9609 · A-Level
9609 Business grade calculator
Turn your 9609 Business raw marks into a Cambridge grade. Enter the official thresholds for your session for an accurate result — and see exactly how far you are from the next grade.
Load official 9609 boundaries
Verified from the official Cambridge June 2024 grade thresholds. Component (per-paper) raw-mark thresholds. A* is awarded only on the overall syllabus aggregate, not per component. Boundaries change every session — confirm against the official table for your series.
Enter the boundary marks from your official Cambridge grade threshold table for the exact session. Leave a grade blank if you don’t have it.
Enter your mark, the total, and at least one boundary to see your grade.
Official 9609 grade boundaries
Per-component (per-paper) raw-mark thresholds, taken from the official Cambridge grade threshold tables. A* is awarded only on the overall syllabus aggregate, not on a single paper, and boundaries change every session.
June 2024 (official source)
| Component | Paper | Max | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9609/11 | Paper 1 (Short Answer and Essay) | 40 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
| 9609/12 | Paper 1 (Short Answer and Essay) | 40 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
| 9609/13 | Paper 1 (Short Answer and Essay) | 40 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
| 9609/21 | Paper 2 (Data Response) | 60 | 43 | 39 | 36 | 32 | 28 |
| 9609/22 | Paper 2 (Data Response) | 60 | 42 | 36 | 31 | 26 | 21 |
| 9609/23 | Paper 2 (Data Response) | 60 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 26 | 21 |
| 9609/31 | Paper 3 (Case Study) | 60 | 43 | 39 | 34 | 29 | 24 |
| 9609/32 | Paper 3 (Case Study) | 60 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 25 |
| 9609/33 | Paper 3 (Case Study) | 60 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 25 |
| 9609/41 | Paper 4 (A Level Essay) | 40 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 20 |
| 9609/42 | Paper 4 (A Level Essay) | 40 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| 9609/43 | Paper 4 (A Level Essay) | 40 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
June 2023 (official source)
| Component | Paper | Max | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9609/11 | Paper 1 (Short Answer and Essay) | 40 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
| 9609/12 | Paper 1 (Short Answer and Essay) | 40 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
| 9609/13 | Paper 1 (Short Answer and Essay) | 40 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
| 9609/21 | Paper 2 (Data Response) | 60 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 27 |
| 9609/22 | Paper 2 (Data Response) | 60 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 27 |
| 9609/23 | Paper 2 (Data Response) | 60 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 36 | 31 |
| 9609/31 | Paper 3 (Case Study) | 60 | 42 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 23 |
| 9609/32 | Paper 3 (Case Study) | 60 | 42 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 23 |
| 9609/33 | Paper 3 (Case Study) | 60 | 45 | 39 | 34 | 29 | 22 |
| 9609/41 | Paper 4 (A Level Essay) | 40 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
| 9609/42 | Paper 4 (A Level Essay) | 40 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
| 9609/43 | Paper 4 (A Level Essay) | 40 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
Reading 9609 grade boundaries
For 9609 Business, each component has its own threshold and there is an overall aggregate boundary. Boundaries move between sessions with paper difficulty, so always use the table for your exact series. See the grade boundaries hub and the 9609 past papers guide.
Know why you got that mark
Upload your 9609 answers and MarkScheme marks them against the real Cambridge scheme — mark by mark, so you know where the grade was won or lost.