Grade boundaries
Cambridge Cambridge International AS & A Level Chemistry 9701 grade boundaries March 2024
The least raw mark that reached each grade in March 2024, as Cambridge printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Cambridge’s grade boundaries for March 2024: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subject (12, 22, 33, 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 | 9701/12out of 40 | 9701/22out of 60 | 9701/33out of 40 | 9701/42out of 100 | 9701/52out of 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 195 | 183 | 191 | 191 | 192 | 189 | – | – | – | – | – |
| A | 174 | 165 | 162 | 162 | 167 | 165 | 30 | 44 | 24 | 59 | 23 |
| B | 153 | 147 | 133 | 133 | 142 | 141 | 27 | 37 | 21 | 53 | 20 |
| C | 128 | 122 | 109 | 109 | 117 | 116 | 22 | 32 | 18 | 43 | 17 |
| D | 103 | 97 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 91 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 33 | 14 |
| E | 78 | 73 | 62 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 11 |
Marks for each grade
In total (12, 22, 33, 42, 52)
- 195 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade A* in March 2024.
- 174 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade A in March 2024.
- 153 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade B in March 2024.
- 128 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade C in March 2024.
- 103 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade D in March 2024.
- 78 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade E in March 2024.
In total (42, 52, 75)
- 183 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade A* in March 2024.
- 165 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade A in March 2024.
- 147 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade B in March 2024.
- 122 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade C in March 2024.
- 97 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade D in March 2024.
- 73 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade E in March 2024.
In total (42, 52, 85)
- 191 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade A* in March 2024.
- 162 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade A in March 2024.
- 133 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade B in March 2024.
- 109 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade C in March 2024.
- 85 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade D in March 2024.
- 62 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade E in March 2024.
In total (42, 52, 88)
- 191 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade A* in March 2024.
- 162 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade A in March 2024.
- 133 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade B in March 2024.
- 109 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade C in March 2024.
- 85 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade D in March 2024.
- 62 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade E in March 2024.
In total (42, 52, 95)
- 192 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade A* in March 2024.
- 167 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade A in March 2024.
- 142 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade B in March 2024.
- 117 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade C in March 2024.
- 92 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade D in March 2024.
- 68 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade E in March 2024.
In total (42, 52, 98)
- 189 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade A* in March 2024.
- 165 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade A in March 2024.
- 141 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade B in March 2024.
- 116 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade C in March 2024.
- 91 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade D in March 2024.
- 66 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade E in March 2024.
Paper 9701/12
- 30 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/12 was a grade A in March 2024.
- 27 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/12 was a grade B in March 2024.
- 22 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/12 was a grade C in March 2024.
- 17 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/12 was a grade D in March 2024.
- 13 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/12 was a grade E in March 2024.
Paper 9701/22
- 44 out of 60 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/22 was a grade A in March 2024.
- 37 out of 60 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/22 was a grade B in March 2024.
- 32 out of 60 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/22 was a grade C in March 2024.
- 28 out of 60 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/22 was a grade D in March 2024.
- 22 out of 60 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/22 was a grade E in March 2024.
Paper 9701/33
- 24 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/33 was a grade A in March 2024.
- 21 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/33 was a grade B in March 2024.
- 18 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/33 was a grade C in March 2024.
- 15 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/33 was a grade D in March 2024.
- 12 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/33 was a grade E in March 2024.
Paper 9701/42
- 59 out of 100 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/42 was a grade A in March 2024.
- 53 out of 100 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/42 was a grade B in March 2024.
- 43 out of 100 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/42 was a grade C in March 2024.
- 33 out of 100 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/42 was a grade D in March 2024.
- 23 out of 100 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/42 was a grade E in March 2024.
Paper 9701/52
- 23 out of 30 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/52 was a grade A in March 2024.
- 20 out of 30 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/52 was a grade B in March 2024.
- 17 out of 30 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/52 was a grade C in March 2024.
- 14 out of 30 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/52 was a grade D in March 2024.
- 11 out of 30 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/52 was a grade E in March 2024.