GCSE Science₈₄₆₄

Students will be required to demonstrate the following mathematics skills in GCSE Combined Science assessments.

Questions will target maths skills at a level of demand appropriate to each subject. In Foundation Tier papers questions assessing maths requirements will not be lower than that expected at Key Stage 3 (as outlined in Mathematics programmes of study: Key Stage 3 by the DfE, document reference DFE-00179-2013). In Higher Tier papers questions assessing maths requirements will not be lower than that of questions and tasks in assessments for the Foundation Tier in a GCSE Qualification in Mathematics.

Mathematical skills references are taken from the DfE subject criteria.