Mark schemes

From the June 2025 series you will notice we have added some clarification guidance to the GCSE Latin (J282) and GCSE Classical Greek Mark (J292) schemes. This additional guidance is the same for both GCSE Latin and GCSE Classical Greek.

This guidance is to help with the application of the existing marking grids for the levels of response questions in papers 02–06. It clarifies some of the key terminology in the marking grids, for example, explaining what is meant by a strong or underdeveloped point; and it gives guidance on what would typically be expected from students for each level.

We have added this guidance to the following sample assessment materials: 

GCSE Latin

• J282/02: Prose literature A
• J282/03: Prose literature B
• J282/04: Verse literature A
• J282/05: Verse literature B
• J282/06: Literature and culture

GCSE Classical Greek 

• J292/02: Prose literature A
• J292/03: Prose literature B
• J292/04: Verse literature A
• J292/05: Verse literature B
• J292/06: Literature and culture

You can view and download these from the Assessment > Sample assessment materials section of the GCSE Latin and GCSE Classical Greek qualification pages on our website.

They are also available from the Assessment > Exams > Sample assessment materials section on Teach Cambridge.

If you have any queries about this update, please call our Customer Support Centre on 01223 553998 or email us at classics@ocr.org.uk.

Qualifications

• Latin (9-1) - J282 (from 2016)
• Classical Greek (9-1) - J292 (from 2016)