
AQA BASEDATA INFORMATION
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Our basedata is supplied 'as is', and while every effort has been made to check
that the data supplied are correct you should check any data loaded from these
files against the information published at aqa.org.uk/exams-administration

Our basedata is supplied in the inter-board file format as defined in the JCQ
document 'Formats for the Exchange of Examination Related Data' version 14,
revised May 2016 available at www.jcq.org.uk


AQA (awarding body identifier 70) November 2025 Series BG basedata
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Version 1 published 1-September-25


The following files are included in this zip archive:
  SBG25_70.X01 - Syllabus file
  OBG25_70.X01 - Option file
  CBG25_70.X01 - Component file
  LBG25_70.X01 - Link file
  Readme.txt - this file

Any new versions will be published at aqa.org.uk/basedata

If you have any queries please contact Exams Office Support
T: 0800 197 7162
E: eos@aqa.org.uk


Note about discount (classification) codes
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The codes included in our basedata are taken from DfE publications at
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores
- https://collectdata.education.gov.uk/qwsweb/

The DfE publish different codes for Key Stage 4 (KS4) and Post 16 discounting purposes.

Some awards (for example most AS qualifications) therefore have two different discount codes.

As the basedata format only includes provision for a single discount code per award, our basedata includes:
- the KS4 code for all Level 1,2 and 1/2 qualifications (which includes GCSEs)
- the Post 16 code for all Level 3 qualifications (which includes AS and A-levels)


Both sets of discount codes are included in our Entry Codes book available at
aqa.org.uk/exams-administration/entries/make-entries