Private Candidates:
As a private candidate, taking exams can be overwhelming and daunting, especially if you are unsure of the procedures. Emperia College is a friendly centre that offers advice and guidance to private candidates. We are approved OCR examination center and we can help you with most written exams at GCSE/A Levels and also we accommodate you for universities admission testings
GCSE/A Levels
New candidates MUST visit the Centre IN PERSON to register. (A parent cannot register on behalf of their child) To process registration you must bring the following documents:
- Photographic identification (passport or driver’s license)
- Proof of address document within the past 6 months (utility bill, TV licence, etc).
- Registration form can be completed in person on-site
- UCI number – (only if you have written exams elsewhere in the past 5 years): *The UCI is 13 characters in total - 12 digits and a letter on the end. The best place to find this number is on your previous Statement of Results (or Statement of Entry).
- Pay full fees at our centre on day of registration.
- Book an appointment Monday – Thursday from 9:30am to 3:00pm
Exam fees for internal candidates (students must register for a minimum of 10 hours of tuition or join one of our courses) In their exams subject
- GCSE £90 per subject
- GCE- £75 per unit
Students registering for less than 10 hours’ tuition in their exam subject will be considered as “private” candidates for whom there is a %50 surcharge in exam entry fees.
- GCSE £135 per subject
- GCE- £115 per unit
Late entry charges
- Stage 1 Late Fee £50 per GCSE/ GCE unit
- Stage 2 Late Fee £90 per GCSE/GCE unit
We also invite students to sit with us Cambridge Assessment Admissions Tests like
Cambridge assessments and Oxford tests
University of Cambridge pre-interview assessments
University of Oxford admissions tests
| Course | Admissions test(s) |
| Biomedical Sciences Medicine |
BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) |
| Classics | Classics Admissions Test (CAT) |
| Classics and English | Classics Admissions Test (CAT) English Language Admissions Test (ELAT) |
| Classics and Modern Languages | Classics Admissions Test (CAT) Modern Languages Admissions Test (MLAT) |
| Classics and Oriental Studies | Classics Admissions Test (CAT) Oriental Languages Aptitude Test (OLAT) |
| Computer Science Computer Science and Philosophy Maths Maths and Computer Science Maths and Philosophy Maths and Statistics |
Mathematics Admissions Test (MAT) |
| Economics and Management | Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) Section 1 |
| Engineering Science Materials Science Physics Physics and Philosophy |
Physics Aptitude Test (PAT) |
| English Language and Literature | English Language Admissions Test (ELAT) |
| English and Modern Languages | English Language Admissions Test (ELAT) Modern Languages Admissions Test (MLAT) |
| European and Middle Eastern Languages | Modern Languages Admissions Test (MLAT) Oriental Languages Aptitude Test (OLAT) |
| Geography Human Sciences Philosophy Politics and Economics (PPE) Psychology Psychology Philosophy and Linguistics (PPL) |
Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) |
| History History (Ancient and Modern) History and English History and Politics |
History Admissions Test (HAT) |
| History and Economics | History Admissions Test (HAT) Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) Section 1 |
| History and Modern Languages | History Admissions Test (HAT) Modern Languages Admissions Test (MLAT) |
| Modern Languages Modern Languages and Linguistics Philosophy and Modern Languages |
Modern Languages Admissions Test (MLAT) |
| Oriental Studies Religion and Oriental Studies |
Oriental Languages Aptitude Test (OLAT) (depending on course options) |
| Philosophy and Theology | Philosophy Test |
BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT)
BMAT
Other admissions tests and assessments
CPSQ
English Literature Admissions Test (ELAT)
International Medical Admissions Test (IMAT)
Mathematics Admissions Test (MAT)
Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA)
STEP Mathematics
Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA)
