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Edexcel International A‑Level Biology past papers

Every Edexcel International A-Level Biology question paper and mark scheme, from 2009 to 2025. Free, no sign‑up. Each session is one row, so the paper and its scheme are side by side.

  • WBI1specification
  • 272papers
  • 556files
  • 2025latest series

Current specification (WBI1)

Edexcel Unit 1 (WBI1/6BI0)

SessionQPMS
June 2025 (IAL)QPMS
January 2025 (IAL)QPMS
October 2024 (IAL)QPMS
June 2024 (IAL)QPMS
January 2024 (IAL)QPMS
October 2023 (IAL)QPMS
June 2023 (IAL)QPMS
January 2023 (IAL)QPMS
October 2022 (IAL)QPMS
June 2022 (IAL)QPMS
January 2022 (IAL)QPMS
October 2021 (IAL)QPMS
7 older sessions, back to Specimen 2019 (IAL)
SessionQPMS
June 2021 (IAL)QPMS
January 2021 (IAL)QPMS
October 2020 (IAL)QPMS
October 2019 (IAL)QPMS
June 2019 (IAL)QPMS
January 2019 (IAL)QPMS
Specimen 2019 (IAL)QPMS

Edexcel Unit 2 (WBI1/6BI0)

SessionQPMS
June 2025 (IAL)QPMS
January 2025 (IAL)QPMS
October 2024 (IAL)QPMS
June 2024 (IAL)QPMS
January 2024 (IAL)QPMS
October 2023 (IAL)QPMS
June 2023 (IAL)QPMS
January 2023 (IAL)QPMS
October 2022 (IAL)QPMS
June 2022 (IAL)QPMS
January 2022 (IAL)QPMS
October 2021 (IAL)QPMS
6 older sessions, back to Specimen 2019 (IAL)
SessionQPMS
June 2021 (IAL)QPMS
January 2021 (IAL)QPMS
October 2020 (IAL)QPMS
October 2019 (IAL)QPMS
June 2019 (IAL)QPMS
Specimen 2019 (IAL)QPMS

Edexcel Unit 3 (WBI1/6BI0)

SessionQPMS
June 2025 (IAL)QPMS
January 2025 (IAL)QPMS
October 2024 (IAL)QPMS
June 2024 (IAL)QPMS
January 2024 (IAL)QPMS
October 2023 (IAL)QPMS
June 2023 (IAL)QPMS
January 2023 (IAL)QPMS
October 2022 (IAL)QPMS
June 2022 (IAL)QPMS
January 2022 (IAL)QPMS
October 2021 (IAL)QPMS
6 older sessions, back to Specimen 2019 (IAL)
SessionQPMS
June 2021 (IAL)QPMS
January 2021 (IAL)QPMS
October 2020 (IAL)QPMS
October 2019 (IAL)QPMS
June 2019 (IAL)QPMS
Specimen 2019 (IAL)QPMS

Edexcel Unit 4 (WBI1/6BI0)

SessionQPMS
June 2025 (IAL)QPMS
January 2025 (IAL)QPMS
October 2024 (IAL)QPMS
June 2024 (IAL)QPMS
January 2024 (IAL)QPMS
October 2023 (IAL)QPMS
June 2023 (IAL)QPMS
January 2023 (IAL)QPMS
October 2022 (IAL)QPMS
June 2022 (IAL)QPMS
January 2022 (IAL)QPMS
October 2021 (IAL)QPMS
4 older sessions, back to Specimen 2019 (IAL)
SessionQPMS
June 2021 (IAL)QPMS
January 2021 (IAL)QPMS
October 2020 (IAL)QPMS
Specimen 2019 (IAL)QPMS

Edexcel Unit 5 (WBI1/6BI0)

SessionQPMS
June 2025 (IAL)QPMS
January 2025 (IAL)QPMS
October 2024 (IAL)QPMS
June 2024 (IAL)QPMS
January 2024 (IAL)QPMS
October 2023 (IAL)QPMS
June 2023 (IAL)QPMS
January 2023 (IAL)QPMS
October 2022 (IAL)QPMS
June 2022 (IAL)QPMS
January 2022 (IAL)QPMS
October 2021 (IAL)QPMS
4 older sessions, back to Specimen 2019 (IAL)
SessionQPMS
June 2021 (IAL)QPMS
January 2021 (IAL)QPMS
October 2020 (IAL)QPMS
Specimen 2019 (IAL)QPMS

Edexcel Unit 6 (WBI06/6BI08)

SessionQPMS
June 2025 (IAL)QPMS
January 2025 (IAL)QPMS
October 2024 (IAL)QPMS
June 2024 (IAL)QPMS
January 2024 (IAL)QPMS
October 2023 (IAL)QPMS
June 2023 (IAL)QPMS
January 2023 (IAL)QPMS
October 2022 (IAL)QPMS
June 2022 (IAL)QPMS
January 2022 (IAL)QPMS
October 2021 (IAL)QPMS
4 older sessions, back to Specimen 2019 (IAL)
SessionQPMS
June 2021 (IAL)QPMS
January 2021 (IAL)QPMS
October 2020 (IAL)QPMS
Specimen 2019 (IAL)QPMS

Older specifications

Papers from Edexcel’s earlier Biology specifications. Topics overlap, so they’re good extra practice, but check a question is still on your spec before you rely on it.

Older specification (6BI0)169 papers

Edexcel Unit 1 (WBI1/6BI0)

SessionQPMS
June 2019 (IAL)QPMS
January 2019 (IAL)QPMS
October 2018 (IAL)QPMS
June 2018 (IAL)QPMS
January 2018 (IAL)QPMS
October 2017 (IAL)QPMS
June 2017 (IAL)QPMS
June 2017QPMS
January 2017 (IAL)QPMS
October 2016 (IAL)QPMS
June 2016 (IAL)QPMS
June 2016QPMS
20 older sessions, back to Specimen (IAL)
SessionQPMS
January 2016 (IAL)QPMS
June 2015 (IAL)QPMS
June 2015QPMS
January 2015 (IAL)QPMS
June 2014 (R)QPMS
June 2014 (IAL)QPMS
June 2014QPMS
January 2014 (IAL)QPMS
June 2013 (R)QPMS
June 2013QPMS
January 2013QPMS
June 2012QPMS
January 2012QPMS
June 2011QPMS
January 2011QPMS
June 2010QPMS
January 2010QPMS
June 2009QPMS
January 2009QPMS
Specimen (IAL)QPMS

Edexcel Unit 2 (WBI1/6BI0)

SessionQPMS
June 2019 (IAL)QPMS
January 2019 (IAL)QPMS
October 2018 (IAL)QPMS
June 2018 (IAL)QPMS
January 2018 (IAL)QPMS
October 2017 (IAL)QPMS
June 2017 (IAL)QPMS
June 2017QPMS
January 2017 (IAL)QPMS
October 2016 (IAL)QPMS
June 2016 (IAL)QPMS
June 2016QPMS
20 older sessions, back to Specimen (IAL)
SessionQPMS
January 2016 (IAL)QPMS
June 2015 (IAL)QPMS
June 2015QPMS
January 2015 (IAL)QPMS
June 2014 (R)QPMS
June 2014 (IAL)QPMS
June 2014QPMS
January 2014 (IAL)QPMS
June 2013 (R)QPMS
June 2013QPMS
January 2013QPMS
June 2012QPMS
January 2012QPMS
June 2011QPMS
January 2011QPMS
June 2010QPMS
January 2010QPMS
June 2009QPMS
January 2009QPMS
Specimen (IAL)QPMS

Edexcel Unit 3 (WBI1/6BI0)

Grade Boundaries

SessionQPMS
June 2019 (IAL)QPMS
January 2019 (IAL)QPMS
October 2018 (IAL)QPMS
June 2018 (IAL)QPMS
January 2018 (IAL)QPMS
October 2017 (IAL)QPMS
June 2017 (IAL)QPMS
January 2017 (IAL)QPMS
October 2016 (IAL)QPMS
June 2016 (IAL)QPMS
January 2016 (IAL)QPMS
June 2015 (IAL)QPMS
14 older sessions, back to Specimen (IAL)
SessionQPMS
January 2015 (IAL)QPMS
June 2014 (IAL)QPMS
January 2014 (IAL)QPMS
June 2013QPMS
January 2013QPMS
June 2012QP·
January 2012QPMS
June 2011QPMS
January 2011QPMS
June 2010QPMS
January 2010QPMS
June 2009QP·
January 2009·MS
Specimen (IAL)QPMS

Edexcel Unit 4 (WBI1/6BI0)

SessionQPMS
June 2019 (IAL)QPMS
January 2019 (IAL)QPMS
October 2018 (IAL)QPMS
June 2018 (IAL)QPMS
January 2018 (IAL)QPMS
October 2017 (IAL)QPMS
June 2017 (IAL)QPMS
June 2017QPMS
January 2017 (IAL)QPMS
June 2016 (IAL)QPMS
June 2016QPMS
January 2016 (IAL)QPMS
17 older sessions, back to Specimen (IAL)
SessionQPMS
June 2015 (IAL)QPMS
June 2015QPMS
January 2015 (IAL)QPMS
June 2014 (R)QPMS
June 2014 (IAL)QPMS
June 2014QPMS
January 2014 (IAL)QPMS
June 2013 (R)QPMS
June 2013QPMS
January 2013QPMS
June 2012QPMS
January 2012QPMS
June 2011QPMS
January 2011QPMS
June 2010QPMS
January 2010QPMS
Specimen (IAL)QPMS

Edexcel Unit 5 (WBI1/6BI0)

Grade Boundaries

SessionQPMSInsert
June 2019 (IAL)QPMS·
January 2019 (IAL)QPMS·
October 2018 (IAL)QPMS·
June 2018 (IAL)QPMS·
January 2018 (IAL)QPMS·
October 2017 (IAL)QPMS·
June 2017 (IAL)QPMS·
June 2017QPMS·
January 2017 (IAL)QPMS·
June 2016 (IAL)QPMS·
June 2016QPMS·
January 2016 (IAL)QPMS·
16 older sessions, back to Specimen (IAL)
SessionQPMSInsert
June 2015 (IAL)QPMS·
June 2015QPMS·
January 2015 (IAL)QPMS·
June 2014 (R)QPMSInsert
June 2014 (IAL)QPMSInsert
June 2014QPMSInsert
January 2014 (IAL)QPMSInsert
June 2013 (R)QPMSInsert
June 2013QPMSInsert
January 2013QPMSInsert
June 2012QPMSInsert
January 2012QPMSInsert
June 2011QPMSInsert
January 2011QPMSInsert
June 2010QPMSInsert
Specimen (IAL)QPMS·

Edexcel Unit 6 (WBI06/6BI08)

SessionQPMSMore
June 2019 (IAL)QPMS
January 2019 (IAL)QPMS
October 2018 (IAL)QPMS
June 2018 (IAL)QPMS
January 2018 (IAL)QPMS
October 2017 (IAL)QPMS
June 2017 (IAL)QPMS
January 2017 (IAL)QPMS
June 2016 (IAL)QPMS
January 2016 (IAL)QPMS
June 2015 (IAL)QPMS
January 2015 (IAL)QPMS
10 older sessions, back to Specimen (IAL)
SessionQPMSMore
June 2014 (IAL)QPMS
January 2014 (IAL)QPMS
June 2013QPMS
January 2013QPMS
June 2012QPMSJune 2012 MS - Unit 6 Edexcel Biology A-level
January 2012QPMS
June 2011QPMS
January 2011QPMS
June 2010QPMS
Specimen (IAL)QPMS
Using past papers

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  2. 02

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  3. 03

    Go back to what you dropped.

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