide detailed instructions about running these tests in
the Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.
• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for 24 hours after the exam has inished or
24 hours after the Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return the question papers to
candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT and Cambridge International AS & A Level ICT practical tests with your candidates’ work. For
further information please see section 5.3.2 of the >Cambridge Handbook.
• Keep Test Cards and Teachers’ Notes for speaking tests in a secure place until the end of the speaking
test window shown in the timetable.
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Other activities to think about in October 2017 (continued)
• Send your scripts to Cambridge as soon as each exam has inished. If this is not possible you must despatch
all the scripts you have at least once a week. Check the contents of the script packet against the bar-coded
script packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a script for each candidate who
is ticked as present on the attendance register, and the scripts should be in candidate number order with the
attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your script packets.
• We must receive special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the
syllabus affected.
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November 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
5
Last date for Cambridge International AS
& A Level Art & Design (9704/01) exam.
We send
November 2018 materials for the
following components in hard-copy:
Mid Nov
• Cambridge O Level Design &
Technology (6043/02)
• Cambridge O Level CDT: Design &
Communication (7048/02).
Mid Nov
Entries open for the June 2018 series.
End of timetabled exam period.
You send
Special consideration applications within
seven days of the last exam of the
syllabus affected.
Other activities to think about in November 2017
November 2017 series
• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for 24 hours after the exam has inished or
24 hours after the Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return the question papers to
candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT and Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT practical tests with your candidates’
work. See section 5.3.2 of the >Cambridge Handbook.
• Send your scripts to Cambridge as soon as each exam has inished. If this is not possible you must
despatch all the scripts you have at least once a week. Check the contents of the script packet against
the bar-coded script packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a script
for each candidate who is ticked as present on the attendance register and the scripts must be in
candidate number order with the attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your
script packets.
• We must receive special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the
syllabus affected.
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December 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
June 2018 pre-release material for:
Early
Dec
• Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science
(0478/02)
• Cambridge O Level Computer Science
(2210/02)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Computer Science (9608/02, 04)
• Cambridge IGCSE Drama (0411/01).
We send this material based on your
estimated entries. When it arrives,
share it with the relevant teachers in
your Centre so candidates and teachers
can prepare for the exams. If you did not
submit estimated entries by the deadline
of 10 October 2017, we will send these
materials based on your inal entries from
mid January 2018.
Other activities to think about in December 2017
November 2017 series
• From now until the release of results, we may contact you with questions about the exams of particular
candidates. Check your emails regularly and make sure you, or another member of staff, are available to
answer any urgent queries. If we cannot contact you or resolve the problem before results are released
we may have to issue ‘NO RESULT’ or ‘PENDING’ outcomes. If your contact details have changed please
let us know immediately.
• If you plan to make entries for the June 2018 series please start planning now to meet the January
deadline for candidates requiring modiied question papers, and the February deadline for all other
entries.
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January–December 2017 (International)
The monthly calendars show the dates we send you information and the dates we need to receive
information from you. You can download the relevant administrative forms by clicking on the form name.
Cambridge sends materials to Cambridge Associates who then send them to their Associate Centres
according to local arrangements. Cambridge Associates need to agree dates for when they will send
information to, and receive information from their Associate Centres.
We send (the date we despatch materials or information to you)
You send (the date by which information or materials you send must reach Cambridge)
Information (other dates, for example late entry fee start dates)
Click on the links below to access your key dates and activities for each month.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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January 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
1
You can download the following question
papers from Teacher Support:
• Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/01, 02)
• Cambridge O Level Art & Design
(6090/01, 02, 03)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Art & Design (9704/01).
These question papers will also be
available in the ‘My Messages’ section
of CIE Direct if you have submitted
estimated entries for these components.
November 2016 series provisional results
for Cambridge International AS & A Level
and Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives
& Research (9766) available to download
from CIE Direct.
10
November 2016 series provisional results
despatch for Cambridge International AS
& A Level and Cambridge Pre-U Global
Perspectives & Research (9766).
Mid Jan
November 2016 series provisional
results for other qualiications available to
download from CIE Direct.
17
You send
21
Application deadline for modiied question
papers (Preparation – Form 3) and inal
entries deadline for candidates requiring
modiied papers. Please make sure
you have made inal entries for these
candidates before you submit your
applications.
Application deadline for access
arrangements (Preparation – Form 1).
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January 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
We send
Late Jan
November 2016 series provisional results
despatch for other qualiications.
Other activities to think about in January 2017
November 2016 series
• You can issue provisional results to candidates as soon as they are available on CIE Direct.
• If you have not received your provisional results despatch by mid February 2017 contact our Customer
Services team.
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other details are correct on results documentation ready for
the certiicates we send you in March. There is an administrative fee for any requests to amend details
received after 14 February 2017.
June 2017 series
• The inal entries deadline is 21 February 2017. Please submit your entries to us at least two weeks before
this date so you have time to check your entries and make any amendments before the deadline.
• We only accept applications for modiied question papers if a inal entry has been made for the candidate
involved.
• The inal entries and application deadline for candidates requiring modiied question papers is 21 January
2017. We will not be able to accept applications after this date. So as not to disadvantage your candidates,
you must ensure you submit your entries before this date, preferably at least two weeks before so that
you have time to check your entries and make any amendments before the deadline. We would prefer
that you submit your applications for modiied question papers before the deadline, even if you are not
sure your candidate(s) will require them.
• The application deadline for access arrangements is 21 January 2017. We will not accept any applications
after this date.
•
In early December 2016, we sent you June 2017 pre-release material for:
– Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science (0478/02)
– Cambridge O Level Computer Science (2210/02)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Computer Science (9608/02, 04).
We sent this material based on your estimated entries. Please make sure you have shared it with the
relevant teachers in your Centre so candidates and teachers can prepare for the exams. If you did not
submit estimated entries by the deadline of 10 October 2016, we will send these materials based on your
inal entries from mid January 2017.
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February 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
You send
14
Deadline for letting us know if any details
are incorrect on November 2016 results
documentation without charge.
We send
Mid Feb
Early question papers and instructions
based on your estimated entries. If you
did not submit estimated entries by the
deadline of 10 October 2016 we will not
despatch your early question papers and
instructions until we have received your
inal entries.
You send
21
Final entries deadline. We will charge late
entry fees for entries and amendments
received after this date.
22
Start of late entry fees
(22 February–17 April).
We send
Late Feb
onwards
The following instructions and/or early
question papers based on your inal
entries:
• Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)
• Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise (0454)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Applied ICT (9713)
•
Cambridge International AS & A
Level Information Technology (9626)
• instructions for science practical
exams.
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February 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
You send
26
Deadline for submitting enquiries about
results for the November 2016 series.
We send
28
From late February and throughout March,
entries conirmation packs, including
statements of entry.
Other activities to think about in February 2017
November 2016 series
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other details are correct on results documentation ready for
the certiicates we send you in March. There is an administrative fee for any requests to amend details
received after 14 February 2017.
• Submit all your enquiries about results by 26 February 2017. We will not accept requests received after
this date. We will invoice you for any enquiries about results that do not lead to a syllabus grade change.
June 2017 series
• We will charge late entry fees for any entries and entry amendments we receive after 21 February 2017.
• Please make sure you submit all your entries by 21 February 2017 for the following exams which take
place before the main timetabled exam series:
– Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417/21, 22, 31, 32)
– Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design (0400/01, 02)
– Cambridge O Level Art & Design (6090/01, 02, 03)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Art & Design (9704/01)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT (9713/02, 04)
–
Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology (9626/02, 04).
If you do not submit all your entries by 21 February 2017 for these components we may not be able to
send you the materials you need to conduct the exams in time.
• We will send your entries conirmation pack, including statements of entry, within two weeks of
receiving your entries. If you have not received your pack two weeks after you have submitted your
entries contact us. You can download your statements of entry from CIE Direct within 48 hours of
submitting your entries. Check them carefully and let us know if any of the information is incorrect.
• Please store securely any early question papers and instructions you receive until the relevant exam.
Check that you have all of the materials you need for these exams. Contact us immediately using:
– Before the exams – Form 2 if you are missing any of the packets on the despatch note
– Before the exams – Form 3 if any question paper packets have been damaged or opened in transit.
• Start preparing for June series exams that take place before the main timetable period. Make sure all
invigilators are appointed and trained, all exam venues are arranged and candidates know the dates,
times and venues of their exams.
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March 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
1
Start of Cambridge IGCSE oral and
practical exam period (see June 2017 inal
timetable for full details of test windows
for each component).
We send
14
Pre-exam despatch (exam stationery,
administrative documents, address labels,
script packets and attendance registers).
Certiicates for the November 2016
series.
Mid
March
27
Date of practical test for Cambridge
International AS & A Level Applied ICT
(9713/02).
28
Date of practical test for Cambridge
International AS & A Level Information
Technology (9626/02).
29
Date of practical test for Cambridge
International AS & A Level Applied ICT
(9713/04).
30
Date of practical test for Cambridge
International AS & A Level Information
Technology (9626/04).
We send
31
Cambridge Guide to Making Entries.
Final timetable available from CIE Direct.
You send
31
Deadline to notify us of any delegated
access arrangements you plan to use
(Preparation – Form 4).
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Other activities to think about in March 2017
November 2016 series
• Check carefully to make sure you have received all of the certiicates you expect and that all names are
spelt correctly. After 14 February 2017, we charge an administrative fee for any requests to amend details
on certiicates. We can only replace November 2016 certiicates until 30 September 2018.
June 2017 series
• Make sure all invigilators are appointed and trained, all exam venues are arranged and candidates know the
dates, times and venues of their exams.
• Remind teachers that you need to submit marks and samples for internally assessed components by
the dates published in the samples database (www.cie.org.uk/samples) and forecast grades for all
syllabuses by 30 April 2017.
Your samples need to reach us by the dates in the samples database.
Do not wait to despatch them at the same time as your scripts for timetabled exams.
• Check the contents of your pre-exam despatch and let us know without delay if anything is missing.
• We will send your bar-coded labels for timetabled exams in mid-April.
• When you receive your statements of entry check them carefully and let us know if any of the
information is incorrect.
•
You have a one-day window to conduct practical tests for:
– Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT (9713)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology (9626).
The data iles for each practical test will be available to download three days before the test from the
digital ile despatch area of our website. You will receive instructions for accessing the area in the
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.
Data iles for Cambridge Associates will be available ive days before the test to allow time to
distribute the iles to Associate Centres. We will provide detailed instructions about running these tests in
the Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.
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April 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
You send
1
Nomination of Oral Examiner Forms
for Cambridge International AS &
A Level languages. The forms are
available from the samples database
(www.cie.org.uk/samples).
1
Start of speaking test exam period for
Cambridge International AS & A Level
languages (1 April–1 June).
We send
Estimated Entry Forms for the November
2017 series available from the ‘Support
Materials’ section of CIE Direct. To be
returned by 10 May 2017.
Early
April
4
Date of practical test for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT (0417/21).
6
Date of practical test for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT (0417/31).
We send
Mid April
Question papers and multiple-choice
answer sheets. These are based on your
inal entries. Question paper despatches
will be made on a regular basis for any
late entries or entry amendments you
have made.
Bar-coded labels for timetabled
components only.
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April 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
You send
17
Late entries deadline. See sections 2.3
and 2.4 of the >Cambridge Handbook for
our late entry regulations.
Deadline for timetable deviation
applications (Preparation – Form 2).
24
Start of timetabled exam period.
25
Date of practical test for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT (0417/22).
27
Date of practical test for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT (0417/32).
You send
27
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed marks for Cambridge
IGCSE:
• First Language English (0500)
• English Literature (0486)
• Geography (0460)
• History (0470).
You can submit your marks through
CIE Direct.
30
Deadline for forecast grades. You can
submit them through CIE Direct.
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed marks for all
components except for:
• Cambridge IGCSE syllabuses listed on
27 April
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
language speaking tests (see 7 June).
You can submit your marks through CIE
Direct.
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Deadline for Cambridge to receive Outline
Proposal Forms for the November 2017
series.
April 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
You send
30
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed samples for all
components except for Cambridge
International AS & A Level language
speaking tests (see 7 June). Send your
samples with a copy of your internally
assessed marks and the forms speciied
in the samples database.
Deadline for:
• completion of Cambridge IGCSE Art &
Design (0400/01, 02)
• receipt of coursework samples for
Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/04)
• receipt of examined coursework
for Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/03)
• completion of Cambridge O Level Art
& Design (6090/01, 02, 03)
• receipt of coursework samples for
Cambridge International AS & A Level
Art & Design (9704/02, 03)
• receipt of Cambridge International AS
& A Level Art & Design (9704/04)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Music (8663/06 and 9703/03, 04, 05)
• receipt of coursework for Cambridge
Pre-U Global Perspectives & Research
(9766/04).
Deadline for returning Teacher
Assessment – Form 5.
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November series
Other activities to think about in April 2017
June 2017 series
•
•
Our Cambridge ofice is closed from 14 to 17 April 2017.
Make sure each piece of work in your internally assessed sample is clearly identiied with your
Centre number, the candidate number, the syllabus and component. You can use the ‘Coursework
identiication labels’ we send in the Cambridge pre-exam despatch. You can also download them from
www.cie.org.uk/forms (Teacher Assessment – Label 3).
• Keep Test Cards and Teachers’ Notes for speaking tests in a secure place until the end of the speaking
test window shown in the timetable.
•
In mid April, we will despatch your question papers. Check you have all the question paper packets
you need. Contact us immediately using:
– Before the exams – Form 2 if you are missing any of the packets on the despatch note
– Before the exams – Form 3 if any question paper packets have been damaged or opened in transit.
• Store the packets securely and do not open them. If you have not received these materials by 22 April
contact us immediately.
• Check that you have enough exam stationery. Details of the items you need for each exam are in the
additional exam materials database, available at www.cie.org.uk/database
•
You have a one-day window to conduct practical tests for:
– Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT (9713)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology (9626).
The data iles for each practical test will be available to download three days before the test from the
digital ile despatch area of our website. You will receive instructions for accessing the area in the
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.
Data iles for Cambridge Associates will be available ive days before the test to allow time to
distribute the iles to Associate Centres. We will provide detailed instructions about running these tests in
the Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.
• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for 24 hours after the exam has inished or
24 hours after the Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return the question papers to
candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT and Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT practical tests with your candidates’
work. See section 5.3.2 of the >Cambridge Handbook.
• Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has inished. If this is not possible you must despatch
all the scripts you have at least once a week. Check the contents of the script packet against the script
packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a script for each candidate who is
ticked as present on the attendance register, and the scripts should be in candidate number order with
the attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your script packets.
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May 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
You send
10
Deadline for completed Estimated Entry
Forms for November 2017. We use
estimated entries to despatch pre-release
materials and question papers for exams
that take place before the main exam
period.
Mid May
Entries open for the November 2017
series.
You send
31
Deadline for electronic submission of
examined coursework for:
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Global Perspectives & Research
(9239/02, 03)
• Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives
& Research (9766/02, 03).
We send
31
Provisional timetable for the June 2018
series available from CIE Direct.
Other activities to think about in May 2017
June 2017 series
• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for 24 hours after the exam has inished or
24 hours after the Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return the question papers to
candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT and Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT practical tests with your candidates’
work. See section 5.3.2 of the >Cambridge Handbook.
• Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has inished. If this is not possible you must despatch
all the scripts you have at least once a week. Check the contents of the script packet against the script
packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a script for each candidate who is
ticked as present on the attendance register, and the scripts should be in candidate number order with
the attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your script packets.
• We must receive special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the
syllabus affected.
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Other activities to think about in May 2017 (continued)
November 2017 series
• If you plan to make entries for candidates requiring modiied papers or access arrangements please start
preparing now to meet the July deadline.
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June 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
5
Last date for Cambridge International AS
& A Level Art & Design (9704/01) exam.
You send
7
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed marks for Cambridge
International AS & A Level language
speaking tests. You can submit them
through CIE Direct.
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed samples for
Cambridge International AS & A Level
language speaking tests. Send your
samples with a copy of your internally
assessed marks and the correct forms.
9
End of timetabled exam period.
We send
November 2017 pre-release material for:
Mid
June
• Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science
(0478/02)
• Cambridge O Level Computer Science
(2210/02)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Computer Science (9608/02, 04).
We send this material based on your
estimated entries. When it arrives,
share it with the relevant teachers in
your Centre so candidates and teachers
can prepare for the exams. If you did not
submit estimated entries by the deadline
of 10 May 2017, we will send these
materials based on your inal entries from
mid July 2017.
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June 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
You send
Special consideration applications within
seven days of the last exam of the
syllabus affected.
Other activities to think about in June 2017
June 2017 series
• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for 24 hours after the exam has inished or
24 hours after the Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return the question papers to
candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT and Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT practical tests with your candidates’
work. See section 5.3.2 of the >Cambridge Handbook.
• Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has inished. If this is not possible you must despatch all
the scripts you have at least once a week. Check the contents of the script packet against the bar-coded
script packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a script for each candidate
who is ticked as present on the attendance register, and the scripts should be in candidate number order
with the attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your script packets.
• We must receive special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the syllabus
affected.
• From now until the release of results, we may contact you with questions about the exams of particular
candidates. Check your emails regularly and make sure you, or another member of staff, are available to
answer any urgent queries. If we cannot contact you or resolve the problem before results are released
we may have to issue ‘NO RESULT’ or ‘PENDING’ outcomes. If your contact details have changed please
let us know immediately.
November 2017 series
• We only accept applications for modiied question papers if a inal entry has been made for the
candidate involved. The inal entries and application deadline for candidates requiring modiied question
papers is 1 July 2017. We will not be able to accept entries or applications after this date. So as not to
disadvantage your candidates, you must ensure you submit your entries before this date. We recommend
you submit your entries at least two weeks before so that you have time to check your entries and make
any amendments before the deadline.
• The application deadline for access arrangements is 1 July 2017. We cannot accept any applications after
this date.
• If you plan to make entries for the November 2017 series it is a good idea to start planning now to meet
the August and September deadlines.
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July 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
You send
1
Application deadline for modiied question
papers (Preparation – Form 3) and inal
entries deadline for candidates requiring
modiied papers. Please make sure
you have made inal entries for these
candidates before you submit your
applications.
Application deadline for access
arrangements (Preparation – Form 1).
We send
1
You can download the following question
papers from Teacher Support:
• Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/01, 02)
• Cambridge O Level Art & Design
(6090/01, 02, 03)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Art & Design (9704/01).
These question papers will also be
available in the ‘My Messages’ section
of CIE Direct if you have submitted
estimated entries for these components.
Mid July
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Early question papers and
instructions based on your estimated
entries. If you did not submit estimated
entries by the deadline of 10 May 2017
we will not despatch your early question
papers and instructions until we have
received your inal entries.
July 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
We send
Mid July
onwards
The following instructions and/or early
question papers based on the inal
entries we have received:
• Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)
• Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise (0454)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Applied ICT (9713)
•
Cambridge International AS & A
Level Information Technology (9626)
• instructions for science practical
exams.
End of
July
onwards
Entries conirmation packs, including
statements of entry, based on your inal
entries.
Other activities to think about in July 2017
June 2017 series
• From now until the release of results, we may contact you with questions about the exams of particular
candidates. Check your emails regularly and make sure you, or another member of staff, are available to
answer any urgent queries. If we cannot contact you or resolve the problem before results are released
we may have to issue ‘NO RESULT’ or ‘PENDING’ outcomes. If your contact details have changed please
let us know immediately.
November 2017 series
• The inal entries deadline for irst-time candidates is 16 August 2017. Plan to submit your entries at least
two weeks before this date to allow time to make any entry amendments before the deadline.
• The inal entries deadline for retake entries is 21 September 2017. An entry is a retake entry if the
candidate sat the same syllabus, regardless of the entry option, in the June 2017 series. For each syllabus
that a candidate is retaking, you must include a previous Centre number and candidate number when you
make the entry and you must tick the ‘retake’ box next to the entry on CIE Direct. If you do not tick the
‘retake’ box we will charge you a late entry fee.
• At the beginning of September, teachers must send us their Nomination of Oral Examiner Forms for
speaking tests in Cambridge International AS & A Level languages other than English. The forms are
available from the samples database (www.cie.org.uk/samples).
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August 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
10
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
June 2017 series provisional results
available to download from CIE Direct.
You send
16
Final entries deadline (irst-time entry
candidates). We will charge late entry fees
for entries and amendments received
after this date.
17
Start of late entry fees for irst-time
entries (17 August–30 September).
You send
31
Deadline for notifying us of any delegated
access arrangements you plan to use
(Preparation – Form 4).
We send
Late Aug
June 2017 series provisional results
despatch, including statements of results.
Other activities to think about in August 2017
June 2017 series
• You can issue provisional results to candidates as soon as they are available on CIE Direct.
• If you have not received your provisional results despatch by mid September 2017 contact us
immediately.
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other details are correct on results documentation ready for
the certiicates we send you in October. There is an administrative fee for any requests to amend details
received after 15 September 2017.
November 2017 series
• The inal entries deadline for retake entries is 21 September 2017. An entry is a retake entry if the
candidate sat the same syllabus, regardless of the entry option, in the June 2017 series. For each syllabus
that a candidate is retaking, you must include a previous Centre number and candidate number when you
make the entry and you must tick the ‘retake’ box next to the entry on CIE Direct. If you do not tick the
‘retake’ box we will charge you a late entry fee.
• At the beginning of September, teachers must send us their Nomination of Oral Examiner Forms for
speaking tests in Cambridge International AS & A Level languages other than English. The forms are
available from the samples database (www.cie.org.uk/samples).
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September 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
You send
3
Deadline for Nomination of Oral Examiner
Forms for speaking tests in Cambridge
International AS & A Level languages
other than English. The forms are
available from the samples database
(www.cie.org.uk/samples).
We send
14
Pre-exam despatch (exam stationery,
administrative documents, address labels,
script packets and attendance registers).
Mid Sep
Estimated Entry Forms for the June
2018 series available from the ‘Support
Materials’ section of CIE Direct. To be
returned by 10 October 2017.
15
Question papers and multiple-choice
answer sheets based on your inal
entries. Question paper despatches will
be made on a regular basis for any late
entries or entry amendments you have
made.
Start of Cambridge IGCSE oral and
practical exam period (see November
2017 inal timetable for full details of test
windows for each component).
You send
15
Deadline for letting us know if any details
are incorrect on June 2017 results
documentation without charge.
20
Deadline for submitting enquiries about
results for the June 2017 series.
21
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Final entries deadline for retake entries
from the June 2017 series only. When
making the entry include the previous
Centre number and candidate number,
and tick the retake indicator for each
syllabus the candidate is retaking.
September 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
You send
21
See sections
Late entries deadline.
2.3 and 2.4 of the >Cambridge Handbook
for our late entry regulations.
Deadline for timetable deviation
applications (Preparation – Form 2).
22
Start of late entry fees for retake entries
(22–30 September).
We send
Late Sep
Bar-coded labels for timetabled
components only.
Other activities to think about in September 2017
June 2017 series
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other details are correct on results documentation ready for
the certiicates we send you in October. There is an administrative fee for any requests to amend details
received after 15 September 2017.
November 2017 series
• We will send your entries conirmation pack within two weeks of receiving your entries. If you have not
received your pack two weeks after you have submitted your entries contact us. You can download your
statements of entry from CIE Direct within 48 hours of submitting your entries. Check them carefully
and let us know if any of the information is incorrect.
• Make sure all invigilators are appointed and trained, all exam venues are arranged and candidates know
the dates, times and venues of their exams.
• Remind teachers that you need to submit marks and samples for internally assessed components
by the dates published in the samples database (www.cie.org.uk/samples) and forecast grades for
all syllabuses by 31 October 2017.
Your samples need to reach us by the dates in the samples
database. Do not wait to despatch them at the same time as your scripts for timetabled exams.
• By the beginning of October, you will receive your question papers. Check you have all the question
paper packets you need. Contact us immediately using:
– Before the exams – Form 2 if you are missing any of the packets on the despatch note
– Before the exams – Form 3 if any question paper packets have been damaged or opened in transit.
• Store the packets securely and do not open them. If you have not received these materials by 5 October
contact us immediately.
Exam series in 2018
• Please complete and submit Preparation – Form 5 if you are planning to enter candidates for any
additional qualiications in the June or November 2018 series. This way we can make sure that all your
despatches contain the right information. You should submit the form no later than four weeks before the
inal entries deadline for the relevant series.
• We will invoice you in October if your Centre needs to pay the annual Centre registration fee.
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October 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month. The October newsletter also includes a link to the >Cambridge Handbook
for 2018.
1
Start of speaking test window for
Cambridge International AS & A Level
languages other than English (1 October–
24 October), with samples to arrive by
31 October 2017.
Early
Oct
Start of timetabled exam period
(early October–mid November).
You send
10
Deadline for completed Estimated Entry
Forms for June 2018 series. We use
estimated entries to despatch pre-release
materials and question papers for exams
that take place before the main exam
period.
We send
Mid Oct
June 2017 certiicates sent to Centres.
You send
28
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed marks for Cambridge
IGCSE:
• First Language English (0500)
• English Literature (0486)
• Geography (0460)
• History (0470).
You can submit your marks through
CIE Direct.
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October 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
We send
31
Cambridge Guide to Making Entries for
the June 2018 series.
Final timetable for the June 2018 series
available from CIE Direct.
>Cambridge Handbook for 2018. You can access this document online at
www.cie.org.uk/examsofficersguide from the beginning of October 2017.
You send
31
Deadline for Cambridge to receive Outline
Proposal Forms for the June 2018 series.
Deadline for forecast grades. You can
submit them through CIE Direct.
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed marks for all
components except the Cambridge
IGCSE syllabuses listed on 28 October.
You can submit your marks through
CIE Direct.
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed samples, sent with a
copy of your internally assessed marks
and the correct forms.
Deadline for:
• completion of Cambridge IGCSE Art &
Design (0400/01, 02)
• receipt of coursework samples for
Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/04)
• receipt of examined coursework
for Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/03)
• receipt of coursework samples for
Cambridge International AS & A Level
Art & Design (9704/02, 03)
• receipt of Cambridge International AS
& A Level Art & Design (9704/04)
• receipt of Cambridge O Level Art &
Design (6090/01, 02, 03).
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October 2017 (continued)
Date
June series
November series
You send
31
Deadline for electronic submission of
examined coursework for:
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Global Perspectives & Research
(9239/02, 03)
• Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives
& Research (9766/02, 03).
Deadline for returning Teacher
Assessment – Form 5.
Other activities to think about in October 2017
June 2017 series
• Check carefully to make sure you have received all of the certiicates you expect and that all names are
spelt correctly. After 15 September 2017, we charge an administrative fee for any requests to amend
details on certiicates. We can only replace June 2017 certiicates until 30 April 2019.
November 2017 series
•
Make sure each piece of work in your internally assessed sample is clearly identiied with your
Centre number, the candidate number, the syllabus and component. You can use the ‘Coursework
identiication labels’ we send in the Cambridge pre-exam despatch. You can also download them from
www.cie.org.uk/forms (Teacher Assessment – Label 3).
• Check that you have enough exam stationery. Details of the items you need for each exam are in the
additional exam materials database, available at www.cie.org.uk/database
•
You have a one-day window to conduct practical tests for:
– Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT (9713)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology (9626).
Please see the November 2017 timetable for details. The data iles for each practical test will be available
to download three days before the test from the digital ile despatch area of our website. You will receive
instructions for accessing the area in the Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.
Data iles for Cambridge Associates will be available ive days before the test to allow time to
distribute the iles to Associate Centres. We will provide detailed instructions about running these tests in
the Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.
• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for 24 hours after the exam has inished or
24 hours after the Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return the question papers to
candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT and Cambridge International AS & A Level ICT practical tests with your candidates’ work. For
further information please see section 5.3.2 of the >Cambridge Handbook.
• Keep Test Cards and Teachers’ Notes for speaking tests in a secure place until the end of the speaking
test window shown in the timetable.
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Other activities to think about in October 2017 (continued)
• Send your scripts to Cambridge as soon as each exam has inished. If this is not possible you must despatch
all the scripts you have at least once a week. Check the contents of the script packet against the bar-coded
script packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a script for each candidate who
is ticked as present on the attendance register, and the scripts should be in candidate number order with the
attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your script packets.
• We must receive special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the
syllabus affected.
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November 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
5
Last date for Cambridge International AS
& A Level Art & Design (9704/01) exam.
We send
November 2018 materials for the
following components in hard-copy:
Mid Nov
• Cambridge O Level Design &
Technology (6043/02)
• Cambridge O Level CDT: Design &
Communication (7048/02).
Mid Nov
Entries open for the June 2018 series.
End of timetabled exam period.
You send
Special consideration applications within
seven days of the last exam of the
syllabus affected.
Other activities to think about in November 2017
November 2017 series
• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for 24 hours after the exam has inished or
24 hours after the Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return the question papers to
candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT and Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT practical tests with your candidates’
work. See section 5.3.2 of the >Cambridge Handbook.
• Send your scripts to Cambridge as soon as each exam has inished. If this is not possible you must
despatch all the scripts you have at least once a week. Check the contents of the script packet against
the bar-coded script packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a script
for each candidate who is ticked as present on the attendance register and the scripts must be in
candidate number order with the attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your
script packets.
• We must receive special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the
syllabus affected.
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December 2017
Date
June series
November series
We send
Start
of the
month
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.
June 2018 pre-release material for:
Early
Dec
• Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science
(0478/02)
• Cambridge O Level Computer Science
(2210/02)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Computer Science (9608/02, 04)
• Cambridge IGCSE Drama (0411/01).
We send this material based on your
estimated entries. When it arrives,
share it with the relevant teachers in
your Centre so candidates and teachers
can prepare for the exams. If you did not
submit estimated entries by the deadline
of 10 October 2017, we will send these
materials based on your inal entries from
mid January 2018.
Other activities to think about in December 2017
November 2017 series
• From now until the release of results, we may contact you with questions about the exams of particular
candidates. Check your emails regularly and make sure you, or another member of staff, are available to
answer any urgent queries. If we cannot contact you or resolve the problem before results are released
we may have to issue ‘NO RESULT’ or ‘PENDING’ outcomes. If your contact details have changed please
let us know immediately.
• If you plan to make entries for the June 2018 series please start planning now to meet the January
deadline for candidates requiring modiied question papers, and the February deadline for all other
entries.
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