Exam Information
Information about sitting GCSE / IGCSE exams
Our friendly and experienced staff can guide you through each step of the exam process from making exam entries and applying for access arrangements to preparing for exam day and collecting your results.
Finding a exam centre
Read Meta School will gladly provide you with a list of exam centres for your country or region. These centres have told us that they accept private candidates. You may also find a local exam centre . In countries where there is a British Council exam centre, this will usually be a good choice.
We strongly advise you to contact a centre to be sure you can make the necessary arrangements before enrolling with Read Meta School.
Entering your child for their exams
If your child is to take GCSEs/IGCSEs , you will need to apply directly to an exam centre for them to sit as an external (or private) candidate. We cannot do so on your behalf – but we can help you through the process. All of our GCSE/IGCSE include a number of past exam papers in the final module. These include the most recent paper which can be taken as a mock exam and submitted to your Tutor for assessment and feedback for a modest additional fee.
Typically, you will pay your exam centre £150-220 GBP per qualification (not per examination).
Finding an exam centre
How we can help
Before your child is enrolled, our Admissions team will send you lists of exam centres in your country which have been verified by our Exams Officers. We strongly advise contacting a centre early on.
Guidelines for sitting exams
Exam centres have the option of whether or not to accept you or your child as a private candidate for their exams. They are not required to do so. But if you follow the guidelines below, you will make it easier for them to accept your entry.
Contact your chosen exam centre before enrolling at Read Meta School to check that they will accept you or your child for your proposed sitting (either May/June or October/November). Note that many centres, particularly in the Northern hemisphere, do not offer an October/November sitting.
• Apply for exam registration as early as possible.
• On receipt of your entry, your centre will issue you with a ‘Statement of Entry’. Check carefully that the information there is correct. Contact the centre at once if it is not
Find out more
If you’re thinking of enrolling your child at Read Meta School and you’d like to know more about what we do or how to enrol, please get in touch. We’re enrolling now for students throughout the academic year.