Exam Information

Year 11 PPE Examination Timetable - November 2023

Exams Results

GCSE Exam Results day is Thursday 22nd August 2024. Students can collect their results in person from school between 10am - 12pm.

If you are on unable to attend on results day to pick up your results, they can be emailed to you providing you send an email to gwilliams@ryecollege.co.uk. This email request can be made in advance and you must use your Rye College email account to do so. Requests from other email providers (e.g. hotmail, yahoo etc) will not be authorised. Your Rye College email accounts will remain active until after the summer holiday.

Students can collect their results between 10am and 1pm. If they wish to nominate a family member to collect them on their behalf, they will have to complete the attached form. WE CANNOT RELEASE RESULTS UNLESS THIS FORM IS COMPLETED.

Exams Results Permission Form

Need more information?

Contact our Exam Officer Mr Williams

What to do if you have concerns or questions about your grades

Appeals and Centre Grade Review Information

Updated: 09/07/2021 258 KB

DfE website on GCSE reforms

The DfE has launched a website with more details about the further 20 reformed GCSEs. It includes information for parents, students, employers and anyone working in education. The homepage directs users to fact sheets for parents, employers, further and higher education institutions, which provide explanations of the new grading system and other information about the reforms. A short video to explain the changes is also included.

Exam Season Guidance & Tips

Coping With Exam Pressure

Updated: 03/04/2019 296 KB

GCSE Reforms 2018 - Frequently Asked Questions for Parents

Updated: 11/05/2018 328 KB

GCSE Reforms 2018 - Frequently Asked Questions for Students

Updated: 11/05/2018 201 KB

How To Be A Good Reviser

Updated: 20/04/2018 5.18 MB

6 Reasons To Put Your Phone Away

Updated: 20/04/2018 362 KB

Advice for Parents

Updated: 20/04/2018 218 KB

Help & Advice

Updated: 20/04/2018 1.02 MB

Performing Well

Updated: 20/04/2018 1012 KB

Preparing for Exam Day

Updated: 20/04/2018 1.40 MB

Pamper Yourself

Updated: 20/04/2018 999 KB

Plan Ahead

Updated: 20/04/2018 1.06 MB

Keeping Calm on Exam Day

Updated: 20/04/2018 440 KB

Information Documents

No Mobile Phones Poster - possession of mobile phones, mp3 players, digital storage devices, iWatches, iPads etc are all strictly prohibited in examinations. With the advent of smart watches and wrist-worn data storage devices, all wristwatches are also prohibited in examinations too.

Documents from the Joint Council for Qualifications website

Warning to Candidates Poster

Information for Candidates - Controlled Assessments

Information for Candidates - Coursework

Information for Candidates - Written Exams

Notice to parents and families:

All decisions relating to examination entry lie with the Headteacher: these include withdrawal from specific examinations and tier entry level.

We ask families to support us...

Try to ensure that:

Your daughter/son gets a good night’s sleep before exams.
They know the start times of every exam that they are taking that day.

They have all the equipment they need:

At least 2 new black pens (blue pens are not allowed in JCQ controlled examinations), and 2 sharp pencils;
a rubber;
a ruler;

Sometimes they may also need:

a calculator (GCSE Maths Paper 2, and all science exams allow calculators);
a protractor;
a compass;
coloured pencils.

Pencil cases must be transparent.

Please also note:
Water is allowed in clear bottles with labels removed (no fizzy, no squash).

Sweets are only allowed in clear plastic bags, and without wrappers.

If your daughter/son is too ill to take their exam:
Inform the college immediately by leaving a message with the receptionist for the Exams Officer;

Take your child to their GP, explain that your daughter/son is too ill to take their exam and ask for a certificate or a note.

Ensure that the certificate is sent to the school as soon as possible, addressed to the Exams Officer with a covering note from you.

The school will then apply to the exam board for special consideration. In this way your child may gain a mark for the missed exam. Please note that this is not guaranteed and if granted will be an average assessed on your daughter/son’s previous performance.

Unauthorised absence from one of more examination:
Students who miss one or more examinations, owing to unauthorised absence, will be charged for the relevant entry fees.

College contacts:
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with the college if you would like more help or advice to prepare your son or daughter for their GCSEs.

In the first instance, contact your son or daughter’s form tutor. You can also telephone your son/daughter’s subject teachers, who will be able to answer questions relating to preparation or to levels of entry.

Certificates

Exams Certificates are issued in the autumn, and due to the value and privacy attached, have to be signed for and collected in person. If you wish to allow a family member to collect these for you, please complete the attached form.WE CANNOT RELEASE CERTIFICATES UNLESS THIS FORM IS COMPLETED.

Permission to Collect Exams Certificates

Need more information?

Contact our Exam Officer Mr Williams