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The new GCSE science qualifications can be taken in different ways - students can take single GCSEs in one or more of biology, chemistry and physics, or they can take a double GCSE in combined science. Students who take combined science will study all three sciences and they'll cover roughly two thirds of the content of the single GCSEs in biology, chemistry and physics.
If they take the single GCSEs they will receive a single 9 to 1 grade for each subject, in the same way as for other reformed GCSEs. If they take the combined science qualification, they'll receive an award worth 2 GCSEs. It will consist of two equal or adjacent grades from 9 to 1, giving 17 possible grade combinations - for example, (9-9); (9-8); (8-8) through to (1-1).
