Getting copies of exam certificates

Please note that the information below applies to O level, CSE, GCSE and A level certificates only. For all other qualification types the awarding body concerned may issue a replacement certificate, at their discretion, on request.

Ofqual does not hold records of students' individual awards nor does it retain any copies of past certificates. To obtain an official record of your past results you should contact the relevant awarding bodies.

Please note that awarding bodies will not issue a replacement certificate but will issue a Certifying Statement of Results or a letter of confirmation of results, which will be recognised by educational institutions, professional bodies and prospective employers.

There are now five main awarding bodies for these qualifications operating in , and .

Please consult the list below to see who may now have a copy of your past O level, CSE, GCSE or A level results:

Old exam Title New awarding body board

AEB Associated Examinations AQA (Guildford) (opens in new window) Tel: 01483 506506 Board (Switchboard, ask for Candidates Services Records) Email: examsrecords-s@.org.uk SEG Southern Examining Group Fax: 01483 455731 SEREB South East Regional Examinations Board

SWExB South Western (Regional) Examinations Board

ALSEB Associated Lancashire AQA () (opens in new window) Tel: 0161 953 1180 Schools Examining Board (Exam Records, ask for Candidates Services Records) Email: [email protected] JMB Joint Matriculation Board Fax: 0161 4555 444 NEA Northern Examining Association

NEAB Northern Examinations and Assessment Board

NREB North Regional Examining Board

NWREB North Western Regional Examining Board

TWYLREB The West Yorkshire and Lindsey Regional Examinations Board

YHREB Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Examinations Board

NISEAC Northern Ireland School CCEA Download form from the CCEA website (opens in a new Examinations and window), print out and send in hard copy, or request form: Tel: Assessment Council 02890 261200 (Exam Support) Email: [email protected] NISEC Northern Ireland School Fax: 02890 261289 Examinations Council

BEC Business Education Council Download form from the Edexcel website (opens in new window), print out and send in hard copy, or Tel: 0870 240 BTEC Business and Technician 9800 (Customer services) Education Council JCBSPA Joint Committee for Business Studies and Public Administration

LEAG East Anglia Group

LREB London Regional Examining Board

M&MREB Metropolitan and Middlesex Regional Examining Boards

TEC Technician Education Council

UESEC University Entrance and Schools Examinations Council

ULEAC University of London Examinations and Assessment Council

ULSEB University of London Schools

EAEB East Anglian Examinations OCR\Edexcel (see contact details above and below) Board

EMREB East Midland Regional OCR Download form from the OCR website (opens in a new Examinations Board window) , print out and send in hard copy Tel: 01223 553998 (Customer services) MEG

OCEAC Oxford and Cambridge Examinations and Assessment Council

OCSEB Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board

RSA Royal Society of Arts

SREB Southern Regional Examinations Board

SUJB Southern Universities' Joint Board for Schools Examinations

UCLES University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate

UODLE University of Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations

WMEB West Midlands Examinations Board

WJEC Welsh Joint Education WJEC WJEC (opens in new window) To apply or a copy of the Committee form to request a certifying statement of results telephone 02920 265056 Fax: 02920 575994 Email: exams@.co.uk

NOTE: The above information was copied from the website.

Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) Thursday, 08 April 2010

All awarding bodies will charge for the issue of Certifying Statement of Results (current charge approximately £35 for each exam board).