Getting ready to teach - Cambridge IGCSE International Mathematics (0607) - Syllabus and assessment updates

Oct 23, 2026

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Getting ready to teach Cambridge IGCSE International Mathematics (0607) describes updates to the syllabus and assessment for 2025, created with experienced teachers and subject experts. The document explains changes to content structure and learning outcomes, including added function and exponential topics, clarified notes/examples, removed items, and adjusted depth and demand. It also details assessment changes: matched durations and mark mixes for calculator/non-calculator papers, added Core formulas to Extended, and equal weighting for Papers 5 and 6, with guidance on teaching implications and available teacher support materials.

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Getting ready to teach Cambridge IGCSE™ International Mathematics (0607) We review our syllabuses regularly to make sure they continue to meet the needs of our schools. To make it easier for teachers and students who use more than one syllabus, we have improved accessibility and clarity by considering our Cambridge Upper Secondary Mathematics suite as a whole. In updating our Cambridge IGCSE International Mathematics (0607) syllabus, we have worked with experienced maths teachers and subject experts to make the qualifications well structured and easier to understand, while keeping the familiar features that teachers and schools value. We have focused on the breadth and depth of the content to cover fundamental mathematical knowledge and preparing students for the demands of the next stage of learning, if they choose to progress to further study. We have added: • recognising types of function – Linear and quadratic functions (Core only) • exponential growth and decay (Extended only) . We have also added, or explained further, a small amount of content in some topics to align with other Cambridge Upper Secondary Mathematics courses. Please see the full syllabus for 2025 for details. Changes to content How has the content changed? • Subject content has been reworded and reordered for clarity and consistency. • We have updated the Notes/Examples column to make the depth of teaching and learning required clearer. • We are using consistent learning outcomes where appropriate across our Cambridge Upper Secondary Mathematics syllabuses to support teachers who deliver more than one course in the suite. • Some topics have been removed and a small number added, with breadth and depth explained for clarity. We have updated the aims and assessment objectives. The wording has been updated but the meaning is the same. The new syllabus will also include details of how it helps students develop the Cambridge learner attributes – confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged. The assessment objective weightings have been adjusted to allow a better balance across the calculator, non-calculator and investigation/modelling papers. The new syllabus explains how to present responses using mathematical conventions. Guidance is based on common mistakes found in candidates’ responses. We have removed: • C3 . 5 Asymptotes (Core only) • C3 . 8 Transforming graphs of functions (Core only) • C11 . 6 Cumulative frequency (Core only) • E1 . 6 Absolute value (Extended only) . We have also reduced the extent of some content within topics, to make sure the volume and level of demand are aligned with other Cambridge Upper Secondary Mathematics courses. Please see the full syllabus for 2025 for details. Cambridge IGCSE International Mathematics (0607) Changes to assessment Cambridge IGCSE International Mathematics (0607) How has the assessment changed? Calculator and non-calculator papers have the same duration, number of marks and mix of items. In addition, we are adding some Core formulas to the list of formulas for Extended papers. Papers 5 and 6 Papers 5 and 6 have the same weighting in the qualification. | Assessment from 2025 | | | | --- | --- | --- | | | Paper 1 (Core) Paper 3 (Core)
(non-calculator) (calculator) | | | Duration 1 hour 15 mins 1 hour 15 mins Total marks 60 marks 60 marks Item types Structured and
unstructured questions Structured and
unstructured questions Other information Calculator not allowed Externally assessed 40% of total for Core Calculator allowed (Graphic Display) Externally assessed 40% of total for Core | | | | Assessment from 2025 | Paper 2 (Extended)(non-calculator) | Paper 4 (Extended)
(calculator) | | Duration 1 hour 30 mins 1 hour 30 mins Total marks 75 marks 75 marks Item types Structured and
unstructured questions Structured and
unstructured questions Other information Calculator not allowed Externally assessed 40% of total

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What content updates are included in the 2025 Cambridge IGCSE International Mathematics (0607) syllabus?

The document states that content has been reworded and reordered for clarity, notes/examples updated for clearer depth, and some topics removed and added. It also adds recognising types of function (linear and quadratic, Core only) and exponential growth and decay (Extended only).

How has assessment changed for calculator and non-calculator papers from 2025?

Calculator and non-calculator papers have the same duration, number of marks, and mix of items. The document also adds some Core formulas to the list of formulas for Extended papers and includes guidance on assessment objective balance.

What do the changes mean for teaching and learner preparation?

Teaching time is not affected, but teachers must read the updated content and notes/examples to update schemes of work. Learners need practice with a range of question types across two equally balanced papers, and teachers should support students preparing for the updated assessment scheme.

Oct 23, 2026

Upload by Jasmine