Cambridge9489Latest series: June 2026

Cambridge International AS & A Level History (9489) grade boundaries

In short

In June 2026, candidates needed 147 to 150 out of 200 for grade A* and 73 to 78 for grade E.

Grade boundaries by series

Series	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E
June 2026	200	147–150	132–133	115–118	101–104	87–91	73–78
November 2025	200	148–152	133–135	117–121	103–105	88–90	73–77
June 2025	200	147–150	132–133	115–119	100–103	86–88	72–74
November 2024	200	149–152	134–135	118–121	104–105	89–90	74–76
June 2024	200	149–153	133–135	114–118	99–102	84–87	70–73
November 2023	200	144–157	130–139	115–121	101–106	86–91	71–77
June 2023	200	141–152	125–133	108–117	93–102	78–87	63–73

Where a syllabus has several paper variants or entry options in a series, each cell shows the lowest and highest threshold across them. AS Level thresholds and the remaining options are in the source documents.

How to read these numbers

Across the 7 series in the table, the highest grade A* threshold ranged from 150 to 157. Thresholds change from series to series because each set of papers is different: a harder paper has a lower threshold.

A threshold is the minimum total mark for the grade. Compare your total on a full set of papers with the thresholds for that series and paper variant.

Sources

Figures from the grade threshold tables published by Cambridge International. ExaminerPrep is not affiliated with Cambridge. Always check the source document for your own series and paper variant.

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