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AQA GCSE Design and Technology past papers and mark schemes

AQA GCSE Design and Technology past papers

June 2025 Latest

Paper 1
8552/1QPMSER
Paper 2

June 2024

For every paper this year Examiner report

Paper 1
8552/1QPMSER

June 2023

For every paper this year Examiner reportExaminer report

Paper W
2022June

June 2022

Paper 1
8552/1ER
Paper CE
Paper W
QPMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
2021November

November 2021

Paper W
2020November

November 2020

For every paper this year Examiner report

Paper W

Questions by topic

Stuck on one topic? Practise just that.

Every question is lifted out of its paper and filed under its topic, with its mark scheme.

2 topics and 11 real exam questions in AQA GCSE Design and Technology, each with its mark scheme.

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AQA GCSE Design and Technology

Code8552

At a glance

The course
AQA GCSE Design and Technology 8552, Ofqual QAN 603/0984/2, was first examined in 2017. It has 1 paper: Paper 1, 2 hours and 100 marks.
The papers
  • Paper 1, 8552/1: 50% weighting.
What we hold
We hold 9 papers from 6 sittings, November 2020 to June 2025.
Full title
AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Design and Technology ยท QAN 603/0984/2 ยท 2017 onwards

Not AQA? Same subject, other boards.

Each board sets completely different papers. Check yours before you revise the wrong thing for months.

The board and course code are printed on the front of every mock paper.

HELP. Which board am I??

Find a mock or past paper from school. The board's name is at the top of the front cover, and the course code is printed next to it, like 8552. No paper to hand? Ask your teacher which board and course code you are entered for.

Other courses, no papers held

AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Design and Technology (Short Course)AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Design and Technology: Electronic ProductsAQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Design and Technology: Food TechnologyAQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Design and Technology: Graphic ProductsAQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Design and Technology: Product DesignAQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Design and Technology: Resistant Materials TechnologyAQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Design and Technology: Systems and Control TechnologyAQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Design and Technology: Textiles TechnologyAQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Design and Technology 3541Design and Technology: Electronic Products (Short Course) 3551Design and Technology: Food Technology 3542Design and Technology: Food Technology (Short Course) 3552Design and Technology: Graphic Products 3543Design and Technology: Graphic Products (Short Course) 3553Design and Technology: Product Design 3544Design and Technology: Resistant Materials Technology 3545Design and Technology: Resistant Materials Technology (Short Course) 3555Design and Technology: Systems and Control Technology 3546Design and Technology: Textiles Technology 3547Design and Technology: Textiles Technology (Short Course) 3557

Memes

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

Laugh now. Cry in the exam hall later. Then come back 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

D&T starter pack

One sheet of MDF, guardedHot glue gun burnPortfolio with 47 iterationsThis website
Collect all four