Sixth Form Overview
Students aged 17-18 years old
Sixth Form Curriculum
Key Stage 5
Secondary Teachers
Meet the team
Students aged 17-18 years old
Key Stage 5
Meet the team
Physics at GCSE will follow the GCSE syllabus and will be examined using the AQA GCSE Physics (8463). This syllabus is
new from September 2016 with the first exams in 2018. This board has introduced the 1-9 grading scale that aligns
with the new scale for GCSE’s in England.
The GCSE syllabus for AQA Physics tier has been broken up into nine main domains;
Topics 1–4:
Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
100 marks
50% of GCSE
Questions
Multiple choice, structured, closed short answer and
open response.
Topics 5-8 with some elements of energy change
Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
100 marks
50% of GCSE
Questions
Multiple choice, structured, closed short answer and
open response.
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