9694 Past Papers AS & A LEVEL Thinking Skills Grade Threshold 2021

The 9694 Past Papers AS & A Level Thinking Skills Grade Threshold 2021 is an official Cambridge assessment document for the June 2021 examination series. It helps students, teachers, and tutors understand how raw examination marks were converted into Cambridge grades for the Thinking Skills qualification.

The document provides grade thresholds for the following components:

• Component 11
• Component 12
• Component 13
• Component 21
• Component 22
• Component 23
• Component 31
• Component 32
• Component 33
• Component 41
• Component 42
• Component 43

Each component was marked out of 50 marks in the June 2021 series. Cambridge notes that an A* grade is not awarded at individual component level.

June 2021 Component Thresholds

Examples from the official Cambridge table include:

Overall Qualification Thresholds

For the June 2021 examination, Cambridge also published overall thresholds after the relevant component weighting had been applied.

For the standard A Level combination 11, 21, 31, 41, the thresholds were:

• A*: 130
• A: 113
• B: 96
• C: 79
• D: 62
• E: 45

For the AS Level combination 11, 21:

• A: 56
• B: 47
• C: 38
• D: 29
• E: 20

Cambridge states that the maximum weighted total was 200 marks for the full A Level and 100 marks for AS Level.

The grade threshold document is useful for students reviewing their 2021 results, teachers analysing historical performance, and candidates comparing examination difficulty and grade boundaries across different Cambridge sessions. Grade thresholds can vary between examination sessions because Cambridge sets them according to the difficulty of the particular assessment.

For current preparation, students should use the latest available 9694 Thinking Skills syllabus and assessment materials rather than relying solely on the 2021 thresholds. Cambridge’s official Thinking Skills page provides past papers, examiner reports, and specimen examinations.