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Cancel 2022 GCSE exams due to prolonged and signifcant disruption.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

The current Y10 cohort have had considerable and prolonged disruption to their education over a two year period. Both GCSE courses and KS3 learning have been severely disrupted making exams very unfair.
In light of the significant and prolonged disruption to education, the Government need to cancel GCSE exams for the 2022 cohort and use teacher assessments to ensure the system is fair for all.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Cancel A-level and GCSE exams 2022: Cancel A-level and GCSE exams 2022

Reduce content for 2022 A-level and GCSE exams: Reduce content for 2022 A-level and GCSE exams

Review 2022 exam arrangements for GCSEs and A-levels: Review 2022 exam arrangements for GCSEs and A-levels

Timeline

11 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
12 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Jan 2021

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