Grade thresholds – March 2025
Cambridge International AS & A Level Chemistry (9701)
Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 9701 (Chemistry) in the March 2025 examination.
Minimum raw mark required for grade:
Maximum raw
mark A B C D E
available
Component 12 40 29 27 22 17 13
Component 22 60 43 37 33 28 23
Component 33 40 25 22 19 16 13
Component 42 100 61 54 45 35 24
Component 52 30 23 18 15 12 10
Grade A* does not exist at the level of an individual component.
The overall thresholds for the different grades were set as follows.
Maximum
Combination of
Option mark after A* A B C D E
components
weighting
AY 260 12, 22, 33, 42, 52 197 175 153 128 104 80
BY1 260 42, 52, 85 198 168 138 113 88 64
BY2 260 42, 52, 88 195 166 137 112 87 63
CY1 260 42, 52, 95 190 166 142 118 94 71
CY2 260 42, 52, 98 193 169 145 121 97 74
EV 260 42, 52, 75 200 176 152 127 102 78
S3 130 12, 22, 33 – 91 81 69 57 46
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