Specification 8525
AQA GCSE Computer Science Past Papers
Question papers and mark schemes from 2022–2024, up to June 2024. Each button opens the official PDF straight from AQA.
About these AQA GCSE Computer Science papers
AQA GCSE Computer Science is specification 8525. This page links 12 question papers (3 with mark schemes) across 3 exam series, from June 2022 to June 2024. In the June 2024 series, the 4 papers were:
- 85251A Paper 1A Computational thinking and programming skills (C#)
- 85251B Paper 1B Computational thinking and programming skills (Python)
- 85251C Paper 1C Computational thinking and programming skills (VB.Net)
- 85252 Paper 2 Computing concepts
Sit each paper under timed conditions, then mark it against the official mark scheme. To turn a raw mark into a grade, use AQA grade boundaries for the same series, because boundaries change every year. AQA's examiner reports for each series explain where candidates most often lost marks.
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June 2024
- Paper 1A Computational thinking and programming skills (C#)85251A Question paper Get it marked
- Paper 1B Computational thinking and programming skills (Python)85251B Question paper Get it marked
- Paper 1C Computational thinking and programming skills (VB.Net)85251C Question paper Get it marked
- Paper 2 Computing concepts85252 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2023
- Paper 1A Computational thinking and programming skills (C#)85251A Question paper Get it marked
- Paper 1B Computational thinking and programming skills (Python)85251B Question paper Get it marked
- Paper 1C Computational thinking and programming skills (VB.Net)85251C Question paper Get it marked
- Paper 2 Computing concepts85252 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2022
- Paper 1A Computational thinking and programming skills (C#)85251A Question paper Get it marked
- Paper 1B Computational thinking and programming skills (Python)85251B Question paper Get it marked
- Paper 1C Computational thinking and programming skills (VB.Net)85251C Question paper Get it marked
- Paper 2 Computing concepts85252 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
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