OCR A Level Classical Civilisation Paper 24 2025 Mark Scheme

Get the official OCR A-Level Classical Civilisation H408/24 Greek Art mark scheme from the June 2025 examination series. This examiner-approved PDF contains the exact mark allocations, assessment-objective breakdowns, indicative content, source-analysis expectations, essay criteria, historiographical guidance, and level-of-response descriptors used during live Summer 2025 OCR marking.

This mark scheme provides detailed examiner guidance for questions covering the François Vase by Kleitias and Ergotimos, the Achilles and Troilos frieze, black-figure storytelling techniques, the Parthenon Centauromachy metopes, Lapith and Centaur combat scenes, architectural sculpture, pedimental sculpture at Olympia, the Bassae Ionic frieze, black-figure versus red-figure pottery, Exekias’ narrative compositions, bilingual pottery, Trojan War scenes, kouroi and korai sculpture, the Artemision Zeus, Diskobolos, Doryphoros, Aphrodite of Knidos, and the portrayal of male and female figures in Greek free-standing sculpture. It includes accepted answers, AO1 and AO2 assessment guidance, scholarly-analysis expectations, source-evaluation criteria, and OCR examiner principles used during the live 2025 marking process. Section B guidance explains how candidates are assessed on their use of classical evidence, secondary scholarship, stylistic interpretation, and sustained evaluative argument in essays about Greek pottery storytelling or free-standing sculpture. Pair it with the matching OCR H408/24 June 2025 question paper on markscheme.net for complete examiner-style revision and essay-planning preparation. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, mobile-friendly, and instantly downloadable from markscheme.net.

This document is designed for OCR A-Level Classical Civilisation students preparing for the 2026 examination series, Year 13 learners studying Greek Art, retake students targeting A/A* grades, and home-schooled candidates seeking examiner-level insight into OCR marking expectations.

It is also essential for teachers, private tutors, revision-course providers, and parents supporting Classical Civilisation revision at home. The mark scheme can be used for mock-exam grading, visual-source analysis, essay-structure planning, historiographical interpretation practice, and identifying weaknesses in OCR Classical Civilisation exam technique.