Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Higher Tier Maths - Paper 3 - 11th June 2019 (Calculator)

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How did your GCSE Edexcel Higher Maths Paper 3 go?

Loved the paper - Feeling positive10%

The paper was reasonable 32%

Not feeling great about that exam...32%

It was TERRIBLE25%

Total votes: 1004

username3973192

20

Hey guys!

Welcome to the official thread for GCSE Edexcel Higher Tier Maths paper 3!

This thread is where you can discuss the paper, share resources, and revision tips. Feel free to post any resources you would like to share!

Here are some essential documents:

Spec:

https://qualifications.pearson.com/c...cification.pdf

Sample assessment material:

https://qualifications.pearson.com/c...s-2015-SAM.pdf

Assessment Guide:

https://qualifications.pearson.com/c...als%20iPDF.pdf

Past Papers:
https://mathsoutlet.weebly.com/

To get this thread rolling you can answer the following questions!

How is revision going?

How prepared are you right now?

What is your Wanted grade/Predicted grade?

If you want to discuss Paper 1 or Paper 2 do so here:

Paper 1:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5874628

Paper 2:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5874634

Reply 1

rakuseeland

6

hi
i really want a grade 7 in maths . i usually get a grade 6 but in recent mocks i dropped to a 5. can revising maths everyday during easter help me get a grade 7 . Any tips or advice

Reply 2

username3973192

OP

20

Original post by rakuseeland

hi
i really want a grade 7 in maths . i usually get a grade 6 but in recent mocks i dropped to a 5. can revising maths everyday during easter help me get a grade 7 . Any tips or advice

If you revise maths everyday then you can definitely get a 6 minimum, my tips would be to make sure you understand all the content, once you can make sense of everything on the spec then it's time to take on past papers (you can find loads here: https://mathsoutlet.weebly.com/) When you do the past papers make sure you mark them and identify the topics you struggled on, then go back to these topics and revise them again. And basically continue this cycle :wink:

Reply 3

swagdonyt

7

lmao after that easy paper 2 they gonna **** on us in paper 3 ;-;

Reply 4

Cam3r0n

13

Original post by rakuseeland

hi
i really want a grade 7 in maths . i usually get a grade 6 but in recent mocks i dropped to a 5. can revising maths everyday during easter help me get a grade 7 . Any tips or advice

There is always a harder paper, however the advantage of having it last is that they don't test many topics twice, so you can mostly predict which topics are likely to be on.

Reply 5

Pro Gamer 2003

17

Paper 3 is likely to be the hardest.

Reply 6

A.kamalk3

2

Original post by rakuseeland

hi
i really want a grade 7 in maths . i usually get a grade 6 but in recent mocks i dropped to a 5. can revising maths everyday during easter help me get a grade 7 . Any tips or advice

I'm in the exact same situation as you. I need a 7 for my college, otherwise, I can't go to it. I've never gotten a 7 before. before the last mocks that we had, it was easy for me to get a 6, but then after the last mocks, I also dropped to a 5. it's very hard for me to revise at home or in school revision sessions. after revising I would usually still be unsure whether I actually understood it or if I could actually do it in the exam. the only online revision that gives me confidence in my self was the revision sheets from mathsgenie, I just go down and do the worksheets from grade 6-9. the question's difficulty is very close to the one you would get in an actual exam, which means that if you can't answer them there, you also can't answer them in the exam what's even better is that the solutions sheet show you the working out for the answers instead of just comparing it to a mark scheme. I hope this is useful for you and that you get your 7. good luck.

Reply 7

eli2029

2

what topics are most likely to come up?

Reply 8

Cam3r0n

13

Yeah I thought paper 1 and 2 were okay, not necessarily really easy, but not hard. Paper 3 will be hard but you'll be fine. It will be hard for everyone. It's all just a competition with everyone else doing Edexcel. The higher your ranking the higher your grade.

(edited 4 years ago)

Reply 9

Cam3r0n

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Here are the topics which didn't appear on paper 1 or 2, so make sure you've revised any to need to.

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Reply 10

username4434126

11

Here are topics that have not come up on paper 1 or 2:

- Factorising/Expanding quadratics
- Solving quadratic equations
- Solving indices equations
- Percentages
- Reverse percentages
- Compound interest
- Construction/Loci
- Bearings
- Venn Diagrams
- Quadratic sequences
- Quadratic inequalities
- Nth term problem solving
- Angles in polygons (proving it has n amount sides)
- Simultaneous equations
- Iteration
- More trigonometry but using sine and cosine rules
- Congruence/Similarities
- Graphs (Histograms, Frequency polygons, trigonometric, exponential, cubic, reciprocal)
- Transforming graphs
- Proving a circle theorem
- Equation of a tangent

Also there is a strong chance that one of the 3-5 mark questions will use bounds.

(edited 4 years ago)

Reply 11

Subhaan1231

16

No for the mocks paper 2 was easy but paper 3 was easier so

Reply 12

ShekinahM

12

I Want a 7 in maths but i don't think paper 1 went very well. Can i redeem myself with paper 3?? Paper 2 was pretty good by the way

Reply 13

exams_6700

10

yes you can, i didnt like paper 1 either, you can make up for it dw

Original post by ShekinahM

I Want a 7 in maths but i don't think paper 1 went very well. Can i redeem myself with paper 3?? Paper 2 was pretty good by the way

Reply 14

ANAK2002

10

Original post by Pro Gamer 2003

Paper 3 is likely to be the hardest.

i hope not :frown:

Reply 15

ANAK2002

10

same! paper 1 wasnt the best and paper 2 was way better than expected. I want a 7 too..in my mocks i got a 6 though

Original post by ShekinahM

I Want a 7 in maths but i don't think paper 1 went very well. Can i redeem myself with paper 3?? Paper 2 was pretty good by the way

Reply 16

ShekinahM

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Original post by mannyman6

Here are topics that have not come up on paper 1 or 2:

- Factorising/Expanding quadratics
- Solving quadratic equations
- Solving indices equations
- Percentages
- Reverse percentages
- Compound interest
- Construction/Loci
- Bearings
- Venn Diagrams
- Quadratic sequences
- Quadratic inequalities
- Nth term problem solving
- Angles in polygons (proving it has n amount sides)
- Simultaneous equations
- Iteration
- More trigonometry but using sine and cosine rules
- Congruence/Similarities
- Graphs (Histograms, Frequency polygons, trigonometric, exponential, cubic, reciprocal)
- Transforming graphs
- Proving a circle theorem
- Equation of a tangent

Also there is a strong chance that one of the 3-5 mark questions will use bounds.

Do you think loci and bearings would cone up on with paper

Reply 17

Minnerow

4

What do you think the grade boundaries would be like for a grade 6???
Last year it was 109 but I feel it would go up to like 120 or 130

Reply 18

nemo04

5

I highly doubt the difference would be so drastic

Original post by Minnerow

What do you think the grade boundaries would be like for a grade 6???
Last year it was 109 but I feel it would go up to like 120 or 130

Reply 19

Pro Gamer 2003

17

It came up for Foundation. So lucky for that. But I think it might ask us to construct a perpendicular bisector for only 2 marks. Make sure you know how to do this.

Original post by ShekinahM

Do you think loci and bearings would cone up on with paper