Grade boundaries
Cambridge Cambridge IGCSE Chinese - Second Language 0523 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 (01, 02, 03)out of 200 | Whole subject (50)out of 90 | 0523/01out of 60 | 0523/02out of 30 | 0523/03out of 60 | 0523/50out of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 169 | 78 | – | – | – | – |
| A | 149 | 69 | 45 | 20 | 49 | 69 |
| B | 129 | 60 | 39 | 17 | 43 | 60 |
| C | 109 | 51 | 32 | 15 | 38 | 51 |
| D | 90 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 32 | 42 |
| E | 72 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 26 | 33 |
| F | 53 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 24 |
| G | 34 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 15 |
Marks for each grade
In total (01, 02, 03)
- 169 out of 200 on Cambridge 0523 (01, 02, 03) in total was a grade A* in June 2026.
- 149 out of 200 on Cambridge 0523 (01, 02, 03) in total was a grade A in June 2026.
- 129 out of 200 on Cambridge 0523 (01, 02, 03) in total was a grade B in June 2026.
- 109 out of 200 on Cambridge 0523 (01, 02, 03) in total was a grade C in June 2026.
- 90 out of 200 on Cambridge 0523 (01, 02, 03) in total was a grade D in June 2026.
- 72 out of 200 on Cambridge 0523 (01, 02, 03) in total was a grade E in June 2026.
- 53 out of 200 on Cambridge 0523 (01, 02, 03) in total was a grade F in June 2026.
- 34 out of 200 on Cambridge 0523 (01, 02, 03) in total was a grade G in June 2026.
In total (50)
- 78 out of 90 on Cambridge 0523 (50) in total was a grade A* in June 2026.
- 69 out of 90 on Cambridge 0523 (50) in total was a grade A in June 2026.
- 60 out of 90 on Cambridge 0523 (50) in total was a grade B in June 2026.
- 51 out of 90 on Cambridge 0523 (50) in total was a grade C in June 2026.
- 42 out of 90 on Cambridge 0523 (50) in total was a grade D in June 2026.
- 33 out of 90 on Cambridge 0523 (50) in total was a grade E in June 2026.
- 24 out of 90 on Cambridge 0523 (50) in total was a grade F in June 2026.
- 15 out of 90 on Cambridge 0523 (50) in total was a grade G in June 2026.
Paper 0523/01
- 45 out of 60 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/01 was a grade A in June 2026.
- 39 out of 60 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/01 was a grade B in June 2026.
- 32 out of 60 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/01 was a grade C in June 2026.
- 26 out of 60 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/01 was a grade D in June 2026.
- 20 out of 60 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/01 was a grade E in June 2026.
- 14 out of 60 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/01 was a grade F in June 2026.
- 8 out of 60 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/01 was a grade G in June 2026.
Paper 0523/02
- 20 out of 30 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/02 was a grade A in June 2026.
- 17 out of 30 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/02 was a grade B in June 2026.
- 15 out of 30 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/02 was a grade C in June 2026.
- 13 out of 30 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/02 was a grade D in June 2026.
- 11 out of 30 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/02 was a grade E in June 2026.
- 9 out of 30 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/02 was a grade F in June 2026.
- 7 out of 30 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/02 was a grade G in June 2026.
Paper 0523/03
- 49 out of 60 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/03 was a grade A in June 2026.
- 43 out of 60 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/03 was a grade B in June 2026.
- 38 out of 60 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/03 was a grade C in June 2026.
- 32 out of 60 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/03 was a grade D in June 2026.
- 26 out of 60 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/03 was a grade E in June 2026.
- 20 out of 60 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/03 was a grade F in June 2026.
- 14 out of 60 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/03 was a grade G in June 2026.
Paper 0523/50
- 69 out of 90 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/50 was a grade A in June 2026.
- 60 out of 90 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/50 was a grade B in June 2026.
- 51 out of 90 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/50 was a grade C in June 2026.
- 42 out of 90 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/50 was a grade D in June 2026.
- 33 out of 90 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/50 was a grade E in June 2026.
- 24 out of 90 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/50 was a grade F in June 2026.
- 15 out of 90 on Cambridge 0523 paper 0523/50 was a grade G in June 2026.