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A Level History
A Level breadth and depth studies with source and interpretation analysis plus an independent coursework investigation.
Courselo drafts the full syllabus, lessons and practice from the verified History format in a few minutes.
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At a glance
- Set by
- AQA / Pearson Edexcel / OCR / WJEC / CCEA / Cambridge International / Pearson Edexcel (IAL)
- Level
- Sixth form / post-16 (Years 12–13, age 16–19)
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Programme
- A Level (AS & A Level)
- 10 versions
- AQAPearson EdexcelOCR History AWJEC (Wales)CCEA (Northern Ireland)Cambridge InternationalCambridge International European History (US schools)Cambridge International International History (US schools)Cambridge International US History (AS only, US schools)Pearson Edexcel International A Level
The format, as published
- AQA: Breadth study 2 h 30 min (40%), Depth study 2 h 30 min (40%), NEA historical investigation 3,000–3,500 words (20%).
- Edexcel: Paper 1 2 h 15 min (30%), Paper 2 1 h 30 min (20%), Paper 3 2 h 15 min (30%), coursework (20%).
- OCR A: British period study 1 h 30 min, Non-British period study 1 h, Thematic study & interpretations 2 h 30 min, topic-based essay NEA (20%).
- Cambridge 9489: document question, outline study, interpretations and depth-study papers; no coursework.
Summarised from official sources. Always confirm dates and rules with the exam board.Official information(opens in a new tab)