Edexcel International GCSE Maths Past Papers.

Every Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A (4MA1) question paper and mark scheme, organised by series and paper. Foundation and Higher tier, including the R papers sat in alternative time zones.

Specification: Official Edexcel International GCSE Maths (4MA1) specification (PDF) — the exact syllabus every paper below assesses.

Foundation tier.

Exam seriesPaper 1F (calculator, 2h, 100 marks)Paper 2F (calculator, 2h, 100 marks)Paper 1FR (calculator, alternative time zone)Paper 2FR (calculator, alternative time zone)
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Foundation tier — legacy 4MA0 (pre-2018)

Exam seriesPaper 1F (calculator, 2h, 100 marks)Paper 2F (calculator, 2h, 100 marks)Paper 1FR (calculator, alternative time zone)Paper 2FR (calculator, alternative time zone)
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Higher tier.

Exam seriesPaper 1H (calculator, 2h, 100 marks)Paper 2H (calculator, 2h, 100 marks)Paper 1HR (calculator, alternative time zone)Paper 2HR (calculator, alternative time zone)
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Higher tier — legacy 4MA0 (pre-2018)

Exam seriesPaper 1H (calculator, 2h, 100 marks)Paper 2H (calculator, 2h, 100 marks)Paper 1HR (calculator, alternative time zone)Paper 2HR (calculator, alternative time zone)
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All papers and mark schemes are © Pearson Education. This page hosts no exam-board files. Most link to identical official PDFs mirrored by Physics & Maths Tutor, because Pearson regularly relocates its own files. 4MA1 was first assessed in June 2018; the legacy 4MA0 series below it are the predecessor A*–G qualification, kept as extra practice material rather than current-spec papers. R papers are the alternative time-zone versions sat in other regions.

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Edexcel International GCSE Maths past papers — common questions.

4MA1 is the current 9–1 International GCSE Maths A specification, first assessed in June 2018. 4MA0 is the predecessor A*–G qualification. The 4MA0 papers are still useful practice, but they are not written to the current specification.
R papers are the alternative time-zone versions of the same exam, sat in regions where the standard paper would have been taken at an unreasonable local hour. They cover identical content and make excellent extra practice.
It is a separate qualification sat mainly at international schools and some UK independent schools. The content overlaps heavily with UK GCSE, but the assessment structure differs — 4MA1 is two calculator papers rather than three.
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