GCSEs accredited for first teaching 2017
A breakdown of qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2017 (first teaching).
The information on this page is correct as of October 2017.
New AQA GCSE qualifications (2017)
List of all new AQA GCSE qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2017 (first teaching).
All the GCSE qualifications listed below will be graded 9-1 (9 being the highest grade).
All these qualifications will be linear, meaning all assessments must be taken together at the end of the course.
Awarding Body | Level | Subject |
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AQA | GCSE | Bengali |
AQA | GCSE | Business |
AQA | GCSE | Chinese |
AQA | GCSE | Design and technology |
AQA | GCSE | Economics |
AQA | GCSE | Engineering |
AQA | GCSE | Italian |
AQA | GCSE | Media studies |
AQA | GCSE | Modern Hebrew |
AQA | GCSE | Polish |
AQA | GCSE | Psychology |
AQA | GCSE | Panjabi |
AQA | GCSE | Sociology |
AQA | GCSE | Statistics |
AQA | GCSE | Urdu |
New CCEA GCSE qualifications (2017)
List of all new CCEA GCSE qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2017 (first teaching).
All the qualifications listed below will be graded A*-G with a realigned A* and a new grade C*.
Some qualifications will be linear and some will be modular.
New OCR GCSE qualifications (2017)
List of all new OCR GCSE qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2017 (first teaching).
All the GCSE qualifications listed below will be graded 9-1 (9 being the highest grade).
All these qualifications will be linear, meaning all assessments must be taken together at the end of the course.
Awarding Body | Level | Subject |
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OCR | GCSE | Ancient history |
OCR | GCSE | Business |
OCR | GCSE | Classical civilisation |
OCR | GCSE | Design and technology |
OCR | GCSE | Economics |
OCR | GCSE | Film Studies |
OCR | GCSE | Media studies |
OCR | GCSE | Psychology |
New Pearson GCSE qualifications (2017)
List of all new Pearson GCSE qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2017 (first teaching).
All the GCSE qualifications listed below will be graded 9-1 (9 being the highest grade).
All these qualifications will be linear, meaning all assessments must be taken together at the end of the course.
Awarding Body | Level | Subject |
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Pearson | GCSE | Arabic |
Pearson | GCSE | Astronomy |
Pearson | GCSE | Business |
Pearson | GCSE | Chinese |
Pearson | GCSE | Design and technology |
Pearson | GCSE | Italian |
Pearson | GCSE | Japanese |
Pearson | GCSE | Modern Greek |
Pearson | GCSE | PE (short course) |
Pearson | GCSE | Psychology |
Pearson | GCSE | Russian |
Pearson | GCSE | Statistics |
Pearson | GCSE | Urdu |
New WJEC Eduqas GCSE qualifications (2017)
List of all new WJEC Eduqas GCSE qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2017 (first teaching).
All the GCSE qualifications listed below will be graded 9-1 (9 being the highest grade).
All these qualifications will be linear, meaning all assessments must be taken together at the end of the course.
Awarding Body | Level | Subject |
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Eduqas | GCSE | Business |
Eduqas | GCSE | Design and technology |
Eduqas | GCSE | Electronics |
Eduqas | GCSE | Film studies |
Eduqas | GCSE | Geology |
Eduqas | GCSE | Media studies |
Eduqas | GCSE | PE (short course) |
Eduqas | GCSE | Sociology |
WJEC GCSE
In November 2016, a letter was sent to all schools by the department of education, informing them that WJEC GCSEs would not be available for schools here to use from September 2017.