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WJEC GCSE Physics past papers

28 WJEC GCSE Physics papers from 2017 to 2025, 27 with a mark scheme. Every link opens the document on WJEC's own website; we list them in one place and show which topics each series tested.

Which topics come up most

The topics that have carried the most marks across the WJEC GCSE Physics papers we have tagged question by question. Topics with a revision guide link to it.

Topic	Questions	Marks	Papers
Forces, Newton's Laws and Momentum	29	322	10 of 22
Physics Required Practicals and Uncertainties	27	297	17 of 22
Radioactivity, Half-Life and Nuclear Uses	25	236	10 of 22
Wave Properties and Behaviour	18	155	12 of 22
Circuits, Resistance and Components	13	153	12 of 22
Efficiency, Power and Energy Resources	13	133	10 of 22
Energy Stores, Transfers and Calculations	14	117	14 of 22
The Solar System, Orbital Motion and Satellites	14	112	11 of 22
Density and the Particle Model of Matter	10	96	8 of 22
Motion: Speed, Velocity and Acceleration	7	82	4 of 22
Electromagnetic Induction and Transformers	7	73	7 of 22
Mains Electricity, Power and Energy	7	68	7 of 22
Particle Motion, Gas Pressure and Temperature	6	64	6 of 22
The Electromagnetic Spectrum	7	59	6 of 22
Magnetism and the Motor Effect	6	48	6 of 22

Counted from our own question-by-question tagging of 22 papers. A question that tests two topics counts towards both, so the marks column ranks topics rather than adding up to a paper total. Showing the top 15 of 19 topics.

All WJEC GCSE Physics papers by year

Summer 2025

Paper	Tier	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Electricity, Energy and Waves	Foundation	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Electricity, Energy and Waves	Higher	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity	Foundation	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity	Higher	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2024

Paper	Tier	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Electricity, Energy and Waves	Foundation	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Electricity, Energy and Waves	Higher	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity	Foundation	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity	Higher	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2023

Paper	Tier	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Electricity, Energy and Waves	Foundation	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Electricity, Energy and Waves	Higher	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity	Foundation	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity	Higher	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2022

Paper	Tier	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Electricity, Energy and Waves	Foundation	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Electricity, Energy and Waves	Higher	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity	Foundation	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity	Higher	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity (Contingency)	Foundation	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity (Contingency)	Higher	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2019

Paper	Tier	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Electricity, Energy and Waves	Foundation	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Electricity, Energy and Waves	Higher	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity	Foundation	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity	Higher	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2018

Paper	Tier	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Electricity, Energy and Waves	Foundation	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Electricity, Energy and Waves	Higher	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity	Foundation	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity	Higher	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2017

Paper	Tier	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Electricity, Energy and Waves	Foundation	Question paper
Unit 1: Electricity, Energy and Waves	Higher	Question paper Mark scheme

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