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CIE 9700 Biology grade boundaries

Every grade threshold Cambridge published for 9700 Biology, covering March 2022 to June 2026: 14 sittings and 205 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 14 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. 26 components, 14 sittings, grades A to E.

Component 11

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202640raw3075%2768%2358%2050%1743%
November 202540raw2870%2665%2358%2050%1743%
June 202540raw3280%2973%2665%2358%2050%
November 202440raw2973%2768%2563%2153%1948%
June 202440raw3383%3075%2665%2255%1948%
November 202340raw2973%2768%2460%2153%1948%
June 202340raw3280%2973%2563%2255%1948%
November 202240raw3075%2768%2460%2153%1845%
June 202240raw3075%2563%2153%1845%1538%

Component 11, 9 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 markABCDE
June 202640raw2973%2460%2153%1948%1743%
March 202640raw3280%2870%2460%2153%1845%
November 202540raw3075%2768%2358%2153%1743%
June 202540raw3280%2768%2460%2153%1845%
March 202540raw3075%2768%2358%2050%1743%
November 202440raw2973%2665%2358%2050%1743%
June 202440raw3075%2563%2255%1948%1743%
March 202440raw2768%2460%2153%1845%1538%
November 202340raw2665%2358%2050%1845%1640%
June 202340raw2665%2255%1948%1743%1538%
March 202340raw3075%2665%2358%2050%1743%
November 202240raw2870%2563%2153%1743%1333%
June 202240raw2768%2358%1948%1640%1333%
March 202240raw2460%2050%1743%1435%1230%

Component 12, 14 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 markABCDE
June 202640raw3178%2870%2563%2255%1948%
November 202540raw2973%2768%2358%2050%1640%
June 202540raw3280%2870%2563%2255%2050%
November 202440raw3178%2870%2460%2050%1743%
June 202440raw3280%2973%2563%2255%1948%
November 202340raw2973%2665%2358%2050%1743%
June 202340raw2973%2665%2358%2153%1845%
November 202240raw2768%2460%2153%1845%1538%
June 202240raw3178%2870%2460%2153%1845%

Component 13, 9 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 14

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202640raw3383%2870%2460%2153%1845%
November 202540raw3178%2870%2460%2153%1743%
June 202540raw3383%2768%2460%2153%1845%

Component 14, 3 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 markABCDE
June 202660raw3457%2745%2237%1728%1118%
November 202560raw4067%3355%2745%2135%1627%
June 202560raw3558%3050%2440%1932%1322%
November 202460raw4067%3355%2745%2338%1728%
June 202460raw3863%3558%2948%2440%1830%
November 202360raw3863%3253%2745%2135%1525%
June 202360raw3965%3457%2847%2033%1423%
November 202260raw3558%3152%2542%2033%1525%
June 202260raw3965%3457%2948%2237%1627%

Component 21, 9 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 markABCDE
June 202660raw3558%3152%2643%2033%1322%
March 202660raw4270%3762%3253%2643%2033%
November 202560raw3965%3253%2745%2135%1525%
June 202560raw3253%2847%2338%1830%1220%
March 202560raw3863%3558%3050%2440%1830%
November 202460raw4067%3355%2745%2237%1627%
June 202460raw3253%2745%2135%1627%1017%
March 202460raw3863%3355%2745%2033%1423%
November 202360raw3863%3253%2847%2237%1627%
June 202360raw3863%3355%2745%2135%1627%
March 202360raw3457%2847%2237%1627%1118%
November 202260raw3457%2542%2033%1627%1118%
June 202260raw3253%2745%2338%1830%1423%
March 202260raw3558%3050%2338%1830%1118%

Component 22, 14 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 markABCDE
June 202660raw3965%3457%2745%2033%1423%
November 202560raw3457%2745%2338%1932%1423%
June 202560raw3762%3355%2847%2338%1830%
November 202460raw3660%3050%2440%1932%1322%
June 202460raw3965%3558%3050%2542%1932%
November 202360raw3152%2542%2033%1627%1118%
June 202360raw4168%3660%3152%2542%1932%
November 202260raw3152%2745%2237%1728%1220%
June 202260raw3863%3253%2643%2135%1423%

Component 23, 9 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 24

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202660raw3660%3152%2643%2033%1322%
November 202560raw3762%3050%2542%2033%1423%
June 202560raw3558%3152%2643%2135%1525%

Component 24, 3 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 31

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202640raw3075%2870%2665%2460%2255%
November 202540raw2973%2665%2460%2255%2050%
June 202540raw3075%2870%2563%2358%2153%
November 202440raw2973%2768%2460%2153%1948%
June 202440raw3383%3178%2973%2665%2460%
November 202340raw3075%2768%2460%2255%2050%
June 202340raw3280%2973%2563%2255%1948%
November 202240raw2870%2563%2255%1948%1640%
June 202240raw3383%3075%2563%2153%1743%

Component 31, 9 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 32

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202640raw3075%2870%2665%2460%2255%
June 202540raw3178%2973%2665%2460%2255%
June 202440raw3485%3280%2973%2665%2460%
June 202340raw3383%3178%2768%2563%2153%
June 202240raw3178%2870%2358%1845%1333%

Component 32, 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.

Component 33

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202640raw2973%2563%2358%2153%2050%
March 202640raw3588%3280%2973%2665%2460%
November 202540raw2768%2563%2255%1948%1743%
June 202540raw2870%2460%2153%1948%1743%
March 202540raw3485%3178%2870%2563%2358%
November 202440raw3178%2973%2665%2358%2153%
June 202440raw2870%2460%2255%2050%1845%
March 202440raw3383%3075%2768%2460%2153%
November 202340raw2973%2665%2358%2050%1845%
June 202340raw3178%2870%2563%2255%1948%
March 202340raw3178%2870%2563%2255%1948%
November 202240raw3383%2973%2665%2358%2050%
June 202240raw2563%2255%1845%1435%1128%
March 202240raw2870%2563%2255%1948%1640%

Component 33, 14 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 34

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202640raw3178%2768%2563%2358%2255%
November 202540raw2973%2768%2358%2050%1743%
June 202540raw2973%2665%2460%2255%2050%
November 202440raw3178%2973%2665%2460%2255%
June 202440raw3383%2973%2870%2563%2358%
November 202340raw3075%2768%2460%2153%1845%
June 202340raw3280%2973%2665%2460%2050%
November 202240raw3280%2870%2460%2050%1743%
June 202240raw2870%2563%2153%1743%1230%

Component 34, 9 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 35

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202640raw2973%2768%2460%2255%2050%
November 202540raw2768%2563%2255%1948%1743%
June 202540raw3383%3075%2870%2665%2460%
November 202440raw2768%2358%2050%1743%1538%
June 202440raw3178%2973%2665%2460%2255%
November 202340raw3178%2870%2563%2358%2153%
June 202340raw3178%2973%2665%2460%2255%
November 202240raw3280%2973%2665%2460%2153%
June 202240raw3280%2973%2665%2358%2153%

Component 35, 9 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 36

SittingMax markABCDE
November 202540raw2563%2255%2050%1845%1640%
November 202440raw3178%2870%2563%2255%1948%
November 202340raw3178%2870%2563%2255%1948%
November 202240raw2973%2768%2460%2153%1948%

Component 36, 4 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 37

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202640raw2973%2563%2358%2153%2050%
November 202540raw2768%2563%2255%1948%1743%
June 202540raw2870%2460%2153%1948%1743%

Component 37, 3 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 38

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202640raw3178%2768%2563%2358%2255%
November 202540raw2563%2255%2050%1845%1640%
June 202540raw2973%2665%2460%2255%2050%

Component 38, 3 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 markABCDE
June 2026100raw6060%5050%4343%3535%2626%
November 2025100raw6262%5353%4646%3838%2929%
June 2025100raw6666%5454%4747%3939%3131%
November 2024100raw6161%5252%4545%3737%2828%
June 2024100raw6868%5858%5050%4242%3333%
November 2023100raw6262%5454%4646%3737%2727%
June 2023100raw6767%5656%4949%4141%3333%
November 2022100raw5858%5151%4545%3838%3030%
June 2022100raw6868%6060%5252%4343%3333%

Component 41, 9 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 markABCDE
June 2026100raw7171%6161%5252%4343%3434%
March 2026100raw6666%5555%4848%4141%3333%
November 2025100raw6060%5252%4444%3535%2525%
June 2025100raw6262%5252%4343%3434%2424%
March 2025100raw6969%6161%5353%4545%3737%
November 2024100raw6262%5454%4545%3636%2727%
June 2024100raw6363%5454%4646%3737%2828%
March 2024100raw6363%5454%4747%3939%3030%
November 2023100raw6262%5454%4545%3535%2525%
June 2023100raw6464%5454%4646%3737%2828%
March 2023100raw5858%4949%4242%3535%2727%
November 2022100raw5757%4848%3939%3030%2121%
June 2022100raw5858%4949%4040%3131%2121%
March 2022100raw6363%5454%4646%3737%2828%

Component 42, 14 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 markABCDE
June 2026100raw6161%5050%4242%3434%2525%
November 2025100raw6262%5353%4646%3838%2929%
June 2025100raw6060%4949%4242%3434%2525%
November 2024100raw6161%5252%4545%3737%2828%
June 2024100raw6464%5454%4646%3737%2828%
November 2023100raw6262%5454%4646%3737%2727%
June 2023100raw6464%5454%4646%3737%2828%
November 2022100raw5858%5151%4545%3838%3030%
June 2022100raw6060%5454%4848%4141%3434%

Component 43, 9 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 44

SittingMax markABCDE
June 2026100raw6666%5656%4747%3939%2929%
November 2025100raw6262%5353%4646%3939%3131%
June 2025100raw6262%5454%4747%3939%3131%

Component 44, 3 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 markABCDE
June 202675raw5675%4965%4155%3445%2736%
June 202575raw5472%4560%3851%3141%2533%
November 202375raw5472%4560%3851%3141%2533%
June 202375raw5472%4560%3851%3141%2533%
November 202275raw5472%4560%3648%2736%1824%
June 202275raw5472%4560%3648%2736%1824%

Component 50, 6 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 51

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202630raw2067%1757%1447%1137%930%
November 202530raw2377%1963%1653%1343%1137%
June 202530raw1963%1653%1447%1240%1033%
November 202430raw2377%2067%1757%1447%1240%
June 202430raw2273%1963%1757%1550%1343%
November 202330raw2377%2067%1757%1447%1240%
June 202330raw2170%1757%1550%1343%1137%
November 202230raw1963%1653%1343%1033%827%
June 202230raw1860%1653%1343%1033%827%

Component 51, 9 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 52

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202630raw1963%1653%1447%1240%1033%
March 202630raw2377%2170%1860%1550%1240%
November 202530raw2067%1757%1447%1240%1033%
June 202530raw1653%1343%1137%930%723%
March 202530raw2377%2067%1757%1447%1137%
November 202430raw1757%1550%1343%1137%930%
June 202430raw1653%1343%1137%930%723%
March 202430raw2273%2067%1757%1447%1240%
November 202330raw1550%1343%1137%930%723%
June 202330raw2067%1757%1447%1240%1033%
March 202330raw2273%2067%1757%1343%1033%
November 202230raw1447%1240%1033%827%620%
June 202230raw1860%1653%1343%1033%827%
March 202230raw2170%1860%1550%1240%930%

Component 52, 14 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 53

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202630raw2170%1653%1447%1240%1033%
November 202530raw2377%1963%1653%1343%1137%
June 202530raw2170%1653%1343%1137%930%
November 202430raw2377%2067%1757%1447%1240%
June 202430raw2273%1963%1653%1447%1240%
November 202330raw2377%2067%1757%1447%1240%
June 202330raw2273%1963%1653%1447%1240%
November 202230raw1963%1653%1343%1033%827%
June 202230raw1860%1653%1447%1240%1033%

Component 53, 9 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 54

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202630raw1860%1653%1447%1240%1137%
November 202530raw2273%1963%1653%1343%1137%
June 202530raw1653%1343%1137%1033%827%

Component 54, 3 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 60

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202675raw6283%5371%4459%3445%2432%
June 202375raw5472%4763%3952%3243%2432%
June 202275raw5168%4256%3344%2432%1520%

Component 60, 3 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.

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