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AQA GCSE Computer Science.

Two papers and 3 hours 45 minutes in the exam hall, from 10 May to 19 May 2027.

  1. Mon 10 May · 9.00amPaper 1Computational thinking and programming skills2h · 90 marks
  2. Wed 19 May · 1.30pmPaper 2Computing concepts1h 45 · 90 marks

Dates from AQA’s exam timetable for June 2027 (version 1.1, 14 September 2026). Morning papers start at 9.00am and afternoon papers at 1.30pm. Results come out on 19 August 2027.

Every past paper.

Newest first, each with its mark scheme and examiner report. Every link opens AQA’s own file.

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4 sittings, June 2022 to June 2025. A 4 took between 59 and 74 of 180 marks.

AQA GCSE Computer Science past papers, newest first
SittingPaper 1Computational thinking and programming skills · 2hPaper 2Computing concepts · 1h 45Marks for a 4 and a 7Out of 180, every paper together
June2025C# paperPython paperVB.NET paperMark scheme C#Report C#Paper not on AQA’s siteMark schemeReport4747130
June2024C# paperPython paperVB.NET paperMark scheme C#ReportQuestion paperPaperMark schemeReport4687128
June2023C# paperPython paperVB.NET paperMark schemeReportQuestion paperPaperMark schemeReport4717123
June2022C# paperPython paperVB.NET paperMark schemeReportQuestion paperPaperMark schemeReport4597113

Every link opens a file on the board’s own site, all checked on 3 October 2026; AQA’s full list is in AQA’s past paper finder. The marks for a grade are the board’s published boundaries for the whole sitting.

Turn their marks into a grade.

Add up the marks from all 2 papers, then move the score. Each year has its own line.

June 2026

Grade472 of 180 marks40% of the marks · 21 more marks for a 5

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2026. A boundary gives the grade, not the reason. A tutor marks a real paper and shows where the marks went: paper marking.

We mark AQA Computer Science.

A tutor marks their AQA Computer Science papers, and their free Exam Plan is built on the answers.

AQAGCSE Computer Science · 8525

  • Past papers and mark schemesYes: Free, on this site
  • Grade boundariesYes: Free, on this site
  • Exam datesYes: Free, on this site
  • Papers marked by a tutorYes: Back within 48 hours
  • Exam PlanYes: Free, no card