Cambridge IGCSE Religious Studies (0490) grade boundaries
In short
In November 2025, candidates needed 125 out of 160 for grade A* and 80 for grade C.
Grade boundaries by series
| Series | Max | A* | A | B | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 160 | 125 | 110 | 95 | 80 |
| November 2024 | 100 | 77–78 | 68–69 | 59–60 | 50–51 |
| November 2023 | 100 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 51 |
| November 2022 | 100 | 76 | 67 | 58 | 50 |
Where a syllabus has several paper variants or entry options in a series, each cell shows the lowest and highest threshold across them. Thresholds for Core routes and the remaining grades are in the source documents.
How to read these numbers
Across the 4 series in the table, the highest grade A* threshold ranged from 76 to 125. 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
- Cambridge 0490, November 2025
- Cambridge 0490, November 2024
- Cambridge 0490, November 2023
- Cambridge 0490, November 2022
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.