Grade thresholds – November 2020

Cambridge International AS & A Level Psychology (9990)

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 9990 (Psychology) in the November 2020 examination.

minimum raw mark required for grade:

maximum raw
mark A B C D E
available
Component 11 60 39 33 27 21 15
Component 12 60 37 31 27 23 19
Component 13 60 36 31 26 21 16
Component 21 60 43 37 30 23 16
Component 22 60 39 35 29 23 18
Component 23 60 40 33 27 22 17
Component 31 60 31 26 23 19 14
Component 32 60 31 26 23 19 14
Component 33 60 31 26 23 19 14
Component 41 60 26 23 19 16 13
Component 42 60 26 23 19 16 13
Component 43 60 26 23 19 16 13

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
AX 11, 21, 31, 41 159 139 119 98 78 58
AY 12, 22, 32, 42 151 133 115 98 81 64
AZ 13, 23, 33, 43 153 133 113 95 77 60
BX 31, 41, 87 155 140 125 110 95 80
BXJ 31, 41 66 56 46 36 27 18
BY 32, 42, 88 152 136 120 104 88 73
BYJ 32, 42 66 56 46 36 27 18
BZ 33, 43, 89 154 138 122 107 92 77

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Cambridge AS & A Level Psychology (9990)
Combination of
Option A* A B C D E
Components
BZJ 33, 43 66 56 46 36 27 18
CX 31, 41, 97 159 142 125 107 89 71
CY 32, 42, 98 149 132 115 99 84 69
CZ 33, 43, 99 160 141 122 105 88 71
EV 32, 42, 78 156 139 122 106 90 74
SX 11, 21 – 82 70 57 44 31
SY 12, 22 – 76 66 56 46 37
SZ 13, 23 – 76 64 53 43 33
WB 32, 42, 85 153 137 121 105 90 75
WBJ 32, 42 66 56 46 36 27 18