Module 1 of 30Lesson 1 of 5 · Choose Your Path: Core, Extended or Mock Exams
IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Start here

Choose your path

You will sit either the Core papers or the Extended papers. Choose your tier once and the whole course reshapes itself around you: your lessons, your examples, your practice questions and your mock exams. Nothing from the other tier gets in your way.

🔵 Core · Papers 1 & 3🟠 Extended · Papers 2 & 4🎯 Full mock papersSyllabus valid to 2030
1 · Pick the direction you are taking
Core tierYour path

🔵 Core path

For grades C to G · Papers 1 and 3
2 papers1 h 30 min each
80 marksper paper
  • Core lessons with Core-level worked examples only
  • Warm-up lessons if you are starting in Form 1–2
  • 20+ practice questions for every Core topic
  • Strand tests and 12 full Core mock papers

Start the Core path →

Extended tierYour path

🟠 Extended path

For grades A* to E · Papers 2 and 4
2 papers2 h each
100 marksper paper
  • Every topic taught at Extended level
  • Extended-only topics: surds, functions, calculus and more
  • 20+ Extended practice questions for every topic
  • Strand tests and 12 full Extended mock papers

Start the Extended path →

Fast trackYour path

🎯 Straight to the mocks

Already revised? Go straight to exam practice.
Exam modetimed like the real exam
Mark schemereveal it after you finish
  • Full-length papers with the real time and marks
  • Core and Extended papers are kept completely separate
  • Quick 25-minute Rapid Checks for short sessions

Core mocks · Papers 1 & 3Extended mocks · Papers 2 & 4

2 · Not sure which tier is yours?

🔵 Choose Core if…

  • your school has entered you for Core, or
  • you are aiming for a C, or you find algebra and graphs hard right now, or
  • you are in Form 1–3 and building your foundations.

🟠 Choose Extended if…

  • your school has entered you for Extended, or
  • you are aiming for a B, A or A*, and
  • you are comfortable with algebra, equations and graphs.

Still unsure? Try the four short Find the gap checks in this section. They show which topics you already know. You can switch paths at any time with the path button at the top of the course menu, and your progress is kept.

3 · The papers you are training for
PaperTierCalculatorTimeMarks
Paper 1Core🚫 Not allowed1 h 30 min80
Paper 3Core🔢 Required1 h 30 min80
Paper 2Extended🚫 Not allowed2 h100
Paper 4Extended🔢 Required2 h100
4 · How each topic works
1

Learn itShort explanations with worked examples at your tier’s level.

2

Try it“Your turn” questions with the full working, laid out the way you should write it in the exam.

3

Practise20+ questions per topic. Check each answer straight away and see the working.

4

Prove itStrand tests, then full mock papers in exam mode.

Tip: 30 minutes a day beats a 5-hour weekend. Do one topic, its practice questions, then tick it off. In the last 6 weeks before the exam, sit one full mock paper every week.
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