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Wales — 26 new Made-for-Wales GCSEs (WJEC), including Mathematics and Numeracy (Double Award) 3320QD and The Sciences (Double Award)

{"count":26,"firstTeaching":"2025-09","firstAwards":"2027"} first-teaching / first-assessment years

from 2023-06-28 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

The qualifications will be introduced for first teaching from September 2025 … with the first new GCSEs being awarded in 2027

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period

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effective

2023-06-28 to date

source

https://qualifications.wales/news-views/learners-in-wales-to-study-new-made-for-wales-gcses-from-2025/

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-01-15)

next expected change

none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)

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sha256:ecc086afe9e5bbf5f516a14d11dd9465626a13560a3dac87ab2eb7649c1985c2

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EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

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