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If your centre is not in the UK  \nplease check with your Regional Development Manager before starting teaching a GCSE course.  \nSupport for entries and registrations can be found here.  \n2.2 Private candidates  \nPrivate candidates are candidates taking a qualification without being enrolled full time in a centre.  \nThey are responsible for their own entries, which must be made through an approved centre. Some  \nqualifications are not available to private candidates. For a full list of qualifications and private  \ncandidate eligibility see our website.  \n2.3 Fees  \nInformation about fees can be found here.  \n2.4 Entry deadlines and results  \nPlease see the Key Dates section of this manual for entry and results dates, and the certification  \nand centre mark submission dates. The Key Dates section also includes details of when EDI basedata  \nand Edexcel Online are available for the submission of entries.  \n2.5 Retention of certificates  \nIt is no longer necessary to return uncollected certificates to us. They may be destroyed (in a  \nconfidential manner) after retention for a period of no less than 12 months from the date of issue.  \nCentres that do not have a means of destroying certificates confidentially may return them to our  \nManchester office. A record of certificates that have been destroyed should be retained for four years  \nfrom their date of destruction.  \nCentres must comply with any request from us to return a certificate. Certificates remain the property  \nof the awarding bodies at all times.  \n3 Exams Officer support  \nFurther support and information can be found here.  \nPEARSON QUALIFICATIONS INFORMATION MANUAL 2024/25 GCSE 3  \n4 GCSE Availability  \n4. 1 Alphabetical list of specification and entry codes  \nARABIC  \nNotes: There will be two tiers of examination for each paper (Foundation tier and Higher tier) .  \nCandidates must be entered for a single tier across all papers. Centres must decide on the tier of entry for each candidate in advance of the speaking assessment. 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