Grade boundaries

Cambridge Cambridge IGCSE Chinese - First Language 0509 grade boundaries June 2026

The least raw mark that reached each grade in June 2026, as Cambridge printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.

From Cambridge’s grade boundaries for June 2026: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subject (11, 21)out of 120	Whole subject (12, 22)out of 120	Whole subject (13, 23)out of 120	Whole subject (50)out of 90	0509/11out of 60	0509/12out of 60	0509/13out of 60	0509/21out of 50	0509/22out of 50	0509/23out of 50	0509/50out of 90
A*	95	95	93	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
A	87	87	85	69	41	41	39	38	38	38	69
B	79	79	77	60	39	39	37	33	33	33	60
C	71	71	69	51	37	37	35	28	28	28	51
D	56	56	54	42	30	30	28	22	22	22	42
E	42	42	39	33	23	23	20	16	16	16	33
F	28	28	26	24	15	15	13	11	11	11	24
G	14	14	13	15	7	7	6	6	6	6	15

Marks for each grade

In total (11, 21)

95 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (11, 21) in total was a grade A* in June 2026.
87 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (11, 21) in total was a grade A in June 2026.
79 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (11, 21) in total was a grade B in June 2026.
71 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (11, 21) in total was a grade C in June 2026.
56 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (11, 21) in total was a grade D in June 2026.
42 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (11, 21) in total was a grade E in June 2026.
28 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (11, 21) in total was a grade F in June 2026.
14 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (11, 21) in total was a grade G in June 2026.

In total (12, 22)

95 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (12, 22) in total was a grade A* in June 2026.
87 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (12, 22) in total was a grade A in June 2026.
79 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (12, 22) in total was a grade B in June 2026.
71 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (12, 22) in total was a grade C in June 2026.
56 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (12, 22) in total was a grade D in June 2026.
42 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (12, 22) in total was a grade E in June 2026.
28 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (12, 22) in total was a grade F in June 2026.
14 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (12, 22) in total was a grade G in June 2026.

In total (13, 23)

93 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (13, 23) in total was a grade A* in June 2026.
85 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (13, 23) in total was a grade A in June 2026.
77 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (13, 23) in total was a grade B in June 2026.
69 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (13, 23) in total was a grade C in June 2026.
54 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (13, 23) in total was a grade D in June 2026.
39 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (13, 23) in total was a grade E in June 2026.
26 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (13, 23) in total was a grade F in June 2026.
13 out of 120 on Cambridge 0509 (13, 23) in total was a grade G in June 2026.

In total (50)

78 out of 90 on Cambridge 0509 (50) in total was a grade A* in June 2026.
69 out of 90 on Cambridge 0509 (50) in total was a grade A in June 2026.
60 out of 90 on Cambridge 0509 (50) in total was a grade B in June 2026.
51 out of 90 on Cambridge 0509 (50) in total was a grade C in June 2026.
42 out of 90 on Cambridge 0509 (50) in total was a grade D in June 2026.
33 out of 90 on Cambridge 0509 (50) in total was a grade E in June 2026.
24 out of 90 on Cambridge 0509 (50) in total was a grade F in June 2026.
15 out of 90 on Cambridge 0509 (50) in total was a grade G in June 2026.

Paper 0509/11

41 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/11 was a grade A in June 2026.
39 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/11 was a grade B in June 2026.
37 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/11 was a grade C in June 2026.
30 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/11 was a grade D in June 2026.
23 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/11 was a grade E in June 2026.
15 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/11 was a grade F in June 2026.
7 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/11 was a grade G in June 2026.

Paper 0509/12

41 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/12 was a grade A in June 2026.
39 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/12 was a grade B in June 2026.
37 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/12 was a grade C in June 2026.
30 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/12 was a grade D in June 2026.
23 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/12 was a grade E in June 2026.
15 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/12 was a grade F in June 2026.
7 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/12 was a grade G in June 2026.

Paper 0509/13

39 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/13 was a grade A in June 2026.
37 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/13 was a grade B in June 2026.
35 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/13 was a grade C in June 2026.
28 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/13 was a grade D in June 2026.
20 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/13 was a grade E in June 2026.
13 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/13 was a grade F in June 2026.
6 out of 60 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/13 was a grade G in June 2026.

Paper 0509/21

38 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/21 was a grade A in June 2026.
33 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/21 was a grade B in June 2026.
28 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/21 was a grade C in June 2026.
22 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/21 was a grade D in June 2026.
16 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/21 was a grade E in June 2026.
11 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/21 was a grade F in June 2026.
6 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/21 was a grade G in June 2026.

Paper 0509/22

38 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/22 was a grade A in June 2026.
33 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/22 was a grade B in June 2026.
28 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/22 was a grade C in June 2026.
22 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/22 was a grade D in June 2026.
16 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/22 was a grade E in June 2026.
11 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/22 was a grade F in June 2026.
6 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/22 was a grade G in June 2026.

Paper 0509/23

38 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/23 was a grade A in June 2026.
33 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/23 was a grade B in June 2026.
28 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/23 was a grade C in June 2026.
22 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/23 was a grade D in June 2026.
16 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/23 was a grade E in June 2026.
11 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/23 was a grade F in June 2026.
6 out of 50 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/23 was a grade G in June 2026.

Paper 0509/50

69 out of 90 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/50 was a grade A in June 2026.
60 out of 90 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/50 was a grade B in June 2026.
51 out of 90 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/50 was a grade C in June 2026.
42 out of 90 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/50 was a grade D in June 2026.
33 out of 90 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/50 was a grade E in June 2026.
24 out of 90 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/50 was a grade F in June 2026.
15 out of 90 on Cambridge 0509 paper 0509/50 was a grade G in June 2026.

Grade	Whole subject (11, 21)out of 120	Whole subject (12, 22)out of 120	Whole subject (13, 23)out of 120	Whole subject (50)out of 90	0509/11out of 60	0509/12out of 60	0509/13out of 60	0509/21out of 50	0509/22out of 50	0509/23out of 50	0509/50out of 90
A*	95	95	93	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
A	87	87	85	69	41	41	39	38	38	38	69
B	79	79	77	60	39	39	37	33	33	33	60
C	71	71	69	51	37	37	35	28	28	28	51
D	56	56	54	42	30	30	28	22	22	22	42
E	42	42	39	33	23	23	20	16	16	16	33
F	28	28	26	24	15	15	13	11	11	11	24
G	14	14	13	15	7	7	6	6	6	6	15

Grade	Whole subject (11, 21)out of 120	Whole subject (12, 22)out of 120	Whole subject (13, 23)out of 120	Whole subject (50)out of 90	0509/11out of 60	0509/12out of 60	0509/13out of 60	0509/21out of 50	0509/22out of 50	0509/23out of 50	0509/50out of 90
A*	95	95	93	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
A	87	87	85	69	41	41	39	38	38	38	69
B	79	79	77	60	39	39	37	33	33	33	60
C	71	71	69	51	37	37	35	28	28	28	51
D	56	56	54	42	30	30	28	22	22	22	42
E	42	42	39	33	23	23	20	16	16	16	33
F	28	28	26	24	15	15	13	11	11	11	24
G	14	14	13	15	7	7	6	6	6	6	15

Grade	Whole subject (11, 21)out of 120	Whole subject (12, 22)out of 120	Whole subject (13, 23)out of 120	Whole subject (50)out of 90	0509/11out of 60	0509/12out of 60	0509/13out of 60	0509/21out of 50	0509/22out of 50	0509/23out of 50	0509/50out of 90
A*	95	95	93	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
A	87	87	85	69	41	41	39	38	38	38	69
B	79	79	77	60	39	39	37	33	33	33	60
C	71	71	69	51	37	37	35	28	28	28	51
D	56	56	54	42	30	30	28	22	22	22	42
E	42	42	39	33	23	23	20	16	16	16	33
F	28	28	26	24	15	15	13	11	11	11	24
G	14	14	13	15	7	7	6	6	6	6	15