AQA GCSE Religious Studies A specification
The specification (8062) is AQA's own description of the Religious Studies A course: what you can be examined on, how the exams are set out and how they are marked. The link below opens the board's PDF on aqa.org.uk, so you always get its current version.
Open the 8062 specification (PDF) (opens aqa.org.uk in a new tab)Everything for AQA GCSE Religious Studies A, with the past papers, grade boundaries and the notes and flashcards people have shared.
How AQA GCSE Religious Studies A is examined
From AQA's grade boundaries for June 2026. Some boards list every optional paper or time-zone variant, so you sit only the ones for your route; the specification says which.
| Paper | Marks | Time | Next exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies A P2A Excl Text8062/2A | 99 | 1 hour 45 minutes | |
| Religious Studies A P2B Inc Text8062/2B | 99 | 1 hour 45 minutes | |
| Religious Studies A P1-1 Buddhism8062/11 | 51 | ||
| Religious Studies A P1-2 Cath Christ8062/12 | 51 | ||
| Religious Studies A P1-3 Christ8062/13 | 51 | ||
| Religious Studies A P1-4 Hinduism8062/14 | 51 | Thursday 13 May 2027, morning | |
| Religious Studies A P1-5 Islam8062/15 | 51 | ||
| Religious Studies A P1-6 Judaism8062/16 | 51 | ||
| Religious Studies A P1-7 Sikhism8062/17 | 51 |
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Revising from the Religious Studies A specification
Work through the specification's content list and mark what you are unsure of, then practise those parts with AQA's past papers and read your marks against the same year’s grade boundaries.
Common questions
Where can I find the AQA GCSE Religious Studies A specification?
The link on this page opens AQA's own copy of the Religious Studies A specification (8062), a PDF on its website, so you always get the current version. We link to it rather than keep a copy.
What is in the Religious Studies A specification?
A specification is the board's own description of the course: the content you can be examined on, how the exams are set out and how they are marked. It is the most useful single document to revise from, because every exam question has to come from it.
Can I make practice questions from the specification?
Yes. cookie can make exam-style questions from a specification and mark your answers, so you can practise the parts you are least sure of once you run out of past papers.
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