We issue results files at 12.01am on restricted results release days via A2C and Interchange.

For Cambridge Advanced Nationals and the Level 3 Certificate in Sustainability, we provide two EDI results files: one containing the qualification grade and total qualification mark and another containing the moderated and examined unit results. 

Our EDI results files are in the latest JCQ format (currently version 14).

This format is used by all the JCQ awarding bodies (see the JCQ formats booklet).

To download the results files via A2C, you’ll need the latest version of the basedata. 

To download your results files, open A2C on your computer and, from the inbox, select the ‘Send/Receive files’ button. From here you can import the files to your MIS. 

How to import the files will depend on your MIS. Please contact your MIS supplier for more details. 

If you haven’t received your files as expected, check your A2C log and see if the file has been recorded there. If yes, please close, log in again and select ‘send/receive’ for the file to appear. 

Alternatively, please check another user at the centre has not already downloaded the results on another PC.

If you have further questions about A2C, please see the JCQ FAQs.

A2C access keys are typically valid for 10 years, so you may receive a warning to say yours has expired. However, they will continue to work even if you're seeing a warning message.

If you want to request a new access key, you can do this in Interchange from Centre Information > A2C Data Exchange and then follow the on-screen instructions.

You can read more about using A2C on the JCQ website.

You can also access results files via Interchange. To access these files, log in to Interchange, hover over ‘Results’ in the left-hand menu and then click on ‘XML/EDI results’. 

Once results are issued, we publish updated results files on a weekly basis via Interchange. These will be available each Monday until the end of the post-results period.