AQA GCSE Religious Studies B Paper 2a 2025 Mark Scheme

Download the official AQA GCSE Religious Studies B Paper 2A Perspectives on Faith (Themes) mark scheme for the June 2025 exam series (8063/2A) — the final v1.0 examiner-approved document used during live GCSE assessment. This downloadable PDF contains authentic examiner guidance, AO1 and AO2 level descriptors, SPaG assessment criteria, indicative content, accepted responses, and detailed evaluation structures used by AQA examiners during the 2025 thematic paper.

The mark scheme covers Theme A: Religion, relationships and families; Theme B: Religion, peace and conflict; and Theme C: Religion, human rights and social justice. Topics include same-sex marriage, cohabitation, artificial contraception, pacifism, weapons of mass destruction, Just War theory, discrimination, equality, world poverty, CAFOD, Christian Aid, and Christian teachings on justice and human rights.

Students can analyse the exact examiner expectations for 1-mark, 2-mark, 4-mark, 5-mark, and 12-mark evaluation questions, including detailed guidance on how to achieve Level 4 AO2 responses with justified conclusions and clear religious references. The PDF also includes accepted scriptural references from Genesis, Isaiah, Matthew, Luke, James, Amos, Galatians, and Catholic teachings such as Pacem in Terris, Youcat, and Familiaris Consortio.

Ideal for GCSE Religious Studies revision, mock exam marking, intervention sessions, examiner-standard self-assessment, and preparation for the 2026 GCSE exams, this mark scheme works perfectly alongside the matching AQA 8063/2A June 2025 question paper available on markscheme.net.

This document is designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students studying GCSE Religious Studies B under the AQA 8063 specification, including students preparing for the 2026 exams, retake candidates, private candidates, and home-schooled learners aiming for grades 7–9.

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