Welcome to Helpful Questions – your guide to our college examinations service. Here, you can find information on everything from accessing your results and certificates to understanding the rules and regulations surrounding your exams.
The Examinations team aim to provide internal students with an effective and efficient service when overseeing and administering the whole exams process whilst adhering to the JCQ regulations. This may include managing timetable clashes, ensuring special requirements are met and liaising with external awarding bodies.
All certificates (except Ulster University) will be posted to students’ home addresses, so it’s essential to keep your address up to date, as replacements incur a cost from the awarding body. Higher Education certificates can be collected from the Exams Office or presented at the December ceremony. Ulster University students must collect their certificates in person with valid photo ID, arranged through their Exams Office.
All results are issued via Student Prospect Accounts. In preparation for the receipt of results, it is important for students to ensure they have access to their account at the beginning of the academic year, please contact the IT department with any Student Prospect accessibility issues.
Welcome to Helpful Questions – your guide to our college examinations service. Here, you can find information on everything from accessing your results and certificates to understanding the rules and regulations surrounding your exams.
The Examinations Team will provide you will all the key details related to your examinations, including:
Closing dates for examination entries
Entry and registration fees
Examination dates, times and venues
Result release dates and when certificates will be issued.
Examination Offices are located on each campus - Ballymena, Coleraine, Magherafelt and Newtownabbey. When contacting the exams team, please direct your query to the exams office where you studied your course. When you need to get in touch, make sure to contact the Exams office based at the campus where you studied your course.
Most certificates, except for those awarded by Ulster University, will be posted directly to your home address. It is essential that your student record contains your correct address, so be sure to check and update it if needed. If your certificate is sent to the wrong address, you will need to request a replacement from the relevant awarding body, and this may involve a cost.
If you are studying a Higher Education course, you can choose to either:
• Receive your certificate at the Higher Education Graduation Ceremony (normally held in December), or
• Collect it from the Exams Office at the campus you attended.
If you are an Ulster University student, you will need to collect your certificate in person. Please contact your Exams Office to arrange a date and time for collection. You must bring valid photographic ID, as certificates cannot be released without it. To request a replacement certificate or a certified statement of results, visit: www.gov.uk
You will receive all of your exam results through your Student Prospect Account. To make sure you can access your results without delay, it is important to confirm you can log in to your account at the start of the academic year.
If you are having trouble accessing your Student Prospect account, email the IT department at servicedesk@nrc.ac.uk for support.
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Note Closing date for Summer 2026 GCSE exam entries is Friday 30 January 2026. |
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Photographic identification Photographic identification must be brought to ALL examinations. Please ensure you are in the examination room at least 15 minutes prior to the commencement of the exam. |
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No devices IPODs, Mobile Phones, MP3/4 Players, Smartwatches, No Potential Technological/Web Enabled Sources of Information are prohibited from the examination room. Possession of unauthorised items, such as a mobile phone, is a serious offence and could result in DISQUALIFICATION from your examination and your overall qualification. |
Further information for exam candidates:
Coursework assessment
Non-examination assessment
On-screen tests
Written examinations
Checklist to prepare for sitting examinations
Using social media and examinations/assessments
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