0580/22/M/J/24 · 0580_s24_qp_22

IGCSE Maths 0580 Paper 2 — May/June 2024

0580/22/M/J/24 is component 22 of Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics from the May/June 2024 series (Extended tier): 70 marks over 1h 30m, across 24 questions, with a calculator allowed. Past-paper sites list it as 0580_s24_qp_22.

Quanta has mapped this paper question by question against its official mark scheme. Below is where its marks actually sit across the syllabus — the fastest way to see what to revise before attempting it.

Updated 28 September 2026

At a glance

Cambridge code0580/22/M/J/24
Filename0580_s24_qp_22
Syllabus0580 — Mathematics (IGCSE)
Component22 (Paper 2)
SeriesMay/June 2024
TierExtended
CalculatorAllowed
Duration1h 30m
Total marks70
Questions24 (34 parts)

What this paper needed for each grade

After marking May/June 2024, Cambridge set the thresholds for this paper as follows — the raw mark out of 70 required for each grade. A grade A took 56 marks, which is 80% of the paper.

GradeRaw mark neededPercentage
A56 / 7080%
B44 / 7062.9%
C33 / 7047.1%
D26 / 7037.1%
E20 / 7028.6%

Grade A* is deliberately absent: Cambridge does not set one for an individual component. A* is awarded on the overall syllabus threshold across the papers you were entered for — for this paper that is 22 + 42. Every 0580 series, with the syllabus thresholds →

Figures re-keyed from Cambridge’s published threshold table for this series.

The question paper and mark scheme

Cambridge publishes the question paper and mark scheme for 0580/22/M/J/24 (0580_s24_qp_22) itself — through your school and through Cambridge’s own site. They are © Cambridge University Press & Assessment, so Quanta does not host them, and this page describes the paper rather than reproducing it.

What Quanta does instead is the part the PDF leaves to you: sit this paper online and have it marked criterion by criterion against the official mark scheme, so a lost mark tells you which skill cost it. Free, and no download to print.

Where the marks are

Every part of this paper is tagged to the syllabus skill it tests, so the marks can be totalled by syllabus area. Sections linked in blue have a free Quanta revision guide.

20 mk · 29%
18 mk · 26%
7 mk · 10%
6 mk · 9%
4 mk · 6%
3 mk · 4%
Coordinate geometry
2 mk · 3%

The heaviest area is Number at 20 of the 70 marks (29%). If you are revising specifically for this paper, that is where the time pays back most.

Revision guides for this paper

Practising this paper

Cambridge publishes past papers and mark schemes through its own site and through schools — this page describes the paper rather than reproducing it. Inside Quanta, this paper is available as guided practice: each question is broken into skill checkpoints and marked against the official criteria, so you find out which skill cost you a mark rather than just what your total was.

Practise 0580/22/M/J/24 against real mark schemes

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Common questions

What does 0580/22/M/J/24 mean?

It is Cambridge’s reference for one specific paper: 0580 is the syllabus, 22 the component (Paper 2, Extended tier, variant 2), and the rest is the series — May/June 2024.

What is 0580_s24_qp_22?

The same paper in the filename convention past-paper sites use: 0580 syllabus, s24 for the series (m = February/March, s = May/June, w = October/November, then the year), qp for the question paper (the mark scheme is ms, the examiner report er), and 22 the component.

Is a calculator allowed in Paper 2?

Yes — a scientific calculator is allowed on this paper. Note that answers taken straight from a calculator with no working still lose the method marks.

How long is this paper?

1h 30m for 70 marks — roughly 77 seconds per mark. Practising at that pace matters as much as knowing the content.