We have made a number of changes and improvements to our Latin and Classical Greek qualifications, with updated specifications following shortly.

GCSE Classical Greek J292

Update to the J292/01 Language requirements

In collaboration with the Classical Association, we have reduced the syntax and accidence requirements for the Language component J292/01 to make the qualification more manageable. We have also made a small number of changes to the Defined and Restricted Vocabulary List.

This change will apply for first teaching from September 2026. The first assessment opportunity based on the updated J292/01 Language requirements will be in summer 2028.

We will publish a new version of the specification, an updated Defined and Restricted Vocabulary List and revised J292/01 sample assessment material shortly.

Set texts and topics confirmed for J292/02–06

The new version of the specification will also include the sixth cycle of set texts and topics, which will be examined in 2029 and 2030.

GCSE Latin J282

We will update the GCSE Latin specification to include the sixth cycle of set texts and topics, which will be examined in 2029 and 2030.

A Level Latin H443 and Classical Greek H444

We are extending the fifth cycle of set texts for the A Level Latin and Classical Greek qualifications to three years. It will now be examined in 2027, 2028 and 2029.

We will publish updated specifications shortly to reflect this change, including details of the sixth set text cycle. 

If you have any queries about this update, please call our Customer Support Centre on 01223 553998 or email us at classics@ocr.org.uk.

Qualifications

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