Grade thresholds – June 2025
Cambridge International AS & A Level History (9489)
Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 9489 (History) in the June 2025 examination.
Minimum raw mark required for grade:
Maximum raw
mark A B C D E
available
Component 11 40 23 19 16 14 12
Component 12 40 22 19 16 14 12
Component 13 40 23 20 17 14 12
Component 21 60 38 33 30 26 22
Component 22 60 39 32 28 24 20
Component 23 60 39 32 28 24 20
Component 31 40 30 27 23 20 17
Component 32 40 30 27 23 20 17
Component 33 40 30 27 23 20 17
Component 41 60 41 37 33 28 23
Component 42 60 41 37 33 28 23
Component 43 60 41 37 33 28 23
Grade A* does not exist at the level of an individual component.
The overall thresholds for the different grades were set as follows.
Maximum
Combination of
Option mark after A* A B C D E
components
weighting
AX 200 11, 21, 31, 41 148 132 116 102 88 74
AY 200 12, 22, 32, 42 149 132 115 100 86 72
AZ 200 13, 23, 33, 43 150 133 116 101 86 72
BX 200 31, 41, 87 148 132 116 101 87 73
BY 200 32, 42, 88 150 133 116 101 87 73
BZ 200 33, 43, 89 150 133 116 101 87 73
CS 200 31, 41, 99 147 133 119 103 87 72
CT 200 32, 42, 97 147 133 119 103 87 72
CU 200 33, 43, 98 147 133 119 103 87 72
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