Geography

Assessment

There are two written examinations at the end of Year 13, each of 2 hours 30 minutes duration. Paper 1 focuses on the physical geography topics and paper 2 on the human geography. The papers comprise of structured questions of varying length. Each paper is worth 40% of the final A-Level. The final 20% comprises a non-examination assessment in which students complete an individual investigation based on data collected in the field. The investigation must be based on a question or issue defined and developed by the student relating to any part of the specification content.