Grade boundaries
Cambridge Cambridge IGCSE Science - Combined 0653 grade boundaries March 2024
The least raw mark that reached each grade in March 2024, as Cambridge printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Cambridge’s grade boundaries for March 2024: the board’s document.
| Grade | 0653/62out of 40 |
|---|---|
| A | 27 |
| B | 24 |
| C | 21 |
| D | 18 |
| E | 15 |
| F | 11 |
| G | 7 |
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 200 | 0653/12out of 40 | 0653/32out of 80 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 102 | 22 | 38 |
| D | 87 | 20 | 31 |
| E | 72 | 18 | 24 |
| F | 55 | 16 | 16 |
| G | 38 | 14 | 8 |
| Grade | Whole subject (22, 42, 52)out of 200 | Whole subject (22, 42, 62)out of 200 | 0653/22out of 40 | 0653/42out of 80 | 0653/52out of 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 156 | 156 | – | – | – |
| A | 131 | 131 | 29 | 48 | 27 |
| B | 106 | 106 | 24 | 37 | 24 |
| C | 82 | 82 | 20 | 25 | 21 |
| D | 70 | 70 | 17 | 21 | 18 |
| E | 58 | 58 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| F | 46 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| G | 34 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Marks for each grade
Paper 0653/62
- 27 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 paper 0653/62 was a grade A in March 2024.
- 24 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 paper 0653/62 was a grade B in March 2024.
- 21 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 paper 0653/62 was a grade C in March 2024.
- 18 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 paper 0653/62 was a grade D in March 2024.
- 15 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 paper 0653/62 was a grade E in March 2024.
- 11 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 paper 0653/62 was a grade F in March 2024.
- 7 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 paper 0653/62 was a grade G in March 2024.
Core tier, in total
- 102 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Core tier in total was a grade C in March 2024.
- 87 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Core tier in total was a grade D in March 2024.
- 72 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Core tier in total was a grade E in March 2024.
- 55 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Core tier in total was a grade F in March 2024.
- 38 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Core tier in total was a grade G in March 2024.
Core tier, paper 0653/12
- 22 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Core paper 0653/12 was a grade C in March 2024.
- 20 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Core paper 0653/12 was a grade D in March 2024.
- 18 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Core paper 0653/12 was a grade E in March 2024.
- 16 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Core paper 0653/12 was a grade F in March 2024.
- 14 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Core paper 0653/12 was a grade G in March 2024.
Core tier, paper 0653/32
- 38 out of 80 on Cambridge 0653 Core paper 0653/32 was a grade C in March 2024.
- 31 out of 80 on Cambridge 0653 Core paper 0653/32 was a grade D in March 2024.
- 24 out of 80 on Cambridge 0653 Core paper 0653/32 was a grade E in March 2024.
- 16 out of 80 on Cambridge 0653 Core paper 0653/32 was a grade F in March 2024.
- 8 out of 80 on Cambridge 0653 Core paper 0653/32 was a grade G in March 2024.
Extended tier, in total (22, 42, 52)
- 156 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 52) in total was a grade A* in March 2024.
- 131 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 52) in total was a grade A in March 2024.
- 106 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 52) in total was a grade B in March 2024.
- 82 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 52) in total was a grade C in March 2024.
- 70 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 52) in total was a grade D in March 2024.
- 58 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 52) in total was a grade E in March 2024.
- 46 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 52) in total was a grade F in March 2024.
- 34 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 52) in total was a grade G in March 2024.
Extended tier, in total (22, 42, 62)
- 156 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 62) in total was a grade A* in March 2024.
- 131 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 62) in total was a grade A in March 2024.
- 106 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 62) in total was a grade B in March 2024.
- 82 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 62) in total was a grade C in March 2024.
- 70 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 62) in total was a grade D in March 2024.
- 58 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 62) in total was a grade E in March 2024.
- 46 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 62) in total was a grade F in March 2024.
- 34 out of 200 on Cambridge 0653 Extended tier (22, 42, 62) in total was a grade G in March 2024.
Extended tier, paper 0653/22
- 29 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/22 was a grade A in March 2024.
- 24 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/22 was a grade B in March 2024.
- 20 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/22 was a grade C in March 2024.
- 17 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/22 was a grade D in March 2024.
- 15 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/22 was a grade E in March 2024.
- 13 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/22 was a grade F in March 2024.
- 11 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/22 was a grade G in March 2024.
Extended tier, paper 0653/42
- 48 out of 80 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/42 was a grade A in March 2024.
- 37 out of 80 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/42 was a grade B in March 2024.
- 25 out of 80 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/42 was a grade C in March 2024.
- 21 out of 80 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/42 was a grade D in March 2024.
- 16 out of 80 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/42 was a grade E in March 2024.
- 12 out of 80 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/42 was a grade F in March 2024.
- 8 out of 80 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/42 was a grade G in March 2024.
Extended tier, paper 0653/52
- 27 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/52 was a grade A in March 2024.
- 24 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/52 was a grade B in March 2024.
- 21 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/52 was a grade C in March 2024.
- 18 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/52 was a grade D in March 2024.
- 15 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/52 was a grade E in March 2024.
- 11 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/52 was a grade F in March 2024.
- 7 out of 40 on Cambridge 0653 Extended paper 0653/52 was a grade G in March 2024.