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CIE 9702 Physics grade boundaries

Every grade threshold Cambridge published for 9702 Physics, covering November 2020 to June 2026: 18 sittings and 261 component thresholds, as the raw marks Cambridge prints and as percentages.

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Read this before you read the numbers

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 18 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, 18 sittings, grades A to E.

Component 11

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202640raw2973%2563%2255%1948%1640%
November 202540raw2973%2563%2255%1845%1538%
June 202540raw2973%2665%2255%1948%1640%
November 202440raw2973%2460%2050%1845%1435%
June 202440raw3280%2973%2665%2255%1845%
November 202340raw3075%2563%2153%1845%1538%
June 202340raw2870%2563%2255%1948%1743%
November 202240raw2563%2153%1845%1538%1333%
June 202240raw2563%2153%1743%1435%1128%
November 202140raw2563%2153%1845%1435%1128%
June 202140raw2768%2460%2153%1845%1538%
November 202040raw2460%2153%1845%1640%1333%

Component 11, 12 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 202640raw3075%2563%2153%1845%1538%
March 202640raw3178%2870%2460%2153%1845%
November 202540raw3280%2768%2358%2050%1743%
June 202540raw3075%2665%2255%1845%1538%
March 202540raw3075%2768%2460%2153%1743%
November 202440raw3075%2563%2255%1948%1640%
June 202440raw3075%2665%2255%1948%1538%
March 202440raw3280%2973%2563%2153%1845%
November 202340raw2768%2358%2050%1743%1435%
June 202340raw2973%2460%2050%1743%1333%
March 202340raw2870%2563%2153%1845%1538%
November 202240raw2358%1948%1640%1333%1128%
June 202240raw2460%2153%1845%1538%1230%
March 202240raw2768%2460%2050%1640%1230%
November 202140raw2563%2153%1845%1435%1128%
June 202140raw2870%2460%2050%1640%1230%
March 202140raw2665%2358%1948%1640%1333%
November 202040raw2460%2153%1845%1538%1333%

Component 12, 18 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 202640raw2870%2460%2153%1845%1538%
November 202540raw2973%2563%2255%1845%1538%
June 202540raw3075%2665%2255%1948%1640%
November 202440raw2973%2460%2050%1845%1435%
June 202440raw3178%2870%2460%2153%1845%
November 202340raw3075%2563%2153%1845%1538%
June 202340raw2973%2563%2255%1948%1743%
November 202240raw2665%2255%1948%1743%1435%
June 202240raw2563%2153%1845%1538%1230%
November 202140raw2665%2255%1845%1640%1230%
June 202140raw3075%2563%2153%1743%1435%
November 202040raw2665%2255%1948%1640%1333%

Component 13, 12 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 202640raw2973%2563%2255%1948%1743%
November 202540raw3178%2768%2358%2050%1743%
June 202540raw2870%2460%2050%1743%1435%

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 202660raw4372%3863%3355%2643%2033%
November 202560raw4473%3762%3152%2542%1830%
June 202560raw4270%3762%3152%2542%1830%
November 202460raw4473%3762%3253%2643%2033%
June 202460raw4168%3762%3152%2542%1830%
November 202360raw4372%3762%3050%2237%1525%
June 202360raw4168%3558%2948%2237%1525%
November 202260raw3660%3050%2237%1423%712%
June 202260raw4168%3457%2745%1932%1220%
November 202160raw3457%2745%2135%1525%813%
June 202160raw3762%3152%2542%1830%1220%
November 202060raw3762%3152%2643%2033%1423%

Component 21, 12 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 202660raw4067%3558%3050%2440%1728%
March 202660raw4778%4168%3558%2847%2135%
November 202560raw4372%3762%3152%2440%1627%
June 202560raw4372%3762%3050%2440%1627%
March 202560raw4575%4067%3457%2745%2033%
November 202460raw4473%3762%3050%2542%1830%
June 202460raw4677%3965%3152%2440%1627%
March 202460raw4778%4270%3762%3152%2440%
November 202360raw4473%3762%3050%2237%1525%
June 202360raw4473%3863%3152%2440%1627%
March 202360raw4168%3558%2948%2237%1423%
November 202260raw3762%3050%2338%1627%813%
June 202260raw4270%3355%2542%1728%813%
March 202260raw4067%3253%2440%1627%813%
November 202160raw3457%2745%2135%1525%813%
June 202160raw3965%3152%2440%1627%915%
March 202160raw3965%3457%2847%2135%1525%
November 202060raw3660%3050%2542%2033%1423%

Component 22, 18 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 202660raw4270%3660%2948%2440%1728%
November 202560raw4473%3762%3152%2542%1830%
June 202560raw4067%3457%2847%2237%1525%
November 202460raw4778%3965%3355%2643%1932%
June 202460raw4372%3762%3152%2440%1627%
November 202360raw4677%3965%3253%2440%1728%
June 202360raw4168%3558%2847%2135%1525%
November 202260raw3457%2948%2440%1830%1220%
June 202260raw4067%3253%2542%1728%915%
November 202160raw3863%3152%2440%1627%813%
June 202160raw4067%3253%2542%1830%1017%
November 202060raw4168%3457%2643%1932%1118%

Component 23, 12 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 202660raw5083%4575%3863%3152%2338%
November 202560raw4677%3965%3355%2643%1932%
June 202560raw4067%3355%2745%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 202640raw3383%3178%2870%2563%2358%
November 202540raw3280%3075%2768%2460%2153%
June 202540raw3178%2973%2665%2460%2255%
November 202440raw3280%2973%2665%2358%2153%
June 202440raw3075%2768%2460%2153%1948%
November 202340raw3280%2870%2563%2255%1948%
June 202340raw3075%2768%2460%2255%2050%
November 202240raw3075%2870%2563%2255%1948%
June 202240raw3075%2768%2460%2153%1948%
November 202140raw3383%3075%2768%2460%2153%
June 202140raw3075%2870%2563%2255%2050%
November 202040raw3280%3075%2768%2460%2255%

Component 31, 12 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 202640raw3280%3075%2768%2563%2358%
June 202540raw3075%2768%2563%2358%2153%
June 202440raw3280%3075%2768%2460%2255%
June 202340raw3280%3075%2768%2563%2358%
June 202240raw3075%2768%2460%2153%1948%
June 202140raw2973%2768%2460%2255%2050%

Component 32, 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 33

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202640raw3383%3075%2665%2358%2050%
March 202640raw3280%3075%2768%2460%2153%
November 202540raw3178%2973%2563%2255%1948%
June 202540raw3280%2973%2665%2358%2050%
March 202540raw3280%3075%2768%2460%2255%
November 202440raw3178%2870%2563%2255%1948%
June 202440raw3178%2870%2563%2255%1948%
March 202440raw3280%3075%2768%2460%2255%
November 202340raw3280%2870%2460%2153%1845%
June 202340raw3280%2973%2665%2358%2050%
March 202340raw3178%2870%2563%2358%2153%
November 202240raw2973%2768%2460%2153%1845%
June 202240raw2973%2665%2255%1948%1640%
March 202240raw3178%2870%2563%2358%2153%
November 202140raw3280%2973%2665%2358%2050%
June 202140raw3383%3178%2870%2563%2255%
March 202140raw3075%2768%2460%2255%2050%
November 202040raw3075%2870%2563%2255%2050%

Component 33, 18 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 202640raw3280%2973%2665%2358%2050%
November 202540raw3178%2973%2665%2358%2153%
June 202540raw3178%2768%2460%2153%1845%
November 202440raw3178%2973%2665%2358%2153%
June 202440raw3280%2973%2665%2358%2153%
November 202340raw3178%2768%2460%2153%1948%
June 202340raw3178%2973%2665%2358%2153%
November 202240raw3280%3075%2768%2460%2153%
June 202240raw2973%2665%2358%2050%1743%
November 202140raw2973%2665%2358%2050%1743%
June 202140raw2870%2665%2358%2050%1743%
November 202040raw2973%2768%2460%2153%1948%

Component 34, 12 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 202640raw3280%2973%2665%2358%2153%
November 202540raw3075%2870%2460%2153%1845%
June 202540raw3383%3075%2665%2358%2050%
November 202440raw3178%2973%2563%2255%1948%
June 202440raw3280%2870%2563%2358%2153%
November 202340raw3075%2768%2460%2153%1845%
June 202340raw3075%2870%2563%2255%1948%
November 202240raw3383%2973%2665%2358%2050%
June 202240raw3075%2768%2358%2050%1743%
November 202140raw3075%2768%2460%2255%2050%
June 202140raw3383%3178%2870%2563%2255%
November 202040raw3383%2973%2665%2460%2255%

Component 35, 12 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 202540raw3178%2870%2563%2255%1948%
November 202440raw3178%2973%2665%2358%2153%
November 202340raw3075%2870%2563%2255%2050%
November 202240raw3178%2665%2358%2050%1845%
November 202140raw2870%2563%2255%1948%1743%
November 202040raw2973%2563%2255%1948%1743%

Component 36, 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 37

SittingMax markABCDE
June 202640raw3383%3075%2665%2358%2050%
November 202540raw3075%2870%2460%2153%1845%
June 202540raw3280%2973%2665%2358%2050%

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 202640raw3280%2973%2665%2358%2050%
November 202540raw3178%2870%2563%2255%1948%
June 202540raw3178%2768%2460%2153%1845%

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 2026100raw5959%5151%4141%3131%2121%
November 2025100raw6464%5656%4545%3434%2222%
June 2025100raw6464%5252%4242%3131%2020%
November 2024100raw6868%6161%4949%3636%2323%
June 2024100raw6161%4949%3939%2929%1818%
November 2023100raw6868%6060%4949%3838%2626%
June 2023100raw6262%5050%4040%3030%1919%
November 2022100raw5858%4848%3939%2929%1818%
June 2022100raw5959%5151%4141%3131%2020%
November 2021100raw5454%4343%3333%2222%1111%
June 2021100raw5858%4848%3737%2626%1414%
November 2020100raw5959%5252%4141%3030%1919%

Component 41, 12 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 2026100raw6262%5151%4141%3131%2121%
March 2026100raw6363%5555%4545%3434%2323%
November 2025100raw5757%4848%3939%2929%1919%
June 2025100raw6060%5050%4141%3232%2222%
March 2025100raw6565%5656%4646%3535%2323%
November 2024100raw7070%6363%5151%3939%2626%
June 2024100raw6464%5252%4242%3131%1919%
March 2024100raw6161%5252%4242%3232%2222%
November 2023100raw6868%6060%4949%3838%2626%
June 2023100raw6363%5151%4141%3131%2020%
March 2023100raw6060%5151%4343%3434%2424%
November 2022100raw6060%5151%4242%3232%2121%
June 2022100raw5454%4646%3535%2424%1313%
March 2022100raw5656%4848%3838%2727%1515%
November 2021100raw5555%4545%3535%2424%1313%
June 2021100raw5555%4545%3737%2828%1919%
March 2021100raw5757%5151%4242%3232%2121%
November 2020100raw6363%5555%4444%3333%2222%

Component 42, 18 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 2026100raw5959%5151%4141%3131%2121%
November 2025100raw6464%5656%4545%3434%2222%
June 2025100raw6464%5252%4242%3131%2020%
November 2024100raw6868%6161%4949%3636%2323%
June 2024100raw6161%4949%3939%2929%1818%
November 2023100raw7373%6565%5757%4848%3838%
June 2023100raw6262%5050%4040%3030%1919%
November 2022100raw5858%4848%3939%2929%1818%
June 2022100raw5959%5151%4141%3131%2020%
November 2021100raw5454%4343%3333%2222%1111%
June 2021100raw5858%4848%3737%2626%1414%
November 2020100raw5959%5252%4141%3030%1919%

Component 43, 12 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 2026100raw6161%5151%4141%3131%2020%
November 2025100raw6666%5858%4747%3535%2222%
June 2025100raw6262%5353%4242%3131%1919%

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 202675raw5979%5472%4560%3648%2736%
June 202575raw5979%5371%4459%3547%2736%
November 202375raw5979%5371%4459%3648%2837%
June 202375raw6080%5168%4357%3547%2736%
November 202275raw5573%4763%3851%2939%2027%
June 202275raw5573%4763%3851%2939%2027%

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%1033%
November 202530raw2480%2273%1963%1653%1343%
June 202530raw1963%1653%1343%1137%827%
November 202430raw2377%2170%1860%1653%1343%
June 202430raw1963%1653%1343%1033%827%
November 202330raw2377%2170%1860%1447%1137%
June 202330raw2377%1963%1653%1240%930%
November 202230raw2170%1963%1550%1137%827%
June 202230raw1963%1757%1447%1137%827%
November 202130raw1963%1757%1447%1137%827%
June 202130raw2170%1860%1550%1240%930%
November 202030raw2273%2067%1757%1447%1137%

Component 51, 12 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 202630raw2067%1757%1447%1137%827%
March 202630raw2480%2170%1860%1550%1240%
November 202530raw2273%1963%1550%1240%930%
June 202530raw2170%1860%1550%1343%1033%
March 202530raw2273%1860%1550%1240%1033%
November 202430raw2480%2170%1757%1343%1033%
June 202430raw2067%1653%1343%1033%827%
March 202430raw2377%2067%1757%1447%1137%
November 202330raw2377%2170%1860%1447%1137%
June 202330raw2067%1653%1343%1033%723%
March 202330raw2273%1963%1550%1137%827%
November 202230raw2273%1963%1550%1137%827%
June 202230raw2067%1757%1447%1137%827%
March 202230raw2170%1860%1550%1240%1033%
November 202130raw1860%1653%1343%1033%723%
June 202130raw2377%2170%1860%1653%1343%
March 202130raw2273%2067%1757%1447%1240%
November 202030raw2377%2067%1757%1447%1137%

Component 52, 18 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%1033%
November 202530raw2480%2273%1963%1653%1343%
June 202530raw1963%1653%1343%1137%827%
November 202430raw2377%2170%1860%1653%1343%
June 202430raw1963%1653%1343%1033%827%
November 202330raw2377%2170%1860%1447%1137%
June 202330raw2377%1963%1653%1240%930%
November 202230raw2170%1963%1550%1137%827%
June 202230raw1963%1757%1447%1137%827%
November 202130raw1963%1757%1447%1137%827%
June 202130raw2170%1860%1550%1240%930%
November 202030raw2273%2067%1757%1447%1137%

Component 53, 12 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 202630raw2170%1860%1550%1240%930%
November 202530raw2480%2170%1757%1447%1137%
June 202530raw2377%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 202675raw5573%5067%3952%2837%1824%
June 202375raw5675%4965%4155%3344%2635%
June 202275raw5472%4560%3648%2736%1824%

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

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