Portfolio of evidence regulations supplement - June 2022 exam series - Special consideration and malpractice

Oct 23, 2026

Portfolio of evidence regulations supplement for the June 2022 exam series explains how special consideration and malpractice are handled when schools submit portfolios instead of using the normal assessment route. It outlines the portfolio of evidence route requirements, including limits on calculated assessments, syllabus-level availability, and mandatory submission for all candidates entered for a syllabus. It also sets clear malpractice obligations for authentic, unaided candidate work and provides reporting steps and forms for suspected centre staff or candidate malpractice.

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Portfolio of evidence route

Special consideration

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Portfolio of evidence regulations supplement: June 2022 exam series Special consideration and malpractice This is a supplement to information in the Cambridge Handbook 2022 about special consideration (section 5.5) and malpractice (section 5.6). This regulations supplement is published in accordance with Introduction clause 7 of the Cambridge Handbook 2022 and forms part of our Agreement with you. You must read this supplement together with the handbook and the Administrative Guide: Submitting Portfolios of Evidence using Submit for Assessment. Portfolio of evidence route In June 2022, it is our intention that all schools take exams where it is safe and permitted to do so. We know that exams are the fairest and most accurate way of assessing candidates’ performance. We have a package of measures to support schools as they prepare for exams. We will also be able to issue an exam grade to all students who have sat exams in at least one eligible component if they miss other exams for an acceptable reason. We cannot calculate an assessed mark for the following: • Cambridge International A Levels where a candidate has not completed any A Level components (A2 components) in the exam series • any component that does not have a weighting, e.g. an endorsed component. Access to the portfolio of evidence route will be decided by us. If you believe that it is probable (more likely than not) that your candidates will not be able to sit any exams for one or more syllabuses, please contact your Cambridge regional representative. The Portfolio of evidence route is only available at syllabus level. This means for each syllabus where you are unable to run any exams and need to submit a portfolio of evidence, you must submit evidence for all candidates entered for that syllabus. It is not possible for some candidates entered for the same syllabus to sit exams and others to submit portfolios of evidence. 1. Special consideration Due to the difference in providing a portfolio of evidence compared to the normal assessment route, some aspects of special consideration (section 5.5 of the Cambridge Handbook) are different. The most significant difference is that we cannot generate a calculated assessment for a missing piece of evidence. This is because the portfolio of evidence entry is a single component with 100 per cent The Cambridge Handbook 2022 is on our website: [www.cambridgeinternational.org/eoguide](www.cambridgeinternational.org/eoguide)[ ](www.cambridgeinternational.org/eoguide)Our Administrative Guide: Submitting Portfolios of Evidence using Submit for Assessment is [at: www.cambridgeinternational.org/poe](at: www.cambridgeinternational.org/poe) [weighting. There are no other components to base a](weighting. There are no other components to base a)[ ](weighting. There are no other components to base a)calculation on, and so ‘absent for an acceptable reason’ isnot available for the portfolio of evidence route. 1.1 If a candidate is absent when a piece of evidence is being generated, or the evidence goes missing, gets damaged or corrupted, or there is otherwise a shortfall in a piece of evidence, you should replace the piece of evidence. If this isnot possible then you should withdraw the entry. 1.2 If a candidate is affected by adverse circumstances while producing one or more of their pieces of evidence you must try to replace that evidence. If this is not possible you can apply for ‘present but disadvantaged’ in the usual way. 1.3 Component exemptions and adjustments are incompatible with the portfolio of evidence route. Therefore if we move you to the portfolio of evidence route we will automatically cancel any approved component exemptionsand/or adjustments you have in place for your candidates. 2. Malpractice Preventing and detecting of malpractice applies with equal importance to the portfolio of evidence route as it does to the normal assessment route. 2.1 You must only submit portfolios to us

FAQs

What is the key difference in special consideration for the portfolio of evidence route?

The regulations state that a calculated assessment for missing evidence cannot be generated because the portfolio of evidence entry functions as a single component with 100% weighting.

When is the portfolio of evidence route available and at what level?

Access is decided by Cambridge, and the route is available only at syllabus level. For a syllabus where exams cannot be run, evidence must be submitted for all candidates entered for that syllabus.

What are the main malpractice requirements for submitting portfolios?

Schools must confirm that each portfolio contains authentic, unaided candidate work and that it is the candidate’s first and only response to the task. Suspected non-compliance must be reported promptly using the specified malpractice forms.

Oct 23, 2026

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