Compulsory · 100 marks
One essay, three hours, 100 marks. Candidates pick a single topic from a list that ranges across politics, society, economics, science and philosophy, then write roughly 2,500 to 3,000 words on it.
Candidates averaged 26.1 out of 100 on this paper in CSS 2025. See the full compulsory results analysis
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