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Resources for International GCSE Combined Science (9204)
Specification
Familiarise yourself with the syllabus content and assessment structure of this qualification.
Scheme of Work
Plan your course with the help of a suggested pathway through the syllabus so you can be sure you are covering the essential content.
Switching guide
Quickly see the differences between your old International GCSE Combined Science specification and the new OxfordAQA specification.
Science training
To understand the specification and our assessment approach, you can register for all upcoming sessions and watch the webinar recordings.
Teaching guidance – Science Exam Guide
This exam guide is intended for OxfordAQA Science teachers to explain OxfordAQA Science assessment practice. The guide explains how OxfordAQA Science question papers are constructed and why we have taken these decisions.
Teaching guidance video
Preparing to teach GCSE Combined Science? Watch our ‘Teacher Guidance’ video to fully orient yourself with the specification and assessment requirements.
Textbooks
Textbooks are also available from Oxford University Press. If you would like a closer look at the Oxford University Press textbook that supports this qualification, click on the link below. This will allow you to create an account that will give you free access to a 30-day online evaluation copy, meaning you can explore the resource and make sure it is right for you and your students.
International GCSE Combined Science: Biology Student Book - sample chapter
International GCSE Combined Science: Biology Student Book - evaluation copy
International GCSE Combined Science: Chemistry Student Book - sample chapter
International GCSE Combined Science: Chemistry Student Book - evaluation copy
International GCSE Combined Science: Physics Student Book - sample chapter
International GCSE Combined Science: Physics Student Book - evaluation copy
Specimen papers and mark schemes
See how the International GCSE Combined Science specification will be assessed, so you can help your students prepare to sit their exams.
November 2023 past papers and mark schemes
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the November 2023 exam series.
May/June 2023 past papers, mark schemes and examiner’s reports
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the May/June 2023 exam series.
November 2022 past papers, mark schemes and examiner’s reports
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the November 2022 exam series.
May/June 2022 past papers, mark schemes and examiner’s reports
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the May/June 2022 exam series.
November 2021 past papers and mark schemes
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the November 2021 exam series.
November 2020 past papers and mark schemes
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the November 2020 exam series.
May/June 2019 past papers, mark schemes and examiner’s reports
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the May/June 2019 exam series.
November 2019 past papers and mark schemes
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the November 2019 exam series.
International GCSE Combined Sciences Topic Tests
Use our Topic Tests to check your students’ understanding of key areas of the International GCSE Combined Science curriculum. These tests, created by senior examiners to ensure effective subject coverage, come with mark schemes and cover sheets.
Topic Test: Biology - Organisms Interaction with the Environment
Topic Test: Chemistry - Structure Bonding and the Properties of Matter
Topic Test: Chemistry - The Rate and Extent of Chemical Change
Topic Test: Chemistry - Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Topic Test: Physics - Generating and Distributing Electricity
Marked exemplars
Prepare your students in exam technique with the help of exemplar student answers and examiner commentaries that show how examiners interpret the mark scheme.
Command words
Help students prepare for their exams by accessing definitions to command words used in exams and other assessed tasks.
Subject specific vocabulary
Ensure that everyone is using scientific language correctly with this list of word definitions used in our international GCSE science specifications and exam papers (based on ‘The Language of Measurement’ produced by the Association of Science Education).
International GCSE Science Fundamental Skills Booklets
Prepare for your year ahead by accessing the essential information you need to deliver the International GCSE Science specifications. Learn more about each of the ‘fundamental skills’ of GCSE Science – the skills that students need to be able to demonstrate to be successful in that subject. They are related to, but separate from, knowledge of the subject content. For all GCSE Science qualifications the fundamental skills are:
- practical skills
- applying knowledge and understanding (AO2)
- maths skills
- analysis and evaluation (AO3)
- extended response
Practical Handbook
Get all the help you need to undertake practicals with your class. This guide harmonises the rules and guidance for International GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics and includes teachers’ notes, technical guidance and student sheets.
Mock Exam Analyser (MEA) – International GCSE Combined Science
Get a deeper understanding of students’ performance in their mocks and how they can improve, in time for their exams. MEAs are available for use with our May/June 2019 and May/June 2022 papers, exclusively for OxfordAQA schools. Step-by-step instructions are included, or you can read our ‘how to’ guide.
Exampro™
Exampro is an online database of AQA past questions mapped to the new international qualifications, enabling teachers to create their own resources and assessments.
Schools will be given an Exampro username and password when they are approved to teach our qualifications. If you have these you can log in now. If your school is approved to teach our qualifications and you do not know your username and password, contact us.
Enhanced Results Analysis™ tool
Our free Enhanced Results Analysis™ tool (ERA™) gives you instant analysis of your students’ results. You’ll see how students performed in each unit and topic, and the marks they received for each question. This allows you to see which questions proved the most challenging, or how different classes performed, so you know what areas to focus on in following years. ERA™ is available after results are published.
Classroom activity sheets
Access worksheets developed by teachers for teachers, providing a useful set of practical resources to use in the classroom.
Key Stage 3 Mapping Documents
See how Oxford University Press lower secondary resources prepare students for the OxfordAQA International GCSE specification.
Key Stage 3 AQA science syllabus
The AQA approach to teaching the NCfE Key Stage 3 programme of study provides excellent preparation for the OxfordAQA International GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Combined Sciences.
Specification
Familiarise yourself with the syllabus content and assessment structure of this qualification.
Scheme of Work
Plan your course with the help of a suggested pathway through the syllabus so you can be sure you are covering the essential content.
Switching guide
Quickly see the differences between your old International GCSE Combined Science specification and the new OxfordAQA specification.
International GCSE Science Fundamental Skills Booklets
Prepare for your year ahead by accessing the essential information you need to deliver the International GCSE Science specifications. Learn more about each of the ‘fundamental skills’ of GCSE Science – the skills that students need to be able to demonstrate to be successful in that subject. They are related to, but separate from, knowledge of the subject content. For all GCSE Science qualifications the fundamental skills are:
- practical skills
- applying knowledge and understanding (AO2)
- maths skills
- analysis and evaluation (AO3)
- extended response
Key Stage 3 Mapping Documents
See how Oxford University Press lower secondary resources prepare students for the OxfordAQA International GCSE specification.
Key Stage 3 AQA science syllabus
The AQA approach to teaching the NCfE Key Stage 3 programme of study provides excellent preparation for the OxfordAQA International GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Combined Sciences.
Science training
To understand the specification and our assessment approach, you can register for all upcoming sessions and watch the webinar recordings.
Teaching guidance – Science Exam Guide
This exam guide is intended for OxfordAQA Science teachers to explain OxfordAQA Science assessment practice. The guide explains how OxfordAQA Science question papers are constructed and why we have taken these decisions.
Teaching guidance video
Preparing to teach GCSE Combined Science? Watch our ‘Teacher Guidance’ video to fully orient yourself with the specification and assessment requirements.
Textbooks
Textbooks are also available from Oxford University Press. If you would like a closer look at the Oxford University Press textbook that supports this qualification, click on the link below. This will allow you to create an account that will give you free access to a 30-day online evaluation copy, meaning you can explore the resource and make sure it is right for you and your students.
International GCSE Combined Science: Biology Student Book - sample chapter
International GCSE Combined Science: Biology Student Book - evaluation copy
International GCSE Combined Science: Chemistry Student Book - sample chapter
International GCSE Combined Science: Chemistry Student Book - evaluation copy
International GCSE Combined Science: Physics Student Book - sample chapter
International GCSE Combined Science: Physics Student Book - evaluation copy
Subject specific vocabulary
Ensure that everyone is using scientific language correctly with this list of word definitions used in our international GCSE science specifications and exam papers (based on ‘The Language of Measurement’ produced by the Association of Science Education).
Practical Handbook
Get all the help you need to undertake practicals with your class. This guide harmonises the rules and guidance for International GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics and includes teachers’ notes, technical guidance and student sheets.
Classroom activity sheets
Access worksheets developed by teachers for teachers, providing a useful set of practical resources to use in the classroom.
Specimen papers and mark schemes
See how the International GCSE Combined Science specification will be assessed, so you can help your students prepare to sit their exams.
November 2023 past papers and mark schemes
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the November 2023 exam series.
May/June 2023 past papers, mark schemes and examiner’s reports
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the May/June 2023 exam series.
November 2022 past papers, mark schemes and examiner’s reports
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the November 2022 exam series.
May/June 2022 past papers, mark schemes and examiner’s reports
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the May/June 2022 exam series.
November 2021 past papers and mark schemes
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the November 2021 exam series.
November 2020 past papers and mark schemes
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the November 2020 exam series.
May/June 2019 past papers, mark schemes and examiner’s reports
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the May/June 2019 exam series.
November 2019 past papers and mark schemes
Download OxfordAQA past papers and other resources from the November 2019 exam series.
International GCSE Combined Sciences Topic Tests
Use our Topic Tests to check your students’ understanding of key areas of the International GCSE Combined Science curriculum. These tests, created by senior examiners to ensure effective subject coverage, come with mark schemes and cover sheets.
Topic Test: Biology - Organisms Interaction with the Environment
Topic Test: Chemistry - Structure Bonding and the Properties of Matter
Topic Test: Chemistry - The Rate and Extent of Chemical Change
Topic Test: Chemistry - Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Topic Test: Physics - Generating and Distributing Electricity
Marked exemplars
Prepare your students in exam technique with the help of exemplar student answers and examiner commentaries that show how examiners interpret the mark scheme.
Command words
Help students prepare for their exams by accessing definitions to command words used in exams and other assessed tasks.
Mock Exam Analyser (MEA) – International GCSE Combined Science
Get a deeper understanding of students’ performance in their mocks and how they can improve, in time for their exams. MEAs are available for use with our May/June 2019 and May/June 2022 papers, exclusively for OxfordAQA schools. Step-by-step instructions are included, or you can read our ‘how to’ guide.
Exampro™
Exampro is an online database of AQA past questions mapped to the new international qualifications, enabling teachers to create their own resources and assessments.
Schools will be given an Exampro username and password when they are approved to teach our qualifications. If you have these you can log in now. If your school is approved to teach our qualifications and you do not know your username and password, contact us.
Enhanced Results Analysis™ tool
Our free Enhanced Results Analysis™ tool (ERA™) gives you instant analysis of your students’ results. You’ll see how students performed in each unit and topic, and the marks they received for each question. This allows you to see which questions proved the most challenging, or how different classes performed, so you know what areas to focus on in following years. ERA™ is available after results are published.
