CAIE 9231 Further Mathematics Paper 3 Further Mechanics Past Papers
Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level 9231 Further Mathematics Paper 3 Further Mechanics: written paper, 50 marks, 90 minutes. 29 past papers from 2020 to 2025; 25 can be taken online.
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Open any series below, then choose “Take this paper online”.
Variants: one series has several variants (v1/v2/v3); the last digit of the paper number is the variant, e.g. Paper 31 = v1, Paper 32 = v2, Paper 33 = v3. The Feb/March series usually has v2 only. Variants contain different questions of similar difficulty.
All series
| Series | Code | Max | Qs | Thresholds (min marks) | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May/June 2025 v1 | 9231/31/M/J/25 | 50 | 7 | A 27 / C 18 / E 10 | online |
| May/June 2025 v2 | 9231/32/M/J/25 | 50 | 7 | A 27 / C 18 / E 10 | online |
| May/June 2025 v3 | 9231/33/M/J/25 | 50 | 7 | A 29 / C 18 / E 10 | online |
| May/June 2025 v4 | – | 50 | 7 | A 33 / C 22 / E 13 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v1 | 9231/31/O/N/24 | 50 | 7 | A 25 / C 14 / E 7 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v2 | 9231/32/O/N/24 | 50 | 7 | A 25 / C 14 / E 7 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v3 | 9231/33/O/N/24 | 50 | 7 | A 25 / C 14 / E 7 | online |
| May/June 2024 v1 | 9231/31/M/J/24 | 50 | – | A 23 / C 13 / E 7 | soon |
| May/June 2024 v2 | 9231/32/M/J/24 | 50 | – | A 23 / C 13 / E 7 | soon |
| May/June 2024 v3 | 9231/33/M/J/24 | 50 | – | A 32 / C 20 / E 12 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v1 | 9231/31/O/N/23 | 50 | 6 | A 27 / C 18 / E 12 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v2 | 9231/32/O/N/23 | 50 | 7 | A 31 / C 20 / E 14 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v3 | 9231/33/O/N/23 | 50 | 6 | A 27 / C 18 / E 12 | online |
| May/June 2023 v1 | 9231/31/M/J/23 | 50 | 7 | A 35 / C 22 / E 11 | online |
| May/June 2023 v2 | 9231/32/M/J/23 | 50 | 7 | A 35 / C 22 / E 11 | online |
| May/June 2023 v3 | 9231/33/M/J/23 | 50 | 7 | A 35 / C 22 / E 11 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2022 v1 | 9231/31/O/N/22 | 50 | 7 | A 26 / C 18 / E 11 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2022 v2 | 9231/32/O/N/22 | 50 | 7 | A 26 / C 18 / E 11 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2022 v3 | 9231/33/O/N/22 | 50 | 7 | A 26 / C 18 / E 11 | online |
| May/June 2022 v1 | 9231/31/M/J/22 | 50 | 7 | A 34 / C 20 / E 10 | online |
| May/June 2022 v2 | 9231/32/M/J/22 | 50 | 7 | A 34 / C 20 / E 10 | online |
| May/June 2022 v3 | 9231/33/M/J/22 | 50 | 7 | A 33 / C 20 / E 10 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2021 v1 | 9231/31/O/N/21 | 50 | 7 | A 24 / C 15 / E 8 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2021 v2 | 9231/32/O/N/21 | 50 | 7 | A 24 / C 15 / E 8 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2021 v3 | 9231/33/O/N/21 | 50 | 7 | A 24 / C 15 / E 8 | online |
| May/June 2021 v1 | 9231/31/M/J/21 | 50 | 7 | A 33 / C 20 / E 8 | online |
| May/June 2021 v2 | 9231/32/M/J/21 | 50 | 7 | A 33 / C 20 / E 8 | online |
| May/June 2021 v3 | 9231/33/M/J/21 | 50 | 7 | A 33 / C 20 / E 8 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2020 v3 | 9231/33/O/N/20 | 50 | – | A 25 / C 17 / E 9 | soon |
Grade thresholds (average of latest 8 series)
Grade thresholds are the minimum raw marks published by the exam board for each series and variant. A single paper has grades A–E (A–G for IGCSE); A* is awarded only on the whole-subject total.
| Grade | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min marks / 50 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 10 |
| Percent | 57% | 43% | 36% | 28% | 20% |
