Set texts for Latin and Classical Greek update

We have updated the specifications for GCSE, AS and A Level Latin and Classical Greek to include the fourth cycle of set texts and topics:

GCSE Latin J282 and Classical Greek J292

• See page 8 and page 9 of the GCSE Latin specification for details of the set texts and topics which will be examined in 2025 and 2026.
• See page 8 and page 9 the GCSE Classical Greek, specification for details of the set texts and topics which will be examined in 2025 and 2026.

AS Level Latin H043 and Classical Greek H044

• See page 8 of the AS Level Latin specification for details of the set texts which will be examined in 2024 and 2025.
• See page 8 of the AS Level Classical Greek specification for details of the set texts which will be examined in 2024 and 2025.

A Level Latin H443 and Classical Greek H444

• See page 10 and page 12 of the A Level Latin specification for details of the set texts which will be examined in 2025 and 2026. Please note that Livy and Ovid will remain the unseen authors for the unseen translation paper (H443/01).
• See page 10 and page 12 of the A Level Classical Greek specification for details of the set texts which will be examined in 2025 and 2026. For the unseen translation paper (H444/01), the unseen prose author will be Xenophon and the unseen verse author will be Sophocles – iambic trimeter. 

You can view and download our updated specifications from our qualification pages for GCSE Latin, AS and A Level Latin, GCSE Classical Greek and AS and A Level Classical Greek.

If you have any queries about this update, please call our customer support centre on 01223 553998 or email classics@ocr.org.uk.

Qualifications

• Latin (9-1) - J282 (from 2016)
• Latin - H043, H443 (from 2016)
• Classical Greek (9-1) - J292 (from 2016)
• Classical Greek - H044, H444 (from 2016)