Grade thresholds – March 2020

Cambridge IGCSE™ Combined Science (0653)

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 0653 (Combined Science) in the March 2020 examination.

minimum raw mark required for grade:

maximum raw
mark A B C D E F G
available
Component 12 40 – – 21 19 17 15 14
Component 22 40 28 24 20 18 15 13 11
Component 32 80 – – 38 30 23 16 9
Component 42 80 49 38 26 21 16 12 8
Component 52 40 29 25 21 18 15 11 7
Component 62 40 29 25 21 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, 52 156 132 108 84 71 58 46 34
CY 22, 42, 62 156 132 108 84 71 58 46 34
FY 12, 32, 52 – – – 100 84 69 54 39
GY 12, 32, 62 – – – 100 84 69 54 39

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