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We have scanned a small selection of Biology O Level, GCSE and A Level syllabuses, question papers, mark schemes and examiners’ reports for you to access online. Please note there are no mark schemes for any exam subjects before 1991 and only a limited number of examiner reports for subjects from 1957.

A Level

1957

  • Syllabus (PDF, 1MB)
  • Question paper (PDF, 806KB)

1967

  • Syllabus (PDF, 9MB)
  • Question paper (PDF, 831KB)
  • Report (PDF, 3MB)

1974

  • Syllabus (PDF, 1MB)
  • Question paper (PDF, 1MB)

1984

  • Syllabus (PDF, 816KB)
  • Question paper (PDF, 1MB)
  • Report (PDF, 1MB)

1994

  • Syllabus (PDF, 3MB)
  • Question paper (PDF, 4MB)
  • Report (PDF, 2MB)
  • Mark scheme (PDF, 2MB)

2000

  • Syllabus (PDF, 4MB)
  • Question paper (PDF, 5MB)
  • Report (PDF, 2MB)
  • Mark scheme (PDF, 2MB)

2010

  • Syllabus (PDF, 3MB)
  • Question paper (PDF, 4MB)
  • Report (PDF, 1MB)
  • Mark scheme (PDF, 3MB)

GCSE

1994

  • Syllabus (PDF, 3MB)
  • Question paper (PDF, 3MB)
  • Report (PDF, 1MB)
  • Mark scheme (PDF, 1MB)

2010

  • Syllabus A (PDF, 4MB)
  • Question paper A (PDF, 5MB)
  • Report A (PDF, 1MB)
  • Mark scheme A (PDF, 3MB)

O Level

1957

  • Syllabus (PDF, 893KB)
  • Question paper (PDF, 735KB)

1967

  • Syllabus (PDF, 3MB)
  • Question paper (PDF, 960KB)
  • Report (PDF, 13MB)

1974

  • Syllabus (PDF, 944KB)
  • Question paper (PDF, 784KB)

1984

  • Syllabus (PDF, 939KB)
  • Question paper (PDF, 1MB)
  • Report (PDF, 930KB)
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