Exam Timetable - May/June 2027 - A-level, AS, Level 3 notes

Sep 5, 2026

Exam Timetable for May/June 2027 covering A-level, AS and Level 3 qualifications, with detailed timetable notes for centres and candidates. The notes set rules for taking exams at the published date and time, explain permissible changes to starting times, and define supervision and secure handling requirements for shorter examinations. It also specifies dates for mark/submission and moderation windows, practical and oral unit arrangements, reading time inclusion, question paper dispatch and preliminary material release, plus contingency day availability and results dispatch timelines.

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Exam Timetable

May/June 2027

Timetable notes

Exam Timetable May/June 2027 A-level, AS, Level 3 certificates and Applied General Timetable notes 1. A-level and AS exams are timetabled in common exam slots agreed by all exam boards under the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) . 2. Each exam must be taken on the day, date and at the time shown on the timetable. The published starting time of all exams is either 9.00am or 1.30pm. Students taking more than one exam in a session should take these consecutively. At the discretion of the school/college a supervised break may be given between the exams taken consecutively. 3. Schools/colleges may start an exam up to 30 minutes before the published starting time without notifying AQA. 4. Schools/colleges may delay the starting time of an exam by up to 30 minutes later than the published starting time without notifying AQA. 5. For information on any other timetable variations, please refer to the JCQ Instructions for conducting examinations or contact Customer services. 6. For examinations that last less than one hour, candidates must be supervised and question papers must be kept in the centre’s secure storage facility until the published finishing time of the examination. 7. Some components require the issue of question papers, stimulus material or other information in advance of the normal timetable period. Schools/colleges should check the specification for information on the material required by students. 8. Any reading time allowed for an exam is included in the time specified. 9. Schools/colleges must arrange practical and oral units according to the procedures given on the relevant subject page of our website. Such units are shown only on the ‘Subject and product list’ pages of this document. 10. The latest dates by which schools/colleges should submit their marks/assessments or levels to AQA and to the moderator are shown in the table below. | Submission date | Subjects | | --- | --- | | 15 May 2027 | All units and components unless specified below | | 31 May 2027 | Art and Design | | 11 June 2027 | Applied General assignments | For Physical Education the submission date will be 2 weeks prior to the moderation visit. Moderation visits will take place between 01 March and 31 May 2027. 11. Students retaking a qualification with a non-exam assessment (NEA) component may carry forward their NEA marks from a previous series in accordance with the guidance available in our How To Request Carry Forward. 12. Please see examination window details in the table below: | Window date | Subject | | --- | --- | | 19 April – 28 May 2027 | Modern Foreign Language speaking tests* | *Schools/colleges can only test during 5 weeks of this window 13. The 7272/P (Performance) is recorded between 01 March 2027 and 15 May 2027. 14. The externally set assignments for A-level Dance will be dispatched to schools/colleges for issue on or after 15 September 2026, visits for the practical exams will take place between 01 March 2027 and 31 May 2027. 15. The visiting window for A-level Drama (7262/X) will take place between 01 February 2027 and 31 May 2027. 16. Preliminary material for Level 3 Mathematical Studies should be issued to students on 01 March 2027. Please note that preliminary material for Paper 2 is common for all paper 2 units. 17. Students taking AS and A-level Further Mathematics, 7366 and 7367 require the booklet “Formulae and statistical tables for A-level Mathematics and A-level Further Mathematics”. Students must use clean copies provided by AQA and not versions printed from the website. Students must not bring their own annotated copies into the exam room. Schools/colleges should check the specification for information on the material required by students in the exam. Stationery can be ordered by exams officers prior to the exam. 18. Students taking AS and A-level Mathematics, 7356 and 7357 require the booklet “Formulae for A-level Mathematics” but may prefer to use “Formulae a

FAQs

What starting times apply to exams in the May/June 2027 timetable?

Exams must be taken at the published date and time shown. Published starting times are either 9:00am or 1:30pm, and students taking multiple exams in a session should take them consecutively.

Can schools/colleges change an exam’s starting time without notifying AQA?

Yes. Schools/colleges may start up to 30 minutes before the published time, or delay up to 30 minutes after it, without notifying AQA.

When are results dispatched and available to students?

Results are dispatched electronically to schools/colleges on Wednesday 11 August 2027, and are available to students on Thursday 12 August 2027.

Sep 5, 2026

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