Business (9609) grade thresholds

Cambridge AS & A Level — official minimum raw marks per grade.

June 2025

Overall thresholds (by syllabus option)

Option	Components	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E
AX	11, 21, 31, 41	200	154	143	132	116	101	86
AY	12, 22, 32, 42	200	154	143	132	119	106	94
AZ	13, 23, 33, 43	200	161	150	139	124	109	95
BX	31, 41, 87	200	156	146	136	121	107	93
BY	32, 42, 88	200	152	140	128	114	100	87
BZ	33, 43, 89	200	154	144	134	119	104	89
CT	32, 42, 97	200	152	142	132	119	106	93
CU	33, 43, 98	200	160	149	138	122	107	92
CX	31, 41, 97	200	158	148	138	122	106	91
CY	32, 42, 98	200	153	142	131	117	104	91
P2	50, 60	150	126	108	90	72	54	36
SX	11, 21	100	–	75	68	61	54	47
SY	12, 22	100	–	81	74	67	60	53

Per-component thresholds

Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E
11	40	35	32	28	25	22
12	40	35	33	30	27	25
13	40	34	32	29	26	24
21	60	40	36	33	29	25
22	60	46	41	37	33	28
23	60	47	42	38	34	29
31	60	38	36	32	27	22
32	60	39	37	34	30	25
33	60	39	37	34	30	25
41	40	30	28	24	20	17
42	40	23	21	19	17	16
43	40	30	28	24	20	17
50	75	54	45	36	27	18
60	75	54	45	36	27	18

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

Practicing Business (9609)?

Every Business past-paper question with a step-by-step worked solution, and AI marking against the official mark scheme — type your answer or upload a photo of your working, and see how your raw marks stack up against these thresholds.

Practice with AI marking — from $4.99

Grade A* is not awarded on individual components. “–” means the grade is not available for that row (e.g. IGCSE core tier caps at grade C). Independent reference — not affiliated with CAIE.

Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E
11	40	35	32	28	25	22
12	40	35	33	30	27	25
13	40	34	32	29	26	24
21	60	40	36	33	29	25
22	60	46	41	37	33	28
23	60	47	42	38	34	29
31	60	38	36	32	27	22
32	60	39	37	34	30	25
33	60	39	37	34	30	25
41	40	30	28	24	20	17
42	40	23	21	19	17	16
43	40	30	28	24	20	17
50	75	54	45	36	27	18
60	75	54	45	36	27	18

Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E
11	40	35	32	28	25	22
12	40	35	33	30	27	25
13	40	34	32	29	26	24
21	60	40	36	33	29	25
22	60	46	41	37	33	28
23	60	47	42	38	34	29
31	60	38	36	32	27	22
32	60	39	37	34	30	25
33	60	39	37	34	30	25
41	40	30	28	24	20	17
42	40	23	21	19	17	16
43	40	30	28	24	20	17
50	75	54	45	36	27	18
60	75	54	45	36	27	18

Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E
11	40	35	32	28	25	22
12	40	35	33	30	27	25
13	40	34	32	29	26	24
21	60	40	36	33	29	25
22	60	46	41	37	33	28
23	60	47	42	38	34	29
31	60	38	36	32	27	22
32	60	39	37	34	30	25
33	60	39	37	34	30	25
41	40	30	28	24	20	17
42	40	23	21	19	17	16
43	40	30	28	24	20	17
50	75	54	45	36	27	18
60	75	54	45	36	27	18