Cambridge International Education

The registration for Cambridge International May/June 2026 series opens now.

1.  REGISTRATION TIMELINE

IGCSE/O Level,AS & A Level Qualification

• Standard entry deadline: 11 February 2026, 17:00 (China standard time)
•  Late entry deadline: 9 April 2026, 17:00 (China standard time)

* If the application status is not “Payment Successful” by the deadlines for different stages, the late entry penalty for the next stage will be charged.

2.  Exam centres

Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Wuhan

*More cities coming soon.

3.  REGISTRATION GUIDANCE AND EXAM FEE

Please refer to the registration guidance and submit an application on our online registration system: Cambridge International Exam Registration Guidance_ May/June 2026 

The Registration Guidance document is comprised of three parts:

• Registration Notice and FAQs: including the questions that you may have during the registration process.
• SRS Registration System Guidance: the step-by-step procedures of using our registration portal to complete the exam registrations.
• Exam Information Sheets: including registration timeline, option codes of most available subjects, exam timetable, and exam fee list of different entry stages. The exam fee is comprised of board fee and local fee.

Please go through this document and make sure that you understand and accept the content of this document before you submit registrations. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Once the payment of your exam application is completed, you are not allowed to modify your registrations. You are responsible for any mistakes of the registrations due to your own reasons.

4. REFUND AND CANCELLATION FOR CAMBRIDGE (EFFECTIVE FROM 01 JULY 2025)

• If a withdrawal request is submitted before the standard registration deadline, 80% of the test service fee will be refunded (after deduction of an administration fee of 20% test service fee).
• After the standard registration deadline, cancellations will only be considered under exceptional circumstances and must be supported by valid supporting documents. For example, if the cancellation is due to medical reasons, the request must be submitted before the test day along with a medical certificate. The British Council reserves the right to check the supporting documents and to decide whether to approve the cancellation application or not. If the cancellation application is approved, 80% of the test service fee will be refunded (after deduction of an administration fee of 20% test service fee). 
• The cancellation application must be submitted in writing using the registered email address to the British Council Global Exams Services National service mailbox (Email: Globalexams.China@britishcouncil.org.cn, Service hour: 09:00-12:00, 13:30-17:00, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays).
• The refund will be processed approximately 4 to 6 weeks after the request is approved, returned via the original payment channel. 
• After the test day, or once the first exam component within the examination entry has commenced, the British Council will no longer accept any withdrawal requests. 

5. STATEMENT OF ENTRY AND EXAM VENUE ARRANGEMENT

• The Statement of Entry will be sent by email to the candidate’s registered email address 1-2 weeks after each registration phase ends. Candidates should carefully check their personal information (including name, date of birth, and gender) and the registered Syllabus/Component upon receiving the Statement of Entry. If there are any problem, please contact us promptly.

• The detailed exam arrangements, including the exam venue, exam times will be sent to the candidate’s registered email address 1–2 weeks before the exam. Please make sure to read the information carefully. Candidates are advised to regularly check their registered email inbox after completing registration to avoid missing any important notifications.

 

•  The Statement of Entry will be sent by email to the candidate’s registered email address within 1 week after each registration phase ends.Candidates should carefully check their personal information (including name, date of birth, and gender) and the registered Syllabus/Component upon receiving the Statement of Entry. 
• The detailed exam arrangements, including the exam venue, exam times will be sent to the candidate’s registered email address 1–2 weeks before the exam. Please make sure to read the information carefully.
• Please click to check: Cambridge International Notice to Candidates on exam day in Oct/Nov 2025 exams series

1.  CANDIDATE STATEMENT OF RESULTS AND CERTIFICATE

The results and certificate release timeline:

Exam Series	Candidate Statement of Results will be released	Certificate will be released
May/June	Result release day	Mid of November
October/November	Result release day	Mid of April

The results of Oct/Nov 2025 exam series will be released:

• AS & A Level: 09 January 2026, 14:00 (China standard time).
• IGCSE and O Level: 15 January 2026, 14:00 (China standard time).

Information for checking results has been sent to candidates by email. Cambridge International only provides Electronic Statement of Results and do not issue paper copies. The Electronic Statement of Results will be sent to the candidate’s registered email address within 7 days after the results release.

The certificate is only available in hardcopy. We will notify candidates of the collection method via email. 

2. RESULTS FAQ AND POST-RESULTS SERVICES

Candidate are advised to download the "Cambridge International Results Guidance" to learn more about results FAQ and the application process for post results services. 

Application deadlines for Post Results Services:

• ATS: 11 March 2026, 17:00  (China standard time).
• Other Services: 25 February 2026, 17:00 (China standard time).

Processing time: Please check above "Cambridge International Results Guidance" for details

Cambridge International Post Results Service
Service number	Description	Total Fee  (CNY / VAT included)
		AS & A2 Level / A Level	O Level / IGCSE
ATS	Access to scripts: A photocopy of the marked exam paper that you can use to decide whether to request a review of marking or clerical re-check service.	Free of Charge	Free of Charge
1	Clerical re-check: A re-check of all procedures leading to the issue of a result. This service checks that all parts of the script were marked; that the marks were totalled correctly; and that the marks were recorded correctly.	741.6	710.7
1S	Clerical re-check with a copy of the script: The same as ‘Service 1’ but you also receive a copy of the script.	1060.9	1050.6
2	Review of marking and clerical re-check: A review of the original marking to check that the agreed mark scheme was applied correctly. Also includes the re-checks detailed in Service 1.	1215.4	1091.8
2S	Review of marking and clerical re-check with a copy of the script: The same as ‘Service 2’ but you also receive a copy of the script.	1565.6	1431.7

* The fee listed above included 3% VAT and will be calculated per exam unit.

* The refund policies regarding the changes in results after post results services can be found in above " Cambridge International Results Guidance " .