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Key Facts: Wales GCSE French Exam
30% / 15% / 20% / 35%
Unit 1 Oracy / Unit 2 RW NEA / Unit 3 Listening / Unit 4 RW weightings
WJEC GCSE French Guidance for Teaching (teaching from 2025)
7–10 min + 10 min prep
Unit 1 Oracy speaking timing
WJEC Unit 1 Guidance for Teaching
45 min / 1h 30m
Unit 3 Listening / Unit 4 Reading and Writing exam timings
WJEC Delivery Guide / unit guidance
A*–G
Wales GCSE grading scale
Qualifications Wales Made-for-Wales GCSE policy
£46.80
2026/27 full single-award centre entry fee
WJEC Entry Fees 2026/27
3830QS
Qualification reference code
WJEC GCSE French subject page
Sept 2025
First teaching (Wave 1)
WJEC / Qualifications Wales
3 themes
Leisure & wellbeing, travel, study & work
WJEC GCSE French specification overview
WJEC Made-for-Wales GCSE French (qual 3830QS): linear four-unit award — Oracy NEA 30%, Reading/Writing NEA 15%, Listening exam 20%, Reading/Writing exam 35%. Themes cover leisure/wellbeing, travel, and study/work. Graded A*–G. Centre entry fee £46.80 (2026/27). Free practice here is an English MCQ study adaptation, not an oral/writing simulation.
Sample Wales GCSE French Practice Questions
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1What does « se détendre » mean in the theme language for leisure and wellbeing?
2Choose the best English meaning of « un abonnement » in a media context.
3In travel French, « l'aller-retour » most nearly means:
4What does « le développement durable » refer to?
5« Un stage » in a study-and-work context usually means:
6Which French word best matches « healthy food »?
7What does « se sentir bien dans sa peau » express?
8« Une correspondance » at a station or airport is most likely:
9Choose the best meaning of « les réseaux sociaux ».
10What does « un métier » mean in career discussions?
About the Wales GCSE French Exam
Made-for-Wales GCSE French is the WJEC qualification designed for the Curriculum for Wales (first teaching September 2025, Wave 1). It is regulated by Qualifications Wales and is not available to centres in England. Assessment is linear and untiered across four units: Unit 1 Oracy NEA (30%), Unit 2 Reading and Writing NEA (15%) based on a centre-chosen French work (graphic novel, short story, film script or novel), Unit 3 Listening exam (20%), and Unit 4 Reading and Writing exam (35%) including translation into English/Cymraeg. Content is organised under three broad themes — language for leisure and wellbeing, language for travel, and language for study and work. Grades use the Wales A*–G scale. Qual code 3830QS. DISCLOSURE: Official assessment mixes speaking NEA, literary-style written NEA, listening and reading/writing papers — this free bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for revision, not a past-paper clone or a substitute for oral and extended writing practice.
Assessment
Linear, untiered single-award GCSE. Unit 1 Oracy NEA 30% (60 marks); Unit 2 Reading and Writing NEA 15% (45 marks); Unit 3 Listening written examination 20% (45 marks); Unit 4 Reading and Writing written examination 35% (70 marks). Qual code 3830QS. First teaching September 2025; first award from 2027. Themes: language for leisure and wellbeing; language for travel; language for study and work.
Time Limit
Unit 1: 7–10 minutes speaking (+ 10 minutes preparation); Unit 2 NEA: 1 hour; Unit 3: 45 minutes (incl. 5 minutes reading time); Unit 4: 1 hour 30 minutes
Passing Score
A*–G overall grade (Wales GCSE scale)
Exam Fee
£46.80 centre entry fee for the full single-award Made-for-Wales GCSE (WJEC 2026/27 fees). Paid by the school/centre — learners do not typically pay a separate public exam fee. (WJEC (regulated by Qualifications Wales))
Wales GCSE French Exam Content Outline
Unit 1: Oracy (NEA)
Speaking test 7–10 minutes with 10 minutes preparation: read aloud and role play; presentation and discussion on a chosen theme; conversation. Tests clear, comprehensible French, pronunciation/intonation awareness and interactive communication. Conducted in WJEC assessment windows and externally marked.
Unit 2: Reading and Writing (NEA)
1-hour non-examination assessment (45 marks) responding to a centre-chosen work in French (graphic novel, short story, film script or novel) linked to one broad theme. Develops reading for meaning, grammar/vocabulary application and written communication.
Unit 3: Listening (written examination)
45 minutes including 5 minutes reading time (45 marks). Respond to adverts, messages, podcasts, announcements, conversations and interviews; identify messages and draw conclusions; fixed and written responses in English/Cymraeg as required. No dictionary.
Unit 4: Reading and Writing (written examination)
1 hour 30 minutes (70 marks). Understand and respond to written French; identify messages and draw conclusions; communicate in writing for different audiences and purposes; translate from French into English/Cymraeg. Based on the three broad themes.
How to Pass the Wales GCSE French Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: A*–G overall grade (Wales GCSE scale)
- Assessment: Linear, untiered single-award GCSE. Unit 1 Oracy NEA 30% (60 marks); Unit 2 Reading and Writing NEA 15% (45 marks); Unit 3 Listening written examination 20% (45 marks); Unit 4 Reading and Writing written examination 35% (70 marks). Qual code 3830QS. First teaching September 2025; first award from 2027. Themes: language for leisure and wellbeing; language for travel; language for study and work.
- Time limit: Unit 1: 7–10 minutes speaking (+ 10 minutes preparation); Unit 2 NEA: 1 hour; Unit 3: 45 minutes (incl. 5 minutes reading time); Unit 4: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Exam fee: £46.80 centre entry fee for the full single-award Made-for-Wales GCSE (WJEC 2026/27 fees). Paid by the school/centre — learners do not typically pay a separate public exam fee.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Made-for-Wales GCSE French the same as England GCSE French?
No. This is a WJEC qualification regulated by Qualifications Wales for centres in Wales (not available to centres in England). It uses the A*–G grade scale, is linear and untiered, and is built around three language-use themes (leisure/wellbeing, travel, study/work) with two NEA units plus listening and reading/writing exams. England GCSEs use different boards and the 9–1 scale.
How is the Made-for-Wales GCSE French assessed?
Four units: Unit 1 Oracy NEA (30%, 7–10 minutes speaking + 10 minutes preparation — read aloud/role play, presentation and discussion, conversation); Unit 2 Reading and Writing NEA (15%, 1 hour based on a French work); Unit 3 Listening exam (20%, 45 minutes including reading time); Unit 4 Reading and Writing exam (35%, 1 hour 30 minutes, including translation into English/Cymraeg).
Does this free practice test match the official exam format?
No. The official award depends on spoken oracy, a written NEA response to a literary-style work, listening papers and extended reading/writing — not pure multiple-choice. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation to build vocabulary, grammar, comprehension strategies, cultural knowledge and communication choices. Practise speaking and writing separately with your teacher using official SAMs and NEA guidance.
What are the three broad themes?
Language for leisure and wellbeing (for example healthy body and mind, self and relationships, technology and media); language for travel (travelling, French-speaking cultures, sustainability); and language for study and work (study/work opportunities and using languages at home and abroad).
How much does the exam cost?
WJEC’s 2026/27 centre entry fee for a full single-award Made-for-Wales GCSE (including French) is £46.80. This is paid by the school or centre. Learners in typical school provision do not pay a separate public candidate fee for entry.
What languages are used in the official assessment?
Candidates work in French for the language of study. Responses to listening and some reading items may be required in English or Cymraeg as specified. Registry-confirmed official assessment language contexts for this qualification include English, Welsh (Cymraeg) and French.
When was first teaching and when is first award?
First teaching is September 2025 (Wave 1 Made-for-Wales). First award is from 2027. WJEC publishes assessment windows for Unit 1 speaking and Unit 2 NEA each series (for example multi-week windows in the spring of the award year).
Is the qualification tiered?
No. Made-for-Wales GCSE French is linear and does not contain tiering. All candidates take the same unit structure for a single A*–G award.