GCSENew GCSE Sciences – written papers overview for general sciences
All GCSE Science written papers are 45 minutes long and can be sat in either January or June. View the timetables.
Past question papers and mark schemes
We publish question papers and mark schemes on our website about 9 months after the exams. They are deleted three years later.
Some papers can't be put on the web for copyright reasons – but you can usually buy printed copies for three years after the exams.
For more detailed information, see our Publication policy pages.
June 2007
- Unit 1 Biology (Foundation) – Question Paper (558KB)
Unit 1 Biology (Foundation) – Mark Scheme (49KB) - Unit 1 Biology (Higher) – Question Paper (369KB)
Unit 1 Biology (Higher) – Mark Scheme (51KB) - Unit 1 Chemistry (Foundation)– Question Paper (331KB)
Unit 1 Chemistry (Foundation) – Mark Scheme (101KB) - Unit 1 Chemistry (Higher) – Question Paper (227KB)
Unit 1 Chemistry (Higher) – Mark Scheme (101KB) - Unit 1 Physics (Foundation) – Question Paper (407KB)
Unit 1 Physics (Foundation) – Mark Scheme (51KB) - Unit 1 Physics (Higher) – Question Paper (324KB)
Unit 1 Physics (Higher) – Mark Scheme (55KB)
January 2007
- Unit 1 Biology (Foundation) – Question Paper (265KB)
Unit 1 Biology (Foundation) – Mark Scheme (160KB) - Unit 1 Biology (Higher) – Question Paper (226KB)
Unit 1 Biology (Higher) – Mark Scheme (163KB) - Unit 1 Chemistry (Foundation)– Question Paper (330KB)
Unit 1 Chemistry (Foundation) – Mark Scheme (164KB) - Unit 1 Chemistry (Higher) – Question Paper (490KB)
Unit 1 Chemistry (Higher) – Mark Scheme (163KB) - Unit 1 Physics (Foundation) – Question Paper (244KB)
Unit 1 Physics (Foundation) – Mark Scheme (178KB) - Unit 1 Physics (Higher) – Question Paper (195KB)
Unit 1 Physics (Higher) – Mark Scheme (172KB)
Specimen papers
- Biology/Science A/Science B – B1 Fieldwork revised ISA and marking guidelines
- Chemistry/Additional Science – C2 Rates of Reaction revised ISA and marking guidelines
- Physics – P3 Transformers revised ISA and marking guidelines
- Science A (4461)
- Science B (4462)
- Additional Science (4463)
- Biology (4411)
- Chemistry (4421)
- Physics (4451)
Old specification Question Papers and Mark Schemes
The past papers that can be found here are for the old specification Science courses that had their final examinations in June 2007.
- Biology (3411)
- Biology A (Modular) (3413)
- Chemistry (3421)
- Chemistry A (Modular) (3423)
- Physics (3451)
- Physics A (Modular) (3453)
- Science Double Award (Co-ordinated) (3462)
- Science Single Award (Co-ordinated)(3463)
- Science Double Award (Modular) (3468)
- Science Single Award (Modular) (3469)
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