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GCSEs: the official student guide to the system

Are you thinking about which GCSE subjects to take? Are you about to sit your final exams? Do you want to know what happens to your exam paper after you hand it in? If so, this official student guide is for you.

This document was published by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA). The regulatory function of QCA is now the responsibility of the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual). Ofqual regulates qualifications and monitors national curriculum assessments in England.