AQA (8633) and Edexcel (1IN0) set GCSE Italian, 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.

AQA8633

Since 2017

2,000 a year

AQA's own site

Edexcel1IN0

Since 2017

1,000 a year

Edexcel's own site

At a glance

128papers from 2 exam boards, June 2011 to June 2025.

407documents - question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports.

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

Foundation or Higher

FoundationPaper 1: Listening, Paper 2: Speaking, Paper 3: Reading, Paper 4: Writing.
Code ends in LF

HigherPaper 1: Listening, Paper 2: Speaking, Paper 3: Reading, Paper 4: Writing.
Code ends in LH

The code on the paper says which: 8633/LF is Foundation and 8633/LH is Higher.

Higher or Foundation, the subjunctive is still coming for you.

Italian at other levels

International GCSE Italian74 GCE A Level Italian47 Cambridge O Level Italian32 GCE AS Level Italian12

Memes

Certified Italian memes. Peer-reviewed by nobody.

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

Use the passato prossimo

Say ‘mi piace’ again

Me in the speaking exam, five minutes in

Saying ‘mi piace’

Saying ‘mi piace’ with a reason

Using the passato prossimo

Using the subjunctive and immediately leaving

Italian enlightenment, ranked

Mum 💖

practised your speaking today? 🥰

I said ciao to the dog

that's a start 😂

📱 Screen time this week · Netflix4h 2m

The dog is now fluent