Grade boundaries
Cambridge Cambridge IGCSE Physical Science 0652 grade boundaries November 2025
The least raw mark that reached each grade in November 2025, as Cambridge printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Cambridge’s grade boundaries for November 2025: the board’s document.
| Grade | 0652/51out of 40 | 0652/61out of 40 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 27 | 28 |
| B | 23 | 22 |
| C | 18 | 16 |
| D | 16 | 14 |
| E | 13 | 12 |
| F | 10 | 9 |
| G | 7 | 6 |
| Grade | Whole subject (11, 31, 51)out of 200 | Whole subject (11, 31, 61)out of 200 | 0652/11out of 40 | 0652/31out of 80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 104 | 102 | 20 | 45 |
| D | 87 | 86 | 18 | 36 |
| E | 71 | 70 | 16 | 27 |
| F | 55 | 54 | 14 | 19 |
| G | 39 | 38 | 12 | 11 |
| Grade | Whole subject (21, 41, 51)out of 200 | Whole subject (21, 41, 61)out of 200 | 0652/21out of 40 | 0652/41out of 80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 148 | 151 | – | – |
| A | 123 | 124 | 27 | 44 |
| B | 98 | 97 | 22 | 34 |
| C | 73 | 71 | 18 | 22 |
| D | 63 | 61 | 16 | 18 |
| E | 53 | 52 | 15 | 14 |
| F | 42 | 41 | 13 | 10 |
| G | 31 | 30 | 11 | 6 |
Marks for each grade
Paper 0652/51
- 27 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 paper 0652/51 was a grade A in November 2025.
- 23 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 paper 0652/51 was a grade B in November 2025.
- 18 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 paper 0652/51 was a grade C in November 2025.
- 16 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 paper 0652/51 was a grade D in November 2025.
- 13 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 paper 0652/51 was a grade E in November 2025.
- 10 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 paper 0652/51 was a grade F in November 2025.
- 7 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 paper 0652/51 was a grade G in November 2025.
Paper 0652/61
- 28 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 paper 0652/61 was a grade A in November 2025.
- 22 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 paper 0652/61 was a grade B in November 2025.
- 16 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 paper 0652/61 was a grade C in November 2025.
- 14 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 paper 0652/61 was a grade D in November 2025.
- 12 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 paper 0652/61 was a grade E in November 2025.
- 9 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 paper 0652/61 was a grade F in November 2025.
- 6 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 paper 0652/61 was a grade G in November 2025.
Core tier, in total (11, 31, 51)
- 104 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Core tier (11, 31, 51) in total was a grade C in November 2025.
- 87 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Core tier (11, 31, 51) in total was a grade D in November 2025.
- 71 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Core tier (11, 31, 51) in total was a grade E in November 2025.
- 55 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Core tier (11, 31, 51) in total was a grade F in November 2025.
- 39 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Core tier (11, 31, 51) in total was a grade G in November 2025.
Core tier, in total (11, 31, 61)
- 102 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Core tier (11, 31, 61) in total was a grade C in November 2025.
- 86 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Core tier (11, 31, 61) in total was a grade D in November 2025.
- 70 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Core tier (11, 31, 61) in total was a grade E in November 2025.
- 54 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Core tier (11, 31, 61) in total was a grade F in November 2025.
- 38 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Core tier (11, 31, 61) in total was a grade G in November 2025.
Core tier, paper 0652/11
- 20 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 Core paper 0652/11 was a grade C in November 2025.
- 18 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 Core paper 0652/11 was a grade D in November 2025.
- 16 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 Core paper 0652/11 was a grade E in November 2025.
- 14 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 Core paper 0652/11 was a grade F in November 2025.
- 12 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 Core paper 0652/11 was a grade G in November 2025.
Core tier, paper 0652/31
- 45 out of 80 on Cambridge 0652 Core paper 0652/31 was a grade C in November 2025.
- 36 out of 80 on Cambridge 0652 Core paper 0652/31 was a grade D in November 2025.
- 27 out of 80 on Cambridge 0652 Core paper 0652/31 was a grade E in November 2025.
- 19 out of 80 on Cambridge 0652 Core paper 0652/31 was a grade F in November 2025.
- 11 out of 80 on Cambridge 0652 Core paper 0652/31 was a grade G in November 2025.
Extended tier, in total (21, 41, 51)
- 148 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 51) in total was a grade A* in November 2025.
- 123 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 51) in total was a grade A in November 2025.
- 98 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 51) in total was a grade B in November 2025.
- 73 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 51) in total was a grade C in November 2025.
- 63 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 51) in total was a grade D in November 2025.
- 53 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 51) in total was a grade E in November 2025.
- 42 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 51) in total was a grade F in November 2025.
- 31 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 51) in total was a grade G in November 2025.
Extended tier, in total (21, 41, 61)
- 151 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 61) in total was a grade A* in November 2025.
- 124 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 61) in total was a grade A in November 2025.
- 97 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 61) in total was a grade B in November 2025.
- 71 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 61) in total was a grade C in November 2025.
- 61 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 61) in total was a grade D in November 2025.
- 52 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 61) in total was a grade E in November 2025.
- 41 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 61) in total was a grade F in November 2025.
- 30 out of 200 on Cambridge 0652 Extended tier (21, 41, 61) in total was a grade G in November 2025.
Extended tier, paper 0652/21
- 27 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 Extended paper 0652/21 was a grade A in November 2025.
- 22 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 Extended paper 0652/21 was a grade B in November 2025.
- 18 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 Extended paper 0652/21 was a grade C in November 2025.
- 16 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 Extended paper 0652/21 was a grade D in November 2025.
- 15 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 Extended paper 0652/21 was a grade E in November 2025.
- 13 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 Extended paper 0652/21 was a grade F in November 2025.
- 11 out of 40 on Cambridge 0652 Extended paper 0652/21 was a grade G in November 2025.
Extended tier, paper 0652/41
- 44 out of 80 on Cambridge 0652 Extended paper 0652/41 was a grade A in November 2025.
- 34 out of 80 on Cambridge 0652 Extended paper 0652/41 was a grade B in November 2025.
- 22 out of 80 on Cambridge 0652 Extended paper 0652/41 was a grade C in November 2025.
- 18 out of 80 on Cambridge 0652 Extended paper 0652/41 was a grade D in November 2025.
- 14 out of 80 on Cambridge 0652 Extended paper 0652/41 was a grade E in November 2025.
- 10 out of 80 on Cambridge 0652 Extended paper 0652/41 was a grade F in November 2025.
- 6 out of 80 on Cambridge 0652 Extended paper 0652/41 was a grade G in November 2025.