Extended Project Qualification (AQA)
Rochester Grammar School, The
Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3BY
Available start dates
Available start dates
Application Instructions
Applications Open: 27/11/25
Applications Close: 31/01/26
Entry Requirements: 4 GCSE passes at grade 6 or above including grade 5s in Maths and either English Literature or Language.
How to Apply: Online application using Applicca - https://rochestergrammarschool.applicaa.com/applicaa.com/Year12
Course Summary
Level 3 Extended Project (worth ½ an A level in UCAS points)
Course Details
Students are supported to:
• choose an area of interest
• draft a title and aims of the project for formal approval by the centre
• plan, research and carry out the project
• deliver a presentation to a non specialist audience
• provide evidence of all stages of project development and production for assessment.
• Students can take two pathways through the EPQ. Students can either:
o Complete an academic essay of up to 5,000 words
o Create a project, informed by their research, supported by an essay of approximately 1,500 words explaining their process. Examples of past products include a monologue about a certain person’s life, a children’s book, an article in the style of the New Scientist, a school newspaper, a short film… as long as the product Is informed by research, the possibilities are endless!
How will it be delivered and assessed?
Coursework only
Project and project log submitted for assessment in Term 5 of year 12
Entry requirements
GCSE Grade 5 in English
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