Grade thresholds – June 2019

Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology (9700)

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 9700 (Biology) in the June 2019 examination.

minimum raw mark required for grade:

maximum raw
mark A B C D E
available
Component 11 40 31 28 25 22 19
Component 12 40 31 27 24 21 19
Component 13 40 31 29 26 23 20
Component 21 60 37 33 27 21 15
Component 22 60 37 33 28 22 16
Component 23 60 41 38 32 28 22
Component 31 40 32 29 25 21 18
Component 32 40 34 32 28 24 21
Component 33 40 31 28 24 21 18
Component 34 40 28 25 22 19 16
Component 35 40 35 33 30 27 25
Component 41 100 65 58 50 42 33
Component 42 100 62 54 46 37 27
Component 43 100 67 59 52 44 36
Component 51 30 22 20 18 16 14
Component 52 30 19 17 14 11 9
Component 53 30 24 22 19 17 15

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 260 for A Level and 130 for
AS Level.

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

Combination of
Option A* A B C D E
Components
AW 11, 22, 33, 42, 52 191 172 153 130 107 85
AX 11, 21, 31, 41, 51 197 179 161 139 117 95
AY 12, 22, 33, 42, 52 192 172 152 129 107 85
AZ 13, 23, 35, 43, 53 205 189 173 152 132 112

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Cambridge AS & A Level Biology (9700)
Combination of
Option A* A B C D E
Components
BX1 41, 51, 84 205 187 169 146 124 102
BX2 41, 51, 87 203 186 169 147 125 103
BY1 42, 52, 85 192 172 152 129 106 84
BY2 42, 52, 88 189 169 149 126 104 82
BZ1 43, 53, 86 202 183 164 143 122 102
CP1 43, 53, 94 196 176 156 137 118 100
CQ1 41, 51, 95 197 178 159 138 118 98
CQ2 41, 51, 98 198 178 158 137 117 97
CR1 42, 52, 96 194 174 154 131 109 87
CR2 42, 52, 99 196 176 156 134 112 90
CX1 41, 51, 94 191 172 153 134 115 96
CY1 42, 52, 95 192 172 152 130 108 87
CY2 42, 52, 98 193 172 151 129 107 86
HW 11, 22, 34, 42, 52 189 170 151 128 105 83
HX 11, 21, 32, 41, 51 199 181 163 141 119 97
HY 12, 22, 34, 42, 52 190 170 150 127 105 83
S1 11, 21, 31 – 92 83 71 59 48
S2 11, 21, 32 – 94 85 73 61 50
S3 12, 22, 33 – 91 81 70 59 49
S4 12, 22, 34 – 89 79 68 57 47
S5 13, 23, 35 – 98 92 81 71 61
S7 11, 22, 33 – 91 82 71 60 49
S8 11, 22, 34 – 89 80 69 58 47