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Cambridge International A Level German past papers and mark schemes

Cambridge International A Level German past papers

Grade thresholds

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

May/June 2026 Latest

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Oct/Nov 2025

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May/June 2025

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Oct/Nov 2024

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Oct/Nov 2024

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May/June 2024

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May/June 2024

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2023Oct/Nov · May/June

Oct/Nov 2023

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Oct/Nov 2023

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May/June 2023

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May/June 2023

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2022Oct/Nov · May/June

Oct/Nov 2022

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Oct/Nov 2022

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May/June 2022

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2021Oct/Nov · May/June

Oct/Nov 2021

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Oct/Nov 2021

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May/June 2021

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May/June 2021

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2020Oct/Nov · May/June

Oct/Nov 2020

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Oct/Nov 2020

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May/June 2020

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May/June 2020

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2019Oct/Nov · May/June

Oct/Nov 2019

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Oct/Nov 2019

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May/June 2019

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May/June 2019

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2018Oct/Nov

Oct/Nov 2018

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Oct/Nov 2018

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2017Oct/Nov

Oct/Nov 2017

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Oct/Nov 2017

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2016Oct/Nov

Oct/Nov 2016

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Oct/Nov 2016

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2015Oct/Nov

Oct/Nov 2015

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Oct/Nov 2015

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2014Oct/Nov

Oct/Nov 2014

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Oct/Nov 2014

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2013Oct/Nov

Oct/Nov 2013

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Oct/Nov 2013

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2012Oct/Nov

Oct/Nov 2012

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2011Oct/Nov

Oct/Nov 2011

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2010Oct/Nov

Oct/Nov 2010

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2009Oct/Nov

Oct/Nov 2009

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2008Oct/Nov

Oct/Nov 2008

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2007Oct/Nov

Oct/Nov 2007

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2006Oct/Nov

Oct/Nov 2006

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2005Oct/Nov · May/June

Oct/Nov 2005

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May/June 2005

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2004Oct/Nov · May/June

Oct/Nov 2004

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May/June 2004Papers not out yet. Still looking up the noun’s gender. ER
2003Oct/Nov · May/June

Oct/Nov 2003

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May/June 2003

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2002Oct/Nov

Oct/Nov 2002

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Paper by year

Cambridge International A Level German

Code9897

At a glance

The course
What we hold
We hold 250 papers from 52 sittings, Oct/Nov 2002 to May/June 2026, and the specimen papers.
Full title
Cambridge International German Language & Literature (A Level only)
Turn over to papers ↑

Not Cambridge? Same subject, other boards.

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

Edexcel63 papers

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 9897. No paper to hand? Ask your teacher which board and course code you are entered for.

Also on this page 9897 9717 8683

Cambridge 9717

German

Its 158 papers from 32 series are in the years above.

Cambridge 8683

German Language

Its 79 papers from 18 series are in the years above.

Memes

Certified German memes. Peer-reviewed by nobody.

Laugh now. Cry in the exam hall later. Then come back and do a past paper.

Learn every noun’s gender
Say ‘die’ every time and hope
Me in the speaking exam, 2 minutes in
Saying ‘Ich bin’
Remembering the noun’s gender
Getting the verb to the end of the sentence
Dropping the subjunctive in the speaking exam
German enlightenment, ranked

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