Computer Science 0478 past papers and mark schemes

158 papers · 33 sittings · 2015–2026

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  • 11, 12 and 13 are the same paper set for different time zones. Any of them is fair practice.
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Recent

2024–2026

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2026

May/Junes266 papers

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May/JunePaper 1
May/JunePaper 2

May/June 2026 on a page of its own

Feb/Marchm262 papers

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Feb/MarchPaper 1
Feb/MarchPaper 2

Feb/March 2026 on a page of its own

2025

Oct/Novw256 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 1
Oct/NovPaper 2

Oct/Nov 2025 on a page of its own

May/Junes256 papers

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May/JunePaper 1
May/JunePaper 2

May/June 2025 on a page of its own

Feb/Marchm252 papers

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Feb/MarchPaper 1
Feb/MarchPaper 2

Feb/March 2025 on a page of its own

2024

Oct/Novw246 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 1
Oct/NovPaper 2

Oct/Nov 2024 on a page of its own

May/Junes246 papers

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May/JunePaper 1
May/JunePaper 2

May/June 2024 on a page of its own

Feb/Marchm242 papers

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Feb/MarchPaper 1
Feb/MarchPaper 2

Feb/March 2024 on a page of its own

Past

2016–2023

The main course: close to today’s syllabus, and nobody is saving them.

2023

Oct/Novw236 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 1
Oct/NovPaper 2

Oct/Nov 2023 on a page of its own

May/Junes236 papers

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May/JunePaper 1
May/JunePaper 2

May/June 2023 on a page of its own

Feb/Marchm232 papers

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Feb/MarchPaper 1
Feb/MarchPaper 2

Feb/March 2023 on a page of its own

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Ancient

2015 and earlier

Good practice, but syllabuses move on. Check a topic is still on yours before you panic.

2015

END · That’s every Computer Science paper on file. The oldest is from 2015.

About these Computer Science papers

This is every Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science (0478) question paper on file: 158 papers from 33 sittings, 2015 to 2026. Every one has its mark scheme beside it. The newest sitting here is May/June 2026.

Computer Science is examined in Feb/March, May/June and Oct/Nov. It is made up of Paper 1 and Paper 2.

A paper’s two-digit number is its paper and its variant: 42 is Paper 4, variant 2. Variants 1, 2 and 3 are the same paper set for different time zones, so any of them is fair practice.

Tap QP to open a question paper and MS for its mark scheme. They open in the browser, side by side if you like, and you can write on them. To revise a topic before trying a paper, there is Computer Science revision by topic, in 59 topics, each with questions and answers.

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