GATEWAY-SCIENCE-PHYSICS-A-J249 · Cambridge OCR GCSE (9–1)
Gateway Science - Physics A - J249 Exam Tips
In the OCR GCSE Physics A (J249) papers, you face a 105-minute race to secure 90 marks across two papers: J249/03 (Higher Tier) and J249/04 (Higher Tier). Examiners constantly report that students lose easy marks at the end of the papers simply because they run out of time. To ma…
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Papers
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Total marks
180
Time limit
3h 30min
Grade scale
Additional note
Calculator policy
A scientific or graphical calculator that meets JCQ regulations may be used (some GCSE Mathematics and Science papers are non-calculator). Graphical calculators must be set to exam mode; you must clear any stored programs, notes or data before the exam, and the calculator must not be able to retrieve stored text or formulae.
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- In the OCR GCSE Physics A (J249) papers, you face a 105-minute race to secure 90 marks across two papers: J249/03 (Higher Tier) and J249/04 (Higher Tier). Examiners constantly report that students lose easy marks at the end of the papers simply because they run out of time. To master this, you need a strict, structured timeline:
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