Combined Science

GCSE Science is a subject you all have to study and it helps you in a wide range of careers. Look at the separate sciences to see where each one could take you. 

GCSE Combined Science

Contact Information: Mr D. Tooke - Head of Science

AQA Combined Science (Trilogy): GCSE Double Award

Course Content

The vast majority of students will study Combined Science at key stage 4, which will gain you two GCSEs in the subject. Students studying Combined Science will cover the three science disciplines (Biology, Chemistry and Physics).

Skills Developed

Students who undertake Combined Science will have the opportunity to explore scientific ideas in greater depth.

Assessment

All exams (six in total) are completed at the end of the two year course. There are two exams for each of the three disciplines as outlined below. Combined Science will have a 17 point grading system adopting the new grading scale, from 9-9, 9-8 through to 2-1, 1-1.

Exam - Paper 1&2

Weighting of course - 16.7%

Tiers of entry - Higher / Foundation

Exam date - May/June

Marks available - 70

Duration - 1hr 15 mins

Progression Routes

Academic 

A level Biology

A Level Chemistry

A level Physics

Applied

Level 3 BTEC courses

Apprenticeships

Employment (examples)

Medicine

Engineering

Nursing

Forensic

Science

Physiotherapy