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Examination Publications, 1918 - 1999

 Record Group
Reference Code: GBR/2086/OCSEB/P

Scope and Contents

Regulations, syllabuses, question papers, marking instructions, reports and other examination material produced by Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board (OCSEB).

This collection includes a small number of GCSE syllabuses and mark schemes. OCSEB never directly offered GCSE exams but was a part of the Midland Examining Group (MEG). MEG was one of five examining groups in England and Wales commissioned to offer GCSE qualifications.

Dates

  • Creation: 1918 - 1999

Creator

Extent

105 archive box(es) : Paper, cassette

Custodial History

This collection was originally catalogued in December 2011. Changes to its arrangement were made in 2021.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was transferred to Archives & Heritage in 1997, around the time of the formation of OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations). The records were formerly held at Purbeck House, which had been the headquarters of the Cambridge side of the exam board since the 1980s or 1990s.

Related Materials

From 1994 OCSEB, UCLES and UODLE AS and A Level qualifications were jointly administered under the name Oxford and Cambridge Examinations and Assessments Council (OCEAC). For this reason, a number of OCSEB A Level syllabuses, question papers, mark schemes and reports from 1992 to 1998 are infilled with the UCLES Publications. See the appendix to the paper catalogue for a list of these.

Related Materials

A collection of OCSEB question paper booklets are also held at the Cambridge University Library.

Booklets of question papers from 1874-1886 and 1951-1971 are held at the University Archives, reference UA/OCEX 49.

In the main library collections, the following booklets are held: School Certificate and O Level question papers, 1918-1979 - reference L952.c.60 Higher School Certificate and A Level question papers, 1918-1975 - reference L952.c.61.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge Assessment Archives & Heritage Repository

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