Cambridge Ordinary Level

5070 Chemistry June 2016

Grade Thresholds

CHEMISTRY
Cambridge Ordinary Level
Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 5070 (Chemistry) in the May/June 2016 examination.

minimum raw mark required for grade:

maximum raw
mark
available

Component 11

40

29

23

18

15

13

Component 12

40

30

24

19

16

14

Component 21

75

53

39

26

21

14

Component 22

75

51

37

23

18

12

Component 31

40

32

27

22

18

15

Component 32

40

32

27

22

18

15

Component 41

60

51

42

33

28

23

Component 42

60

50

41

33

28

23

Grade A* does not exist at the level of an individual component.

The maximum total mark for this syllabus, after weighting has been applied, is 145.
The overall thresholds for the different grades were set as follows.

Option

Combination of
Components

A*

AX

11, 21, 31

127

105

82

61

49

38

AY

12, 22, 32

127

104

80

59

48

37

BX

11, 21, 41

130

107

83

61

50

39

BY

12, 22, 42

128

105

81

59

48

38

Cambridge International Examinations 2016