0580 is Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics. This page explains what the code covers, which papers it is examined by, and which topics carry the most marks — counted from 1,978 real past-paper questions set between 2019 and 2026.
0580 is the Cambridge syllabus code for IGCSE Mathematics.
ExamYard publishes a question book for this syllabus, covering the following:
Every topic in the 0580 banks, with how many questions and marks each has carried since 2019. The heaviest topics are where revision time pays back fastest.
| Topic | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers and the Four Operations | 81 | 174 |
| Sets | 45 | 140 |
| Fractions, Decimals and Percentages | 104 | 371 |
| Indices, Standard Form and Surds | 90 | 273 |
| Estimation, Accuracy and the Calculator | 33 | 100 |
| Ratio, Proportion and Rates | 55 | 356 |
| Money, Time and Growth | 115 | 580 |
| Algebraic Manipulation | 83 | 362 |
| Algebraic Fractions and Indices | 78 | 287 |
| Equations | 125 | 655 |
| Inequalities | 44 | 239 |
| Sequences | 52 | 293 |
| Proportion | 32 | 96 |
| Graphs in Practical Situations | 28 | 117 |
| Graphs of Functions and Sketching Curves | 63 | 588 |
| Differentiation | 12 | 71 |
| Functions | 61 | 556 |
| Coordinate Geometry | 67 | 432 |
| Constructions, Scale Drawings and Bearings | 27 | 94 |
| Similarity and Congruence | 32 | 119 |
| Angles, Polygons and Symmetry | 102 | 416 |
| Circle Theorems | 40 | 192 |
| Perimeter, Area, Circles and Sectors | 72 | 392 |
| Surface Area and Volume | 97 | 724 |
| Pythagoras and Right-Angled Trigonometry | 45 | 198 |
| Non-Right-Angled Triangles and 3D Trigonometry | 83 | 687 |
| Transformations | 48 | 344 |
| Vectors | 59 | 318 |
| Probability | 82 | 458 |
| Statistical Diagrams | 31 | 117 |
| Averages and Spread | 37 | 150 |
| Cumulative Frequency and Histograms | 55 | 582 |
Heaviest topic: Surface Area and Volume, 724 marks across 97 questions.
Across every 0580 paper in these banks, the three heaviest topics are Surface Area and Volume (724 marks), Non-Right-Angled Triangles and 3D Trigonometry (687 marks) and Equations (655 marks). The first of those alone is about 7% of every mark on offer. The lightest is Differentiation at 71 marks.
That matters because revising by whole past paper spreads your time evenly over topics the examiner does not weight evenly. Working topic by topic lets you spend the most time where the most marks are, and it shows you the handful of question shapes each topic actually uses rather than meeting one of them every few weeks.
Past papers are easiest to use when the questions are already sorted by topic, so you can finish one topic before starting the next instead of meeting it once every few papers. ExamYard prints the real Cambridge questions for IGCSE Mathematics 0580 arranged that way, with the mark scheme kept separate from the question. Chapter 1 of every book is free to read, with no account and no email address.
0580 is Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics.
The questions in these banks come from papers set between 2019 and 2026. Nothing older is included, because Cambridge changes syllabuses and older questions can test content that is no longer examined.
1,978 real Cambridge questions worth 10,481 marks, sorted by topic.