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AQA

Syllabus – German:

There’s a new syllabus – first exam in 2026 – older papers have been left here as there is only 1 set of sample papers.

New Syllabus – From-2024 – Syllabus

Sample Papers for New Syllabus:

Paper-1-Higher-Listening – Sample-2024 – Questions
Paper-1-Higher-Listening – Sample-2024 – Recording
Paper-1-Higher-Listening – Sample-2024 – Transcript
Paper-1-Higher-Listening – Sample-2024 – Mark Scheme

Paper-2-Higher-and-Foundation-Speaking – Sample-2024 – Teacher’s Booklet
Paper-2-Higher-and-Foundation-Speaking – Sample-2024 – Mark Scheme

Paper-3-Higher-Reading – Sample-2024 – Questions
Paper-3-Higher-Reading – Sample-2024 – Mark Scheme

Paper-4-Higher-Writing – Sample-2024 – Questions
Paper-4-Higher-Writing – Sample-2024 – Mark Scheme

Important notice: below are papers for the old syllabus

Exam Papers – German:

Paper-1-Higher-Listening – June-2022 – Questions
Paper-1-Higher-Listening – June-2022 – Transcript
Paper-3-Higher-Reading – June-2022 – Questions
Paper-4-Higher-Writing – June-2022 – Questions

Paper-1-Higher-Listening – Nov-2021 – Questions
Paper-1-Higher-Listening – Nov-2021 – Transcript
Paper-1-Higher-Listening – Nov-2021 – Audio
Paper-3-Higher-Reading – Nov-2021 – Questions
Paper-4-Higher-Writing – Nov-2021 – Questions

Paper-1-Higher-Listening – Nov-2020 – Questions
Paper-1-Higher-Listening – Nov-2020 – Transcript
Paper-1-Higher-Listening – Nov-2020 – Audio
Paper-3-Higher-Reading – Nov-2020 – Questions
Paper-4-Higher-Writing – Nov-2020 – Questions

Paper-1-Higher-Listening – June-2019 – Questions
Paper-1-Higher-Listening – June-2019 – Transcript
Paper-1-Higher-Listening – June-2019 – Audio
Paper-2-Higher-Speaking-Role-Play – June-2019 – Candidate Material
Paper-2-Higher-Speaking-Photo-Card – June-2019 – Candidate Material
Paper-3-Higher-Reading – June-2019 – Questions
Paper-4-Higher-Writing – June-2019 – Questions

Paper-1-Higher-Listening – June-2018 – Questions
Paper-1-Higher-Listening – June-2018 – Transcript
Paper-1-Higher-Listening – June-2018 – Audio
Paper-2-Higher-Speaking-Role-Play – June-2018 – Candidate Material
Paper-2-Higher-Speaking-Photo-Card – June-2018 – Candidate Material
Paper-3-Higher-Reading – June-2018 – Questions
Paper-4-Higher-Writing – June-2018 – Questions

Mark Schemes – German:

Paper-1-Higher-Listening – June-2022 – Mark Scheme
Paper-3-Higher-Reading – June-2022 – Mark Scheme
Paper-4-Higher-Writing – June-2022 – Mark Scheme

Paper-1-Higher-Listening – Nov-2021 – Mark Scheme
Paper-3-Higher-Reading – Nov-2021 – Mark Scheme
Paper-4-Higher-Writing – Nov-2021 – Mark Scheme

Paper-1-Higher-Listening – Nov-2020 – Mark Scheme
Paper-3-Higher-Reading – Nov-2020 – Mark Scheme
Paper-4-Higher-Writing – Nov-2020 – Mark Scheme

Paper-1-Higher-Listening – June-2019 – Mark Scheme
Paper-3-Higher-Reading – June-2019 – Mark Scheme
Paper-4-Higher-Writing – June-2019 – Mark Scheme

Paper-1-Higher-Listening – June-2018 – Mark Scheme
Paper-3-Higher-Reading – June-2018 – Mark Scheme
Paper-4-Higher-Writing – June-2018 – Mark Scheme

Exam board website – German:

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Last updated: 19/12/2025 at 18:55 for X25J

Edexcel

Syllabus – German:

– From-2016 – Syllabus

Exam Papers – German:

Higher-Paper-1-Listening-and-understanding-in-German – June-2020 – Questions
Higher-Paper-1-Listening-and-understanding-in-German – June-2020 – Recording
Higher-Paper-1-Listening-and-understanding-in-German – June-2019 – Questions
Higher-Paper-1-Listening-and-understanding-in-German – June-2019 – Recording
Higher-Paper-1-Listening-and-understanding-in-German – June-2018 – Questions
Higher-Paper-1-Listening-and-understanding-in-German – June-2018 – Recording
Higher-Paper-2-Speaking-in-German-Task-1-role-play-cards-Teacher – June-2019 – Questions
Higher-Paper-2-Speaking-in-German-Task-1-role-play-cards-Candidate – June-2019 – Questions
Higher-Paper-2-Speaking-in-German-Task-2-role-play-cards-Teacher – June-2019 – Questions
Higher-Paper-2-Speaking-in-German-Task-2-role-play-cards-Candidate – June-2019 – Questions
Higher-Paper-2-Speaking-in-German-Role-play-cards-Teachers-Booklet – June-2019 – Booklet
Higher-Paper-2-Speaking-in-German-Task-1-role-play-cards-Teacher – June-2018 – Questions
Higher-Paper-2-Speaking-in-German-Task-1-role-play-cards-Candidate – June-2018 – Questions
Higher-Paper-2-Speaking-in-German-Task-2-role-play-cards-Teacher – June-2018 – Questions
Higher-Paper-2-Speaking-in-German-Task-2-role-play-cards-Candidate – June-2018 – Questions
Higher-Paper-2-Speaking-in-German-Role-play-cards-Teachers-Booklet – June-2018 – Booklet
Higher-Paper-3-Reading-and-understanding-in-German – June-2020 – Questions
Higher-Paper-3-Reading-and-understanding-in-German – June-2019 – Questions
Higher-Paper-3-Reading-and-understanding-in-German – June-2018 – Questions
Higher-Paper-4-Writing-in-German – June-2020 – Questions
Higher-Paper-4-Writing-in-German – June-2018 – Questions

Mark Schemes – German:

Higher-Paper-1-Listening-and-understanding-in-German – June-2020 – Mark Scheme
Higher-Paper-1-Listening-and-understanding-in-German – June-2019 – Mark Scheme
Higher-Paper-1-Listening-and-understanding-in-German – June-2018 – Mark Scheme
Higher-Paper-3-Reading-and-understanding-in-German – June-2020 – Mark Scheme
Higher-Paper-3-Reading-and-understanding-in-German – June-2019 – Mark Scheme
Higher-Paper-3-Reading-and-understanding-in-German – June-2018 – Mark Scheme
Higher-Paper-4-Writing-in-German – June-2020 – Mark Scheme
Higher-Paper-4-Writing-in-German – June-2018 – Mark Scheme

Exam board website – German:

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