EXAM BOARDS for Home Educators

EXAM BOARDS for Home Educators

The top four exam boards below are all members of JCQ (Joint Council For Qualifications) so adhere to the same rules, guidelines and dates. They are the ones most commonly used by Home Educators. You can choose different exam boards for different subjects depending on which exam boards are available locally and your child’s preference.

Parent information for Private Candidates plus past papers are on the links below for each exam board

EXAM BOARDS for Home Educators

Eduqas (WJEC Welsh)

www.eduqas.co.uk/home/student-support/private-candidates/

Past Papers for exam practice and revision:
www.eduqas.co.uk/home/student-support/past-papers/

Pearson (Edexcel) (for Igcse too)

qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/support-topics/registrations-and-entries/academic-registrations-and-entries/private-candidates.html/EO

Past Papers for exam practice and revision:
qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/support-topics/exams/past-papers.html

AQA

www.aqa.org.uk/student-and-parent-support/private-candidates

Past Papers for exam practice and revision:
www.aqa.org.uk/find-past-papers-and-mark-schemes

OCR (Oxford Cambridge)

www.ocr.org.uk/students/private-candidates/

Past papers for exam practice and revision:
www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/past-paper-finder/

CAIE (Cambridge Assessment International Education)

CAIE is not a member of JCQ and has different arrangements. You can read about the differences on this document. Home Educators can use CAIE.

www.cambridgeinternational.org/images/266759-differences-between-cambridge-international-examinations-and-jcq.pdf

CAIE (Cambridge Assessment International Education)
(Previously CIE/Cambridge International) (for Igcse too)
www.cambridgeinternational.org/exam-administration/private-candidates/

Past Papers for exam practice and revision:
www.cambridgeinternational.org/why-choose-us/find-a-cambridge-school/

IGCSE Exams can be done with Pearson (EDEXCEL or CAIE)