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Pearson English International Certificate (PEIC): Test Sessions & Key Dates

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TitlePearson English International Certificate (PEIC): Test Sessions & Key Dates
URL NamePEIC-Test-Sessions-Key-Dates
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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 to your region, if not, email pqs.internationaleo@pearson.com for details. These dates are for test centres' reference. Test takers please refer to your local test centre for further information.

2025 - Please choose from the following sessions below:

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June 2025
SessionJun 25
Access arrangements request deadline24 May
Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms24 May
Entry window opens18 Apr
Modified papers request deadline18 Apr
Diacritic certificate requests open18 Apr
Entry deadline16 May*
Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form23 May
Test taker withdrawal deadline06 Jun
Oral test period start07 Jun
Oral test period end21 Jun
Written test21 Jun
Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson26 Jun
Upload for LWT audio submission27 Jun
Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson28 Jun
Diacritic certificate request closes28 Jun
Results available via Edexcel Online04 Aug
Results despatched by post from UK04 Aug
Review of marking submission window - start11 Aug
Review of marking submission window - end25 Aug
Performance reports sent by email from the UK11 Aug
Certificates dispatched by post from UK11 Aug
Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK30 Aug
*Late fees for PEIC are £6 for entries made for the first week after the entry deadline and then £12 thereafter.
October 2025
SessionOct 25
Access arrangements request deadline13 Sep
Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms13 Sep
Entry window opens08 Aug
Modified papers request deadline08 Aug
Diacritic certificate requests open08 Aug
Entry deadline05 Sep*
Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form12 Sep
Test taker withdrawal deadline26 Sep
Oral test period start27 Sep
Oral test period end11 Oct
Written test11 Oct
Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson16 Oct
Upload for LWT audio submission17 Oct
Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson18 Oct
Diacritic certificate request closes18 Oct
Results available via Edexcel Online24 Nov
Results despatched by post from UK24 Nov
Review of marking submission window - start01 Dec
Review of marking submission window - end15 Dec
Performance reports sent by email from the UK01 Dec
Certificates dispatched by post from UK01 Dec
Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK08 Dec
*Late fees for PEIC are £6 for entries made for the first week after the entry deadline and then £12 thereafter.
November 2025
SessionNov 25
Access arrangements request deadline11 Oct
Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms11 Oct
Entry window opens05 Sep
Modified papers request deadline05 Sep
Diacritic certificate requests open05 Sep
Entry deadline03 Oct*
Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form10 Oct
Test taker withdrawal deadline24 Oct
Oral test period start25 Oct
Oral test period end08 Nov
Written test08 Nov
Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson13 Nov
Upload for LWT audio submission14 Nov
Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson15 Nov
Diacritic certificate request closes15 Nov
Results available via Edexcel Online05 Jan 26
Results despatched by post from UK05 Jan 26
Review of marking submission window - start12 Jan 26
Review of marking submission window - end26 Jan 26
Performance reports sent by email from the UK12 Jan 26
Certificates dispatched by post from UK12 Jan 26
Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK19 Jan 26
*Late fees for PEIC are £6 for entries made for the first week after the entry deadline and then £12 thereafter.
December 2025
SessionDec 25
Access arrangements request deadline15 Nov
Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms15 Nov
Entry window opens03 Oct
Modified papers request deadline03 Oct
Diacritic certificate requests open03 Oct
Entry deadline31 Oct*
Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form07 Nov
Test taker withdrawal deadline28 Nov
Oral test period start29 Nov
Oral test period end13 Dec
Written test13 Dec
Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson18 Dec
Upload for LWT audio submission19 Dec
Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson02 Jan 26
Diacritic certificate request closes02 Jan 26
Results available via Edexcel Online09 Feb 26
Results despatched by post from UK09 Feb 26
Review of marking submission window - start16 Feb 26
Review of marking submission window - end02 Mar 26
Performance reports sent by email from the UK16 Feb 26
Certificates dispatched by post from UK16 Feb 26
Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK23 Feb 26
*Late fees for PEIC are £6 for entries made for the first week after the entry deadline and then £12 thereafter.

2026

February 2026
SessionFeb 26
Access arrangements request deadline17 Jan
Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms17 Jan
Entry window opens12 Dec
Modified papers request deadline12 Dec
Diacritic certificate requests open12 Dec
Entry deadline09 Jan
Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form16 Jan
Test taker withdrawal deadline30 Jan
Oral test period start31 Jan
Oral test period end14 Feb
Written test*14 Feb
Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson19 Feb
Upload for LWT audio submission20 Feb
Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson21 Feb
Diacritic certificate request closes21 Feb
Results available via Edexcel Online30 Mar
Results despatched by post from UK30 Mar
Review of marking submission window - start06 Apr
Review of marking submission window - end20 Apr
Performance reports sent by email from the UK07 Apr
Certificates dispatched by post from UK07 Apr
Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK13 Apr
March 2026
SessionMar 26
Access arrangements request deadline28 Feb
Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms28 Feb
Entry window opens23 Jan
Modified papers request deadline23 Jan
Diacritic certificate requests open23 Jan
Entry deadline20 Feb
Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form27 Feb
Test taker withdrawal deadline13 Mar
Oral test period start14 Mar
Oral test period end28 Mar
Written test*28 Mar
Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson02 Apr
Upload for LWT audio submission03 Apr
Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson04 Apr
Diacritic certificate request closes04 Apr
Results available via Edexcel Online11 May 
Results despatched by post from UK11 May
Review of marking submission window - start18 May
Review of marking submission window - end01 Jun
Performance reports sent by email from the UK18 May
Certificates dispatched by post from UK18 May
Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK25 May
May 2026
SessionMay 26
Access arrangements request deadline18 Apr
Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms18 Apr
Entry window opens13 Mar
Modified papers request deadline13 Mar
Diacritic certificate requests open13 Mar
Entry deadline10 Apr
Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form17 Apr
Test taker withdrawal deadline01 May
Oral test period start02 May
Oral test period end16 May
Written test*16 May
Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson21 May
Upload for LWT audio submission22 May
Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson23 May
Diacritic certificate request closes23 May
Results available via Edexcel Online29 Jun
Results despatched by post from UK29 Jun
Review of marking submission window - start06 Jul
Review of marking submission window - end20 Jul
Performance reports sent by email from the UK06 Jul
Certificates dispatched by post from UK06 Jul
Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK13 Jul
June 2026
SessionJun 26
Access arrangements request deadline23 May
Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms23 May
Entry window opens17 Apr
Modified papers request deadline17 Apr
Diacritic certificate requests open17 Apr
Entry deadline15 May
Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form22 May
Test taker withdrawal deadline05 Jun
Oral test period start06 Jun
Oral test period end20 Jun
Written test*20 Jun
Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson25 Jun
Upload for LWT audio submission26 Jun
Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson27 Jun
Diacritic certificate request closes27 Jun
Results available via Edexcel Online03 Aug
Results despatched by post from UK03 Aug
Review of marking submission window - start10 Aug
Review of marking submission window - end24 Aug
Performance reports sent by email from the UK10 Aug
Certificates dispatched by post from UK10 Aug
Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK24 Aug
October 2026
SessionOct 26
Access arrangements request deadline12 Sep
Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms12 Sep
Entry window opens07 Aug
Modified papers request deadline07 Aug
Diacritic certificate requests open07 Aug
Entry deadline04 Sep
Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form11 Sep
Test taker withdrawal deadline25 Sep
Oral test period start26 Sep
Oral test period end10 Oct
Written test*10 Oct
Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson15 Oct
Upload for LWT audio submission16 Oct
Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson17 Oct
Diacritic certificate request closes17 Oct
Results available via Edexcel Online23 Nov
Results despatched by post from UK23 Nov
Review of marking submission window - start30 Nov
Review of marking submission window - end14 Dec
Performance reports sent by email from the UK30 Nov
Certificates dispatched by post from UK30 Nov
Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK07 Dec
December 2026
SessionDec 26
Access arrangements request deadline07 Nov
Deadline for submission of interlocutor/assessor application forms07 Nov
Entry window opens25 Sep
Modified papers request deadline25 Sep
Diacritic certificate requests open25 Sep
Entry deadline23 Oct
Deadline for submission of the Test Notification Form30 Oct
Test taker withdrawal deadline20 Nov
Oral test period start21 Nov
Oral test period end05 Dec
Written test*05 Dec
Deadline for completed tests to be received by Pearson10 Dec
Upload for LWT audio submission11 Dec
Deadline for special consideration requests to be received by Pearson24 Dec
Diacritic certificate request closes04 Jan 27
Results available via Edexcel Online01 Feb 27
Results despatched by post from UK01 Feb 27
Review of marking submission window - start08 Feb 27
Review of marking submission window - end22 Feb 27
Performance reports sent by email from the UK08 Feb 27
Certificates dispatched by post from UK08 Feb 27
Diacritic certificates dispatched by post from UK15 Feb 27

*November series is now removed. A1 (4060) offered in June and October only.

 

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