Question 1Core · no calculator
Write as a fraction in its simplest form.
IGCSE Maths 0580 syllabus for 2026 to 2028
Nine topics, two tiers and two papers per tier, each worth half the grade. The syllabus for 2028 has the same content as the one for 2026 and 2027.
26 weeks, 104 hours in all
Start with Topic 1
Number: 21.6 of your hours. It is 9 of the 40 questions on our timed checks, 23%.
| Topic | Your hours | Share of the checks |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Number | 21.6 | 23% |
| Topic 2: Algebra and graphs | 14.4 | 15% |
| Topic 4: Geometry | 12 | 13% |
| Topic 5: Mensuration | 12 | 13% |
| Topic 9: Statistics | 9.6 | 10% |
| Topic 3: Coordinate geometry | 7.2 | 8% |
| Topic 6: Trigonometry | 7.2 | 8% |
| Topic 8: Probability | 7.2 | 8% |
| Topic 7: Transformations and vectors | 4.8 | 5% |
Week by week
- Week 1Topic 1: Number
- Week 2Topic 1: Number
- Week 3Topic 1: Number
- Week 4Topic 1: Number
- Week 5Topic 1: Number
- Week 6Topic 1: Number, Topic 2: Algebra and graphs
- Week 7Topic 2: Algebra and graphs
- Week 8Topic 2: Algebra and graphs
- Week 9Topic 2: Algebra and graphs
- Week 10Topic 4: Geometry
- Week 11Topic 4: Geometry
- Week 12Topic 4: Geometry
- Week 13Topic 5: Mensuration
- Week 14Topic 5: Mensuration
- Week 15Topic 5: Mensuration
- Week 16Topic 9: Statistics
- Week 17Topic 9: Statistics
- Week 18Topic 9: Statistics, Topic 3: Coordinate geometry
- Week 19Topic 3: Coordinate geometry
- Week 20Topic 3: Coordinate geometry, Topic 6: Trigonometry
- Week 21Topic 6: Trigonometry
- Week 22Topic 8: Probability
- Week 23Topic 8: Probability, Topic 7: Transformations and vectors
- Week 24Topic 7: Transformations and vectors
- Week 25A timed check and two written questions, then review every lost mark
- Week 26A timed check and two written questions, then review every lost mark
| Core | Paper 1 (no calculator) and Paper 3 (calculator), 1 hour 30 minutes and 80 marks each, grades C to G |
|---|---|
| Extended | Paper 2 (no calculator) and Paper 4 (calculator), 2 hours and 100 marks each, grades A* to E |
| Weight | Each paper is 50% of the grade |
| Series | June and November (and March in India) |
The nine topics
1 Number; 2 Algebra and graphs; 3 Coordinate geometry; 4 Geometry; 5 Mensuration; 6 Trigonometry; 7 Transformations and vectors; 8 Probability; 9 Statistics.
Core and Extended
Extended includes all of Core and adds harder content in every topic: surds, algebraic fractions, functions and differentiation, circle theorems II, the sine and cosine rules, vectors, conditional probability, cumulative frequency and histograms, among others.
Accuracy on the calculator papers
Unless a question says otherwise, give answers that are not exact to 3 significant figures, and angles to 1 decimal place. Keep full values in your calculator until the final answer.
Try 2 questions
Question 2Core · no calculator
Solve .
Next step
Questions people ask
Which years does this syllabus cover?
Exams in 2026 and 2027 use the syllabus for 2025 to 2027, and 2028 uses the syllabus for 2028 to 2030. Their content and papers are the same.
Is there coursework?
No. Two written papers make up the whole grade, one without a calculator and one with.
Are all the formulas given in the exam?
No. A list of area and volume formulas (and, for Extended, a few more) is printed in each paper; the others, such as compound interest and the trigonometric ratios, must be learned.