International AS & A Level
Physics (2018)
2018 route: IAS and IAL entries listed for October 2026, January 2027 and June 2027
The 2026/2027 entry manual, page 16, lists both awards and all six contributing units. The later specification changeover is provisional; confirm final dates with your centre.
StudyForA coverage: Planned
Original teaching and guided, independent and application practice have not yet been mapped for this entry. Official links below are resources, not completed StudyForA lessons.
Specialist review is pending. Self-check answers are learning support, not official exam marks or proof of mastery. Practical, oral, performance and coursework requirements, where applicable, need appropriate teacher or centre supervision and assessment.
Examination-year entries: 2026–2027
Pearson Qualifications Information Manual 2026/2027 · pages 16 ↗
These entries were checked on 2026-10-17. Confirm the current rules and your centre’s eligibility before making an examination entry.
Award codes and required units
- XPH11 · Physics · International AS
WPH11, WPH12, WPH13, plus the appropriate cash-in entry.
Listed award series: October 2026; January 2027; June 2027.
Teaching: Planned.
- YPH11 · Physics · International A Level
WPH11, WPH12, WPH13, WPH14, WPH15, WPH16, plus the appropriate cash-in entry.
Listed award series: October 2026; January 2027; June 2027.
Teaching: Planned.
Which contributing units run in each series?
An available award cash-in does not mean all its units are offered in that series.
- WPH11 · Unit 1: Mechanics and Materials
Listed unit series: October 2026; January 2027; June 2027.
- WPH12 · Unit 2: Waves and Electricity
Listed unit series: October 2026; January 2027; June 2027.
- WPH13 · Unit 3: Practical Skills in Physics I
Listed unit series: October 2026; January 2027; June 2027.
- WPH14 · Unit 4: Further Mechanics, Fields and Particles
Listed unit series: October 2026; January 2027; June 2027.
- WPH15 · Unit 5: Thermodynamics, Radiation, Oscillations and Cosmology
Listed unit series: October 2026; January 2027; June 2027.
- WPH16 · Unit 6: Practical Skills in Physics II
Listed unit series: October 2026; January 2027; June 2027.
- A cash-in entry is needed for a qualification grade. Units can be banked across series subject to the current entry rules.
- 2018 and 2027 specification units cannot be mixed.
- Practical-skills written papers do not replace supervised practical learning. Teaching and practical provision remain planned.
Science changeover: provisional timetable
This timetable covers Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The 2026–2027 entry listings apply to the 2018 specification; they do not establish entries for the future 2027 route.
- 2018 IAS: the last regular series shown is October 2027; a resit series is shown for January 2028.
- 2018 IAL: the last regular series shown is January 2029; a resit series is shown for June 2029.
- 2027 IAS: the first series shown is June 2028.
- 2027 IAL: Unit 4 first appears in January 2029; the full route first appears in June 2029.
Pearson identifies the timetable as awaiting Qualifications approval. Confirm final assessment dates and entry eligibility with the centre.
Use one specification throughout; units from the 2018 and 2027 qualifications cannot be combined.
Publication dates for the new specification, scheme of work and sample assessments are still described as forthcoming. StudyForA has not verified the new award codes or mapped new teaching.
Pearson’s science transition timetable ↗Checked 2026-10-17. These are provisional series, not a promise of individual entry eligibility.
Specification edition checked
Official specification · Issue 3 ↗
Award codes and edition checked; full syllabus teaching and practice mapping remain outstanding.
Confirm your specification and entry
The 2026–2027 IAL entry manual excludes candidates studying in the UK.
Confirm the award, unit combination, examination year and centre eligibility. Listing in the catalogue alone does not establish that every unit is available in every examination series.
Open Pearson’s official qualification page ↗
Specification document links found on the official page
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Book editions and official resource mappings for this entry remain to be reconciled.