Cambridge A Level · 9618 · Paper 4 · Practical programming

Computer Science 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2025 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9618) Paper 4 (Practical programming), variant 2, Oct/Nov 2025: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 3 questions worth 75 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions: 3
Marks: 75
Grade A from: 49

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File names: 9618_w25_qp_42 · 9618_w25_ms_42

Grade thresholds for 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2025

The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 75). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.

A	B	C	D	E
49	39	30	22	13

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

Chapter	Questions	Marks
Further Programming	1	28
Programming	1	26
Computational thinking and Problem-solving	1	21

Questions in 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2025

Question 1Further Programming · 28 marks
A program stores data about birds using Object-Oriented Programming (OOP). The class Bird stores the data about the birds: Bird DistancePerHour : Real Species : String XPosition : Real YPosition : Real stores the number of kilometres per hour (km/h) …
Question 2Programming · 26 marks
A program stores 20 unique random integers between 0 and 100 (inclusive) in a 1D array that is local to the main program. (a) Write program code to declare the array local to the main program and store 20 unique …
Question 3Computational thinking and Problem-solving · 21 marks
A program stores integers in ascending order in an ordered binary tree. The tree is implemented as a 2D array. Each node is stored with three values: • a pointer to the left node • the data • a pointer …

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Where can I get the 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2025 mark scheme?

Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9618_w25_ms_42), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.

What was the grade threshold for an A in 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2025?

49 marks out of 75, a C needed 30.

Which topics came up in 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2025?

Mostly Further Programming, Programming, Computational thinking and Problem-solving. The full list is in the table above.

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