Please note that the dates given below apply to all levels of the International Certificate test. For International Certificate Young Learners test dates, please see the International Certificate Young Learners page.
For administrative reasons, it is not always possible to offer every test session to all centres. If you have a local representative, please contact them for all test dates available in your region. If not, email pqs.internationaleo@pearson.com for details. These dates are for the test centres' reference. Test takers, please refer to your local test centre for further information.
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2026
February 2026
| Session | Feb 26 | | Access arrangements request deadline | 17 Jan | | Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms | 17 Jan | | Entry window opens | 12 Dec | | Modified papers request deadline | 12 Dec | | Diacritic certificate requests open | 12 Dec | | Entry deadline | 09 Jan | | Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form | 16 Jan | | Test taker withdrawal deadline | 30 Jan | | Oral test period start | 31 Jan | | Oral test period end | 14 Feb | | Written test* | 14 Feb | | Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson | 19 Feb | | Upload for LWT audio submission | 20 Feb | | Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson | 21 Feb | | Diacritic certificate request closes | 21 Feb | | Results available via Edexcel Online | 30 Mar | | Results despatched by post from UK | 30 Mar | | Review of marking submission window - start | 06 Apr | | Review of marking submission window - end | 20 Apr | | Performance reports sent by email from the UK | 07 Apr | | Certificates dispatched by post from UK | 07 Apr | | Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK | 13 Apr |
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March 2026
| Session | Mar 26 | | Access arrangements request deadline | 28 Feb | | Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms | 28 Feb | | Entry window opens | 23 Jan | | Modified papers request deadline | 23 Jan | | Diacritic certificate requests open | 23 Jan | | Entry deadline | 20 Feb | | Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form | 27 Feb | | Test taker withdrawal deadline | 13 Mar | | Oral test period start | 14 Mar | | Oral test period end | 28 Mar | | Written test* | 28 Mar | | Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson | 02 Apr | | Upload for LWT audio submission | 03 Apr | | Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson | 04 Apr | | Diacritic certificate request closes | 04 Apr | | Results available via Edexcel Online | 11 May | | Results despatched by post from UK | 11 May | | Review of marking submission window - start | 18 May | | Review of marking submission window - end | 01 Jun | | Performance reports sent by email from the UK | 18 May | | Certificates dispatched by post from UK | 18 May | | Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK | 25 May |
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May 2026
| Session | May 26 | | Access arrangements request deadline | 18 Apr | | Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms | 18 Apr | | Entry window opens | 13 Mar | | Modified papers request deadline | 13 Mar | | Diacritic certificate requests open | 13 Mar | | Entry deadline | 10 Apr | | Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form | 17 Apr | | Test taker withdrawal deadline | 01 May | | Oral test period start | 02 May | | Oral test period end | 16 May | | Written test* | 16 May | | Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson | 21 May | | Upload for LWT audio submission | 22 May | | Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson | 23 May | | Diacritic certificate request closes | 23 May | | Results available via Edexcel Online | 29 Jun | | Results despatched by post from UK | 29 Jun | | Review of marking submission window - start | 06 Jul | | Review of marking submission window - end | 20 Jul | | Performance reports sent by email from the UK | 06 Jul | | Certificates dispatched by post from UK | 06 Jul | | Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK | 13 Jul |
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June 2026
| Session | Jun 26 | | Access arrangements request deadline | 23 May | | Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms | 23 May | | Entry window opens | 17 Apr | | Modified papers request deadline | 17 Apr | | Diacritic certificate requests open | 17 Apr | | Entry deadline | 15 May | | Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form | 22 May | | Test taker withdrawal deadline | 05 Jun | | Oral test period start | 06 Jun | | Oral test period end | 20 Jun | | Written test* | 20 Jun | | Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson | 25 Jun | | Upload for LWT audio submission | 26 Jun | | Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson | 27 Jun | | Diacritic certificate request closes | 27 Jun | | Results available via Edexcel Online | 03 Aug | | Results despatched by post from UK | 03 Aug | | Review of marking submission window - start | 10 Aug | | Review of marking submission window - end | 24 Aug | | Performance reports sent by email from the UK | 10 Aug | | Certificates dispatched by post from UK | 10 Aug | | Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK | 24 Aug |
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October 2026
| Session | Oct 26 | | Access arrangements request deadline | 12 Sep | | Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms | 12 Sep | | Entry window opens | 07 Aug | | Modified papers request deadline | 07 Aug | | Diacritic certificate requests open | 07 Aug | | Entry deadline | 04 Sep | | Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form | 11 Sep | | Test taker withdrawal deadline | 25 Sep | | Oral test period start | 26 Sep | | Oral test period end | 10 Oct | | Written test* | 10 Oct | | Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson | 15 Oct | | Upload for LWT audio submission | 16 Oct | | Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson | 17 Oct | | Diacritic certificate request closes | 17 Oct | | Results available via Edexcel Online | 23 Nov | | Results despatched by post from UK | 23 Nov | | Review of marking submission window - start | 30 Nov | | Review of marking submission window - end | 14 Dec | | Performance reports sent by email from the UK | 30 Nov | | Certificates dispatched by post from UK | 30 Nov | | Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK | 07 Dec |
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December 2026
| Session | Dec 26 | | Access arrangements request deadline | 07 Nov | | Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms | 07 Nov | | Entry window opens | 25 Sep | | Modified papers request deadline | 25 Sep | | Diacritic certificate requests open | 25 Sep | | Entry deadline | 23 Oct | | Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form | 30 Oct | | Test taker withdrawal deadline | 20 Nov | | Oral test period start | 21 Nov | | Oral test period end | 05 Dec | | Written test* | 05 Dec | | Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson | 10 Dec | | Upload for LWT audio submission | 11 Dec | | Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson | 24 Dec | | Diacritic certificate request closes | 04 Jan 27 | | Results available via Edexcel Online | 01 Feb 27 | | Results despatched by post from UK | 01 Feb 27 | | Review of marking submission window - start | 08 Feb 27 | | Review of marking submission window - end | 22 Feb 27 | | Performance reports sent by email from the UK | 08 Feb 27 | | Certificates dispatched by post from UK | 08 Feb 27 | | Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK | 15 Feb 27 |
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*November series is now removed. A1 (4060) offered in June and October only.
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