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1 Fees quoted are accurate at time of publication. AQA reserves the right to amend fees at any time and will notify changes in any subsequent versions. Copyright 2018 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Version fees and other charges2017/18 Version issued January 2018 Guidance on our fees and when they FEES AND OTHER CHARGES2017/18 Copyright 2018 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Version are an education charitySupporting you through changeEducation policy reforms mean GCSEs, A-levels and school performance measures are all changing. We are supporting teachers through this challenging period, so that the transition to the new qualifications is as smooth as possible, and their focus can remain on students.

2 Find out more about how we are supporting teachers through changes to GCSEs, AS and might also be interested in our resources that explain how exams familyWe also provide resources to support your teaching and build effective tests to track your students progress through our family of companies Exampro, Testbase and find out more about what we do, visit our website at are an independent education charity and the largest provider of academic qualifications taught in schools and colleges. We set and mark the papers for nearly half of all GCSEs and A-levels taken every year and our qualifications are taught in more than 30 countries around the world.

3 They are highly valued by employers and universities and enable young people of all abilities to progress to the next stage of their out of five leading universities, we have over a century of qualifications expertise. Today, we employ more than 1,000 people and work with around 28,500 teachers, lecturers, subject experts and academics who help set and mark our purpose is to advance education by enabling students and teachers to realise their potential. Any money we make through providing qualifications gets invested back into education and enables us to develop and offer a broad range of qualifications. It also funds other educational services, such as assessment research, and our Unlocking Potential mentoring scheme for young exam feesWe aim to provide market-leading specifications and first class support services that are excellent value for our fees include a comprehensive support package for teachers, including opportunities for professional development (CPD).

4 Our overall aim is to keep our prices competitive, while taking account of the changes to the exam system which are leading to increased previously, we have set higher fees in some subjects, for example those with comparatively low Entry levels and/or high delivery costs. This approach helps us to offer schools and colleges as wide a choice of subjects as FEES AND OTHER CHARGES2017/18 Copyright 2018 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Version (click on text or page number to go direct to page)We are an education charity 2 Supporting you through change 2 Our family 2 Entry details dates and explanation of charges 4 Basedata 4 Entry deadline 4 Entry fee 4 Late Entry fee 4 Very late Entry fee 4 Amendment fee 4 Withdrawn students 4 Late awards (aggregations)

5 4 Retrospective or very late awards 4 Table of key dates 5 Transferred students 6 November 2017 7 January 2018 8 March 2018 11 Reform GCSE specifications summer 2018 12 GCSE specifications summer 2018 15 Reform AS and A-level specifications summer 2018 24A-level specifications summer 2018 29 Level 1/2 Technical Awards summer 2018 45 AQA Level 1/2 Awards summer 2018 45 Functional Skills specifications summer 2018 47 Entry Level Certificates specifications summer 2018 48 Awards and Certificates in Personal and Social Education summer 2018 49 Foundation Certificate of Secondary Education summer 2018 50 AQA Certificates summer 2018 51 Free Standing Mathematics Qualification summer 2018 52 Level 1 and 2 Projects and Extended Projects summer 2018 53 AQA Baccalaureate summer 2018 53 Unit Award summer 2018 54 Other charges (GCSE and A-level) summer 2018 55 Transferred students summer 2018 55 Post-Results Services 56 Entry FEES AND OTHER CHARGES2017/18 Copyright 2018 AQA and its licensors.

6 All rights reserved. Version detailsDates and explanation of chargesBasedataBasedata is specification, fees and timetable information in the inter-board common format. It is designed to be imported into school or college administration software. Please see deadlineThe final date for entries to be received by us before additional charges are feeThe fee is charged in full for each Entry feeCharged for each Entry for a new student received after the entries deadline for each exam series. This fee is 100 % of the original Entry fee and is in addition to the Entry late Entry feeCharged for each very late Entry for a new student received from the date specified for each exam series (see table of key dates on page 5).

7 This fee is 150 % of the original Entry fee and in addition to the Entry feeCharged for each amendment to entries for an existing student made from the date specified for each exam series (see table of key dates on page 5). This fee is 100 % of the original Entry fee and is in addition to the Entry fee for any new studentsEntry fees will be refunded for each Entry withdrawn by schools/colleges before the date specified for each exam series (see table of key dates on page 5). Late, very late and amendment fees are not refunded. No refunds are made for those withdrawn after these dates (except on medical grounds, where partial refunds will be considered) or where students are simply absent from the exam.

8 Any request for a partial refund of fees must be accompanied by satisfactory supporting medical evidence. Fees paid cannot be carried forward from one exam or series to awards (aggregations)Subject award entries will be accepted without additional fees during the four week period immediately following the publication of results (until the closing date for enquiries about results).Retrospective or very late awardsAfter the closing date for enquiries about results (four weeks after the results are published) requests for an award (aggregation) in that series or any previous series will incur an additional fee of per student per subject award to be FEES AND OTHER CHARGES2017/18 Copyright 2018 AQA and its licensors.

9 All rights reserved. Version of key datesBelow is a table of key dates for exam series and the dates on which fees will be applied and availableEntry deadlineLate Entry fee applies fromVery late Entry fee applies afterAmendment fee applies afterWithdrawn entries will not be refunded afterNovemberBG171 September 20174 October 20175 October 201725 October 201725 October 201725 October 2017 January1A188 September 201721 October 201722 October 201715 December 201715 December 201715 December 2017 March3G1812 October 201721 January 201822 January 201821 February 201821 February 201821 February 2018 June6A1813 November 201721 February 201822

10 February 201821 April 201821 April 201821 April 20186G1813 November 201721 February 201822 February 201821 April 201821 April 201821 April 2018NB: June GCSE entries must be entered for linear assessment, ie each individual unit Entry and the Award FEES AND OTHER CHARGES2017/18 Copyright 2018 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Version studentsWhere a student takes an exam at a host school/college, ie not the school/college at which he/she is entered, a transferred student fee is charged for each request form per student group request fees only apply if all students in the group are being transferred to the same host table below shows the deadlines for transferred note.