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CIE 0470 History grade boundaries

Every grade threshold Cambridge published for 0470 History, covering March 2017 to November 2025: 26 sittings and 198 component thresholds, as the raw marks Cambridge prints and as percentages.

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These are past thresholds. They are not predictions.

Cambridge sets the threshold for a paper after that paper has been sat and marked, so the number moves every session with the difficulty of the paper and the performance of the whole cohort. Nothing on this page forecasts a future boundary, and no page on this site does. Use these to see the range a paper has sat in, not to decide what you will need next session.

Every number is copied from a named Cambridge document.

Nothing here is averaged, interpolated or estimated. The one figure calculated on this page is the percentage, which is the published mark divided by the maximum raw mark printed on the same row, rounded to the nearest whole number. The 26 source documents are listed at the foot of the page.

These are component thresholds, not overall grades.

Each row is one paper. Cambridge awards the overall grade from your total across the papers you sat, so clearing the A threshold on one component is not the same as an A for the syllabus.

Thresholds by component

Newest sitting first. 11 components, 26 sittings, grades A to G.

Component 03

SittingMax markABCDEFG
November 202540raw3485%3178%2870%2563%2255%1948%1640%
June 202540raw3485%3178%2870%2563%2255%1948%1640%
March 202540raw3485%3178%2870%2563%2255%1948%1640%
November 202440raw3485%3178%2870%2563%2255%1948%1640%
June 202440raw3485%3178%2870%2563%2255%1948%1640%
March 202440raw3280%2768%2358%1845%1435%1128%820%
November 202340raw3280%2768%2358%1845%1435%1128%820%
June 202340raw3280%2768%2358%1845%1435%1128%820%
March 202340raw3280%2768%2358%1845%1435%1128%820%
November 202240raw3280%2768%2358%1845%1435%1128%820%
June 202240raw3280%2768%2358%1845%1435%1128%820%
March 202240raw3280%2768%2358%1845%1435%1128%820%
November 202140raw3280%2768%2358%1845%1435%1128%820%

Component 03, 13 sittings. The large figure is the raw mark Cambridge published; the small figure is that mark as a percentage of the paper total on its own row, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Component 11

SittingMax markABCDEFG
November 202560raw3253%2847%2237%1932%1525%1118%813%
June 202560raw2948%2542%2033%1830%1627%1322%1118%
November 202460raw3253%2745%2237%1932%1525%1118%813%
June 202460raw3355%2847%2135%1932%1627%1220%915%
November 202360raw2948%2440%2033%1627%1220%813%47%
June 202360raw3457%2847%2237%1932%1627%1322%1017%
November 202260raw2643%2237%1728%1423%1017%712%47%
June 202260raw3050%2643%2135%1830%1423%1017%610%
November 202160raw2847%2440%2033%1627%1220%915%610%
June 202160raw2948%2643%2135%1830%1525%1220%915%
November 202060raw2948%2542%2033%1728%1220%915%610%
November 201960raw3152%2745%2135%1728%1322%915%58%
June 201960raw3558%3050%2542%2237%1830%1423%1017%
November 201860raw3152%2643%2237%1830%1423%1017%610%
June 201860raw3558%3152%2542%2237%1830%1423%1017%
November 201760raw3152%2643%2237%1932%1423%1017%610%
June 201760raw3457%3050%2440%2033%1525%1017%58%

Component 11, 17 sittings. The large figure is the raw mark Cambridge published; the small figure is that mark as a percentage of the paper total on its own row, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Component 12

SittingMax markABCDEFG
November 202560raw3253%2847%2237%1932%1525%1118%813%
June 202560raw2948%2542%2033%1830%1627%1423%1322%
March 202560raw3457%3050%2542%2338%2033%1728%1525%
November 202460raw3253%2745%2237%1932%1525%1118%813%
June 202460raw3050%2643%2135%1932%1728%1423%1220%
March 202460raw3660%3253%2745%2542%2237%1830%1627%
November 202360raw3355%2847%2440%2033%1627%1220%813%
June 202360raw3253%2948%2440%2135%1830%1525%1220%
March 202360raw3355%2948%2440%2135%1728%1423%1118%
November 202260raw2948%2542%2033%1627%1220%813%47%
June 202260raw3152%2745%2237%1932%1525%1118%712%
March 202260raw3050%2542%2135%1932%1728%1525%1322%
November 202160raw2847%2440%2033%1627%1220%915%610%
June 202160raw3050%2745%2338%2033%1728%1525%1322%
March 202160raw3355%2948%2440%2135%1830%1525%1220%
November 202060raw2847%2542%2237%1830%1322%915%58%
March 202060raw3660%3253%2643%2338%2033%1728%1423%
November 201960raw3050%2847%2643%2135%1627%1118%610%
June 201960raw3355%3050%2542%2237%1932%1627%1322%
March 201960raw3558%3152%2643%2338%2033%1728%1423%
November 201860raw3457%3050%2643%2135%1627%1118%610%
June 201860raw3457%3152%2745%2440%2135%1830%1525%
March 201860raw3355%2948%2338%2033%1627%1220%813%
November 201760raw3457%3050%2643%2237%1728%1118%58%
June 201760raw3457%3050%2440%2135%1627%1220%813%
March 201760raw3558%3152%2542%2135%1728%1322%915%

Component 12, 26 sittings. The large figure is the raw mark Cambridge published; the small figure is that mark as a percentage of the paper total on its own row, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Component 13

SittingMax markABCDEFG
November 202560raw3253%2847%2237%1932%1525%1118%813%
June 202560raw3253%2847%2033%1830%1525%1220%1017%
November 202460raw3253%2745%2237%1932%1525%1118%813%
June 202460raw3355%2847%2135%1932%1627%1220%915%
November 202360raw3355%2847%2440%2033%1627%1220%813%
June 202360raw3558%3050%2440%2033%1627%1220%813%
November 202260raw2948%2542%2033%1627%1220%813%47%
June 202260raw3253%2847%2338%1932%1525%1017%58%
November 202160raw2847%2440%2033%1627%1220%915%610%
June 202160raw2948%2745%2338%1932%1525%1118%712%
November 202060raw2847%2440%1932%1728%1322%1017%712%
November 201960raw3355%2948%2440%2033%1627%1220%813%
June 201960raw3762%3355%2847%2440%1932%1423%915%
November 201860raw3355%2847%2338%2033%1627%1220%813%
June 201860raw3660%3253%2745%2338%1830%1322%813%
November 201760raw3457%2948%2440%2135%1627%1118%610%
June 201760raw3558%3152%2542%2033%1525%1118%712%

Component 13, 17 sittings. The large figure is the raw mark Cambridge published; the small figure is that mark as a percentage of the paper total on its own row, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Component 21

SittingMax markABCDEFG
November 202540raw2460%2050%1640%1333%1128%923%718%
June 202540raw2358%1948%1640%1435%1230%1025%820%
November 202440raw2665%2255%1845%1640%1333%1128%923%
June 202440raw2358%2050%1743%1538%1333%1128%923%
November 202350raw3162%2550%1836%1530%1224%1020%816%
June 202350raw3162%2550%1938%1734%1530%1326%1122%
November 202250raw2856%2244%1734%1428%1122%918%714%
June 202250raw2754%2346%1938%1632%1326%1122%918%
November 202150raw2856%2448%1938%1632%1224%918%612%
June 202150raw2754%2448%2244%1938%1632%1326%1020%
November 202050raw2856%2346%1938%1530%1224%918%612%
November 201950raw3264%2652%2142%1836%1428%1122%816%
June 201950raw3366%2856%2346%2040%1836%1530%1224%
November 201850raw3264%2754%2142%1836%1428%1122%816%
June 201850raw3264%2652%2142%1938%1734%1530%1326%
November 201750raw3060%2550%1938%1530%1224%918%612%
June 201750raw2958%2448%2040%1734%1428%1122%816%

Component 21, 17 sittings. The large figure is the raw mark Cambridge published; the small figure is that mark as a percentage of the paper total on its own row, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Component 22

SittingMax markABCDEFG
November 202540raw2460%2050%1640%1333%1128%923%718%
June 202540raw2460%2050%1640%1538%1333%1128%923%
March 202540raw2460%2153%1845%1640%1333%1128%923%
November 202440raw2665%2255%1845%1640%1333%1128%923%
June 202440raw2255%1948%1640%1435%1230%1025%820%
March 202440raw2358%2050%1743%1538%1333%1128%923%
November 202350raw3264%2754%2040%1734%1428%1020%612%
June 202350raw2856%2448%2142%1938%1734%1530%1326%
March 202350raw2652%2244%1938%1734%1632%1428%1224%
November 202250raw2958%2346%1836%1530%1224%1020%816%
June 202250raw2754%2346%2040%1734%1428%1224%1020%
March 202250raw2550%2346%1938%1836%1632%1428%1224%
November 202150raw2856%2448%1938%1632%1224%918%612%
June 202150raw2550%2346%2040%1836%1632%1326%1020%
March 202150raw2652%2346%2040%1938%1734%1530%1326%
November 202050raw2958%2550%2142%1734%1326%1020%714%
March 202050raw2856%2448%2142%2040%1836%1632%1428%
November 201950raw3672%3264%2754%2244%1734%1326%918%
June 201950raw2856%2448%2142%1938%1734%1530%1326%
March 201950raw2754%2346%2040%1836%1632%1428%1224%
November 201850raw3264%2754%2244%1836%1428%1122%816%
June 201850raw2856%2448%2142%1938%1734%1530%1326%
March 201850raw2856%2346%1938%1734%1530%1224%918%
November 201750raw3366%2856%2346%1938%1530%1224%918%
June 201750raw2754%2244%1836%1530%1326%1020%714%
March 201750raw2856%2346%1938%1734%1530%1224%918%

Component 22, 26 sittings. The large figure is the raw mark Cambridge published; the small figure is that mark as a percentage of the paper total on its own row, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Component 23

SittingMax markABCDEFG
November 202540raw2460%2050%1640%1333%1128%923%718%
June 202540raw2460%2050%1743%1538%1333%1128%923%
November 202440raw2665%2255%1845%1640%1333%1128%923%
June 202440raw2358%2050%1743%1538%1333%1128%923%
November 202350raw3264%2754%2040%1734%1428%1020%612%
June 202350raw3060%2550%2142%2040%1836%1632%1428%
November 202250raw2958%2346%1836%1530%1224%1020%816%
June 202250raw2856%2550%2244%1836%1428%1122%816%
November 202150raw2856%2448%1938%1632%1224%918%612%
June 202150raw2958%2448%2040%1836%1632%1428%1224%
November 202050raw2958%2448%2040%1632%1326%1020%714%
November 201950raw3366%2754%2244%1938%1530%1122%714%
June 201950raw3060%2652%2244%2040%1836%1632%1428%
November 201850raw3060%2550%2040%1734%1428%1122%816%
June 201850raw3060%2652%2244%2040%1836%1632%1428%
November 201750raw3060%2550%2040%1632%1326%918%510%
June 201750raw2958%2448%2040%1836%1530%1326%1122%

Component 23, 17 sittings. The large figure is the raw mark Cambridge published; the small figure is that mark as a percentage of the paper total on its own row, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Component 41

SittingMax markABCDEFG
November 202540raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
June 202540raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 202440raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
June 202440raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 202340raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%615%410%
June 202340raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 202240raw1948%1538%1128%923%820%615%410%
June 202240raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 202140raw2050%1538%1128%1025%923%718%513%
June 202140raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 202040raw2050%1538%1128%1025%923%718%513%
November 201940raw2050%1538%1128%1025%923%718%513%
June 201940raw2050%1640%1230%1025%820%718%615%
November 201840raw2153%1640%1230%1025%923%718%513%
June 201840raw1948%1538%1128%923%820%615%410%
November 201740raw2153%1640%1230%1025%923%718%513%
June 201740raw2050%1640%1230%1025%923%718%513%

Component 41, 17 sittings. The large figure is the raw mark Cambridge published; the small figure is that mark as a percentage of the paper total on its own row, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Component 42

SittingMax markABCDEFG
November 202540raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
June 202540raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
March 202540raw2153%1640%1230%1025%820%718%615%
November 202440raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
June 202440raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
March 202440raw2153%1743%1333%1230%923%718%513%
November 202340raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%615%410%
June 202340raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
March 202340raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 202240raw1948%1538%1128%923%820%615%410%
June 202240raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
March 202240raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 202140raw2050%1538%1128%1025%923%718%513%
June 202140raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
March 202140raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 202040raw2050%1538%1128%1025%923%718%513%
March 202040raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 201940raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%615%410%
June 201940raw2050%1640%1230%1025%923%718%513%
March 201940raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 201840raw2153%1640%1230%1025%923%718%513%
June 201840raw2050%1640%1230%1025%923%718%513%
March 201840raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 201740raw2153%1640%1230%1025%923%718%513%
June 201740raw2050%1640%1230%1025%923%718%513%
March 201740raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%

Component 42, 26 sittings. The large figure is the raw mark Cambridge published; the small figure is that mark as a percentage of the paper total on its own row, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Component 43

SittingMax markABCDEFG
November 202540raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
June 202540raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 202440raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
June 202440raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 202340raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%615%410%
June 202340raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 202240raw1948%1538%1128%923%820%615%410%
June 202240raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 202140raw2050%1538%1128%1025%923%718%513%
June 202140raw2050%1538%1128%923%820%718%615%
November 202040raw2050%1640%1230%1025%923%718%513%
November 201940raw2050%1640%1230%1025%923%718%513%
June 201940raw2050%1640%1230%1025%923%718%513%
November 201840raw2050%1640%1230%1025%923%718%513%
June 201840raw2050%1640%1230%1025%923%718%513%
November 201740raw2153%1640%1230%1025%923%718%513%
June 201740raw2050%1640%1230%1025%923%718%513%

Component 43, 17 sittings. The large figure is the raw mark Cambridge published; the small figure is that mark as a percentage of the paper total on its own row, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Component 50

SittingMax markABCDEFG
June 202590raw6977%6067%5157%4247%3337%2427%1517%
November 202390raw6977%6067%5157%4247%3337%2427%1517%
June 202390raw6977%6067%5157%4247%3337%2427%1517%
November 202290raw6774%5864%4954%4044%3134%2224%1314%
June 202290raw6774%5864%4954%4044%3134%2224%1314%

Component 50, 5 sittings. The large figure is the raw mark Cambridge published; the small figure is that mark as a percentage of the paper total on its own row, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Where these numbers come from

Cambridge Assessment International Education, published grade thresholds. One document per sitting, named below exactly as Cambridge names it, so any figure in the tables above can be checked against the page it was copied from.

What to do with this

A boundary is only useful next to the paper it came from. These are the pages on this site for the same syllabus.