NEA marks online submission instructions - Centre marks submission (CMS) 2024/25 - Selecting samples of work

Oct 20, 2026

Instructions for submitting NEA marks online and handling centre marks submission through Centre Services for 2024/25. Covers which subjects are excluded from CMS, how students must be informed of centre-assessed marks and supported by an appeal process before the submission deadline, and accuracy checks for mark totals entered via the candidate record form (CRF). Provides a deadline table by exam series, explains responsibilities of the exams officer, and outlines the full process, special statuses, and sample selection and moderator details.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages19

Reading Time48 min

AccessFree to download

Online access

Centre Services: Centre marks submission (CMS)

Entering and sending marks on CMS

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Entering and sending marks using EDI file formats

Special statuses

Absent (A)

Carry forward AQA (F) and Carry forward OCR/Pearson/WJEC

Educated elsewhere (E)

Lost Coursework

Parental interest (E)

Private (E)

Zero, not classified, fail or absent?

Finalising your mark/grade submission

Online centre declaration pop-up

Late or withdrawn entries and mark amendments

Late candidate entries

Late component entries

Withdrawn candidates

Mark amendments

Extensions to the submission deadline

Selecting samples

Sample of work and moderator details (component submission complete)

Change of sample (component sample modified)

Change of moderator (moderator/sample reassignment)

Instructions for submitting NEA marks online and selecting samples of work These instructions cover all the components that can be submitted through Centre Services – Centre marks submission in 2024/25. Subjects that are excluded from Centre marks submission (CMS) GCSE and A-level Physical Education are not available online through CMS Informing students of their centre-assessed marks Students must be told the mark given by their school or college for a centre-assessed component. Schools and colleges are required to have a process in place for students to appeal their marks. This process must be completed before submitting marks to us, which must take place by the published deadline. More guidance is available on the non-exam assessment page of the JCQ website. Accuracy of marks • It is important to check that the mark totals are correct on the candidate record form (CRF) . • For each candidate, please ensure that the total mark from the CRF has been correctly entered online. Deadlines | Exam series | Code | CMS opens | Submission deadline | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | November 2024 | BG24 | 11 October 2024 | 5 November 2024 | | January 2025 | 1A25 | 15 November 2024 | 10 January 2025 | | March 2025 | 3G25 | 24 January 2025 | 21 February 2025 | | June 2025 AS & A-level | 6A25 | 14 April 2025 | 15 May 2025 for most subjects
31 May 2025 for Art and Design | | June 2025 GCSE | 6G25 | 7 April 2025 | 7 May 2025 for most subjects
31 May 2025 for Art and Design | For a full [list of deadlines please visit](list of deadlines please visit aqa.org.uk/deadlines)[ ](list of deadlines please visit aqa.org.uk/deadlines)[aqa.org.uk/deadlines](list of deadlines please visit aqa.org.uk/deadlines) It is the responsibility of the school/college, through the exams officer, to make the necessary arrangements with teaching staff for collating and recording of marks for internally assessed units/components. Process overview Contents 1 Online access ...........................................................................................................................4 Centre Services: Centre marks submission (CMS) ......................................................................... 4 Entering and sending marks on CMS ........................................................................................... 4 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) ............................................................................................... 5 Entering and sending marks using EDI file formats ....................................................................... 5 2 Special statuses ....................................................................................................................... 6 Absent (A) ................................................................................................................................. 6 Carry forward AQA (F) and Carry forward OCR, Carry forward Pearson, Carry forward WJEC............. 6 Educated elsewhere (E) .............................................................................................................. 7 Lost Coursework ....................................................................................................................... 7 Parental interest (E) ................................................................................................................... 7 Private (E) ................................................................................................................................. 7 3 Zero, not classified, fail or absent?........................................................................................... 8 4 Finalising your mark/grade submission.................................................................................... 9 5 Online centre declaration pop-up............................................................................................. 9 6 Late or

FAQs

Which subjects are excluded from Centre marks submission (CMS) online?

GCSE and A-level Physical Education are not available online through CMS.

What must schools and colleges do before submitting centre-assessed marks?

Students must be told the mark given for each centre-assessed component, and schools/colleges must have a process for students to appeal their marks. The appeal process must be completed before submitting marks by the published deadline.

How should mark totals be checked for accuracy before sending CMS submissions?

Check that the mark totals are correct on the candidate record form (CRF). For each candidate, ensure the total mark from the CRF is correctly entered online.

Oct 20, 2026

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