Topics: marks and papers

Every part of the syllabus, with the share of marks it carried and how often it appeared in past papers. Choose one to see its papers and try a question.

The current syllabus All sittings since 2019

In the papers analysed (June 2019 to June 2026, 27 papers).

Number E1

Topic	Share of marks	On papers
Types of number E1.1	1.4%	15 of 27
Sets E1.2	1.3%	13 of 27
Powers and roots E1.3	under 0.1%	1 of 27
Fractions, decimals and percentages E1.4	0.9%	11 of 27
Ordering E1.5	0.1%	1 of 27
The four operations E1.6	1.3%	12 of 27
Indices I E1.7	0.4%	5 of 27
Standard form E1.8	0.7%	9 of 27
Estimation E1.9	0.3%	5 of 27
Limits of accuracy E1.10	1.5%	14 of 27
Ratio and proportion E1.11	1.9%	15 of 27
Rates E1.12	2.4%	16 of 27
Percentages E1.13	4.2%	22 of 27
Using a calculator E1.14	0.1%	3 of 27
Time E1.15	0.3%	6 of 27
Money E1.16	1.2%	14 of 27
Exponential growth and decay E1.17	1.1%	10 of 27
Surds E1.18	0.3%	3 of 27

Algebra and graphs E2

Topic	Share of marks	On papers
Introduction to algebra E2.1	0.3%	5 of 27
Algebraic manipulation E2.2	3.4%	20 of 27
Algebraic fractions E2.3	2.1%	13 of 27
Indices II E2.4	1.9%	13 of 27
Equations E2.5	11%	27 of 27
Inequalities E2.6	2.4%	13 of 27
Sequences E2.7	3.0%	13 of 27
Proportion E2.8	1.2%	10 of 27
Graphs in practical situations E2.9	0.8%	6 of 27
Graphs of functions E2.10	2.3%	9 of 27
Sketching curves E2.11	1.0%	8 of 27
Differentiation E2.12	2.8%	13 of 27
Functions E2.13	2.7%	14 of 27

Coordinate geometry E3

Topic	Share of marks	On papers
Coordinates E3.1	under 0.1%	1 of 27
Drawing linear graphs E3.2	Not in the papers analysed
Gradient of linear graphs E3.3	0.1%	1 of 27
Length and midpoint E3.4	0.8%	5 of 27
Equations of linear graphs E3.5	0.8%	7 of 27
Parallel lines E3.6	Not in the papers analysed
Perpendicular lines E3.7	1.0%	8 of 27

Geometry E4

Topic	Share of marks	On papers
Geometrical terms E4.1	0.3%	5 of 27
Geometrical constructions E4.2	0.4%	5 of 27
Scale drawings E4.3	1.0%	9 of 27
Similarity E4.4	1.8%	13 of 27
Symmetry E4.5	0.2%	3 of 27
Angles E4.6	1.9%	16 of 27
Circle theorems I E4.7	2.6%	17 of 27
Circle theorems II E4.8	Not in the papers analysed

Mensuration E5

Topic	Share of marks	On papers
Units of measure E5.1	0.1%	3 of 27
Area and perimeter E5.2	0.5%	7 of 27
Circles, arcs and sectors E5.3	1.2%	11 of 27
Surface area and volume E5.4	2.5%	12 of 27
Compound shapes and parts of shapes E5.5	2.0%	12 of 27

Trigonometry E6

Topic	Share of marks	On papers
Pythagoras’ theorem E6.1	0.1%	1 of 27
Right-angled triangles E6.2	2.3%	16 of 27
Exact trigonometric values E6.3	under 0.1%	1 of 27
Trigonometric functions E6.4	1.6%	12 of 27
Non-right-angled triangles E6.5	4.5%	19 of 27
Pythagoras’ theorem and trigonometry in 3D E6.6	2.3%	14 of 27

Transformations and vectors E7

Topic	Share of marks	On papers
Transformations E7.1	3.2%	13 of 27
Vectors in two dimensions E7.2	1.0%	9 of 27
Magnitude of a vector E7.3	0.5%	7 of 27
Vector geometry E7.4	1.9%	11 of 27

Probability E8

Topic	Share of marks	On papers
Introduction to probability E8.1	0.7%	15 of 27
Relative and expected frequencies E8.2	0.3%	7 of 27
Probability of combined events E8.3	2.8%	15 of 27
Conditional probability E8.4	0.3%	4 of 27

Statistics E9

Topic	Share of marks	On papers
Classifying statistical data E9.1	Not in the papers analysed
Interpreting statistical data E9.2	0.2%	3 of 27
Averages and measures of spread E9.3	3.4%	21 of 27
Statistical charts and diagrams E9.4	0.3%	4 of 27
Scatter diagrams E9.5	0.3%	3 of 27
Cumulative frequency diagrams E9.6	1.8%	8 of 27
Histograms E9.7	1.2%	11 of 27

In the papers analysed: marks count labelled parts only (most, not all, of each paper), a part's marks split over its subtopics; shares describe past papers, not a forecast. stats.current = the syllabus now examined; stats.all = every sitting analysed