Grade boundaries
Cambridge Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology 9700 grade boundaries March 2022
The least raw mark that reached each grade in March 2022, as Cambridge printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Cambridge’s grade boundaries for March 2022: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subject (12, 22, 33, 42, 52)out of 260 | Whole subject (42, 52)out of 260 | Whole subject (42, 52, 75)out of 260 | Whole subject (42, 52, 85)out of 260 | Whole subject (42, 52, 88)out of 260 | Whole subject (42, 52, 95)out of 260 | Whole subject (42, 52, 98)out of 260 | 9700/12out of 40 | 9700/22out of 60 | 9700/33out of 40 | 9700/42out of 100 | 9700/52out of 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 187 | 98 | 194 | 195 | 193 | 194 | 191 | – | – | – | – | – |
| A | 164 | 82 | 171 | 172 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 24 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 21 |
| B | 141 | 66 | 148 | 149 | 147 | 146 | 143 | 20 | 30 | 25 | 54 | 18 |
| C | 118 | 53 | 126 | 125 | 124 | 122 | 120 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 46 | 15 |
| D | 95 | 40 | 104 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 97 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 12 |
| E | 72 | 28 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 9 |
Marks for each grade
In total (12, 22, 33, 42, 52)
- 187 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade A* in March 2022.
- 164 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade A in March 2022.
- 141 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade B in March 2022.
- 118 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade C in March 2022.
- 95 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade D in March 2022.
- 72 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade E in March 2022.
In total (42, 52)
- 98 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52) in total was a grade A* in March 2022.
- 82 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52) in total was a grade A in March 2022.
- 66 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52) in total was a grade B in March 2022.
- 53 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52) in total was a grade C in March 2022.
- 40 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52) in total was a grade D in March 2022.
- 28 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52) in total was a grade E in March 2022.
In total (42, 52, 75)
- 194 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade A* in March 2022.
- 171 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade A in March 2022.
- 148 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade B in March 2022.
- 126 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade C in March 2022.
- 104 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade D in March 2022.
- 82 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade E in March 2022.
In total (42, 52, 85)
- 195 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade A* in March 2022.
- 172 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade A in March 2022.
- 149 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade B in March 2022.
- 125 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade C in March 2022.
- 102 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade D in March 2022.
- 79 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade E in March 2022.
In total (42, 52, 88)
- 193 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade A* in March 2022.
- 170 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade A in March 2022.
- 147 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade B in March 2022.
- 124 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade C in March 2022.
- 101 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade D in March 2022.
- 78 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade E in March 2022.
In total (42, 52, 95)
- 194 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade A* in March 2022.
- 170 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade A in March 2022.
- 146 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade B in March 2022.
- 122 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade C in March 2022.
- 99 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade D in March 2022.
- 76 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade E in March 2022.
In total (42, 52, 98)
- 191 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade A* in March 2022.
- 167 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade A in March 2022.
- 143 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade B in March 2022.
- 120 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade C in March 2022.
- 97 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade D in March 2022.
- 74 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade E in March 2022.
Paper 9700/12
- 24 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/12 was a grade A in March 2022.
- 20 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/12 was a grade B in March 2022.
- 17 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/12 was a grade C in March 2022.
- 14 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/12 was a grade D in March 2022.
- 12 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/12 was a grade E in March 2022.
Paper 9700/22
- 35 out of 60 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/22 was a grade A in March 2022.
- 30 out of 60 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/22 was a grade B in March 2022.
- 23 out of 60 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/22 was a grade C in March 2022.
- 18 out of 60 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/22 was a grade D in March 2022.
- 11 out of 60 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/22 was a grade E in March 2022.
Paper 9700/33
- 28 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/33 was a grade A in March 2022.
- 25 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/33 was a grade B in March 2022.
- 22 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/33 was a grade C in March 2022.
- 19 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/33 was a grade D in March 2022.
- 16 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/33 was a grade E in March 2022.
Paper 9700/42
- 63 out of 100 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/42 was a grade A in March 2022.
- 54 out of 100 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/42 was a grade B in March 2022.
- 46 out of 100 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/42 was a grade C in March 2022.
- 37 out of 100 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/42 was a grade D in March 2022.
- 28 out of 100 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/42 was a grade E in March 2022.
Paper 9700/52
- 21 out of 30 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/52 was a grade A in March 2022.
- 18 out of 30 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/52 was a grade B in March 2022.
- 15 out of 30 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/52 was a grade C in March 2022.
- 12 out of 30 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/52 was a grade D in March 2022.
- 9 out of 30 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/52 was a grade E in March 2022.