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GCSE Citizenship Studies past papers and mark schemes

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AQA GCSE Citizenship Studies

8100 · 2020 to 2025

Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Studies

1CS0 · 2018 to 2025

OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies

J270 · 2021 to 2025

The boards

About GCSE Citizenship Studies

Not sure which board? Look at the front of any past paper. It names the board and carries a code: 8100 is AQA, 1CS0 is Edexcel and J270 is OCR.

AQA (8100), Edexcel (1CS0) and OCR (J270) set GCSE Citizenship Studies, and the code is printed on the front of your paper. Each board below shows its newest papers and its questions by topic; the board's own page holds the full list.

AQA8100

Since 2018

11,000 a year

AQA's own site

Since 2016

8,000 a year

Edexcel's own site
OCRJ270

Since 2016

2,000 a year

OCR's own site

At a glance

44papers from 3 exam boards, June 2018 to June 2025.
143documents - question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports.

GCSE Citizenship Studies is examined in June and November. Each board's own page holds its full list, back to its first exam.

Memes

Certified Citizenship Studies memes. Peer-reviewed by nobody.

Laugh now. Then pick your board and do a past paper.

Explain separation of powers
Write ‘democracy is good’
Me on the citizenship action question
Knowing what an MP is
Knowing the Lords from the Commons
Explaining devolution at dinner
Asking for a judicial review of your bedtime
Civic enlightenment, ranked

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