Grade thresholds – November 2015

Cambridge International AS & A Level Accounting (9706)

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 9706 (Accounting) in the October/November 2015 examination.

minimum raw mark required for grade:

maximum raw
mark A B C D E
available
Component 11 30 25 22 19 17 15
Component 12 30 24 20 17 15 13
Component 13 30 24 20 17 15 13
Component 21 90 66 61 53 45 37
Component 22 90 55 48 40 33 26
Component 23 90 56 50 44 38 32
Component 31 30 25 23 19 15 12
Component 32 30 23 21 17 13 10
Component 33 30 23 21 17 14 11
Component 41 120 80 70 58 47 35
Component 42 120 83 78 62 47 31
Component 43 120 84 77 63 49 35

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 and 170 for AS Level.

The overall thresholds for the different grades were set as follows.

Combination of
Option A* A B C D E
Components
AW1 12, 21, 32, 42 267 246 225 189 154 119
AW2 12, 21 – 127 114 99 85 71
AX1 11, 21, 31, 41 273 248 223 191 160 129
AX2 11, 21 – 129 117 102 88 74
AY1 12, 22, 32, 42 257 232 207 172 138 104
AY2 12, 22 – 112 96 82 69 56
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Cambridge International AS & A Level Accounting (9706)
Combination of
Option A* A B C D E
Components
AZ1 13, 23, 33, 43 259 234 209 178 148 118
AZ2 13, 23 – 114 99 87 75 64
BX 31, 41, 66 270 242 214 181 148 115
BY 32, 42, 66 263 241 219 182 145 108
BZ 33, 43, 66 266 242 218 183 148 113
CX 31, 41, 67 266 237 208 176 144 112
CY 32, 42, 67 259 236 213 177 141 105
CZ 33, 43, 67 262 237 212 178 144 110
DW1 12, 21, 32, 42 267 246 225 189 154 119
DW2 32, 42, 66 263 241 219 182 145 108
DW3 32, 42, 67 259 236 213 177 141 105
DW4 12, 21 – 127 114 99 85 71
DX1 11, 21, 31, 41 273 248 223 191 160 129
DX2 31, 41, 66 270 242 214 181 148 115
DX3 31, 41, 67 266 237 208 176 144 112
DX4 11, 21 – 129 117 102 88 74
DY1 12, 22, 32, 42 257 232 207 172 138 104
DY2 32, 42, 66 263 241 219 182 145 108
DY3 32, 42, 67 259 236 213 177 141 105
DY4 12, 22 – 112 96 82 69 56
DZ1 13, 23, 33, 43 259 234 209 178 148 118
DZ2 33, 43, 66 266 242 218 183 148 113
DZ3 33, 43, 67 262 237 212 178 144 110
DZ4 13, 23 – 114 99 87 75 64
SW 12, 21 – 127 114 99 85 71
SX 11, 21 – 129 117 102 88 74
SY 12, 22 – 112 96 82 69 56
SZ 13, 23 – 114 99 87 75 64