Entries – Form 5 - Using an alternative venue - Application for Cambridge exam centres

Oct 23, 2026

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A completed application form for Cambridge exam entries that allows a centre to use an alternative venue only after receiving written permission. The form collects centre details, explains why an alternative venue is needed, whether it is a Cambridge centre, and the venue’s distance, address, and exam holding arrangements. It also records specific syllabuses and candidate numbers, and includes a declaration covering exam packet opening restrictions, locked transport procedures, and storage compliance. A submission deadline is specified as at least four weeks before the exam date.

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Why do you need to use an alternative venue?

Is the alternative venue a Cambridge centre?

How far away is the alternative venue from your centre?

What is the name and address of the alternative venue?

Will you hold all your exams at the alternative venue?

If you will not hold all your exams at the alternative venue

Will all candidates entered for the exams above take their exams at the alternative venue?

If not all candidates will take their exams at the alternative venue

Declaration

Guidance notes

Returning this form

Deadline

Entries – Form 5 Using an alternative venue You must read section 2.6 of the Cambridge Handbook before completing and submitting this form , and submit it by the deadline in the Guidance notes section below. You can only use an alternative venue when you have received written permission from us. Centre number Exam series Centre name | Why do you need to use an alternative venue? | | --- | | | Is the alternative venue a Cambridge centre? Yes No If yes, what is the centre number? | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | How far away is the alternative venue from your centre? | What is the name and address of the alternative venue? | | --- | | | Will you hold all your exams at the alternative venue? Yes No | If you will not hold all your exams at the alternative venue, please list the exams you will hold at the alternative venue. | | | --- | --- | | Syllabus title | Syllabus/component code | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Continue this form on the next page. Will all candidates entered for the exams above take their exams at the alternative venue? Yes No | If not all candidates will take their exams at the alternative venue, please list the candidates who will use the alternative venue. | | | --- | --- | | Candidate numbers | Syllabus/component code | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Declaration I confirm I will follow all the guidance on using an alternative venue in the approval email I received from Cambridge. I confirm our centre will not open any question paper packets before the timetabled date of the relevant exams. I confirm that if we transport question papers to the alternative venue, they will be in a locked container, which will be accompanied at all times while in transit by at least two members of centre staff, at least one of whom will be a senior member of staff. I confirm I will follow the storage requirements provided by Cambridge in the outcome letter I receive. I support this application and am satisfied that the information on this form is correct. Signed (Head of Centre) Date (DD/MM/YY) If you submit this form electronically , tick the check box as an alternative to signing the form. Guidance notes Returning this form Return this form to [info@cambridgeinternational.org](info@cambridgeinternational.org. Include your centre)[. Include your centre](info@cambridgeinternational.org. Include your centre) number and ‘Entries: Form 5 Using an alternative venue’ in the email subject line. Save a copy of the form for your own records. If you are an Associate Centre and work with us through a Cambridge Associate, please submit this form directly to them. Deadline You must send us your application at least four weeks before the exam date. This is an interactive PDF. To complete it on screen we recommend you use Adobe Reader 9 or later or Adobe Acrobat. If you use a lower version of Adobe Reader, your data will not be saved. You can download Adobe Reader for free at [http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html](http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html) © Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2026

FAQs

When can a centre use an alternative venue for Cambridge exams?

Only after the centre has received written permission from Cambridge. The centre also must follow the guidance outlined in the approval email.

What information must be provided about the alternative venue?

The form requires the alternative venue’s name and address, whether it is a Cambridge centre (and its centre number if yes), and the distance from the centre.

What does the declaration confirm?

It confirms adherence to Cambridge guidance, restrictions on opening question paper packets before the timetabled date, secure locked transport with at least two staff members, compliance with Cambridge storage requirements, and that the submitted information is correct.

Oct 23, 2026

Uploaded by Jacob