Grade boundaries

Cambridge Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Music 0978 grade boundaries

The newest summer series is shown first. Type a mark to see its grade, or choose another tier, series or paper.

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The boundaries

June 2026 · whole subject

Grade	Needs
9	90%
8	84%
7	77%
6	70%
5	64%
4	57%
3	44%
2	30%
1	17%

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Marks for each grade in June 2026

In total (02, 03, 12)

138 out of 170 on Cambridge 0978 (02, 03, 12) in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
126 out of 170 on Cambridge 0978 (02, 03, 12) in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
114 out of 170 on Cambridge 0978 (02, 03, 12) in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
101 out of 170 on Cambridge 0978 (02, 03, 12) in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
89 out of 170 on Cambridge 0978 (02, 03, 12) in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
77 out of 170 on Cambridge 0978 (02, 03, 12) in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
57 out of 170 on Cambridge 0978 (02, 03, 12) in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
38 out of 170 on Cambridge 0978 (02, 03, 12) in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
19 out of 170 on Cambridge 0978 (02, 03, 12) in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.

In total (50)

81 out of 90 on Cambridge 0978 (50) in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
75 out of 90 on Cambridge 0978 (50) in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
69 out of 90 on Cambridge 0978 (50) in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
63 out of 90 on Cambridge 0978 (50) in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
57 out of 90 on Cambridge 0978 (50) in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
51 out of 90 on Cambridge 0978 (50) in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
39 out of 90 on Cambridge 0978 (50) in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
27 out of 90 on Cambridge 0978 (50) in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
15 out of 90 on Cambridge 0978 (50) in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.

Every paper in June 2026

Every series

7 series, newest first. Each mark is the least that reaches the grade, out of the total under the column’s name.

June 2026

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

Grade	Whole subject (02, 03, 12)out of 170	Whole subject (50)out of 90	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 50	0978/12out of 70	0978/50out of 90
9	138	81	46	44	48	81
8	126	75	42	40	44	75
7	114	69	38	36	40	69
6	101	63	33	32	36	63
5	89	57	29	28	32	57
4	77	51	25	25	27	51
3	57	39	18	18	21	39
2	38	27	12	12	14	27
1	19	15	6	6	7	15

June 2025

From Cambridge’s grade boundaries for June 2025: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	137	44	87	49
8	125	41	81	43
7	113	38	75	37
6	100	33	66	34
5	87	29	58	29
4	75	25	50	25
3	56	18	37	19
2	37	12	24	13
1	19	6	12	7

June 2024

From Cambridge’s grade boundaries for June 2024: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	134	44	87	46
8	122	41	81	40
7	110	38	75	34
6	98	33	66	32
5	86	29	58	28
4	75	25	50	25
3	56	18	37	19
2	37	12	24	13
1	19	6	12	7

November 2023

From Cambridge’s grade boundaries for November 2023: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subject (02, 03, 12)out of 170	Whole subject (12, 82, 83)out of 170	Whole subject (12, 92, 93)out of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	137	137	135	44	87	49
8	125	125	123	41	81	43
7	113	113	111	38	75	37
6	100	100	98	33	66	34
5	87	87	85	29	58	29
4	75	75	73	25	50	25
3	56	56	55	18	37	19
2	37	37	37	12	24	13
1	19	19	19	6	12	7

June 2023

From Cambridge’s grade boundaries for June 2023: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	132	44	87	44
8	120	41	81	38
7	108	38	75	32
6	96	33	66	30
5	84	29	58	26
4	73	25	50	23
3	54	18	37	17
2	36	12	24	12
1	18	6	12	6

November 2022

From Cambridge’s grade boundaries for November 2022: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	132	42	87	46
8	120	39	81	40
7	108	36	75	34
6	95	31	66	31
5	83	27	58	27
4	71	23	50	23
3	53	17	37	17
2	35	11	24	12
1	17	6	12	5

June 2022

From Cambridge’s grade boundaries for June 2022: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	132	42	87	46
8	120	39	81	40
7	108	36	75	34
6	95	31	66	31
5	83	27	58	27
4	71	23	50	23
3	53	17	37	17
2	35	11	24	12
1	17	6	12	5

Questions

Which series of Cambridge Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Music 0978 grade boundaries are there?

7 series, from June 2022 to June 2026: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, November 2023, June 2023, November 2022 and June 2022.

Other Cambridge International GCSE courses

A series, or the safe rule

A paper is graded against the boundaries of the series it was sat in. Choose that series and the grade is the one the board’s boundaries gave that sitting. Where a series published more than one set of boundaries for the whole subject, one for each combination of papers, each grade takes the highest of them, and the line under the grade says so.

The safe rule is for a mark with no series of its own, such as a mock. For each grade it takes the highest boundary in the board’s most recent summer series, up to three of them and leaving out 2020 to 2022, or the course’s main series where it has no summer one. A grade it gives would have been enough in each of them. The line under the grade names the series it counted.

In the app you log a paper in one line, or question by question where asterisk has its questions, and each grade comes from these same boundaries. Open the app.

Not here

CCEA, AS level, IB and AP: the app holds no grade boundaries for them, so they are not offered.

Where these numbers come from

Boards publish their grade boundaries after each series, and that is all this page holds: each grade’s boundary mark and what the subject or paper is out of, as the board printed them. The papers stay on the boards’ own sites; nothing here reproduces a question or a mark scheme.

Grade	Whole subject (02, 03, 12)out of 170	Whole subject (50)out of 90	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 50	0978/12out of 70	0978/50out of 90
9	138	81	46	44	48	81
8	126	75	42	40	44	75
7	114	69	38	36	40	69
6	101	63	33	32	36	63
5	89	57	29	28	32	57
4	77	51	25	25	27	51
3	57	39	18	18	21	39
2	38	27	12	12	14	27
1	19	15	6	6	7	15

Grade	Whole subjectout of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	137	44	87	49
8	125	41	81	43
7	113	38	75	37
6	100	33	66	34
5	87	29	58	29
4	75	25	50	25
3	56	18	37	19
2	37	12	24	13
1	19	6	12	7

Grade	Whole subjectout of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	134	44	87	46
8	122	41	81	40
7	110	38	75	34
6	98	33	66	32
5	86	29	58	28
4	75	25	50	25
3	56	18	37	19
2	37	12	24	13
1	19	6	12	7

Grade	Whole subject (02, 03, 12)out of 170	Whole subject (12, 82, 83)out of 170	Whole subject (12, 92, 93)out of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	137	137	135	44	87	49
8	125	125	123	41	81	43
7	113	113	111	38	75	37
6	100	100	98	33	66	34
5	87	87	85	29	58	29
4	75	75	73	25	50	25
3	56	56	55	18	37	19
2	37	37	37	12	24	13
1	19	19	19	6	12	7

Grade	Whole subjectout of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	132	44	87	44
8	120	41	81	38
7	108	38	75	32
6	96	33	66	30
5	84	29	58	26
4	73	25	50	23
3	54	18	37	17
2	36	12	24	12
1	18	6	12	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	132	42	87	46
8	120	39	81	40
7	108	36	75	34
6	95	31	66	31
5	83	27	58	27
4	71	23	50	23
3	53	17	37	17
2	35	11	24	12
1	17	6	12	5

Grade	Whole subjectout of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	132	42	87	46
8	120	39	81	40
7	108	36	75	34
6	95	31	66	31
5	83	27	58	27
4	71	23	50	23
3	53	17	37	17
2	35	11	24	12
1	17	6	12	5

Grade	Whole subject (02, 03, 12)out of 170	Whole subject (50)out of 90	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 50	0978/12out of 70	0978/50out of 90
9	138	81	46	44	48	81
8	126	75	42	40	44	75
7	114	69	38	36	40	69
6	101	63	33	32	36	63
5	89	57	29	28	32	57
4	77	51	25	25	27	51
3	57	39	18	18	21	39
2	38	27	12	12	14	27
1	19	15	6	6	7	15

Grade	Whole subjectout of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	137	44	87	49
8	125	41	81	43
7	113	38	75	37
6	100	33	66	34
5	87	29	58	29
4	75	25	50	25
3	56	18	37	19
2	37	12	24	13
1	19	6	12	7

Grade	Whole subjectout of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	134	44	87	46
8	122	41	81	40
7	110	38	75	34
6	98	33	66	32
5	86	29	58	28
4	75	25	50	25
3	56	18	37	19
2	37	12	24	13
1	19	6	12	7

Grade	Whole subject (02, 03, 12)out of 170	Whole subject (12, 82, 83)out of 170	Whole subject (12, 92, 93)out of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	137	137	135	44	87	49
8	125	125	123	41	81	43
7	113	113	111	38	75	37
6	100	100	98	33	66	34
5	87	87	85	29	58	29
4	75	75	73	25	50	25
3	56	56	55	18	37	19
2	37	37	37	12	24	13
1	19	19	19	6	12	7

Grade	Whole subjectout of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	132	44	87	44
8	120	41	81	38
7	108	38	75	32
6	96	33	66	30
5	84	29	58	26
4	73	25	50	23
3	54	18	37	17
2	36	12	24	12
1	18	6	12	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	132	42	87	46
8	120	39	81	40
7	108	36	75	34
6	95	31	66	31
5	83	27	58	27
4	71	23	50	23
3	53	17	37	17
2	35	11	24	12
1	17	6	12	5

Grade	Whole subjectout of 170	0978/02out of 50	0978/03out of 100	0978/12out of 70
9	132	42	87	46
8	120	39	81	40
7	108	36	75	34
6	95	31	66	31
5	83	27	58	27
4	71	23	50	23
3	53	17	37	17
2	35	11	24	12
1	17	6	12	5