OCR As Religious Studies Paper 2 2025 Mark Scheme

Download the official OCR AS Level Religious Studies H173/02 Religion and Ethics mark scheme from the June 2025 examination series. This downloadable PDF contains the complete examiner mark scheme for OCR AS Religious Studies Paper 2, including indicative content, AO1 and AO2 assessment criteria, level descriptors, ethical evaluation guidance, scholarly references, and examiner instructions used during live marking.

The OCR H173/02 June 2025 mark scheme covers major Religion and Ethics topics including utilitarianism and business ethics, the hedonic calculus, act and rule utilitarianism, capitalism, globalisation, whistle-blowing, Kantian ethics, categorical imperative, universal law, the kingdom of ends, natural law, telos, Aquinas, the five primary precepts, secondary precepts, and the doctrine of double effect. The mark scheme also includes detailed guidance on how OCR examiners reward ethical analysis, evaluation of moral theories, scholarly comparison, use of technical terminology, and extended philosophical reasoning across essay responses.

This OCR AS Religious Studies Religion and Ethics mark scheme is ideal for understanding examiner expectations, improving essay-writing technique, and mastering AO1 knowledge and AO2 evaluation skills required for high-level ethical discussions. Students can use the document to understand how OCR rewards philosophical argument, ethical evaluation, use of scholars, and critical comparison between moral theories. Pair this mark scheme with the matching OCR H173/02 June 2025 question paper on markscheme.net for complete examiner-standard revision and self-assessment. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, mobile-friendly, and instantly downloadable.

This document is designed for AS Level Religious Studies students preparing for the 2026 OCR examination series, resit candidates improving Religion and Ethics essay technique, home-educated learners, and independent candidates studying OCR Religion and Ethics. It is especially valuable for students practising ethical evaluation, philosophical argument structure, scholarly comparison, and AO1/AO2 exam technique under official OCR marking standards.

Teachers, Religious Studies departments, philosophy tutors, revision-course providers, intervention coordinators, and parents can use this official OCR mark scheme for mock-exam standardisation, essay-marking workshops, retrieval practice, examiner-feedback modelling, and benchmarking student responses against live June 2025 OCR assessment criteria.