Cambridge IGCSE International Mathematics (0607): syllabus, papers and marking

The graphic-calculator maths course with an investigation paper. Method, accuracy and communication marks are shown line by line, so a student sees which step cost the mark.

Syllabus for examination in 2025, 2026 and 2027 (2028–2030 published, structure unchanged) · June and November series · grades A*–G (Core C–G, Extended A*–E)

International Mathematics 0607: where the marks go

IGCSE International Mathematics 0607 is tiered: Core candidates sit Papers 1, 3 and 5, Extended candidates Papers 2, 4 and 6. Papers 1 and 2 are non-calculator; the rest need a graphic display calculator. The last paper in each tier, worth 20%, is an investigation (Core) or an investigation plus a modelling task (Extended), and marks there go to communicating each step as well as to the answer.

We generate papers in the current tiered structure and mark them with the method, accuracy and communication marks the Cambridge schemes use, with a one-line note on every lost mark.

How we mark a real script

Paper structure and what we mark

PaperTimeMarksWeightQuestions
Paper 1 — Non-calculator (Core)1 h 15 min6040%Structured and unstructured questions; no calculator allowed
Paper 3 — Calculator (Core)1 h 15 min6040%Structured and unstructured questions; graphic display calculator required
Paper 5 — Investigation (Core)1 h 15 min4020%One investigation; graphic display calculator required
Paper 2 — Non-calculator (Extended)1 h 30 min7540%Structured and unstructured questions; no calculator allowed
Paper 4 — Calculator (Extended)1 h 30 min7540%Structured and unstructured questions; graphic display calculator required
Paper 6 — Investigation and Modelling (Extended)1 h 30 min5020%One investigation section and one modelling section; graphic display calculator required

Syllabus outline

  1. Number: types of number, sets, powers and roots, standard form, ratio, rates, percentages, exponential growth and surds (Extended)
  2. Algebra: manipulation, algebraic fractions, indices, equations, inequalities, sequences, proportion (Extended)
  3. Functions: graphs of functions, sketching on a calculator, function notation, asymptotes, transformations and the logarithmic function (Extended)
  4. Coordinate geometry: gradient, length and midpoint, equations of lines, parallel and perpendicular lines
  5. Geometry: terms, similarity, symmetry, angles, circle theorems
  6. Mensuration: units, area and perimeter, circles, arcs and sectors, surface area and volume
  7. Trigonometry: Pythagoras, right-angled triangles, exact values, trigonometric functions, non-right-angled triangles (Extended)
  8. Transformations and vectors
  9. Probability: relative frequency, combined events
  10. Statistics: classifying and interpreting data, averages and spread, charts, scatter diagrams, cumulative frequency (Extended)

How each paper is marked here

Where International Mathematics 0607 candidates lose marks

  1. Rounding part-way through a long calculation — Final answers fall outside the accepted range because an early value was cut; the examiners advise keeping at least four significant figures until the end.
  2. “Show that” answers that start from the given value — The given result has to come out of the working, not go into it. Starting from it earns no credit.
  3. Calculator functions the syllabus does not list — An answer produced by an unlisted built-in tool comes with no working, so one slip costs every mark.
  4. Investigation steps with nothing written down — Papers 5 and 6 give marks for stating calculations and substitutions, and later parts expect earlier findings to be reused.
  5. Graph sketches without the points of interest — Intercepts unmarked or an awkward scale, so the shape over the given domain is unclear.

Sample papers, mark schemes and marked reports for 0607

See a real handwritten script marked by eight examiners at admitportfolio.com/examiners.

Questions teachers ask

Are both Core and Extended covered?
Yes. The page lists all six papers; each tier uses three of them.
How is 0607 different from 0580?
Both are Cambridge maths. 0607 allows a graphic display calculator and adds the investigation paper; 0580 has two papers per tier.
Do calculator graphs count as working?
Yes, if the sketch is on the paper with the points of interest shown; the examiners treat that as working.
Is this official Cambridge marking?
No. Cambridge International Education marks the real exam. This is examiner-style marking of mocks and homework for 0607. Only you see the marking, and you decide what reaches the student.
Do you reproduce past-paper questions?
No. Every 0607 paper here is original and written to the syllabus for examination in 2025, 2026 and 2027 (2028–2030 published, structure unchanged), in the same structure as the real papers shown above.
Which papers are marked?
None yet are marked question by question. Practical exams sat at the centre are not marked here.
How is the next paper chosen?
From the marks a student lost: the concepts behind them are ranked by marks dropped, and the new paper weights those topics. It is the same syllabus and structure, with new questions.
When are the exams?
June and November series. Grades A*–G (Core C–G, Extended A*–E).

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