CAIE 9618 Computer Science Paper 1 Theory Fundamentals Past Papers
Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level 9618 Computer Science Paper 1 Theory Fundamentals: written paper, 75 marks, 90 minutes. 20 past papers from 2022 to 2025; 16 can be taken online.
Take a past paper online — free once
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 11 = v1, Paper 12 = v2, Paper 13 = 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct/Nov 2025 v1 | 9618/11/O/N/25 | – | 10 | – | online |
| Oct/Nov 2025 v2 | 9618/12/O/N/25 | – | 11 | – | online |
| Oct/Nov 2025 v3 | 9618/13/O/N/25 | – | – | – | soon |
| May/June 2025 v1 | 9618/11/M/J/25 | 75 | 8 | A 50 / C 37 / E 22 | online |
| May/June 2025 v2 | 9618/12/M/J/25 | 75 | – | A 50 / C 37 / E 22 | soon |
| May/June 2025 v3 | 9618/13/M/J/25 | 75 | 7 | A 53 / C 40 / E 25 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v1 | 9618/11/O/N/24 | 75 | 8 | A 47 / C 32 / E 16 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v2 | 9618/12/O/N/24 | 75 | – | A 44 / C 30 / E 16 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v3 | 9618/13/O/N/24 | 75 | 9 | A 46 / C 32 / E 18 | online |
| May/June 2024 v1 | 9618/11/M/J/24 | 75 | 8 | A 47 / C 35 / E 20 | online |
| May/June 2024 v2 | 9618/12/M/J/24 | 75 | 8 | A 47 / C 34 / E 20 | online |
| May/June 2024 v3 | 9618/13/M/J/24 | 75 | 7 | A 47 / C 35 / E 20 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v1 | 9618/11/O/N/23 | 75 | 9 | A 44 / C 30 / E 17 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v2 | 9618/12/O/N/23 | 75 | 9 | A 46 / C 31 / E 18 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v3 | 9618/13/O/N/23 | 75 | 9 | A 44 / C 30 / E 17 | online |
| May/June 2023 v1 | 9618/11/M/J/23 | 75 | 6 | A 42 / C 30 / E 18 | online |
| May/June 2023 v2 | 9618/12/M/J/23 | 75 | 7 | A 42 / C 30 / E 18 | online |
| May/June 2023 v3 | 9618/13/M/J/23 | 75 | 7 | A 42 / C 30 / E 18 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2022 v2 | 9618/12/O/N/22 | 75 | 10 | A 44 / C 33 / E 22 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2022 v3 | 9618/13/O/N/22 | 75 | – | A 44 / C 33 / E 22 | 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 / 75 | 46 | 39 | 33 | 26 | 19 |
| Percent | 61% | 52% | 44% | 35% | 26% |
