Grade boundaries
Cambridge Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics 9702 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 | 9702/12out of 40 | 9702/22out of 60 | 9702/33out of 40 | 9702/42out of 100 | 9702/52out of 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 208 | 212 | 212 | 213 | 211 | 210 | – | – | – | – | – |
| A | 186 | 190 | 186 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 30 | 45 | 32 | 65 | 22 |
| B | 164 | 168 | 160 | 161 | 157 | 158 | 27 | 40 | 30 | 56 | 18 |
| C | 138 | 142 | 132 | 134 | 131 | 133 | 24 | 34 | 27 | 46 | 15 |
| D | 112 | 117 | 105 | 107 | 106 | 108 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 35 | 12 |
| E | 87 | 92 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 10 |
Marks for each grade
In total (12, 22, 33, 42, 52)
- 208 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 186 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 164 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 138 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 112 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 87 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
In total (42, 52, 75)
- 212 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 190 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 168 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 142 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 117 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 92 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
In total (42, 52, 85)
- 212 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 186 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 160 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 132 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 105 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 78 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
In total (42, 52, 88)
- 213 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 187 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 161 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 134 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 107 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 80 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
In total (42, 52, 95)
- 211 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 184 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 157 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 131 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 106 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 81 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
In total (42, 52, 98)
- 210 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 184 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 158 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 133 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 108 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 83 out of 260 on Cambridge 9702 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
Paper 9702/12
- 30 out of 40 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/12 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 27 out of 40 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/12 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 24 out of 40 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/12 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 21 out of 40 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/12 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 17 out of 40 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/12 was a grade E in March 2025.
Paper 9702/22
- 45 out of 60 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/22 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 40 out of 60 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/22 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 34 out of 60 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/22 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 27 out of 60 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/22 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 20 out of 60 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/22 was a grade E in March 2025.
Paper 9702/33
- 32 out of 40 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/33 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 30 out of 40 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/33 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 27 out of 40 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/33 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 24 out of 40 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/33 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 22 out of 40 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/33 was a grade E in March 2025.
Paper 9702/42
- 65 out of 100 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/42 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 56 out of 100 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/42 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 46 out of 100 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/42 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 35 out of 100 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/42 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 23 out of 100 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/42 was a grade E in March 2025.
Paper 9702/52
- 22 out of 30 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/52 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 18 out of 30 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/52 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 15 out of 30 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/52 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 12 out of 30 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/52 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 10 out of 30 on Cambridge 9702 paper 9702/52 was a grade E in March 2025.