Grade thresholds – June 2018

Cambridge International AS & A Level Chemistry (9701)

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 9701 (Chemistry) in the June 2018 examination.

minimum raw mark required for grade:

maximum raw
mark A B C D E
available
Component 11 40 30 27 22 17 12
Component 12 40 30 27 22 17 13
Component 13 40 30 27 22 17 13
Component 21 60 44 36 29 23 16
Component 22 60 48 40 33 28 21
Component 23 60 46 38 31 25 18
Component 31 40 28 25 21 17 14
Component 32 40 27 24 20 16 12
Component 33 40 24 21 18 15 12
Component 34 40 23 19 16 13 10
Component 35 40 26 23 19 15 12
Component 41 100 66 58 48 39 29
Component 42 100 68 59 49 39 29
Component 43 100 66 58 48 39 29
Component 51 30 24 20 17 14 11
Component 52 30 21 17 15 13 11
Component 53 30 24 20 17 14 11

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 12, 21, 33, 42, 52 201 177 153 128 103 78
AX 11, 21, 31, 41, 51 204 181 158 131 105 79
AY 12, 22, 33, 42, 52 205 181 157 132 107 83
AZ 13, 23, 35, 43, 53 206 182 158 132 106 80

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Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry (9701)
Combination of
Option A* A B C D E
Components
BX1 41, 51, 84 198 176 154 129 104 79
BX2 41, 51, 87 199 177 155 130 105 81
BY1 42, 52, 85 199 175 151 126 101 77
BY2 42, 52, 88 197 172 147 122 98 74
BZ1 43, 53, 86 200 176 152 126 100 75
CP1 43, 53, 94 209 181 153 129 105 81
CQ1 41, 51, 95 209 181 153 129 105 82
CQ2 41, 51, 98 208 181 154 130 107 84
CR1 42, 52, 96 209 180 151 127 104 81
CR2 42, 52, 99 207 178 149 126 103 80
CX1 41, 51, 94 209 181 153 129 105 81
CY1 42, 52, 95 209 180 151 128 105 82
CY2 42, 52, 98 208 180 152 129 106 84
CZ2 43, 53, 99 207 179 151 127 103 80
HW 12, 21, 34, 42, 52 201 176 151 126 101 77
HX 11, 21, 32, 41, 51 203 180 157 130 103 77
HY 12, 22, 34, 42, 52 205 180 155 130 106 82
3W 12, 21, 33 – 90 78 64 51 38
4W 12, 21, 34 – 89 76 63 50 37
S1 11, 21, 31 – 93 81 67 53 39
S2 11, 21, 32 – 92 80 65 51 37
S3 12, 22, 33 – 94 82 69 56 43
S4 12, 22, 34 – 93 80 67 54 42
S5 13, 23, 35 – 94 81 67 53 40