Grade thresholds – June 2017
Cambridge AS & A Level Computer Science (9608)
Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 9608 (Computer Science) in the June 2017 examination.
minimum raw mark required for grade:
maximum raw
mark A B C D E
available
Component 11 75 51 44 38 33 28
Component 12 75 47 42 37 32 27
Component 13 75 51 44 38 33 28
Component 21 75 47 39 33 26 20
Component 22 75 45 37 30 23 16
Component 23 75 47 39 33 26 20
Component 31 75 49 45 38 31 24
Component 32 75 49 45 38 31 24
Component 33 75 49 45 38 31 24
Component 41 75 48 37 28 20 11
Component 42 75 48 37 28 20 11
Component 43 75 48 37 28 20 11
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 300 for A Level and 150 for
AS Level.
The overall thresholds for the different grades were set as follows.
Combination of
Option A* A B C D E
Components
AX 11, 21, 31, 41 220 192 164 137 110 83
AY 12, 22, 32, 42 212 186 160 132 105 78
AZ 13, 23, 33, 43 220 192 164 137 110 83
BX 31, 41, 87 209 181 153 125 97 70
BY 32, 42, 88 209 181 153 125 97 70
BZ 33, 43, 89 221 189 157 129 101 74
CS 31, 41, 99 217 190 163 135 107 79
CT 32, 42, 97 217 190 163 135 107 79
CU 33, 43, 98 216 189 162 134 106 78
Grade thresholds continued
Cambridge AS & A Level Computer Science (9608)
Combination of
Option A* A B C D E
Components
CX 31, 41, 97 217 190 163 135 107 79
CY 32, 42, 98 216 189 162 134 106 78
SX 11, 21 – 98 83 71 59 48
SY 12, 22 – 92 79 67 55 43
SZ 13, 23 – 98 83 71 59 48