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CIE 9701 Chemistry grade boundaries

Every grade threshold Cambridge published for 9701 Chemistry, 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%2870%2255%1743%1230%
November 202540raw2768%2255%1948%1640%1333%
June 202540raw2665%2358%1948%1538%1128%
November 202440raw2768%2255%1948%1640%1230%
June 202440raw2973%2768%2255%1743%1333%
November 202340raw2870%2358%1948%1538%1230%
June 202340raw2870%2665%2153%1743%1333%
November 202240raw2358%1845%1538%1333%1128%
June 202240raw2563%2255%1845%1435%1128%

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 202640raw2563%2255%1845%1435%1128%
March 202640raw2973%2768%2255%1743%1333%
November 202540raw2563%2255%1845%1538%1230%
June 202540raw2768%2460%2050%1640%1230%
March 202540raw2973%2768%2255%1743%1333%
November 202440raw2563%2153%1845%1435%1128%
June 202440raw2768%2460%2050%1538%1128%
March 202440raw3075%2768%2255%1743%1333%
November 202340raw2665%2153%1743%1435%1128%
June 202340raw2768%2358%1948%1538%1128%
March 202340raw2870%2563%2050%1640%1230%
November 202240raw2460%1948%1640%1333%1128%
June 202240raw2460%2153%1743%1435%1128%
March 202240raw2768%2460%1948%1538%1128%

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 202640raw2768%2563%2050%1640%1128%
November 202540raw2768%2255%1948%1640%1333%
June 202540raw2973%2768%2255%1743%1333%
November 202440raw2768%2255%1948%1640%1230%
June 202440raw2973%2768%2255%1743%1333%
November 202340raw2870%2358%1948%1538%1230%
June 202340raw2870%2665%2255%1845%1333%
November 202240raw2358%1845%1538%1333%1128%
June 202240raw2460%2153%1743%1435%1128%

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 202640raw3075%2870%2255%1743%1230%
November 202540raw2870%2255%1948%1640%1333%
June 202540raw2768%2563%2050%1640%1230%

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 202660raw4473%3558%3050%2338%1728%
November 202560raw4168%3253%2847%2338%1932%
June 202560raw4168%3253%2542%1932%1322%
November 202460raw4168%3253%2847%2338%1830%
June 202460raw3660%2847%2237%1728%1118%
November 202360raw3660%2745%2440%2135%1728%
June 202360raw3558%2643%2237%1728%1220%
November 202260raw3558%2745%2338%1830%1322%
June 202260raw3152%2338%1830%1220%712%

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 202660raw3762%2745%2237%1830%1220%
March 202660raw4372%3762%3253%2745%2135%
November 202560raw4372%3762%3253%2643%2033%
June 202560raw3965%3050%2440%1932%1423%
March 202560raw4372%3762%3355%2847%2338%
November 202460raw4067%3457%2948%2440%1830%
June 202460raw3863%2745%2237%1728%1118%
March 202460raw4473%3762%3253%2847%2237%
November 202360raw3965%3050%2542%1932%1322%
June 202360raw3660%2440%1932%1423%915%
March 202360raw3863%3355%2847%2338%1830%
November 202260raw3253%2542%2033%1525%915%
June 202260raw3253%2237%1830%1220%712%
March 202260raw3558%2948%2440%1932%1423%

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%3050%2542%1932%1322%
November 202560raw4168%3253%2847%2338%1932%
June 202560raw4168%3253%2643%2033%1322%
November 202460raw4168%3253%2847%2338%1830%
June 202460raw3863%2745%2135%1627%1118%
November 202360raw3660%2745%2440%2135%1728%
June 202360raw3558%2643%2237%1728%1220%
November 202260raw3558%2745%2338%1830%1322%
June 202260raw3152%2338%1830%1220%712%

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 202660raw4575%3558%3050%2440%1728%
November 202560raw4067%3050%2643%2135%1728%
June 202560raw4168%3152%2643%2033%1423%

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 202640raw2563%2358%1948%1538%1128%
November 202540raw2870%2665%2255%1845%1538%
June 202540raw2665%2460%2050%1640%1230%
November 202440raw2460%2255%1948%1640%1435%
June 202440raw2460%2255%1845%1435%1128%
November 202340raw2563%2255%1845%1538%1230%
June 202340raw2563%2255%1845%1538%1230%
November 202240raw2563%2358%1948%1538%1230%
June 202240raw2153%1743%1333%1025%718%

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 202640raw2255%2050%1640%1333%1025%
June 202540raw2563%2358%1845%1435%1025%
June 202440raw2563%2358%1948%1538%1128%
June 202340raw2563%2358%1845%1435%1025%
June 202240raw2153%1743%1333%1025%718%

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 202640raw2255%1743%1435%1230%1025%
March 202640raw2870%2460%2050%1743%1435%
November 202540raw2665%2358%1948%1640%1333%
June 202540raw2255%1845%1743%1435%1230%
March 202540raw2563%2255%1948%1640%1333%
November 202440raw2358%2050%1640%1333%1025%
June 202440raw2563%2050%1743%1435%1128%
March 202440raw2460%2153%1845%1538%1230%
November 202340raw2768%2460%2050%1640%1333%
June 202340raw2255%1743%1435%1230%1025%
March 202340raw2358%2153%1845%1538%1230%
November 202240raw2563%2358%1948%1538%1128%
June 202240raw2153%1743%1333%1025%718%
March 202240raw2153%1948%1640%1333%1128%

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 202640raw2665%2050%1743%1435%1128%
November 202540raw2665%2460%2050%1640%1230%
June 202540raw2563%2050%1743%1435%1230%
November 202440raw2665%2460%2050%1743%1435%
June 202440raw2358%1845%1538%1230%923%
November 202340raw2460%2255%1845%1435%1128%
June 202340raw2255%1743%1435%1230%1025%
November 202240raw2460%2153%1743%1333%923%
June 202240raw2255%1743%1333%1025%718%

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 202640raw2255%1743%1435%1230%1025%
November 202540raw2870%2665%2255%1845%1538%
June 202540raw2665%2460%2050%1640%1230%
November 202440raw2460%2255%1948%1640%1435%
June 202440raw2563%2050%1743%1435%1128%
November 202340raw2563%2255%1845%1538%1230%
June 202340raw2255%1845%1538%1230%1025%
November 202240raw2563%2358%1948%1538%1230%
June 202240raw2153%1743%1333%1025%718%

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%2358%1948%1640%1333%
November 202440raw2665%2460%2050%1743%1435%
November 202340raw2460%2153%1845%1538%1230%
November 202240raw2563%2358%1948%1538%1128%

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 202640raw2255%1743%1435%1230%1025%
November 202540raw2870%2665%2255%1845%1538%
June 202540raw2255%1845%1743%1435%1230%

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 202640raw2665%2050%1743%1435%1128%
November 202540raw2563%2358%1948%1640%1333%
June 202540raw2563%2050%1743%1435%1230%

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 2026100raw7171%6262%5252%4242%3131%
November 2025100raw7070%6161%5050%3939%2626%
June 2025100raw7070%6060%4949%3737%2525%
November 2024100raw7070%6161%4949%3737%2424%
June 2024100raw6363%5252%4343%3232%2121%
November 2023100raw6363%5757%4646%3535%2424%
June 2023100raw5959%5151%4242%3232%2222%
November 2022100raw5858%5353%4242%3131%2020%
June 2022100raw5959%5050%4141%3131%2020%

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 2026100raw6666%5252%4242%3131%2020%
March 2026100raw6464%5353%4444%3434%2424%
November 2025100raw6363%5353%4343%3232%2121%
June 2025100raw6969%5454%4444%3333%2222%
March 2025100raw6161%5454%4545%3535%2424%
November 2024100raw6767%5858%4747%3535%2222%
June 2024100raw6363%5151%4141%3131%2020%
March 2024100raw5959%5353%4343%3333%2323%
November 2023100raw6060%5454%4343%3232%2121%
June 2023100raw6060%4747%3838%2828%1818%
March 2023100raw5555%4646%3838%2929%2020%
November 2022100raw5757%5151%4141%3131%2020%
June 2022100raw6161%4848%3939%2929%1919%
March 2022100raw4343%3636%3131%2525%1919%

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 2026100raw7171%6262%5252%4242%3131%
November 2025100raw7070%6161%5050%3939%2626%
June 2025100raw7070%6060%4949%3737%2525%
November 2024100raw7070%6161%4949%3737%2424%
June 2024100raw6363%5252%4343%3232%2121%
November 2023100raw6363%5757%4646%3535%2424%
June 2023100raw5959%5151%4242%3232%2222%
November 2022100raw5858%5353%4242%3131%2020%
June 2022100raw5959%5050%4141%3131%2020%

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 2026100raw6969%5656%4646%3535%2424%
November 2025100raw6666%5858%4949%3939%2828%
June 2025100raw7070%5858%4747%3636%2525%

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 202675raw6384%5472%4560%3648%2736%
June 202575raw5573%4560%3952%3344%2837%
November 202375raw5573%4560%3952%3344%2837%
June 202375raw5573%4560%3952%3344%2837%
November 202275raw5472%4459%3445%2432%1520%
June 202275raw5472%4459%3445%2432%1520%

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 202630raw2170%1963%1653%1343%1137%
November 202530raw2480%2170%1860%1550%1343%
June 202530raw1963%1757%1447%1240%1033%
November 202430raw2377%2067%1757%1447%1137%
June 202430raw2067%1757%1447%1137%827%
November 202330raw2170%1963%1653%1343%1033%
June 202330raw1963%1653%1343%1137%827%
November 202230raw2170%1860%1550%1240%930%
June 202230raw1963%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 202630raw2377%2170%1757%1447%1137%
March 202630raw2480%2170%1860%1550%1240%
November 202530raw2377%2067%1757%1447%1137%
June 202530raw2273%2067%1757%1447%1137%
March 202530raw2377%1860%1550%1240%1033%
November 202430raw2480%2170%1757%1447%1137%
June 202430raw2067%1757%1447%1137%930%
March 202430raw2377%2067%1757%1447%1137%
November 202330raw2170%1963%1653%1343%1033%
June 202330raw2170%1860%1550%1343%1033%
March 202330raw2377%2067%1653%1343%1033%
November 202230raw2170%1757%1447%1137%827%
June 202230raw2067%1860%1550%1343%1033%
March 202230raw2067%1860%1550%1343%1137%

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%1963%1653%1343%1137%
November 202530raw2480%2170%1860%1550%1343%
June 202530raw1963%1757%1447%1240%1033%
November 202430raw2377%2067%1757%1447%1137%
June 202430raw2067%1757%1447%1137%827%
November 202330raw2170%1963%1653%1343%1033%
June 202330raw1963%1653%1343%1137%827%
November 202230raw2170%1860%1550%1240%930%
June 202230raw1963%1653%1343%1033%827%

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 202630raw2377%2170%1757%1447%1033%
November 202530raw2480%2170%1757%1447%1137%
June 202530raw2273%2067%1757%1447%1137%

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 202675raw6181%5472%4459%3445%2432%
June 202375raw5573%4661%4053%3547%2939%
June 202275raw5573%4459%3445%2533%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.

CIE 9701 Chemistry revision notes37 syllabus topics, each written against what the papers above actually ask.Read the notes →Practise CIE 9701 past-paper questionsQuestions from the papers these thresholds were set for, with answers taken from Cambridge's own mark scheme.Start practising →Grade boundaries for every Cambridge syllabus here13 syllabuses, 190 sittings, all from the published documents.See the full list →