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Cambridge International Education
Shaftesbury Road
Cambridge
CB2 8EA United Kingdom
www.cambridgeinternational.org
+44 1223 553554
info@cambridgeinternational.org
Cambridge International Education provides qualifications to nearly a million students each year at thousands
of schools in 160 countries. We take the security of our exams extremely seriously. The administration of
Cambridge exams is tightly controlled, especially in respect of question paper security.
As you may know, there have been reports this year that exam papers from several syllabuses were
circulated before the exam.
We understand that many candidates and families have been frustrated and worried by these reports, and –
quite understandably – wanted certainty as soon as possible. It is our policy that we do not comment on such
allegations during the exam series, so that candidates can focus on preparing for upcoming exams. It is also
important that we have time to carry out our investigations thoroughly.
We are very grateful to schools, candidates and families for their patience during this time. Now that the exam
series has finished, we can provide more information.
Our dedicated Exam Security Team has investigated every allegation and concern that was shared with us.
Many of the reports of question papers shared before the exam turned out to be false, and there have been
malicious attempts to undermine the exams and to disturb and upset candidates. It is also clear that there
have been attempts to scam money from candidates in exchange for fake papers.
However, our investigations found some credible evidence of malpractice. Parts of three exam papers were
shared shortly before the exam was taken. The three affected papers were:
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Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics Paper 12, where one question was shared before
the exam was taken
•
Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics Paper 42, where parts of two questions were
shared before the exam was taken
•
Cambridge International AS & A Level Computer Science Paper 22, where parts of one question were
shared before the exam was taken.
In all three cases we found no evidence that the whole paper had been circulated in advance. Copies of the
whole paper that were sent to us had been obtained after the exam had been taken.
We appreciate that most candidates did not attempt to see question papers before the exam. Our priority is to
make sure these candidates receive a fair and reliable grade which reflects their hard work, and their
performance in their exams. That means making sure those who cheated receive no advantage, so that
candidates applying to university compete on an equal basis.
In all three cases we will mark the papers as usual but will discount the questions shared in advance. We will
give full marks to all candidates for those questions. This approach has several advantages:
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we do not take marks away from any candidate
•
candidates’ answers to the questions that remained secure count towards their final result •
the
questions concerned do not differentiate performance of one candidate from another • the total
mark for the paper remains the same.