Examinations - Full Course

Examiner Reports 2011 May/June Series
(PDF), Last Updated: 11 November 2011

Examiner Reports 2010 May/June Series
(PDF), Last Updated: 16 December 2010

Examiner Reports 2009 May/June Series
(PDF), Last Updated: 25 November 2009

Examiner Reports 2008 May/June Series
(PDF), Last Updated: 31 October 2008

Examiner Reports 2007 May/June Series
(PDF), Last Updated: 14 February 2008

Examiner Reports 2006 May/June Series
(PDF), Last Updated: 03 July 2007

Examiner Reports 2005 May/June Series
(PDF), Last Updated: 03 July 2007

All GCSE ICT exams are externally set and moderated and are available each summer. There is one exam for the GCSE short course and two exams for the full GCSE.

Exam questions are drawn from all areas of the specification and examine all the assessment objectives. All questions are compulsory. Exam questions may involve:

factual recall and understanding of material from the specification content; and/or
analysis, interpretation and evaluation of data and information.

The table below offers a summary of examination papers, weighting percentages and grade ranges.

Tiers	Full Course
	Foundation	Higher
Grades Available	C-G	A*-D(E)
Written Papers	Paper 1 (20%) 1 Hour	Paper 1 (20%) 1½ hours
Written Papers	Paper 2 (20%) 1 hour	Paper 2 (20%) 1 hour

For more information, see the full course specification.