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Edexcel GCSE Japanese (1JA0) past papers and mark schemes

Edexcel GCSE Japanese past papers

June 2025 Latest

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June 2024

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June 2023

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2022June

June 2022

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2021November

November 2021

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2020November

November 2020

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2019June

June 2019

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Old course 500/4461/8 June 2011 to June 2016. The exam before 1JA0: still good practice, but the papers are numbered differently.

June 2016

Unit 5JA01
Unit 5JA02
Unit 5JA03
Unit 5JA04

June 2015

Unit 5JA01
Unit 5JA02
Unit 5JA03
Question paper not in the archiveQPMSER
Unit 5JA04

June 2014

Paper

June 2013

Unit 5JA01
Unit 5JA02
Unit 5JA03
Unit 5JA04

June 2012

Unit 5JA01
Unit 5JA02
Unit 5JA03
Unit 5JA04

June 2011

Unit 5JA01
Unit 5JA02
Unit 5JA03
Unit 5JA04

Paper by year

Edexcel GCSE Japanese

Code1JA0

At a glance

The course
Edexcel GCSE Japanese 1JA0, Ofqual QAN 603/1105/8, ran from 2017 to 2029.
What we hold
We hold 67 papers from 13 sittings, June 2011 to June 2025.
Full title
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Japanese ยท QAN 603/1105/8 ยท 2017-2029

Not Edexcel? Same subject, other boards.

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

Edexcel is the only board we hold for GCSE Japanese.

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 1JA0. No paper to hand? Ask your teacher which board and course code you are entered for.

Also on this page 1JA0 500/4461/8 100/0885/8

Edexcel 500/4461/8 Earlier

Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Japanese ยท 2009-2018

Its 21 papers from 6 series are in the years above.

Other courses, no papers held

EDEXCEL Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Japanese

Japanese at other levels

Memes

Certified Japanese memes. Peer-reviewed by nobody.

Laugh now. Cry in the exam hall later. Then come back and do a past paper.

Learn the stroke order
Draw it vaguely and pray
Me writing kanji in the exam
Reading hiragana
Reading katakana
Reading kanji with furigana
Reading kanji with no furigana like a legend
Japanese enlightenment, ranked

Mum ๐Ÿ’–

how's japanese going?? ๐Ÿฅฐ

learning kanji rn

so impressive!! ๐ŸŒธ

๐Ÿ“ฑ Screen time this week ยท YouTube6h 14m

It was anime. With subtitles.

Japanese starter pack

Kanji flashcards, 400 of themStroke order you ignoredListening audio, very politeThis website
Ganbatte, all four