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AQA GCSE Design and Technology Written - Wednesday, June 18, 2025 [Exam Chat]

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How did your AQA GCSE Design and Technology Written exam go today?


AQA GCSE Design and Technology Written (8552/W) - 18 June 2025 [Exam Chat]
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Date/Time: 18 June 2025 AM
Length: 2h
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Reply 1

Does anyone do DT ?

Reply 2

How is everyone revising? I’ve been using DTBase for notes and past papers

Reply 3

hi has anyone got any predictions? i cba with this exam and knowing my luck whatever i revise will not be on the test

Reply 4

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by student_josie
hi has anyone got any predictions? i cba with this exam and knowing my luck whatever i revise will not be on the test

I was also looking and found a really nice predicted past paper on DTBase. Hopefully that helps!

Reply 5

Hi, how is everyone revising for this. Did well in the coursework. Got 95/100. How can i secure my 9 - where can i get revision notes and where can i getr revision notes. I do timbers for the specific one. Also does everyone have to learn about the microcontrollers ecttt

Reply 6

got 81/100 in coursework, can i still get a 9?

Reply 7

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by thestudent1099
got 81/100 in coursework, can i still get a 9?

if u get 93/100 on the paper you still can, according to 2024 grade boundaries

Reply 8

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by username453647
if u get 93/100 on the paper you still can, according to 2024 grade boundaries

yeah i saw those, 2024 was the highest grade boundaries ever... Usually they are between 160-170 but 2024 was 174 for a 9. Hopefully they arent high this year

Reply 9

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by thestudent1099
yeah i saw those, 2024 was the highest grade boundaries ever... Usually they are between 160-170 but 2024 was 174 for a 9. Hopefully they arent high this year


2019 wS 165 for a 9 2023 was 175 and 2024 wS 174. but i think the challenges for 2025 were harder than previous yrs so probs lower boundaries

Reply 10

What do we need to know about modern and smart materials like examples and their properties?

Reply 11

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by Lolo-
What do we need to know about modern and smart materials like examples and their properties?

Yeah like remember two of each (including their properties)
How did it go everyone? :biggrin:

Spoiler

Reply 13

It was a bang average paper tbh

Reply 14

It wa quite good Section B was so good BC it was so genetic. Icl I didn't know what a jig meant or mass production

Reply 15

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by Slicetodice
It was a bang average paper tbh


Exactly this

Reply 16

What did people put for the allowing waste for prototype question

Reply 17

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by asin09
What did people put for the allowing waste for prototype question


your mum

Reply 18

What did everyone get in the ratio question?

Reply 19

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by ameliasmillie
What did everyone get in the ratio question?


1:2

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