The list below shows the status of our school, university and professional examinations. Test takers should read the special test taker measures (in the expandable section below) and be fully prepared to comply.
Following the Japanese government’s declaration of a ‘State of Emergency’ on 7 April 2020, all examinations at British Council Japan are now cancelled until 17 May 2020, and our office is closed. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. he health and safety of our staff, customers and the communities in which we operate are our top priority, and we support all the ongoing efforts to stem the spread of Covid-19.
Re-scheduling and refunds
If your examinations have been cancelled , please contact your examinations boards directly for rescheduling and/or refunds. If you have paid local centre fees to the British Council, you may receive a full/partial refund.
Examinations board: University of London
Scheduled dates: April, May, June 2020
Current status: University of London has decided to cancel all written examinations (including those for International Foundation Programme (IFP) ) that were scheduled to take place in April, May and June 2020. EMFSS and Computing and Information Systems/Creative Computing examinations will be postponed until July.
Status update expected: University of London will begin notifying students shortly.
Examinations board: King's College London
Scheduled dates: May 2020
Current status: Based on the current circumstances, overseas exams have now been cancelled. Refunds have been issued in full to students for exam fees paid to the University.
Status update expected: Please regularly check the university website or your student portal.
Examinations board: Imperial College London
Scheduled dates: April 2020
Current status: Imperial Global MBA examinations will be cancelled.
Status update expected: Please regularly check the university website or your student portal.
Examinations board: HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
Scheduled dates: April to August 2020
Current status: Heriot-Watt University has taken the decision to not arrange any August 2020 examinations through its worldwide exam centres or at any Heriot-Watt campus.
Status update expected: The university will be issuing students with “take home exams” for August 2020 as an interim solution. The university is currently planning to resume business as usual for the December 2020 examinations. Please check the MyHWU Portal on a regular basis for all University news, this is where you will find the latest information on Coronavirus (Covid 19).
Examinations board: Open University
Scheduled dates: April 2020
Current status: The University made the decision to cancel the April 2020 examinations.
Status update expected: The university will notify candidates directly.
Examinations board: University of Sheffield
Scheduled dates: May and June 2020
Current status: The university has taken the decision to cancel all formally invigilated examinations. This includes all upcoming examinations that were due to take place during the months of May and June
Status update expected: Please regularly check the university website or your student portal.
Examinations board: BPP University
Scheduled dates: April and May 2020
Current status: All examinations until the end of May have now been cancelled
Status update expected: The university is still awaiting an update regarding LPC exams scheduled to take place in June and will be back in touch.
Examinations board: ACCA
Scheduled dates: 1-5 June 2020
Current status: Postponed to 6-10 July 2020
Status update expected: Please regularly check the ACCA website for latest development. If you need to contact ACCA about any issues relating to any student-related enquiry, please email ACCA Connect at: info@accaglobal.com