Business Studies (0450) grade thresholds

Cambridge IGCSE — official minimum raw marks per grade.

June 2025

Overall thresholds (by syllabus option)

Option	Components	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
P1	50	90	77	67	57	48	40	33	24	15
WA	11, 22	160	103	86	69	53	44	35	27	19
X	11, 21	160	97	81	65	49	40	32	25	18
Y	12, 22	160	106	89	72	56	47	38	28	18

Per-component thresholds

Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
11	80	44	35	27	22	17	13	9
12	80	47	38	30	25	20	14	8
13	80	45	36	28	23	19	14	9
21	80	37	30	22	18	15	12	9
22	80	42	34	26	22	18	14	10
23	80	42	34	26	22	18	14	10
50	90	67	57	48	40	33	24	15

Source: official CAIE grade-threshold table (June 2025)

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Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
11	80	44	35	27	22	17	13	9
12	80	47	38	30	25	20	14	8
13	80	45	36	28	23	19	14	9
21	80	37	30	22	18	15	12	9
22	80	42	34	26	22	18	14	10
23	80	42	34	26	22	18	14	10
50	90	67	57	48	40	33	24	15

Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
11	80	44	35	27	22	17	13	9
12	80	47	38	30	25	20	14	8
13	80	45	36	28	23	19	14	9
21	80	37	30	22	18	15	12	9
22	80	42	34	26	22	18	14	10
23	80	42	34	26	22	18	14	10
50	90	67	57	48	40	33	24	15

Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
11	80	44	35	27	22	17	13	9
12	80	47	38	30	25	20	14	8
13	80	45	36	28	23	19	14	9
21	80	37	30	22	18	15	12	9
22	80	42	34	26	22	18	14	10
23	80	42	34	26	22	18	14	10
50	90	67	57	48	40	33	24	15