There are a range of Computer Science GCSE options available to school from different exam boards. Below is a summary of available GCSE courses and the components of each.
| Awarding Body | Units | unit titles | assessment | Weighting | LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCR | 2 | J277/01: Computer systems J277/02: Computational thinking, algorithms and programming | Exam only | 50/50 | LINK |
| AQA | 2 | Paper 1: Computational thinking and programming skills Paper 2: Computing concepts | Exam only | 50/50 | LINK |
| EDEXCEL | 2 | Paper 1: Principles of Computer Science Paper 2: Application of Computational Thinking | Exam only | 50/50 | LINK |