Exam Contingency Date

The exam contingency date is Wednesday 24^th June  2026 all day 

'The awarding bodies have collectively agrees a contingency day for several years now which is always scheduled at the end of the GCSE, GCE, AS and A-Level  exam timetables.

The contingency day is in the event of a national or significant local disruption to exams in the United Kingdom, being part of the awarding bodies' standard contingency planning for exams .

For the June 2026 exams, the awarding bodies have confirmed the contingency day is Wednesday 24 June 2026.

We therefore remind candidates that they must be available until Wednesday 24th June 2026 should an awarding body need to invoke its contingency plan.'