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GCSE Geography
Physical and human geography, fieldwork and geographical skills.
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At a glance
- Set by
- AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, WJEC, CCEA, Cambridge International, Pearson Edexcel (International GCSE)
- Level
- Secondary school (Year 10–11 / Grade 9–10, age 14–16)
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Programme
- GCSE & International GCSE (IGCSE)
- 12 versions
- AQAPearson Edexcel Geography APearson Edexcel Geography BOCR Geography A (Geographical Themes)OCR Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)Eduqas Geography AEduqas Geography BWJEC (made-for-Wales, from Sept 2025)CCEACambridge IGCSE GeographyCambridge IGCSE (9-1) GeographyEdexcel International GCSE Geography
The format, as published
- AQA 8035: Paper 1 Living with the physical environment (1 h 30 min, 88 marks), Paper 2 Challenges in the human environment (1 h 30 min, 88 marks), Paper 3 Geographical applications incl. pre-release issue evaluation and fieldwork (1 h 15 min, 76 marks).
- Edexcel A/B, OCR A/B and Eduqas A/B each use three written papers; fieldwork is examined in writing; untiered, 9–1.
- CCEA 3910 and WJEC 3140QS: graded A*-G (unit details unverified).
- Cambridge 0460 (2027–2029 syllabus): Paper 1 Physical Geography and Paper 2 Human Geography (1 h 45 min, 75 marks, 36% each), plus Component 3 coursework or Paper 4 Geographical Investigations (1 h 30 min) (28%), A*-G; Edexcel IGCSE 4GE1: 2 papers.
Summarised from official sources. Always confirm dates and rules with the exam board.Official information(opens in a new tab)