Petition · past parliament

Do not change Exam dates for Schools to accommadate the festival of Ramadan

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Children in Britain should not be forced to take exams early to fit in with the festival of Ramadan

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Decisions about the dates of exams are taken by exam boards, not by the UK Government or Parliament.

You may be interested in this recent statement made by the Joint Council for Qualifications, which is a membership organisation comprising the seven largest providers of qualifications in the UK:

http://www.jcq.org.uk/media-centre/news-releases/jcq-statement---exam-timetables

Timeline

7 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
8 Jan 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Jan 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.