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Appeared in the June 2, 2026, print edition as 'California Professors Want Entrance Exams Back'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Exams are now over for A-level students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

Exams begin for A-level students on 13 May, and finish at the end of June.

From BBC • May 9, 2024

Exams sat in November are typically resits, although students can also resit in the summer.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024

“He can’t afford to be gone that long! Exams are coming up soon.”

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane