Grade thresholds – November 2021

Cambridge IGCSE™ Business Studies (0450)

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 0450 (Business Studies) in the November 2021 examination.

minimum raw mark required for grade:

maximum raw
mark A B C D E F G
available
Component 11 80 32 25 19 16 13 11 9
Component 12 80 32 26 20 17 14 11 8
Component 13 80 32 25 19 16 13 11 9
Component 21 80 38 28 18 15 13 10 7
Component 22 80 40 29 19 16 14 12 10
Component 23 80 38 28 18 15 13 10 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 160.

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

Combination of
Option A* A B C D E F G
Components
X 11, 21 87 70 53 37 31 26 21 16
Y 12, 22 89 72 55 39 33 28 23 18
Z 13, 23 87 70 53 37 31 26 21 16

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