Edexcel IGCSE Business Studies Exam Specification

• Computing
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• GCSE

Edexcel IGCSE Business Studies Exam Specification

Learning Objectives

At the end of the lesson you will understand the structure and requirements of the Edexcel IGCSE Business Studies exam.
At the end of the lesson you will be able to differentiate between the focus on small and large businesses in the two exam papers.

Paper 1: Investigating Small Businesses

IGCSE Business Studies includes 2 papers:

Paper 1: investigating small businesses (up to 49 employees)

Worth 50% of overall grade

Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Paper 1 includes 4 compulsory questions

This paper has 80 marks total

Paper 2: Investigating Large Businesses

Large business are business with more than 250 employees.

Paper 2: Investigating large businesses (more than 250 employees)

Worth 50% of overall grade

 Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes

This paper will have 80 marks total