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Cambridge IGCSE Maths 0580
Online Tuition
From 2025 each tier has a non-calculator paper as well as a calculator one, so mental and written method matter more than ever. We tutor 0580 to the exact tier and papers your child sits - Core or Extended - and get the tier choice right.
How we teach Cambridge IGCSE Maths at Tuition Highway
A simple four-step approach designed to build confidence, close gaps and improve exam performance.
Find the gaps
A diagnostic against the syllabus topics tells us what's secure and what isn't, so we teach the gaps rather than the whole book.
Teach weekly, one to one
The same tutor teaches each week around school. Concepts build step by step, with the school's pace kept in view.
Practise like the exam
Past-paper questions begin early, followed by full timed papers marked against the published mark scheme.
Matched with a tutor who knows this syllabus
Expert, vetted Cambridge IGCSE Maths tutors who have taught the 0580 specification. Past-paper work is reviewed against published mark schemes, so your child can see where marks are awarded and where they are being lost. UK-qualified teachers are available on request as a premium option.
Taught 0580
Not "cambridge igcse maths in general" - this syllabus, this tier and these papers.
Reviews work against the mark scheme
Your child learns where the marks actually are, not where they feel they should be.
Built for online teaching
Shared whiteboard, worked solutions and lesson materials saved to review after the session.
Consistent across the term
The same tutor every week - and if that changes, we tell you first.
The 0580 papers your child actually sits
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics is tiered. Core candidates sit Papers 1 and 3; Extended candidates sit Papers 2 and 4. From 2025 each tier pairs one non-calculator paper with one calculator paper, and the two papers are equally weighted.
PAPER
WHAT IT TESTS
DETAILS
HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
CORE - PAPERS 1 & 3 / C-G1
Non-calculatorCore
Core content without calculator support
1h 30m
80 marks / 50%
Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
2
CalculatorCore
Core content with calculator use and full compulsory paper
1h 30m80 marks / 50%- Practise calculator strategy and full-paper accuracy
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
EXTENDED - PAPERS 2 & 4 / A*-E3
Non-calculatorExtended
Extended content without calculator support
2h100 marks / 50%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
4
CalculatorExtended
Extended content and multi-step problem solving
2h100 marks / 50%- Practise calculator strategy and full-paper accuracy
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
All questions are compulsory and answers are written on the question paper.
Figures shown for 0580 and 0980 syllabuses for 2025-2027.
COREPAPERS 1 & 3 / C-GNon-calculator
Core
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Core content without calculator support
- DETAILS
- 1h 30m80 marks / 50%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Calculator
Core
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Core content with calculator use and full compulsory paper
- DETAILS
- 1h 30m80 marks / 50%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Practise calculator strategy and full-paper accuracy
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
EXTENDEDPAPERS 2 & 4 / A*-ENon-calculator
Extended
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Extended content without calculator support
- DETAILS
- 2h100 marks / 50%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Calculator
Extended
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Extended content and multi-step problem solving
- DETAILS
- 2h100 marks / 50%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Practise calculator strategy and full-paper accuracy
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
All questions are compulsory and answers are written on the question paper.
Each paper is 50% of the qualification. A scientific calculator is required for Papers 3 and 4 but not allowed for Papers 1 and 2. Exams run June and November, with March available in India.
Everything you need to know, at a glance.
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2025 - 2027- Tiers
- Core & Extended
- Core papers
- Paper 1 (non-calc) + Paper 3 (calc)
- Extended papers
- Paper 2 (non-calc) + Paper 4 (calc)
- Core grades
- C-G
- Extended grades
- A*-E
- New for 2025
- A non-calculator paper per tier
Syllabus for 2025-2027. Each tier now has a non-calculator paper, so written arithmetic, exact methods and shown working matter more than before.
What the Maths syllabus covers
These are the main syllabus strands your child is expected to cover. We teach all of them, starting with the gaps that are costing marks first.
Extended students study the same foundations with additional depth, application and exam demand.
Number
Ratio & proportion
Indices & surds
Algebra
Algebra & graphs
Sequences
Coordinate geometry
Geometry
Mensuration
Trigonometry
Transformations & vectors
Probability
Statistics
Problem-solving
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Questions parents ask about Cambridge IGCSE Maths
How is Cambridge IGCSE Maths assessed?+-
By two papers at the chosen tier. Core candidates sit Paper 1 (non-calculator) and Paper 3 (calculator), each 1 hour 30 minutes and 80 marks. Extended candidates sit Paper 2 (non-calculator) and Paper 4 (calculator), each 2 hours and 100 marks.
What changed for 2025?+-
Each tier now has a non-calculator paper as well as a calculator one, the papers were rebalanced, and some content was added such as surds and exact trigonometric values.
What's the difference between Core and Extended?+-
Core covers the foundational content and is graded C to G; Extended adds more advanced content and is graded A* to E. The tier is chosen at entry.
Which grade can my child get?+-
Up to C on the Core tier, and up to A* on the Extended tier.
Is a calculator allowed?+-
Yes for Papers 3 and 4, where a scientific calculator is required, but not for the non-calculator Papers 1 and 2.
When are the exams?+-
In the June and November series, with an additional March series in India.
How do you decide which tier my child should take?+-
The free assessment maps your child against both tiers and shows which gives the best combination of achievable grade and manageable demand.
What if the tutor isn't the right fit?+-
We replace them - free, and with no argument - and hand over the syllabus progress and known concerns so the new tutor continues seamlessly.