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GCSE Design and Technology past papers and mark schemes

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AQA GCSE Design and Technology

8552 ยท 2020 to 2025

Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology

1DT0 ยท 2019 to 2025

OCR GCSE Design and Technology

J310 ยท 2021 to 2025

WJEC GCSE Design and Technology

3601 ยท 2019 to 2025

Eduqas GCSE Design and Technology

C600 ยท 2019 to 2025

CCEA GCSE Design and Technology

8900

No CCEA GCSE Design and Technology papers in the archive yet. The CCEA page โ€บ carries the specification, the papers you sit and the years examined.

The boards

About GCSE Design and Technology

Not sure which board? Look at the front of any past paper. It names the board and carries a code: 8552 is AQA, 1DT0 is Edexcel, J310 is OCR, 3601 is WJEC, C600 is Eduqas and 8900 is CCEA.

AQA (8552), Edexcel (1DT0), OCR (J310), WJEC (3601), Eduqas (C600) and CCEA (8900) set GCSE Design and Technology, 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.

AQA8552

Since 2017

Also 3541, 3551, 3542, 3552, 3543, 3553, 3544, 3545, 3555, 3546, 3547, 3557

51,000 a year

AQA's own site

Since 2017

Also 1970, 1973, 1974, 1971, 1972

10,000 a year

Edexcel's own site
OCRJ310

Since 2017

Also J301, J303, J302, J304, J305, J307, J306, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, J901, 1956, 1957, 1958

5,000 a year

OCR's own site
WJEC3601

Also 3602, 3603

5,000 a year

EduqasC600

Since 2017

11,000 a year

Eduqas's own site
CCEA8900

Since 2017

Also G40

CCEA's own site

At a glance

92papers from 6 exam boards, June 2019 to June 2025.
234documents - question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports.
2topics classified across 11 questions.

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

Memes

Certified Design and Technology memes. Peer-reviewed by nobody.

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

Iterate the design
Hot glue it and pray
Me the week before the NEA deadline
Knowing what MDF is
Doing an ACCESS FM analysis
Annotating every single sketch
Writing a client interview with your mum
D&T enlightenment, ranked

Mum ๐Ÿ’–

what are you making in D&T?? ๐Ÿฅฐ

a phone stand (iteration 12)

you have a phone stand

๐Ÿ“ฑ Screen time this week ยท Pinterest4h 51m

Iteration 13 is coming