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WJEC GCSE Mathematics

WJEC GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy (Double Award) - the new combined qualification replacing GCSE Mathematics and GCSE Mathematics – Numeracy from September 2025. First sat summer 2026, first awarded November 2026.

2025 Specification

Past papers

Real past papers arrive from June 2026. Until then: official Sample Assessment Materials (Dec 2024) and our own mock papers.

Unit 1 Financial Mathematics & Other Applications of Numeracy1h 45m · 80 marks · 30%

SAM
- no published boundaries -
Mock
- mock paper aligned to WJEC 2025 spec; not an official WJEC publication -
Mock
- mock paper aligned to WJEC 2025 spec; not an official WJEC publication -

Unit 2 Probability & Geometry1h 45m · 80 marks · 30%

SAM
- no published boundaries -
Mock
- mock paper aligned to WJEC 2025 spec; not an official WJEC publication -
Mock
- mock paper aligned to WJEC 2025 spec; not an official WJEC publication -

Unit 3 Statistics & Measures2h · 90 marks · 40%

SAM
- no published boundaries -
Mock
- mock paper aligned to WJEC 2025 spec; not an official WJEC publication -
Mock
- mock paper aligned to WJEC 2025 spec; not an official WJEC publication -

Topic question packs

Every Higher-tier question from 2017–2024, sorted by topic and mapped to the new Unit 1 / 2 / 3 structure.

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Unit 1 - Financial Mathematics & Other Applications of Numeracy 17 packs

Financial maths, percentages, ratio, real-life graphs and applied numeracy in context.

Personal Finance & Money

Money basics - pounds, pence & best buys
spec 1.8.1, 1.8.2
Wages, salaries, payslips & income tax
spec 1.8.2
VAT, discount, profit/loss & buying by instalments
spec 1.8.2
Bills, budgeting & bank statements
spec 1.8.2
Foreign currency & exchange rates
spec 1.8.2
Simple & compound interest
spec 1.8.3, 1.8.4
AER - comparing savings products
spec 1.8.5
APR, loans & mortgages
spec 1.8.6

Applied Number

Percentages & fractions of quantities
spec 1.4.6, 1.4.7
Percentage change, multipliers & reverse %
spec 1.4.8–10, 1.4.13
Ratio in context
spec 1.4.11
Direct & inverse proportion
spec 1.4.12
Rounding & bounds in context
spec 1.1.5, 1.6.1
Infographics, schedules & Venn diagrams
spec 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.3

Real-life Graphs & Sampling

Conversion, travel & distance-time graphs
spec 2.5.1, 2.5.2
Sampling techniques in context
spec 1.7.4

Time & Measures

Time, dates & unit conversions
spec 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3

Unit 2 - Geometry & Probability 26 packs

All probability, most geometry, plus non-calculator number and algebra.

Non-calculator Number

Place value, rounding & sig figs
spec 1.1
Primes, factors, LCM & HCF
spec 1.2
Indices & standard form
spec 1.3
Fraction arithmetic & equivalence
spec 1.4
Surds
spec 1.9.4, 1.9.5, 1.9.7
Recurring decimals & rational/irrational numbers
spec 1.9.1–3

Non-calculator Algebra

Algebraic vocab, substitution & simplifying
spec 2.1.1–7
Expanding brackets & factorising
spec 2.1.11–15
Algebraic fractions
spec 2.1.9, 2.1.10
Rearranging formulae
spec 2.1.16, 2.1.17
Linear equations & inequalities
spec 2.2.1–4
Quadratic equations by factorisation
spec 2.2.5
Simultaneous equations - algebraic & graphical
spec 2.2.6, 2.4.7
Linear graphs - y=mx+c, parallel & perpendicular
spec 2.4.1–3, 2.4.6
Drawing quadratic graphs
spec 2.4.4
Linear sequences & nth term
spec 2.3.1–4
Quadratic sequences & nth term
spec 2.3.5

Geometry & Measures

3D solid shapes & properties
spec 3.1.1–3
Angle facts & polygons
spec 3.4.1–3
Circle theorems
spec 3.4.4, 3.4.5
Symmetry & transformations
spec 3.8

Probability

Basic probability of events
spec 4.3.1–5
Relative & expected frequency
spec 4.3.6–10
Sample space & possibility diagrams
spec 4.4.3
Three independent events & tree diagrams
spec 4.4.5
Sampling without replacement (conditional)
spec 4.4.6

Unit 3 - Statistics & Measures 28 packs

Most statistics, measures (density & flow rates), Pythagoras and trigonometry, harder algebra.

Harder Algebra

Quadratic equations by formula
spec 2.2.8
Equations with algebraic fractions
spec 2.2.7
Cubic equations by trial & improvement
spec 2.2.9
Direct/inverse proportion equations
spec 2.2.10
Graphical solutions to quadratics
spec 2.4.10
Reciprocal, exponential & cubic graphs
spec 2.4.8, 2.4.9, 2.4.11
Rates of change, area under graph & trapezium rule
spec 2.5.3–5

Measures & Geometry (calculator)

Geometric drawing & loci
spec 3.2.1–3
Maps, scale drawings & bearings
spec 3.3.1–4
Similarity & congruence
spec 3.9
Compound measures - speed, density & flow rates
spec 3.5.8–10
Perimeter, area, arcs & sectors
spec 3.6.1, 3.6.2
Surface area & volume of 3D solids
spec 3.6.3
Plans, elevations & nets
spec 3.3.5–7
Exact calculations with π
spec 1.9.6
Pythagoras in 2D & 3D
spec 3.7.1, 3.7.2
Right-angled trigonometry
spec 3.7.3, 3.7.4
Sine & cosine rules, area = ½ab sin C
spec 3.7.5–7
Trigonometric function graphs
spec 3.7.8

Statistics & Data Handling

Bar charts, pie charts & line graphs
spec 4.2.1–3
Scatter diagrams & correlation
spec 4.2.4–7
Mean, median, mode, range - ungrouped
spec 4.2.8, 4.2.10
Estimating mean & median from grouped data
spec 4.2.9, 4.2.11–14
Measures of spread & IQR
spec 4.2.15–17
Cumulative frequency
spec 4.2.18
Box-and-whisker diagrams
spec 4.2.19
Histograms with unequal class widths
spec 4.2.20
Misleading graphs & drawing conclusions
spec 4.2.21–23

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