Grade thresholds – June 2021

Cambridge International AS & A Level Sociology (9699)

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 9699 (Sociology) in the June 2021 examination.

minimum raw mark required for grade:

maximum raw
mark A B C D E
available
Component 11 60 39 34 29 25 21
Component 12 60 34 29 24 20 16
Component 13 60 35 30 25 21 17
Component 14 50 29 26 23 20 17
Component 21 60 35 31 27 22 18
Component 22 60 35 31 27 22 18
Component 23 60 36 32 27 22 17
Component 24 50 32 28 24 21 18
Component 31 50 34 30 25 20 16
Component 32 50 35 31 26 21 17
Component 33 50 35 31 26 21 17
Component 34 75 53 48 43 38 32
Component 41 70 50 45 41 36 30
Component 42 70 49 44 40 35 29
Component 43 70 50 45 41 36 30

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 240 for A Level, 120 for A2-
only A Level, and 120 for AS Level.

The overall thresholds for the different grades were set as follows. Options with the suffix J, e.g. BX (BXJ),
refer to A2-only options.

Combination of
Option A* A B C D E
Components
AJ 14, 24, 34 146 132 118 104 91 78
AX 11, 21, 31, 41 176 158 140 121 103 85
AY 12, 22, 32, 42 171 153 135 116 98 80
AZ 13, 23, 33, 43 174 156 138 119 100 81
BXJ 31, 41 99 84 69 57 45 33

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Cambridge AS & A Level Sociology (9699)
Combination of
Option A* A B C D E
Components
BYJ 32, 42 99 84 69 57 45 33
BZJ 33, 43 100 85 70 58 46 34
CT 32, 42, 97 180 161 142 122 102 83
CU 33, 43, 98 182 164 146 126 107 88
CY 32, 42, 98 181 163 145 125 106 87
SJ 14, 24 – 61 54 47 41 35
SX 11, 21 – 74 65 56 47 39
SY 12, 22 – 69 60 51 42 34
SZ 13, 23 – 71 62 52 43 34