AQA GCSE Religious Studies A Paper 1 2025 Buddhism Ms

Download the official AQA GCSE Religious Studies A Paper 1 Buddhism mark scheme for the June 2025 exam series (8062/11) — the final v1.0 examiner-approved document used during live GCSE assessment. This downloadable PDF contains authentic AO1 and AO2 examiner guidance, SPaG assessment criteria, level descriptors, indicative content, accepted responses, and detailed evaluation structures used by AQA examiners during the 2025 Buddhism paper.
The mark scheme covers all major GCSE Buddhism topics including the Eightfold Path, Bodhisattvas, sunyata (emptiness), Siddhartha Gautama’s ascetic life, the Three Marks of Existence, puja, Buddhist festivals, the Five Moral Precepts, meditation, mindfulness, and Buddhist teachings on suffering and enlightenment. Students can analyse the exact examiner expectations for 1-mark, 2-mark, 4-mark, 5-mark, and 12-mark evaluation questions, including guidance on achieving Level 4 AO2 responses and full SPaG marks.

The PDF also includes references to key Buddhist teachings and sources of authority including the Dhammapada, Upadana Sutta, Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, Emperor Asoka’s edicts, Zen Master Dogen, and teachings on dukkha, anicca, anatta, nibbana, compassion, and meditation. Ideal for GCSE Religious Studies revision, mock exam marking, intervention sessions, self-assessment, and preparation for the 2026 GCSE exams, this mark scheme works perfectly with the matching AQA 8062/11 June 2025 question paper available on markscheme.net.

This document is designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students studying GCSE Religious Studies A Buddhism under the AQA 8062 specification, including students preparing for the 2026 exams, private candidates, resit students, and home-schooled learners aiming for grades 7–9.

It is also highly valuable for teachers, tutors, intervention coordinators, revision centres, and parents who require authentic examiner guidance for AO1 knowledge questions, AO2 evaluation essays, SPaG assessment, and structured feedback using official June 2025 Buddhist Studies marking criteria.