Explore Pakistan and its place on the global stage through time
With a unique and modern syllabus, our International GCSE Pakistan Studies course offers students a thorough understanding of Pakistan’s human and physical geography and its people’s experiences throughout history and in recent times.
- Builds an understanding of Pakistan’s geography, history and culture right up to the modern day through discussion of both familiar themes and contemporary issues.
- Offers a clear assessment structure that enables students to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and skills of analysis and evaluation.
- A mixture of compulsory and optional modules allows for an engaging specification that will stimulate your students and develop their understanding of key historical and geographical issues.
International GCSE Pakistan Studies (9236)
View the switching guide to see the differences between your old International GCSE Pakistan Studies specification and the OxfordAQA specification (version updated February 2024).
OxfordAQA International GCSE Pakistan Studies covers the following topics:
- The Pakistan Movement (1857-1947)
- Pakistan into the 21st century
- One of: The spread of Islam (c. 700-c. 1831) or the Mughal Empire (c. 1526-c. 1856)
- The landscape and resources of Pakistan
- The people and economy of Pakistan
- One of: Globalisation, transport and communication in Pakistan or creating a sustainable future for Pakistan
OxfordAQA provides all the resources and advice you need to teach the International GCSE Pakistan Studies specification effectively.
- Download the specification
- Read our switching guide
- View our training courses to help you deliver OxfordAQA International GCSE Pakistan Studies
- Approved textbooks and resources published by Oxford University Press
This specification is part of our new 2024 suite of International GCSE, AS and A-level qualifications. Our team of experts are busy producing more teaching and learning support resources for your teaching staff. Visit our resources for teachers area to keep up to date with new resources as they are made available, including:
- Schemes of work to allow you to plan how to deliver the specification in a way that will best suit you and your students
- Teaching guidance to outline clearly the scope of teaching and learnig
- Topic tests and mock exam analysers to allow you to track your students’ progress throughout the teaching year
Paper 1 – The history and culture of Pakistan:
- Section A – The Pakistan Movement (1857-1947)
- Section B – Pakistan into the 21st century
- Section C (Option A) – The spread of Islam (c. 700-c. 1831)
- Section C (Option B) – The Mughal Empire (c. 1526-c. 1856)
- 1 hour 45 minutes
- 76 marks
- 50% of GCSE
Paper 2 – The human and physical geography of Pakistan:
- Section A – The landscape and resources of Pakistan
- Section B – The people and economy of Pakistan
- Section C (Option A) – Globalisation, transport and communication in Pakistan
- Section C (Option B) – Creating a sustainable future for Pakistan
- 1 hour 45 minutes
- 76 marks
- 50% of GCSE
Take a look at:
- The OxfordAQA International GCSE Pakistan Studies switching guide
- Example specimen exam paper and mark scheme
You must be an approved OxfordAQA centre to enter students for our exams. Make sure you become an OxfordAQA centre before you start teaching a course.
