Grade thresholds – November 2021

Cambridge International AS & A Level Accounting (9706)

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 9706 (Accounting) in the November 2021 examination.

minimum raw mark required for grade:

maximum raw
mark A B C D E
available
Component 11 30 19 17 14 11 9
Component 12 30 19 16 14 12 11
Component 13 30 20 18 15 12 9
Component 21 90 49 41 34 27 19
Component 22 90 49 42 35 28 19
Component 23 90 51 41 33 26 18
Component 31 150 96 84 69 54 38
Component 32 150 97 84 69 53 37
Component 33 150 95 84 69 53 38

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 340 for A Level, 170 for A2-
only A Level, and 170 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
AX 11, 21, 31 234 206 178 146 114 83
AY 12, 22, 32 236 207 178 147 116 86
AZ 13, 23, 33 238 209 180 147 114 82
BQ 31, 88 251 219 187 152 118 84
BQJ 31 126 108 90 70 50 30
BR 32, 89 248 219 190 156 122 88
BY 32, 88 253 220 187 152 117 83
BYJ 32 128 109 90 69 48 28
BZ 33, 89 244 217 190 156 122 89
CX 31, 97 252 222 192 157 123 89
CY 32, 98 247 216 185 151 117 84

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Cambridge AS & A Level Accounting (9706)
Combination of
Option A* A B C D E
Components
CZ 33, 99 250 220 190 156 122 89
EV 32, 78 243 212 181 148 115 82
SX 11, 21 – 97 83 68 54 40
SY 12, 22 – 97 83 70 57 44
SZ 13, 23 – 101 85 69 54 39