Syllabuses
Trilogy will give one result worth 2 GCSEs. This will be in the form of two numbered grades, e.g. 54 showing a 5 for one part and a 4 for the other.
Only the following grades are available: 99, 98, 88, 87, 77, 76, 66, 65, 55, 54, 44, 43, 33, 32, 22, 21, 11.
Triple will give 3 individual GCSEs, biology, chemistry and physics, which are graded 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest)
The subject areas overlap so that that students can be moved between Triple and Trilogy.
| Subject | Board | Qualification | Link |
| Combined Science: Trilogy | AQA | GCSE (Double Award) | AQA Combined Science: Trilogy (8464) |
| Triple Science | AQA | GCSE Biology GCSE Chemistry GCSE Physics |
AQA Biology (8461) AQA Chemistry (8462) AQA Physics (8463) |
| Trilogy Exam Papers x 6 | Triple Exam Papers x 6 |
| Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes Foundation and Higher Tier 70 marks 16.7% of GCSE |
Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes • Foundation and Higher Tier • 100 marks • 50% of GCSE |
| Biology 1 |
| 1. Cell biology 2. Organisation 3. Infection and response 4. Bioenergetics |
| Biology 2 |
| 5. Homeostasis and response 6. Inheritance, variation and evolution 7. Ecology |
| Chemistry 1 |
| 1. Atomic structure and the periodic table 2. Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter 3. Quantitative chemistry 4. Chemical changes 5. Energy changes |
| Chemistry 2 |
| 1. The rate and extent of chemical change 2. Organic chemistry 3. Chemical analysis 4. Chemistry of the atmosphere 5. Using resources |
| Physics 1 |
| 1. Energy 2. Electricity 3. Particle model of matter 4. Atomic structure |
| Physics 2 |
| 6. Forces 7. Waves 8. Magnetism and electromagnetism 8. Space Physics [Triple only] |