Grade thresholds – March 2019

Cambridge IGCSE™ Combined Science (0653)

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 0653 (Combined Science) in the March 2019 examination.

minimum raw mark required for grade:

maximum raw
mark A B C D E F G
available
Component 12 40 – – 22 20 18 16 14
Component 22 40 28 24 20 18 15 13 11
Component 32 80 – – 37 30 23 17 11
Component 42 80 49 38 27 22 18 13 8
Component 52 40 29 25 22 18 15 11 7
Component 62 40 29 25 22 18 15 11 7

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 200.

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

Combination of
Option A* A B C D E F G
Components
BY 22, 42, 52 155 132 109 86 73 60 47 34
CY 22, 42, 62 155 132 109 86 73 60 47 34
GY 12, 32, 62 – – – 101 86 71 56 41

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