Grade thresholds – June 2019

Cambridge O Level Biology (5090)

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 5090 (Biology) in the June 2019 examination.

minimum raw mark required for grade:

maximum raw
mark A B C D E
available
Component 11 40 30 24 19 16 14
Component 12 40 30 24 18 15 13
Component 21 80 55 45 33 28 20
Component 22 80 57 46 35 28 20
Component 31 40 31 27 23 20 18
Component 32 40 31 27 23 20 18
Component 61 40 27 22 18 15 13
Component 62 40 31 27 23 20 17

Grade A* does not exist at the level of an individual component.

The maximum total mark for this syllabus, after weighting has been applied, is 160.

The overall thresholds for the different grades were set as follows.

Combination of
Option A* A B C D E
Components
AW 11, 22, 32 139 118 97 77 64 52
AX 11, 21, 31 137 116 95 75 63 52
AY 12, 22, 32 139 118 97 76 63 51
BW 11, 22, 62 139 118 97 77 64 51
BX 11, 21, 61 133 112 91 70 58 47
BY 12, 22, 62 139 118 97 76 63 50

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