Exam news and updates
We strongly recommend that you visit this page regularly before the April 2013 exams begin, so that you stay informed of any important news or updates that may affect your exam sitting.
Exam entry for the September 2013 exams will open in July.
Exam centre changes | New exam centres | Exam centre requests | Exam start time changes | Amended exam schedules
Important notice
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Latest additions
| Singapore (added 28 March) | Centre address now confirmed. Details |
Exam centre changes and confirmations
Exam centres for April 2013 are now being confirmed, and details are available on the Exam centres page. You should check carefully, in case there are any changes to the centre you usually sit at.
| Recent confirmations and updates | |
| Bucharest (added 10 April) | Address now updated to: Generali Head Office, Str. Polizu 58-60, Sector 1, Bucharest, 011062, Romania |
| Singapore (added 28 March) | Address now confirmed as: Singapore Management University, School of Economics and Social Sciences, 90 Stamford Road, Singapore 178903 |
| Colombo (added 21 March) | Address now updated to: Asian Villa, (Next to the British Council Main Gate), 46 Alfred House Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Access arrangements applications
The closing date for access arrangements applications (formerly known as special arrangements) is the same as the applicable exam entry closing date. The application form is available on the right of this page.
Late applications will not be accepted unless due to circumstances for which a valid reason could not be divulged by the published closing date.
New exam centres for April 2013
Details of any new exam centres for April 2013 will be given here when available.
Exam centre requests
The closing date for applications for alternative overseas exam centres has now passed.
Exam start time changes
The standard exam start times are 10.00 for morning exams and 14.30 for afternoon exams. If reading time is allowed the start imes are 09.45 and 14.15.
Please note the changes to the exam start times for the following centres:
| Morning exam (local start time) | Afternoon exam (local start time) | |
| Addis Ababa | 09.30 | 14.00 |
| Adelaide | 09.45 | 13.45 |
| Arizona | - | 13.00 |
| Auckland | 09.00 | 13.00 |
| Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg | 09.00 | 13.30 |
| Bridgetown | 09.00 | 13.00 |
| Brisbane | 08.30 | 13.30 |
| Canberra | 09.30 | 13.00 |
| Guernsey | 09.00 | 13.30 |
| Hanoi | 09.00 | 14.00 |
| Harare | 09.00 | 13.30 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 09.00 | 14.00 |
| Hong Kong | 09.30 | 14.00 |
| Lusaka | 09.30 | 14.00 |
| Melbourne, Sydney | 09.15 | 14.00 |
| Perth | 10.00 | 13.30 |
| Port of Spain | 09.00 | 13.00 |
| Reduit | 09.00 | 13.00 |
| Riyadh | 08.30 | 12.00 (Monday-Thursday); 13.30 (Friday) |
| Rwanda | 08.00 | 12.30 |
| Taiwan | 10.00 | 14.00 |
| Wellington | 09.30 | 14.00 |
| Zurich | 09.15 | 14.15 |
The standard schedule for the April 2013 exams is
| 15 Apr | 16 Apr | 17 Apr | 18 Apr | 19 Apr | 22 Apr | 23 Apr | 24 Apr | 25 Apr | 26 Apr | |
| AM | CA1-1 | ST8 | ST5 | ST7 | ST4 | SA1-6 | ST9 | ST6 | ST1 | ST2 |
| PM | CT1 | CA1-2 | CT8 | CT2 | CT5 | CT7 | CT6 | CT4 | CT3 |
See below for schedule changes due to public holidays or other unavoidable factors
Australian centres: Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney - amendments for 25 April
New Zealand centres: Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington - amendments for 25 April
| 15 Apr | 16 Apr | 17 Apr | 18 Apr | 19 Apr | 22 Apr | 23 Apr | 24 Apr | 25 Apr | 26 Apr | |
| AM | CA1-1 | ST8 | ST5 | ST7 | ST4 | SA1-6 | ST9 | ST6 | - | CT3 / ST2 |
| PM | CT1 | CA1-2 | CT8 | CT2 | CT5 | CT7 | CT6 | CT4 | - | ST1 |
Copenhagen - amendments for 26 April
| 15 Apr | 16 Apr | 17 Apr | 18 Apr | 19 Apr | 22 Apr | 23 Apr | 24 Apr | 25 Apr | 26 Apr | |
| AM | CA1-1 | ST8 | ST5 | ST7 | ST4 | SA1-6 | ST9 | ST6 | ST1 | - |
| PM | CT1 | CA1-2 | CT8 | CT2 | CT5 | CT7 | CT6 | CT4 | CT3 / ST2 |
Lisbon - amendments for 25 April
| 15 Apr | 16 Apr | 17 Apr | 18 Apr | 19 Apr | 22 Apr | 23 Apr | 24 Apr | 25 Apr | 26 Apr | |
| AM | CA1-1 | ST8 | ST5 | ST7 | ST4 | SA1-6 | ST9 | ST6 | - | CT3 / ST2 |
| PM | CT1 | CA1-2 | CT8 | CT2 | CT5 | CT7 | CT6 | CT4 | - | ST1 |
Milan - amendments for 25 April
| 15 Apr | 16 Apr | 17 Apr | 18 Apr | 19 Apr | 22 Apr | 23 Apr | 24 Apr | 25 Apr | 26 Apr | |
| AM | CA1-1 | ST8 | ST5 | ST7 | ST4 | SA1-6 | ST9 | ST6 | - | CT3 / ST2 |
| PM | CT1 | CA1-2 | CT8 | CT2 | CT5 | CT7 | CT6 | CT4 | - | ST1 |
Tel Aviv - amendments for 17 April
| 15 Apr | 16 Apr | 17 Apr | 18 Apr | 19 Apr | 22 Apr | 23 Apr | 24 Apr | 25 Apr | 26 Apr | |
| AM | - | - | CT1 / ST5 | ST7 | ST4 | SA1-6 | ST9 | ST6 | ST1 | ST2 |
| PM | - | - | CT8 | CT2 | CT5 | CT7 | CT6 | CT4 | CT3 |