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Extended foundations · exam years 2025–2027
IGCSE Mathematics: Exam Guide, Format & Official Sources
Choose the right examination year, confirm your tier and register through your school or a centre accepting private candidates. This pilot targets Extended mathematical foundations.
Check Core versus Extended
Core candidates take Papers 1 and 3 and are eligible for grades C–G. Extended candidates take Papers 2 and 4 and are eligible for grades A*–E. This collection focuses on Extended foundations.
- The syllabus year is the year of the examination.
- One paper at each tier is non-calculator.
- This is Cambridge 0580, not Pearson Edexcel IGCSE or Cambridge 0980.
Expect written mathematical work
The papers contain structured and unstructured questions. Show working and practise selecting methods, units and appropriate accuracy. Short-answer feedback here is not a complete formal marking rubric.
- Use the linked specimen to experience a paper layout.
- Train exact arithmetic as well as calculator work.
The syllabus and your next lesson.
Number
- Exact number and place value
- Ratios and percentage changes
Algebra
- Equations and algebraic structure
- Quadratics and number patterns
- Sets and function notation
Geometry
- Coordinates, gradients and lines
- Angles and similar shapes
- Area, volume and circular measures
- Right triangles and trigonometric ratios
- Vectors and transformations
Data
- Probability with and without replacement
- Summaries from frequency data
Linked lessons cover selected foundations. Use the official syllabus to plan any topics beyond this pilot.
Dates and scheduling
Exam series
June and November; March is also available in India
Exact dates and sessions
Use the timetable for your administrative zone and chosen series; confirm the centre’s final instructions
Entry deadline
Ask your centre for its candidate deadline before paying; no single worldwide student deadline is stated here
Fees and regional differences
Candidate fee
Request a written quote from your centre; fees may include supervision and other centre costs
Book with the exam provider.
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Choose a registered centre
Ask your school or locate a centre accepting private candidates for Mathematics 0580.
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Confirm the entry
Agree the exam year, series and Core or Extended tier with the centre; check the statement of entry.
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Confirm fees and arrangements
Pay according to the centre’s instructions and obtain the correct timetable, ID and equipment requirements.
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Official resources.
Current qualification scope and syllabus links
Assessment, topics and available exam series
Registration and centre-dependent fees
Select the correct series and administrative zone
Link to an official sample; no questions copied
Extended foundations for Cambridge 0580, not a complete syllabus course or grade predictor.
MCQ and numeric drills are practice formats; the official exam requires structured and unstructured written responses.
Four original written extensions support method-point self-assessment; complete timed papers, automatic handwritten grading, geometric construction and full syllabus coverage are not implemented.
Two shared prerequisite companions plus a newly caption-grounded probability-tree companion; full audiovisual review and independent educator review remain pending.
Exam-year scope is 2025–2027; consult the separate syllabus for 2028 onward.
Exact exam dates, entry deadlines and fees depend on series, administrative zone and centre; confirm locally.
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Scope: Extended foundations · exam years 2025–2027