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IT Services Update - Thursday 28th March 2024
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GCSE November Exam Information

If you are unhappy with the overall grade received for your GCSE English or Mathematics result issued on 24th August 2023 and wish to be entered for a resit in November 2023, please see the information below for dates, prices and how to make an application.

Who can apply to re-sit in November 2023:

At Colchester Institute, we run GCSE Maths and English re-sit exams in November for our new students (who have enrolled with us in September 2023).

Students can sit the GCSE re-sit exams with awarding bodies: AQA, OCR or Edexcel. We recommend that they chose to re-sit with whichever Awarding Body they used to sit their exams in Summer 2023.

Please note: We do not accept private candidates for GCSE examinations.

Anyone who is interested in resitting their GCSE Maths and English exam(s) in November must pay for the re-sit themselves, this will not be funded by Colchester Institute. This includes students who are entitled to a bursary – they must still fund the re-sit exam themselves*.

The November 2023 GCSE dates are as follows:

English Paper 1Tuesday 7th November 2023
Maths Paper 1Wednesday 8th November 2023
English Paper 2Thursday 9th November 2023
Maths Paper 2Friday 10th November 2023
Maths Paper 3Monday 13th November 2023

For GCSE English, your entry includes two examinations, carrying forward your spoken language grade, and certification (please be aware that you are required to sit both units for this resit).

For GCSE Maths, your entry includes three examinations, and certification (please be aware that you are required to sit all 3 units for this resit).

How to Apply:

Anyone who is interested in resitting their GCSE Maths and English exam(s) in November must pay for the re-sit themselves, this is not funded by Colchester Institute*.

To apply, please pay via the Colchester Institute Online Store by Monday 25th September 2023.

What happens if you have applied for Post Results Service for Summer 2023 Exam Results:

If you have applied for a review of marking or a clerical check on your Summer 2023 Exam Results, you have the option to enter and pay for the relevant November 2023 resit option, but then if the Post Results service outcome means that your grade improves and you no longer want to resit we can withdraw your entry.

As long as you inform us by the end of the day Wednesday 27th September 2023, we can withdraw your entry and refund you (we will retain a £5 administration charge).

Important information:

If you are enrolled for GCSE English and/or Mathematics as part of your 2023/24 timetable and are considering entering for a resit in November 2023:

As part of college policy, if you are enrolled to attend GCSE English and/or Mathematics as part of your timetable for 2023/24 and enter yourself to resit in November 2023 you will still be expected to attend your timetabled GCSE classes until the results day in January 2024. If on the January results day you achieve a grade 9-4 you will be removed from the GCSE timetable. If you do not achieve grade 9-4 you will continue to attend your GCSE classes and will be entered for the June 2024 examinations free of charge.

*Please be aware that any student, under the age of 18 who hasn’t already achieved a 4 or above in GCSE Maths and/or English and is enrolled on a course at Colchester Institute will automatically be enrolled in GCSE classes and will be entered for the GCSE Exams in Summer 2024 free of charge.