0580/43/O/N/24 · 0580_w24_qp_43
IGCSE Maths 0580 Paper 4 — October/November 2024
0580/43/O/N/24 is component 43 of Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics from the October/November 2024 series (Extended tier): 130 marks over 2h 30m, across 12 questions, with a calculator allowed. Past-paper sites list it as 0580_w24_qp_43.
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 code | 0580/43/O/N/24 |
|---|---|
| Filename | 0580_w24_qp_43 |
| Syllabus | 0580 — Mathematics (IGCSE) |
| Component | 43 (Paper 4) |
| Series | October/November 2024 |
| Tier | Extended |
| Calculator | Allowed |
| Duration | 2h 30m |
| Total marks | 130 |
| Questions | 12 (52 parts) |
What this paper needed for each grade
After marking October/November 2024, Cambridge set the thresholds for this paper as follows — the raw mark out of 130 required for each grade. A grade A took 91 marks, which is 70% of the paper.
| Grade | Raw mark needed | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| A | 91 / 130 | 70% |
| B | 69 / 130 | 53.1% |
| C | 47 / 130 | 36.2% |
| D | 37 / 130 | 28.5% |
| E | 26 / 130 | 20% |
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 23 + 43. 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 0580/43/O/N/24 (0580_w24_qp_43) 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.
The heaviest area is Algebra and graphs at 36 of the 130 marks (28%). If you are revising specifically for this paper, that is where the time pays back most.
Revision guides for this paper
Free guides covering the areas this paper leans on, heaviest first:
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 0580/43/O/N/24 against real mark schemes
Quanta has real Cambridge IGCSE Maths 0580 past-paper questions, broken into skill checkpoints, marked criterion by criterion the way examiners mark — and it tracks which skills you’re missing. Free for individual students.
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Component 43 from other series — same structure, same style, useful once you have used this one up:
Common questions
What does 0580/43/O/N/24 mean?
It is Cambridge’s reference for one specific paper: 0580 is the syllabus, 43 the component (Paper 4, Extended tier, variant 3), and the rest is the series — October/November 2024.
What is 0580_w24_qp_43?
The same paper in the filename convention past-paper sites use: 0580 syllabus, w24 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 43 the component.
Is a calculator allowed in Paper 4?
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?
2h 30m for 130 marks — roughly 69 seconds per mark. Practising at that pace matters as much as knowing the content.