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Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science 9-1 past papers and mark schemes

Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science past papers

Grade thresholds

Cambridge sits the same paper as numbered variants in different administrative zones.

May/June 2026 Latest

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Feb/March 2026

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Oct/Nov 2025

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May/June 2025

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Feb/March 2025

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Oct/Nov 2024

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May/June 2024

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Feb/March 2024

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2023Oct/Nov Β· May/June Β· Feb/March

Oct/Nov 2023

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May/June 2023

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Feb/March 2023

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2022Oct/Nov Β· May/June Β· Feb/March

Oct/Nov 2022

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May/June 2022

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Feb/March 2022

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2021Oct/Nov Β· May/June Β· Feb/March

Oct/Nov 2021

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May/June 2021

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Feb/March 2021

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2020Oct/Nov Β· May/June Β· Feb/March

Oct/Nov 2020

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May/June 2020

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Feb/March 2020

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2019Oct/Nov Β· May/June Β· Feb/March

Oct/Nov 2019

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May/June 2019

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Feb/March 2019

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2018Oct/Nov Β· May/June Β· Feb/March

Oct/Nov 2018

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May/June 2018

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Feb/March 2018

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2017Oct/Nov Β· May/June Β· Feb/March

Oct/Nov 2017

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May/June 2017

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Feb/March 2017

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2016Oct/Nov Β· May/June

Oct/Nov 2016

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May/June 2016

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2015Oct/Nov Β· May/June

Oct/Nov 2015

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May/June 2015

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Specimen material

Old course 0420 Oct/Nov 2002 to Oct/Nov 2014. The exam before 0984: still good practice, but the papers are numbered differently.

Oct/Nov 2014

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May/June 2014

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Oct/Nov 2013

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Oct/Nov 2012

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May/June 2012

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Oct/Nov 2011

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May/June 2011

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Oct/Nov 2010

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May/June 2010

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Oct/Nov 2009

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May/June 2009

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Oct/Nov 2008

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May/June 2008

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Oct/Nov 2007

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May/June 2007

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Oct/Nov 2006

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May/June 2006

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Oct/Nov 2005

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May/June 2005

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Oct/Nov 2004

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May/June 2004

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Oct/Nov 2003

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May/June 2003

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Oct/Nov 2002

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Paper by year

Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science

Code0984

At a glance

The course
What we hold
We hold 219 papers from 57 sittings, Oct/Nov 2002 to May/June 2026, and the specimen papers.
Full title
Cambridge IGCSE (9-1) Computer Science

Not Cambridge? Same subject, other boards.

Each board sets completely different papers. Check yours before you revise the wrong thing for months.

The board and course code are printed on the front of every mock paper.

HELP. Which board am I??

Find a mock or past paper from school. The board's name is at the top of the front cover, and the course code is printed next to it, like 0984. No paper to hand? Ask your teacher which board and course code you are entered for.

Also on this page 0984 0420

Cambridge 0420 Earlier

Computer Studies

Its 61 papers from 24 series are in the years above.

Memes

Certified Computer Science memes. Peer-reviewed by nobody.

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Write β€˜sort it’ and leave
Me on the 6-mark pseudocode question
Debugging with print statements
Using a trace table
Knowing the difference between = and ==
Explaining recursion by explaining recursion
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