GCSE Geography

We've updated our qualifications to reflect changes to 2021 exams and assessment.

Read about the changes to 2021 exams for GCSE Geography

Teaching from: September 2016
Exams from: June 2018
Specification code: 8035
QAN code: 601/8410/3

This exciting course is based on a balanced framework of physical and human geography. It allows students to investigate the link between the two themes, and approach and examine the battles between the man-made and natural worlds.

Students who complete the course will have the skills and experience to progress onto A-level and beyond.

We’ve developed a range of resources to accompany the specification and your teaching, including specimen papers and mark schemes, subject-specific vocabulary and command words. There are more resources to come.

We created this specification with help from teachers, and we welcome feedback about which resources you’d like to see more of. Please get in touch with the team to let us know.

Specification

Specification at a glance

Past papers and mark schemes

Key dates

10 March 2021GCSE Geography preliminary materials issued 10 March 2021. Available on Secure Key Materials on aqa.org.uk and dispatched as paper copy from estimated entries mid-February (8035/3/PM)
11 June 2021 Exam for GCSE Geography Paper 1 (8035/1)
Series: June 2021
Start time: pm
Duration: 1h 30m
16 June 2021 Exam for GCSE Geography Paper 2 (8035/2)
Series: June 2021
Start time: pm
Duration: 1h 30m

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