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Cambridge International Advanced and Advanced Subsidiary Level
9702 Physics June 2012
Grade Thresholds
PHYSICS


GCE Advanced Level and GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level


Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 9702 (Physics) in the May/June 2012 examination.


minimum mark required for grade:
maximum
mark
A B E
available
Component
11
40 30 27 17
Component
12
40 28 26 14
Component
13
40 30 27 17
Component
21
60 38 33 17
Component
22
60 32 26 10
Component
23
60 32 26 10
Component
31
40 31 29 23
Component
32
40 31 29 23
Component
33
40 31 28 21
Component
34
40 32 29 22
Component
35
40 31 28 21
Component 41
100
53
43
18
Component 42
100
54
42
14
Component 43
100
53
43
18
Component
51
30 19 17 8
Component
52
30 20 17 9
Component
53
30 19 17 8


The thresholds (minimum marks) for Grades C and D are normally set by dividing the mark range between
the B and the E thresholds into three. For example, if the difference between the B and the E threshold is
24 marks, the C threshold is set 8 marks below the B threshold and the D threshold is set another 8 marks
down. If dividing the interval by three results in a fraction of a mark, then the threshold is normally rounded
down. Grade A* does not exist at the level of an individual component.

The thresholds for the syllabus are determined first by adding together the thresholds for the components
taken by the candidate. A reduction may be made at the higher grades depending on the correlation of the
papers. If the maximum raw marks for the components are not in the weighting/relationship specified in the
syllabus, a weighting is applied to arrive at the overall thresholds. The A* threshold is calculated using the
difference between A and B as a starting point.

For AS Level components, small adjustments may be made to the marks awarded for some versions of the
paper in order to neutralise any differences in the difficulty of the different versions and so make sure that all
candidates face an equal demand.

The maximum total mark for this syllabus is 260 for A Level and 130 for AS Level.

(c) University of Cambridge International Examinations 2012

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Cambridge International Advanced and Advanced Subsidiary Level
9702 Physics June 2012
Grade Thresholds
For this syllabus in this series the grade thresholds were as follows:


Option
Combination of components
A* A B C D E
AX
11, 21, 31, 41, 51
EX
11, 21, 32, 41, 51
171 151 131 109 87 66
AZ
13, 23, 35, 43, 53
AY
12, 22, 33, 42, 52
176 153 130 107 85 63
EY
12, 22, 34, 42, 52
BX
41, 51 and AS from last June
177 157 137 116 95 74
BZ
43, 53 and AS from last June
BY
42, 52 and AS from last June
182 159 136 114 92 71
CX
41, 51 and AS from last Nov.
169 150 131 112 93 74
CZ
43, 53 and AS from last Nov.
CY
42, 52 and AS from last Nov.
174 152 130 110 90 71
S1
S2
S3
AS Level
81 72 61 50 40
S4
S5


Grade Thresholds are published for all GCE A/AS and IGCSE subjects where a corresponding mark scheme
is available.


(c) University of Cambridge International Examinations 2012

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