Science

Biology 

Chemistry 

Physics 

Exam board: AQA 8464 

Assessment: 2 Examinations 

Paper 1 (Topics 1-4) 

• 1 hour 15 minutes 

• 70 marks 

• 16.6% of GCSE grade 

Paper 2 (Topics 5-8) 

• 1 hour 15 minutes 

• 70 marks 

• 16.6% of GCSE grade 

Exam board: AQA 8464 

Assessment: 2 Examinations  

Paper 1 (Topics 1-5) 

• 1 hour 15 minutes 

• 70 marks 

• 16.6% of GCSE grade 

Paper 2 (Topics 6-10) 

• 1 hour 15 minutes 

• 70 marks 

• 16.6% of GCSE grade 

Exam board: AQA 8464 

Assessment: 2 Examinations 

Paper 1 (Topics 1-4) 

• 1 hour 15 minutes 

• 70 marks 

• 16.6% of GCSE grade 

Paper 2 (Topics 5-7) 

• 1 hour 15 minutes  

• 70 marks  

• 16.6% of GCSE grade 

• All papers will have multiple choice questions, closed short answer questions and more extended response questions 

• Students will also be expected to recall the Required Practicals 

• The difficulty of the questions increases as the paper progresses 

What specialist equipment will my child need? 

In order to be successful in GCSE Science lessons students will require: 

• Scientific calculator 

What revision guides do you recommend? 

These are optional to buy (and other versions are also available), but we would suggest purchasing these to use alongside your course. They will be available through ParentPay: 

• Combined Foundation: ISBN 978-0-00-816085-2 "Collins GCSE Grade 9-1 Revision - AQA GCSE 9-1 Combined Science Foundation” 

• Combined Higher: ISBN 978-0-00-816086-9 "Collins GCSE Grade 9-1 Revision - AQA GCSE 9-1 Combined Science Higher"