A-Level Spanish First Language (8665)
Cambridge International AS & A Level. Estimate your grade, check grade boundaries for every session since June 2022, and see the percentage needed for each grade.
Spanish First Language grade calculator
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Percentage needed for each grade
November 2023 · Papers 21, 41 · max 150.
| Grade | Min mark | Min % |
|---|---|---|
| A | 102 | 68% |
| B | 93 | 62% |
| C | 82 | 55% |
| D | 72 | 48% |
| E | 62 | 42% |
Spanish First Language grade boundary trend, June 2022–November 2023
Minimum percentage for each grade, Papers 2 and 4. Where a session had several paper variants for this route, the middle one is shown.
ACE
| Session | Papers | Max | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2023 | Papers 21, 41 | 150 | 102 68% | 93 62% | 82 55% | 72 48% | 62 42% |
| June 2023 | Papers 21, 41 | 150 | 107 72% | 97 65% | 86 58% | 75 50% | 64 43% |
| November 2022 | Papers 21, 41 | 150 | 101 68% | 92 62% | 80 54% | 68 46% | 57 38% |
| June 2022 | Papers 21, 41 | 150 | 101 68% | 91 61% | 79 53% | 67 45% | 56 38% |
Across 4 sessions from June 2022 to November 2023, the A boundary for Papers 2 and 4 has ranged from 68% (June 2022) to 72% (June 2023), averaging 69%. The E boundary has ranged from 38% to 43%. In November 2023 it was 68% for A and 42% for E.
Spanish First Language grade boundaries by session
- Spanish First Language grade boundaries — November 2023 · 1 option · 2 papers
- Spanish First Language grade boundaries — June 2023 · 1 option · 2 papers
- Spanish First Language grade boundaries — November 2022 · 2 options · 4 papers
- Spanish First Language grade boundaries — June 2022 · 1 option · 2 papers
Frequently asked
- What is a typical A* boundary in Spanish First Language?
- Across 4 sessions from June 2022 to November 2023, the A boundary for Papers 2 and 4 has ranged from 68% (June 2022) to 72% (June 2023), averaging 69%. The E boundary has ranged from 38% to 43%. In November 2023 it was 68% for A and 42% for E.
- How is the Spanish First Language grade calculated?
- Cambridge converts each paper's raw mark to a weighted mark, adds them, and compares the total with the syllabus thresholds for your combination of papers. For Papers 21, 41 in November 2023 the maximum was 150; the calculator above does this arithmetic for you.
- Why do Spanish First Language grade boundaries change every session?
- Boundaries are set after marking so that a grade represents the same standard whether the paper was slightly harder or easier. A harder paper gets lower boundaries. March, June and November series are set independently, which is why the same grade can need different marks in the same year.