Grade thresholds – March 2021
Cambridge International AS & A Level Chemistry (9701)
Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 9701 (Chemistry) in the March 2021 examination.
minimum raw mark required for grade:
maximum raw
mark A B C D E
available
Component 12 40 24 21 17 14 11
Component 22 60 38 31 25 19 13
Component 33 40 24 21 18 15 12
Component 42 100 53 42 37 32 25
Component 52 30 18 16 13 10 8
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 260 for A Level, 130 for A2-
only A Level, and 130 for AS Level.
The overall thresholds for the different grades were set as follows. Options with the suffix J, e.g. BYJ, refer to
A2-only options.
Combination of
Option A* A B C D E
Components
AY 12, 22, 33, 42, 52 176 151 126 106 86 66
BYJ 42, 52 84 69 54 43 32 22
CY1 42, 52, 95 170 144 118 99 80 62
CY2 42, 52, 98 170 144 118 99 80 62
EV 42, 52, 75 184 163 142 122 102 82
S3 12, 22, 33 – 80 68 56 44 33
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