Guidance on the Administration and Online Submission of Art & Design Cambridge IGCSE™ (9–1) - 0989 - Version 4 - Exam administration instructions for 2026

Oct 23, 2026

Guidance for teachers and examinations officers on administering Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Art & Design 0989 exams in 2026 and submitting candidates’ work online via Submit for Assessment. It explains that exams are available in the June series, the document version, copyright handling, and that private candidates cannot use the syllabus. The guidance covers preparation methods for Component 1 and Component 2, upload timing and internal deadlines, required file formats and page limits, accepted document/video types, and responsibilities for correct uploads within the submission window.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages16

Reading Time40 min

AccessFree to download

Submission deadlines

June series deadlines for Component 1 and Component 2

Preparation approaches

Submission Approach 1: A2 sheets photographed or scanned

Submission Approach 2: digital portfolio in PowerPoint

File requirements and accepted formats

Accepted file types, sizes, and limits

Video handling and embedding rules

Guidance on the Administration and Online Submission of Art & Design Cambridge IGCSE™ (9–1) Art & Design 0989 Use this guidance for exams in 2026. Exams are available in the June series. Version 4 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment September 2024 Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is a department of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge University Press & Assessment retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However, we cannot give permission to centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a centre. Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Guidance on the Administration and Online Submission of Art & Design 0989 for 2026. This syllabus is not available to private candidates. These instructions are for teachers and exams officers responsible for Art & Design. This document provides guidance on the preparation and submission of work via Submit for Assessment. This document should be read in conjunction with the syllabus and information published on the [samples database:](samples database: www.cambridgeinternational.org/samples)[ www.cambridgeinternational.org/samples](samples database: www.cambridgeinternational.org/samples) You must not send hard copies of candidates’ work to Cambridge. Instead, you will photograph, scan or organise candidates’ work in a digital format for exams officers to upload to Submit for Assessment. You are not required to mark your candidates’ work. Both components are externally assessed. When should files be uploaded via Submit for Assessment? Your exams officer must upload your candidates’ work via Submit for Assessment according to the submission deadlines below. You should set internal deadlines in order to prepare your candidates’ work for photographing, scanning or digital presentation to meet these deadlines. | Component | June submission deadline | | --- | --- | | 1 | 30 April | | 2 | Test to be taken between 1 January 2026–30 April 2026.
Work should be submitted as soon as possible after the test and no later than 5 May. | We recommend that work for Component 1: Coursework is completed before candidates start working on Component 2: Externally Set Assignment. Candidates must produce different work for each component. They should avoid producing work for Component 2 that overlaps with the same theme they have used for Component 1. [www.cambridgeinternational.org/igcse](www.cambridgeinternational.org/igcse) 3 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Guidance on the Administration and Online Submission of Art & Design 0989 for 2026. Preparation of candidates’ work for submission via Submit for Assessment Work can be prepared for submission in one of the following ways: 1 Candidates can continue to work on A2 sheets as outlined in the syllabus document. Please refer to the syllabus document for information on the maximum number of A2 sheets to be submitted. After work is prepared on A2 sheets, it should be photographed or scanned at the end of the course (Component 1: Coursework) or after the timed test (Component 2: Externally Set Assignment) . See Submission Approach 1 for further details. 2 Candidates organise work into a digital format by inserting files, images, photographs or scans of work and text into PowerPoint slides or similar. This can be done throughout the course of study. See Submission Approach 2 for further details. You may use any software to prepare the digital files (e.g. PowerPoint) but all files must be saved or exported in.pdf format for upload to Submit for Assessment. Each candidate should submit one .pdf file for Component 1 and one .pdf file for Component 2. It is the centre’s responsibility to ensure that the work is uploaded correctly and according to these instructions. Once the Submit

FAQs

Who is this guidance intended for and what is its purpose?

The guidance is for teachers and exams officers responsible for Art & Design. It provides instructions for preparing and submitting candidates’ work online via Submit for Assessment.

When must files be uploaded for the June exams in 2026?

Your exams officer must upload candidates’ work via Submit for Assessment by the June deadlines. Component 1 is due by 30 April, while Component 2’s test runs from 1 January 2026 to 30 April 2026 and the work must be submitted no later than 5 May.

What file formats, size limits, and page limits are accepted?

Submissions must be saved or exported as .pdf for upload. For documents, the limit is 25 GB with no more than 20 screen pages. Video must be .mp4 with a 5 GB limit and no more than 3 minutes, and it must not be embedded in the single .pdf file.

Oct 23, 2026

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