International GCSE
Business (2017)
Outgoing specification: 4BS1 entries listed for November 2026 and June 2027; last assessment November 2028
The 2026/2027 entry manual physical page 7 visually confirms the 4BS1 entry options and series. The live official Business (2017) page states last assessment November 2028; the Business (2027) page explicitly identifies 4BS1 as the outgoing 2017 qualification. The currently linked Business specification, Issue 2 February 2026, confirms 4BS1 on physical pages 1 and 31 and its two papers on physical page 10.
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 7 ↗
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
- 4BS1 · Business (2017 linear) · International GCSE
Papers 1 and 2, using the appropriate standard, regional, onscreen or mixed entry option.
Listed award series: November 2026; June 2027.
Teaching: Planned.
Paper and unit entry options
- 4BS1 · A · Business (Papers 1 & 2)
Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.
- 4BS1 · R · Business (Papers 1R & 2R)
Listed series: June 2027.
- 4BS1 · ZA · Business (Papers 1C & 2C)
Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.
- 4BS1 · ZB · Business (Papers 1C & 2)
Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.
- 4BS1 · ZC · Business (Papers 1 & 2C)
Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.
- 4BS1 · ZD · Business (Papers 1CR & 2CR)
Listed series: June 2027.
- 4BS1 · ZE · Business (Papers 1CR & 2R)
Listed series: June 2027.
- 4BS1 · ZF · Business (Papers 1R & 2CR)
Listed series: June 2027.
- For the ordinary paper-based, non-regional route, use option A (4BS1/A); the manual explicitly replaces the former blank standard option with A. ZA/ZB/ZC and ZD/ZE/ZF are onscreen or mixed routes within 4BS1, not separate awards.
- November 2028 is the published final assessment date, not an additional series verified by the 2026/2027 entry table. Future-year entry options remain subject to the relevant manual.
- Where applicable, centres in the countries listed in section 2.6 (physical page 3) must select the regional paper option. Regional and regional-onscreen rows are listed for June 2027 only in this manual; eligibility depends on the centre location.
- Centres must request approval to offer onscreen assessment (manual physical page 3); paper-title C means onscreen and CR means regional onscreen. These are entry options for the same award.
- This reconciles award identities and entry options only for the 2026/2027 manual window. Teaching, books, practice, formal assessment validation and specialist approval receive no completion credit.
Confirm your specification and entry
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Specification document links found on the official page
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