IGCSE May/June 2027 Timetable: Exam Dates, Zones and Entry Deadlines

The Cambridge IGCSE June 2027 written exams run from Monday 26 April to Friday 11 June 2027 on Cambridge's final Zone 4 timetable, released to schools at the end of October 2026. The first paper is Biology 0610 Paper 4, and the science multiple-choice papers come last, in June. Entries open in mid-November 2026 and close in February 2027.

Counted from today, 10 November 2026, the first written paper is 167 days away. That is about 24 weeks, and it is less time than most students assume, because the order of the papers is the reverse of what many people expect.

June 2027 dates for the main IGCSE subjects

These dates are read from the Zone 4 final timetable. Jordan, the UAE and Saudi Arabia sit Zone 4 papers, which carry variant 2 codes such as 0580/22 and 0610/42. If your centre is in another zone, the date is usually the same but the morning or afternoon session can change. Our guide to Cambridge exam zones shows how much.

Practical Papers 5 sit on the same morning as the Alternative to Practical for each science. Geography 0460 runs on 29 April, 13 May and 18 May; History 0470 on 7, 10 and 20 May; and Literature in English 0475 on 12 and 19 May, all in the afternoon in Zone 4.

Speaking and practical tests come before the written papers

Some components have a test window or a fixed date before 26 April, so your June series can start in March:

• First Language English 0500 speaking and listening (component 04): 1 March to 26 April 2027.
• English as a Second Language 0510 speaking (component 32): 30 March to 27 April 2027.
• ICT 0417 practical papers: 0417/21 on 31 March, 0417/31 on 1 April, 0417/22 on 19 April and 0417/32 on 21 April. Your variant decides which date is yours.
• Foreign-language speaking tests such as French 0520: 1 March to 30 April 2027.

What the order means for your revision

The June 2027 timetable puts each science's longest, highest-weighted paper first and its multiple-choice paper last. In Biology, Paper 4 on 26 April and Paper 2 on 8 June are six weeks apart. Chemistry has the same shape: theory on 27 April, multiple choice on 10 June.

That changes what "start revising" should mean. If your plan is to cover content first and do theory papers in May, you will meet Biology and Chemistry Paper 4 before the plan reaches them. Get the written papers ready by mid-April. The multiple-choice papers can take the extra weeks in May, when most of your other theory papers are behind you.

• November to December 2026
  Close content gaps in the sciences and Maths. Use mock results to see which topics lose you the most marks.
• January to February 2027
  Practise Paper 4 questions by topic and mark them against the mark scheme. Confirm your entries and your Core or Extended tier with your school.
• March to mid-April 2027
  Timed full Paper 4s for Biology, Chemistry and Maths Paper 2. Do speaking tests and ICT practicals as they come.
• 26 April to mid-May 2027
  The theory papers and Alternative to Practical papers. Between them, revise the next paper only.
• Late May to 11 June 2027
  Multiple-choice practice for Physics, Biology and Chemistry, plus Economics Paper 1.

For topic-by-topic practice, our guides to 0580 past papers by topic and 0625 Paper 4 set out a method, and how to self-mark past papers covers the marking. The revision timetable guide turns the dates above into a weekly plan.

Entry deadlines for June 2027

Cambridge's 2026 calendar for exams officers sets out the steps for the June 2027 series. Your school does the entering; you need to know the dates so you can check it has been done correctly.

Private candidates register through a centre, such as the British Council, and each centre sets its own closing date before Cambridge's. Late entries usually cost extra. Our guides for registering with the British Council in Jordan, the UAE and Saudi Arabia explain the steps, and taking IGCSE without a school covers the rest.

When are June 2027 results?

The documents we read do not give a June 2027 results date. As a guide, Cambridge released June 2026 IGCSE and O Level results to schools on 18 August 2026, and AS and A Level results on 11 August 2026. November 2026 IGCSE results come out in January 2027; see IGCSE results day, January 2027.

FAQ

Sources

• Cambridge International, Cambridge Final Exam Timetable June 2027, Zone 4, version 1, November 2026.
• Cambridge International, Key dates and activities for 2026: monthly calendar (international).
• Cambridge International help centre, "What is the difference between IGCSE Business Studies 0450 and IGCSE Business 0264?"
• Cambridge International, Cambridge IGCSE Business 0264 syllabus for 2027, 2028 and 2029.