Understanding retake entries for March series

It’s important to understand what a retake entry is. If you do not work towards the correct entry deadline, you may be charged late entry fees unnecessarily. Centres and candidates sometimes think a 'retake' is any time when a candidate sits an exam again. However, we have a specific definition of a 'retake entry'.

What is a retake entry?

The March exam series has a separate retake deadline because the first time entry deadline has already passed before November results are released. This means that you can make retake entries for the March series. However, the candidate must have been entered for the previous November series to count as a retake. 

You must also tick the retake indicator box, otherwise we will charge you late entry fees (for entries made after the first time entry deadline).

Examples

1. A candidate took Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) in the November exam series and wants to improve their result by sitting a different combination of 0625 components in the following March exam series.

This is a retake entry.

2. A candidate took Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) in the March exam series and wants to improve their result by sitting a different combination of 0625 components in the following November exam series.

This is not a retake - March is not the exam series immediately before the November exam series.

3. A candidate took Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) in the March series and wants to improve their result by sitting a different combination of 0625 components in the following June series.

This is not a retake - the June exam series does not have a separate retake entry deadline.

March exam series results are not released by the time June exam series entries have to be submitted, so centres cannot use the candidate’s performance in March to decide whether to make their June entry.

4. A candidate took the AS components of Cambridge International A Level Mathematics (9709) in the November exam series and wants to carry those marks forward and complete the A2 components of 9709 in the following March exam series for a full A Level result.

This is a retake entry.

5. A candidate took the AS components of Cambridge International A Level Mathematics (9709) in the March exam series and wants to carry those marks forward and complete the A2 components of 9709 in the following November exam series for a full A Level result.