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Edexcel GCSE Biology past papers and mark schemes
Every Edexcel GCSE Biology past paper Nova has, 2012 to 2024: 74 papers, 72 with their official mark scheme. Open any paper and its mark scheme below, free, no account needed.
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2024
| Paper | Series | Tier | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology Paper 1 | June 2024 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 1 | June 2024 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 2 | June 2024 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 2 | June 2024 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
2023
| Paper | Series | Tier | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology Paper 1 | June 2023 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 1 | June 2023 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 2 | June 2023 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 2 | June 2023 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
2022
| Paper | Series | Tier | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology Paper 1 | June 2022 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 1 | June 2022 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 2 | June 2022 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 2 | June 2022 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
2021
| Paper | Series | Tier | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology Paper 1 | June 2021 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 1 | June 2021 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 2 | June 2021 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 2 | June 2021 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
2020
| Paper | Series | Tier | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology Paper 1 | June 2020 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 1 | June 2020 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 2 | June 2020 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 2 | June 2020 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
2019
| Paper | Series | Tier | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology Paper 1 | June 2019 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 1 | June 2019 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 2 | June 2019 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 2 | June 2019 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
2018
| Paper | Series | Tier | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology Paper 1 | June 2018 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 1 | June 2018 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 2 | June 2018 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology Paper 2 | June 2018 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
2017
| Paper | Series | Tier | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | June 2017 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | June 2017 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | June 2017 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | June 2017 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 3 | June 2017 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 3 | June 2017 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
2016
| Paper | Series | Tier | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | June 2016 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | June 2016 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | June 2016 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | June 2016 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 3 | June 2016 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 3 | June 2016 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
2015
| Paper | Series | Tier | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | June 2015 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | June 2015 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | June 2015 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | June 2015 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 3 | June 2015 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 3 | June 2015 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
2014
| Paper | Series | Tier | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | June 2014 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | June 2014 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | June 2014 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | June 2014 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 3 | June 2014 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 3 | June 2014 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
2013
| Paper | Series | Tier | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | June 2013 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | June 2013 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | June 2013 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | June 2013 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 3 | June 2013 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 3 | June 2013 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | November 2013 | Foundation | Paper |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | November 2013 | Higher | Paper |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | March 2013 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | March 2013 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | March 2013 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | March 2013 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
2012
| Paper | Series | Tier | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | June 2012 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | June 2012 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | June 2012 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | June 2012 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | November 2012 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | November 2012 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | November 2012 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 2 | November 2012 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | March 2012 | Foundation | Paper · Mark scheme |
| Biology (legacy) Unit 1 | March 2012 | Higher | Paper · Mark scheme |
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