Grade thresholds – November 2018

Cambridge IGCSE™ Combined Science (0653)

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 0653 (Combined Science) in the November 2018 examination.

minimum raw mark required for grade:

maximum raw
mark A B C D E F G
available
Component 11 40 – – 20 18 16 13 10
Component 12 40 – – 19 17 15 13 11
Component 13 40 – – 20 18 16 13 10
Component 21 40 28 24 20 18 15 13 11
Component 22 40 30 25 20 18 15 13 11
Component 23 40 29 24 20 17 15 13 11
Component 31 80 – – 40 33 26 20 14
Component 32 80 – – 34 30 25 20 16
Component 33 80 – – 33 29 25 21 17
Component 41 80 44 32 20 17 14 11 8
Component 42 80 52 41 29 24 20 16 12
Component 43 80 44 34 24 21 17 14 11
Component 51 30 23 20 18 16 13 11 9
Component 52 30 23 20 18 15 13 11 9
Component 61 60 35 29 24 19 15 10 5
Component 62 60 40 35 30 24 18 12 6
Component 63 60 37 30 24 19 15 11 7

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 200.

The overall thresholds for the different grades were set as follows.

Combination of
Option A* A B C D E F G
Components
BX 21, 41, 51 153 128 103 79 68 57 48 39
BY 22, 42, 52 167 141 115 90 77 65 54 43
CX 21, 41, 61 145 120 95 71 60 50 40 30
CY 22, 42, 62 163 137 111 86 73 60 48 36
CZ 23, 43, 63 147 123 99 76 65 54 44 34

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Grade thresholds continued
Cambridge IGCSE Combined Science (0653)
Combination of
Option A* A B C D E F G
Components
FX 11, 31, 51 – – – 104 89 74 59 44
FY 12, 32, 52 – – – 95 83 71 59 47
GX 11, 31, 61 – – – 96 81 67 51 35
GY 12, 32, 62 – – – 91 78 66 53 40
GZ 13, 33, 63 – – – 87 76 65 53 41