Biology (9700) 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
AC	14, 24, 37, 44, 54	260	191	167	143	123	104	85
AX	11, 21, 31, 41, 51	260	200	175	150	130	110	90
AY	12, 22, 33, 42, 52	260	188	163	138	116	95	74
AZ	13, 23, 35, 43, 53	260	201	175	149	129	109	90
BN1	44, 54, 85	260	185	161	137	118	99	80
BN2	44, 54, 88	260	189	165	141	121	102	83
BX1	41, 51, 84	260	204	181	158	137	116	96
BX2	41, 51, 87	260	205	182	159	138	117	96
BY1	42, 52, 85	260	187	161	135	114	93	72
BY2	42, 52, 88	260	191	165	139	117	96	75
BZ1	43, 53, 86	260	199	175	151	130	109	89
CN1	44, 54, 96	260	188	165	142	121	100	80
CN2	44, 54, 99	260	190	168	146	125	104	83
CP1	43, 53, 94	260	199	172	145	124	104	84
CQ1	41, 51, 95	260	203	177	151	130	110	90
CQ2	41, 51, 98	260	203	177	151	131	111	91
CR1	42, 52, 96	260	190	165	140	117	94	72
CR2	42, 52, 99	260	192	168	144	121	98	75
CX1	41, 51, 94	260	202	176	150	130	110	91
CY1	42, 52, 95	260	194	170	146	124	102	80
CY2	42, 52, 98	260	194	170	146	124	102	81
CZ1	43, 53, 96	260	196	168	140	118	96	75
CZ2	43, 53, 99	260	198	171	144	122	100	78
HC	14, 24, 38, 44, 54	260	191	168	145	125	106	87
HX	11, 21, 32, 41, 51	260	199	175	151	131	111	91
HY	12, 22, 34, 42, 52	260	188	164	140	118	97	76
P1	50	75	–	54	45	38	31	25
S1	11, 21, 31	130	–	90	80	69	59	49
S2	11, 21, 32	130	–	90	81	70	60	50
S3	12, 22, 33	130	–	85	73	63	53	43
S4	12, 22, 34	130	–	86	75	65	55	45
S5	13, 23, 35	130	–	94	84	74	65	56
S7	14, 24, 37	130	–	89	76	66	56	46

Per-component thresholds

Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E
11	40	32	29	26	23	20
12	40	32	27	24	21	18
13	40	32	28	25	22	20
14	40	33	27	24	21	18
21	60	35	30	24	19	13
22	60	32	28	23	18	12
23	60	37	33	28	23	18
24	60	35	31	26	21	15
31	40	30	28	25	23	21
32	40	31	29	26	24	22
33	40	28	24	21	19	17
34	40	29	26	24	22	20
35	40	33	30	28	26	24
37	40	28	24	21	19	17
38	40	29	26	24	22	20
41	100	66	54	47	39	31
42	100	62	52	43	34	24
43	100	60	49	42	34	25
44	100	62	54	47	39	31
50	75	54	45	38	31	25
51	30	19	16	14	12	10
52	30	16	13	11	9	7
53	30	21	16	13	11	9
54	30	16	13	11	10	8

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

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Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E
11	40	32	29	26	23	20
12	40	32	27	24	21	18
13	40	32	28	25	22	20
14	40	33	27	24	21	18
21	60	35	30	24	19	13
22	60	32	28	23	18	12
23	60	37	33	28	23	18
24	60	35	31	26	21	15
31	40	30	28	25	23	21
32	40	31	29	26	24	22
33	40	28	24	21	19	17
34	40	29	26	24	22	20
35	40	33	30	28	26	24
37	40	28	24	21	19	17
38	40	29	26	24	22	20
41	100	66	54	47	39	31
42	100	62	52	43	34	24
43	100	60	49	42	34	25
44	100	62	54	47	39	31
50	75	54	45	38	31	25
51	30	19	16	14	12	10
52	30	16	13	11	9	7
53	30	21	16	13	11	9
54	30	16	13	11	10	8

Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E
11	40	32	29	26	23	20
12	40	32	27	24	21	18
13	40	32	28	25	22	20
14	40	33	27	24	21	18
21	60	35	30	24	19	13
22	60	32	28	23	18	12
23	60	37	33	28	23	18
24	60	35	31	26	21	15
31	40	30	28	25	23	21
32	40	31	29	26	24	22
33	40	28	24	21	19	17
34	40	29	26	24	22	20
35	40	33	30	28	26	24
37	40	28	24	21	19	17
38	40	29	26	24	22	20
41	100	66	54	47	39	31
42	100	62	52	43	34	24
43	100	60	49	42	34	25
44	100	62	54	47	39	31
50	75	54	45	38	31	25
51	30	19	16	14	12	10
52	30	16	13	11	9	7
53	30	21	16	13	11	9
54	30	16	13	11	10	8

Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E
11	40	32	29	26	23	20
12	40	32	27	24	21	18
13	40	32	28	25	22	20
14	40	33	27	24	21	18
21	60	35	30	24	19	13
22	60	32	28	23	18	12
23	60	37	33	28	23	18
24	60	35	31	26	21	15
31	40	30	28	25	23	21
32	40	31	29	26	24	22
33	40	28	24	21	19	17
34	40	29	26	24	22	20
35	40	33	30	28	26	24
37	40	28	24	21	19	17
38	40	29	26	24	22	20
41	100	66	54	47	39	31
42	100	62	52	43	34	24
43	100	60	49	42	34	25
44	100	62	54	47	39	31
50	75	54	45	38	31	25
51	30	19	16	14	12	10
52	30	16	13	11	9	7
53	30	21	16	13	11	9
54	30	16	13	11	10	8