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GCSE past papers
This page has a list of subjects that have free GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) past papers available. Choosing a link will take you to the list of past papers available for that subject.
Availability of examination papers
Our examination papers may not be available as past papers - or may be available, but only of partial use - for various reasons:
- Copyright issues may stop us from publishing an online version of the examination paper.
Example: An English examination where we obtained the right to use a passage from a book for a question – but do not have the right to publish that passage online. - Some papers may depend on additional resource material that we don't have the right to publish online.
Example: An Ordnance Survey map for a Geography examination. - Some papers may depend on additional material that would involve too great a drain on online resources to present.
Example: A lengthy and high resolution video clip for a Media Studies exam past paper. - Past papers in general are only available for the 3 years noted in the publication policy.
In addition to the reasons above, we reserve the right to remove a past paper for any reason at any time.
Past papers
- Additional Applied Science
- Additional Science (Legacy)
- Applied Art and Design
- Applied Business
- Applied ICT
- Applied Science
- Art & Design
- Biology
- Business Studies
- Catering
- Chemistry
- Design & Technology
- Design & Technology (Short Course)
- Design & Technology: Food Technology
- Design & Technology: Graphic Products
- Design & Technology: Product Design
- Design & Technology: Resistant Materials Technology
- Design & Technology: Systems & Control Technology
- Design & Technology: Textiles Technology
- Drama
- Electronics
- English
- English Literature
- French
- German
- Health and Social Care
- History
- Home Economics
- Home Economics - Child Development
- Home Economics - Food & Nutrition
- Home Economics - Textiles
- Hospitality and Catering
- Humanities
- ICT
- Leisure & Tourism
- Mathematics
- Music
- Personal and Social Education
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Preparation for Working Life
- Religious Studies
- Religious Studies A
- Religious Studies B
- Science (Legacy)
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Welsh First Language
- Welsh Second Language
Should you wish to purchase a hard copy of the papers or other material such as mark schemes, you may do so in our online shop, or get in touch directly:
WJEC Bookshop, 245, Western Avenue, Cardiff, CF5 2YX
We welcome visitors to the bookshop, where we sell a range of bilingual greetings cards, Welsh-medium books and presents for children, in addition to resources to support the curriculum.
More details are on the WJEC on-line shop homepage.