Calculators in examinations

We want you to be confident that your Casio calculator is allowed in examinations.

All calculator models sold by Casio UK are permitted in UK school exams. Some models are
permitted in Irish and IB exams.

We recognise that schools and students want to ensure that the calculator is correctly set up. Please
click on your model below for further help.

For non-school examinations, please refer to your institution’s regulations.

Scientific calculators Graphic calculators

Current models Current models

fx-83GTX fx-CG50
https://education.casio.co.uk/products/gtx https://education.casio.co.uk/products/cg50

fx-85GTX fx-9860GII
https://education.casio.co.uk/products/gtx https://education.casio.co.uk/products/9860gii

fx-991EX fx-9750GII
https://education.casio.co.uk/products/991EX https://education.casio.co.uk/products/9750gii

Discontinued models Discontinued models

fx-83GT PLUS fx-CG20

https://education.casio.co.uk/products/83gt-85gt- https://education.casio.co.uk/products/casio-cg20
plus
fx-9860GII SD
fx-85GT PLUS https://education.casio.co.uk/products/9860gii
https://education.casio.co.uk/products/83gt-85gt-
plus

fx-991ES PLUS
https://education.casio.co.uk/products/casio-991es

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 Basic scientific calculators in examinations
Models

fx-83GTX fx-85GTX fx-83GT PLUS fx-85GT PLUS

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Exam eligibility
These models are permitted in all UK, Irish and IB DP examinations.

Country Board GCSE A-level National Higher Junior Leaving DP C&G

England AQA Yes Yes - - - - - -
Edexcel Yes Yes - - - - - -
OCR Yes Yes - - - - - -
Wales WJEC Yes Yes - - - - - -
N.I. CCEA Yes Yes - - - - - -
Scotland SQA - - Yes Yes - - - -
Ireland SEC - - - - Yes Yes - -
Non- IB - - - - - - Yes -
territorial C&G - - - - - - - Yes

Please note that permitted means the calculator is allowed in the exam. It does not mean that it is
suitable for the exam. There may be functions that you need that are not on the calculator. Please
refer to your syllabus and our comparison chart [https://education.casio.co.uk/comparison-chart]
for functions.

These calculators do not have

 symbolic algebra manipulation

 symbolic differentiation or integration
 ability to store text or mathematical formulae
 language translators
 programming

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 Advanced scientific calculators in examinations
Models

fx-991EX fx-991ES PLUS

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Exam eligibility
These models are permitted in all UK examinations.

These models are not permitted in Irish and IB DP examinations.

Country Board GCSE A-level National Higher Junior Leaving DP C&G

England AQA Yes Yes - - - - - -
Edexcel Yes Yes - - - - - -
OCR Yes Yes - - - - - -
Wales WJEC Yes Yes - - - - - -
N.I. CCEA Yes Yes - - - - - -
Scotland SQA - - Yes Yes - - - -
Ireland SEC - - - - No No - -
Non- IB - - - - - - No -
territorial C&G - - - - - - - Yes

Please note that permitted means the calculator is allowed in the exam. It does not mean that it is
suitable for the exam. There may be functions that you need that are not on the calculator. Please
refer to your syllabus and our comparison chart [https://education.casio.co.uk/comparison-chart]
for functions.

These calculators do not have

 symbolic algebra manipulation
 symbolic differentiation or integration
 ability to store text or mathematical formulae
 language translators
 programming

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 fx-9750 calculator in examinations
Model

fx-9750GII

Exam eligibility
This model is permitted in all UK and IB DP examinations.

This model is not permitted in Irish examinations.

Country Board GCSE A-level National Higher Junior Leaving DP C&G

England AQA Yes Yes - - - - - -
Edexcel Yes Yes - - - - - -
OCR Yes Yes - - - - - -
Wales WJEC Yes Yes - - - - - -
N.I. CCEA Yes Yes - - - - - -
Scotland SQA - - Yes Yes - - - -
Ireland SEC - - - - No No - -
Non- IB - - - - - - Yes -
territorial C&G - - - - - - - Yes

Please note that permitted means the calculator is allowed in the exam. It does not mean that it is
suitable for the exam. There may be functions that you need that are not on the calculator. Please
refer to your syllabus and our comparison chart [https://education.casio.co.uk/comparison-chart]
for functions.

This calculator do not have

 symbolic algebra manipulation
 symbolic differentiation or integration
 ability to store text or mathematical formulae
 language translators

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 fx-9860 calculators in examinations
Models

fx-9860GII fx-9860GII SD
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Exam eligibility
These models are permitted in all UK examinations.

These models are permitted in IB DP examinations with restrictions.

These models are not permitted in Irish examinations.

Country Board GCSE A-level National Higher Junior Leaving DP C&G

England AQA Yes Yes - - - - - -
Edexcel Yes Yes - - - - - -
OCR Yes Yes - - - - - -
Wales WJEC Yes Yes - - - - - -
N.I. CCEA Yes Yes - - - - - -
Scotland SQA - - Yes Yes - - - -
Ireland SEC - - - - No No - -
Non- IB - - - - - - Restricted -
territorial C&G - - - - - - - Yes

Please note that permitted means the calculator is allowed in the exam. It does not mean that it is
suitable for the exam. There may be functions that you need that are not on the calculator. Please
refer to your syllabus and our comparison chart [https://education.casio.co.uk/comparison-chart]
for functions.

Examination mode
These calculators have an examination mode. Examination mode prevents vector calculations and
access to stored data.

UK: Students are required to erase stored data.

We recommend using Examination Mode for A-level Maths (and GCSE, as this is the easiest to verify.
For Further Maths we recommend Exam Reset as this doesn’t disable vector arithmetic, and does
make the calculator compliant with JCQ regulations.

IB: Examination mode is required for use in examinations. Please refer to IB documentation.

This calculator do not have

 symbolic algebra manipulation
 symbolic differentiation or integration
 ability to store text or mathematical formulae
 language translators

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 Colour Graphic calculators in examinations
Models

fx-CG50 fx-CG20 (discontinued)

Exam eligibility
These models are permitted in all UK examinations.

These models are permitted in IB DP examinations with restrictions.

These models are not permitted in Irish examinations.

Country Board GCSE A-level National Higher Junior Leaving DP C&G

England AQA Yes Yes - - - - - -
Edexcel Yes Yes - - - - - -
OCR Yes Yes - - - - - -
Wales WJEC Yes Yes - - - - - -
N.I. CCEA Yes Yes - - - - - -
Scotland SQA - - Yes Yes - - - -
Ireland SEC - - - - No No - -
Non- IB - - - - - - Restricted -
territorial C&G - - - - - - - Yes

Examination mode
These calculators have an examination mode. Examination mode prevents vector calculations, 3D
graphs and access to stored data.

UK: Students are required to erase stored data.

We recommend using Examination Mode for A-level Maths (and GCSE, as this is the easiest to verify.
For Further Maths we recommend Exam Reset as this doesn’t disable vector arithmetic and 3D
graphs, and does make the calculator compliant with JCQ regulations.
The calculator must be in Examination Mode for any Science examination because the Physium app
contains electron configurations in the periodic table.
You can download instructions below.

IB: Examination mode is required for use in examinations. Please refer to IB documentation.

This calculator do not have

 symbolic algebra manipulation
 symbolic differentiation or integration
 ability to store text or mathematical formulae
 language translators

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