Examination Information
Grade Boundaries:
Pearson: Grade boundaries | Pearson qualifications AQA: AQA | Exams admin | Results days | Grade boundaries WJEC: Results, Grade Boundaries and PRS (wjec.co.uk) City and Guilds Technicals: Resource Hub – Technical Qualifications | City & Guilds (cityandguilds.com)
Understanding grades:
DS* – Distinction star DS – Distinction ME – Merit PA – Pass MM – Merit Merit PP – Pass Pass MP – Merit Pass
Frequently asked questions:
In the first instance, for any queries regarding your grades, please contact your tutor.
Remark fees information –
Candidate consent form:
Free re-marks: If you have received a grade 3 and are within 3 marks of the grade boundary to grade 4, you will be entitled to a free re-mark. Please contact your tutor for further guidance.
Exam regulations – Important Exam Information
Before your exams
Below is a selection of information you should read before going into your exams.
JCQ Information for Candidates Documents 2024/25
Information for candidates documents – JCQ Joint Council for Qualifications The JCQ (Joint Qualifications Council) Information for Candidates page contains the rules and regulations to the following:- Controlled Assessments
- Coursework
- Non-Examination Assessment
- On-screen tests
- Privacy Notice
- Social Media
- Written Exams
Unauthorised Items
Unauthorised Items-poster (pdf)Warning to candidates
Warning to Candidates (PDF)
Please ensure you arrive at the exam room 15 minutes prior to the start of your exam and you will need your college ID badge.
Absence due to illness for an exam
If you are forced to miss an exam due to illness, please email, examsgroup@derby-college.ac.uk
Derby College contact centre 01332 387400 – please provide the following information to the call operative: the exam you are due to sit, the time of the exam, site you are booked to sit the exam.
Exams Contingency Dates and Awarding Organisations Timetables
The designation of ‘contingency days’ within the common examination timetable is in the event of national or significant local disruption to examinations in the United Kingdom. It is part of the awarding bodies’ standard contingency planning for examinations
These are designated for Wed 11th June 2025 (afternoon), Wed 25th June 2025 (all day) and students must remain available until Wednesday 25 June 2025 should an awarding body need to invoke its contingency plan.
Summer Exam timetables are now available to view on Pro monitor
Summer Exam Series 2023:
AQA:
Pearson:
OCR:
WJEC:
City and Guilds:
NCFE:
College Sites
Please see below links to the college sites which includes the full postal address. The Roundhouse Ilkeston Broomfield Hall Joseph Wright CentreReplacement Certificates
To obtain a replacement certificate from an Awarding Organisations then please visit the replacement certificate web page, which provides the contact details to all awarding organisations. The college does not hold copies of certificates. To obtain a replacement certificate from an Awarding Organisations then please visit the replacement certificate web page, which provides the contact details to all awarding organisations. The college does not hold copies of certificates.Awarding Organisations
November Exam Series 2023
GCSE Results November 2023
If you are a DCG student who sat exams in November of this academic year, please find below some key information on how you will receive your results.Results dates
GCSE – 8:00am on Thursday 11th January 2024How to access results
GCSE students, results will be available via the link below from 8:00am on Thursday 11th November 2024 Results link – https://examresults.derby-college.ac.uk Please be aware that under NO circumstances will results be given by telephone. If you have any issues with accessing your results you must contact the examination team for assistance.Pastoral Support and Next Steps
If at any time you need support or you did not get the grades you anticipated, we have a team on hand to offer you emotional support as well as organising careers guidance interviews to discuss your next steps. Please make contact via email if you need support, stating your name and the subject you have been studying and the best method to communicate with you. You can email the pastoral coaches’ on: PastoralCoaches@derby-college.ac.uk We are keen to hear about your next steps, have you gained employment? An Apprenticeship? We would like to hear your successes.Appeals
If you are unhappy with your results and believe that there may have been an error in the process leading to the issuing of your result, then there are several appeal options that will be open to you. Each of these options has a deadline for application and these deadlines are absolute, the awarding bodies will not receive applications after these dates. The services available to you are: Service 1 clerical re-check – a simple check to ensure that all calculations and administration has been performed correctly Priority service 2 re-mark – this is only available to A-Level and T-Level students, and is where your paper/s will be marked again as a priority by a senior examiner to determine if the original marking was fair and accurate Normal service 2 re-mark – Available to all students and is the same process as the above but not as a priority. Access to scripts – you can request a copy of your script (this is normally released electronically to the centre to forward to you). If these are required to support a decision to review the marking of a paper the deadline is shorter than simply those who want a copy of their script for personal use.Appeal deadlines:
| Service | Qualification available to | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Clerical re-check | GCSE | 08/02/2024 |
| Normal re-mark | GCSE | 08/02/2024 |
| Priority copy of marked paper: | GCSE | 19/01/2024 |
| Access to scripts – original marked paper to support teaching and learning | GCSE | 08/02/2024 |
Certificates
Certificates are released to centres following the conclusion of the post results services. This tends to be towards the end of March/beginning of April. These will then be posted to students to the address we hold on our system so please ensure that the college holds an up to date address for you as any replacement of certificates is the responsibility of the student.How to access level 3 results for 2024
For A-Level and T-Level students, results will be available from the Joseph Wright centre from 8:00 am on Thursday 15th August 2024. When collecting your results, you will need to bring some form of ID with you which can be your college badge. If you are not available to collect your results in person and want a family member or friend to collect them then you will need to give them a letter of permission signed by you that they will bring on the day.
For those that cannot attend the Joseph Wright centre to collect their results, the results will be released via the link below at 08:00am that day.
Results link – https://examresults.derby-college.ac.uk
For BTEC and City and Guilds Technicals, results will be available via the link below from 8:00am.
Results link – https://examresults.derby-college.ac.uk
Please be aware that under NO circumstances will results be given by telephone. If you have any issues with accessing your results you must contact the examination team for assistance.
How to access GCSE results for 2024
Results will be available from 8.00am on Thursday 22nd August 2024.
Results link – https://examresults.derby-college.ac.uk Please be aware that under NO circumstances will results be given by telephone. If you have any issues with accessing your results you must contact the examination team for assistance.
If you have an exam related query, please do not hesitate to contact our exams team by email: examsgroup@derby-college.ac.uk
