Grade boundaries
Cambridge Cambridge International AS & A Level Chemistry 9701 grade boundaries March 2025
The least raw mark that reached each grade in March 2025, as Cambridge printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Cambridge’s grade boundaries for March 2025: 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* | 197 | 200 | 198 | 195 | 190 | 193 | – | – | – | – | – |
| A | 175 | 176 | 168 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 29 | 43 | 25 | 61 | 23 |
| B | 153 | 152 | 138 | 137 | 142 | 145 | 27 | 37 | 22 | 54 | 18 |
| C | 128 | 127 | 113 | 112 | 118 | 121 | 22 | 33 | 19 | 45 | 15 |
| D | 104 | 102 | 88 | 87 | 94 | 97 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 35 | 12 |
| E | 80 | 78 | 64 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 10 |
Marks for each grade
In total (12, 22, 33, 42, 52)
- 197 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 175 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 153 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 128 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 104 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 80 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
In total (42, 52, 75)
- 200 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 176 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 152 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 127 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 102 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 78 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
In total (42, 52, 85)
- 198 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 168 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 138 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 113 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 88 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 64 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
In total (42, 52, 88)
- 195 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 166 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 137 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 112 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 87 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 63 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
In total (42, 52, 95)
- 190 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 166 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 142 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 118 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 94 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 71 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
In total (42, 52, 98)
- 193 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 169 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 145 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 121 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 97 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 74 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
Paper 9701/12
- 29 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/12 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 27 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/12 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 22 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/12 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 17 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/12 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 13 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/12 was a grade E in March 2025.
Paper 9701/22
- 43 out of 60 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/22 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 37 out of 60 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/22 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 33 out of 60 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/22 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 28 out of 60 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/22 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 23 out of 60 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/22 was a grade E in March 2025.
Paper 9701/33
- 25 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/33 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 22 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/33 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 19 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/33 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 16 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/33 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 13 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/33 was a grade E in March 2025.
Paper 9701/42
- 61 out of 100 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/42 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 54 out of 100 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/42 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 45 out of 100 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/42 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 35 out of 100 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/42 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 24 out of 100 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/42 was a grade E in March 2025.
Paper 9701/52
- 23 out of 30 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/52 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 18 out of 30 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/52 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 15 out of 30 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/52 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 12 out of 30 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/52 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 10 out of 30 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/52 was a grade E in March 2025.