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i need to change the name on my gcse certificate?

10 replies

Jass27 · 13/12/2024 20:39

Hi, I have two names and two surnames, but my GCSE certificate only shows my two names and only one of my surnames. Do I have to change it so that my full name appears or is it okay if I leave it like that?

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Talkinpeace · 13/12/2024 20:42

a) cannot be done
b) why - its part of your personal history

LynetteScavo · 13/12/2024 22:53

No, you don't have to change it. I have my name in the wrong order on my GCSE certificates. School asked me what I name I wanted on them and idiotic 15 year old me swapped my first names around. It's never been an issue.

LynetteScavo · 13/12/2024 22:53

School knew my actual name, so why they asked me I've no idea!

Changingplace · 13/12/2024 23:31

Since uni, nobody has ever asked to see my GCSE certificates ever, no you don’t need to do this or even worry about it.

UnnervingYetCaptivating · 13/12/2024 23:32

Nobody has ever asked to see mine and as a result I have made it through life with many more qualifications than I actually have

Juicyapple44 · 19/12/2024 19:18

Maybe contact the exam boards and see if it's possible, I have had to show certificates for every job I have applied for. Also for funding for a apprenticeship, on top of that I had to show marriage certificate to show name change and prove GCSEs were mine.

seven201 · 19/12/2024 19:44

Teaching jobs require you to show your gcse certificates. It's annoying. As long as you have proof they are indeed your certificates, then it won't matter. I think I had to provide my marriage certificate.

SilverChampagne · 19/12/2024 19:47

Do they show your name at the time you took the exams?
The exam boards won’t change them, why on earth do you think they would?

ARichtGoodDram · 19/12/2024 19:47

Is a recently issued certificate? Did they make an error?

Chowtime · 19/12/2024 20:28

Exam boards won't change your name on the certificate as PP have said.

Why do you want it to be changed?

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