Exams Information
Information for Candidates
Collection of GCSE certificates
GCSE certificates from the summer 2025 examination series will be available for collection from main reception at Perins School, the week commencing Monday 17th November on Tuesdays to Thursdays between 15:30 - 16:30, up until the Christmas break.
Certificates need to be collected by the candidate themselves, as they need to be signed for.
However, if they would like to nominate someone else to collect and sign for the certificates on their behalf, they must email exams@perins.hants.sch.uk stating their full name and the name of the person they are nominating to collect them on their behalf.
We are unable to make exceptions to this.
Certificates are retained by the centre for 24 months after receipt from the Awarding bodies, after which time they are destroyed, in line with JCQ regulations.
Summer 2026 Examination Timetable
The timetable below provides an overview of the Summer 2026 exam season for subjects studied at Perins School. Once entries have been confirmed, candidates will receive their timetables, showing each exam they are entered for, a start time, an end time, and a venue.
Download the summer 2026 examination timetable here
Perins GCSE exam boards & specifications list 2025-26
Preparation
Instructions for Candidates’ Video 2025- 2026
Before the GCSE exams begin, you must read all of the relevant documents below. They are published by the Joint Council on Qualifications (JCQ), which are the body in overall charge of exams in England.
These documents tell you about some things that you must and must not do when you are completing your work.
If there is anything that you can’t read or do not understand, you must ask your teacher or tutor.
Information for candidates – written exams 2025-2026 – from JCQ for all students
Exams Briefing for Candidates and Parents
Additional Information for candidates
AI_Artificial Intelligence & assessments - Information for candidates
Non-examination assessments 2025-2026
The above applies to all GCSE courses where there is a non-examination element. Examples are Art, Dance, Drama, Music & Design Technology.
Coursework Assessments 2025-2026
The above applies to students taking Child Development and Sport Studies.
This refers to personal data consent from the examination candidate. Agreement for sharing data with JCQ regarding access arrangements.
This is what happens to your data.
JCQ have also produced some useful guides:
Social Media Information for Candidates
GCSE certificates
GCSE certificates do not arrive in school each year until around November, at which point we will post information on this webpage regarding collection.
Certificates will be retained by the centre for 24 months after receipt from the Awarding bodies, after which time they will destroyed, in line with JCQ regulations.
