Cambridge 0580 · Paper 4 Extended
IGCSE Maths 0580 Paper 4 Past Papers
Cambridge 0580 Paper 4 (Extended) is 100 marks in 2h, set as 3 timetable variants (41, 42, 43). Quanta has mapped 21 sittings from 2023 to 2025, every part tagged to the syllabus section it tests — so the breakdown below is what Paper 4 has actually asked, summed across 21 papers, rather than a guess from the syllabus.
Every sitting has its own page, listed by series below, with its Cambridge code in both forms (0580/42/F/M/25 and 0580_m25_qp_42).
Updated 15 September 2026
At a glance
- Paper
- Paper 4 Extended
- Subject
- Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580
- Marks
- 100
- Time
- 2h
- Questions
- 23 (39 parts)
- Variants
- 41, 42, 43
- Calculator
- allowed
- Sittings mapped
- 21 (2023–2025)
What Paper 4 tests
Marks by syllabus area, totalled over all 21 sittings. The order barely moves from year to year, which is the point: it is the paper’s real weighting. Areas linked in blue have a free Quanta guide.
Revision guides for Paper 4
All 0580 Paper 4 sittings
February/March 2025
May/June 2025
February/March 2024
May/June 2024
February/March 2023
May/June 2023
Practise IGCSE Maths 0580 Paper 4 against real mark schemes
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What is Cambridge 0580 Paper 4?
Paper 4 of Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 — Extended. It is 100 marks in 2h, with 23 questions, and it is set as variants 41, 42, 43 for different time zones — same syllabus, same structure, different questions. Quanta has mapped 21 sittings from 2023 to 2025.
How long is 0580 Paper 4?
2h for 100 marks — about 1.2 minutes per mark, which is the pacing to hold.
Is a calculator allowed in 0580 Paper 4?
Yes, on every sitting Quanta has mapped.
Where can I get 0580 Paper 4 past papers?
Cambridge publishes past papers and mark schemes through its own site and through schools; they are © Cambridge University Press & Assessment, so the pages here describe each paper rather than reproduce it. Inside Quanta, every sitting listed above is practised online question by question and marked against the official mark-scheme criteria.