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When are GCSE exams in 2027?

JCQ’s final June 2027 key-dates document lists 10 May as the first examination date on the common timetable and 18 June as the final GCSE date on that timetable. It lists 23 June as the contingency day. These are common-timetable reference points, not every student’s first and last paper.

Practical, oral and other assessments can follow different arrangements. Check the current official documents and the instructions from your centre before making travel or other commitments. Do not assume a headline written-exam window describes every assessment on your course.

Where to find your board’s final timetable

Follow the official links below and select the summer 2027 series, your qualification and the final version. A board may publish GCSE, International GCSE, AS and A-level files side by side; choosing the wrong one can give you the wrong date.

Use a provisional file only as a clearly labelled planning estimate while waiting for a final timetable. Check for amendments on the same official board page rather than relying on an old screenshot or a copied search result.

A five-part paper-date check

Start with the course you are actually entered for. A subject name alone is not enough to distinguish different qualifications, routes or optional papers.

Ask your teacher or exams officer if any detail is uncertain. Keep the source link and the date you checked it alongside your plan so a later amendment is easier to spot.

  • Qualification: GCSE, not International GCSE or another level.
  • Board and specification code: the exact course used by your centre.
  • Paper or component code: including an option or tier if applicable.
  • Date and session: check morning or afternoon as well as the calendar date.
  • Your centre’s arrangements: location, arrival instructions and individual information.

England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland

The UK does not have one interchangeable set of school qualifications. In Wales, reformed GCSEs are being introduced in waves, so the qualification and cohort matter. Eduqas and Wales-only WJEC courses should not be treated as interchangeable.

For Northern Ireland, confirm the awarding organisation with your centre rather than assuming an England board. Scotland’s National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher qualifications need their own qualification and timetable sources. This page does not provide a Scottish exam calendar.

Pace’s reviewed launch presets cover the four listed England boards. The wider UK guidance here explains how to verify your own qualification; it does not expand the app’s reviewed catalogue.

What if a date changes or two papers appear to clash?

Check the current board document and contact your centre. Exam officers manage individual arrangements; a website countdown should not be used to resolve a clash or decide that you can miss a paper.

Update the date in your planner and review the work leading up to it. In Pace, official defaults can be corrected and later restored. Keep an explanation of any manual change so it is not mistaken for a newly issued board date.

Use dates to shape revision priorities

Put each paper in the plan separately. That lets you see a sequence of exams rather than one distant deadline. Maintain subjects with later papers while gradually bringing forward the work needed for earlier ones.

Use the countdown calculator for an individual date and the timetable builder for the next week. Neither replaces your centre’s official information.

Practical answers

Questions before you start

Are these my personal GCSE exam dates?

No. The page points to official timetable sources and explains the common window. Your centre confirms the papers and arrangements that apply to you.

Is Eduqas the same as a Wales-only WJEC course?

Do not assume they are the same qualification. Check the exact awarding organisation and specification with your school, especially during qualification changes in Wales.

Where are A-level dates?

The same official board pages contain A-level or GCE timetables. Select the correct qualification; the GCSE final date is not the final date for the A-level series.

Sources & checking

Primary sources checked on . Examples are illustrative. Confirm assessment arrangements with your centre; linked documents may be updated.