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What is in your component marks report
March 2017

You will receive a component marks report containing a

breakdown of all your candidates marks for the March
2017 series. The report will not include a breakdown of
marks for candidates who have received PENDING
outcomes. The component marks report will help you and
your teaching staff develop a deeper and more rounded
understanding of your candidates exam performance.
As part of our quality assurance process, when
examiners have marked question papers we check that
the marks are fair, valid and all marked to the same
standard. The information in the report will show the To request an updated report email info@cie.org.uk once
journey a candidates mark takes from the raw mark to your enquiry has been closed. We can also provide an
the final mark. The only mark that is a confirmed updated report on request for pending outcomes once a
judgement of a candidates performance is the final mark. grade is issued.
Our component marks report will: We upload all updated reports on a weekly basis. So we
contain marks for each component of the syllabus for need to receive your request in writing to info@cie.org.uk
every candidate you have entered by 12:00 UTC/GMT on a Wednesday for the report to be
uploaded by Friday of the same week.
show a raw, adjusted and final mark for each component
There will be a guidance section at the front of your
b
 e released on the CIE Direct homepage and in the File component marks report explaining the different types of
Transfers section of CIE Direct by Monday 22 May information it contains. This guidance is to help you better
If you make an enquiry about results and your enquiry understand the information in the report. Please consider
leads to a component mark change we can update your carefully how, and with whom, you share the component
component marks report upon request. marks report.

Guide to types of mark and grade in the component marks report

Mark/grade Description Example

Raw mark This is the mark that the examiner gave the candidate for the work 18 out of a possible 40
on the paper (or component). It is the mark you would see on the
candidates completed examination script. Take care when
comparing the mark for different papers as the maximum mark for
different papers may not be identical.

Adjusted The raw mark may be adjusted as the result of scaling, the granting of 19 out of a possible 40
mark special consideration or both. Usually we do not need to adjust marks. (18 on the candidates
When we do not do this the adjusted mark will be the same as the script, plus 1 to bring
raw mark. Scaling is applied to ensure consistency across the marking the mark in line with all
process and the different examiners that we use. other marking of the
Special consideration is granted if we agree to an earlier formal same paper; no special
request from a Centre. consideration sought
or granted).

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Mark/grade Description Example

Component This is an indicator of the candidates performance on a particular Grade C for the
grade component and usually ranges from Grade A to Grade E (or Grade G component.
for Cambridge IGCSE). It is not possible to receive Grade A* as a
component grade, only as a syllabus grade. The component grade
is determined by comparing the adjusted mark to the component
grade thresholds.

Final mark This is the adjusted mark that has been multiplied by a weighting 28.5 out of a possible 60
factor to give the result of the paper its correct weighting within the (18 on the script, plus 1
result of the overall qualification. For example: to give an adjusted mark
A Cambridge IGCSE with two components of 19, multiplied by 1.5)
carries 100 marks.
One component accounts for 60 per cent of the result.
The maximum mark for that component is 40.
We would have to multiply all adjusted marks for that component by
1.5 to convert them from a mark out of 40 to a mark out of 60. Usually
we do not need to weight marks. When we do not use weighting the
final mark will be the same as the adjusted mark.

Syllabus This is the total of the final marks for the different papers the 95 out of a possible 200
(or option) candidate took in the subject (and any coursework components). (28.5 out of 60, plus
total Final component marks that are not included in the total mark are marks on other paper(s)
presented in brackets. or coursework added up
The total mark is rounded to the nearest whole number. Take care and compared to the
when comparing the syllabus total mark for two candidates taking maximum mark)
different options as the grade thresholds for different options may
not be identical.

Syllabus This is the indicator of the candidates performance for the syllabus Grade D because the
(or option) overall and usually ranges from Grade A* to Grade E (or Grade G candidates syllabus total
grade for Cambridge IGCSE). It is not possible to receive Grade A* at was 95 out of 200 and
Cambridge International AS Level, where the available grades range in this case we
from a to e. required at least 103 for
To determine a candidates syllabus grade we compare their syllabus a Grade C and at least 88
total mark with the grade thresholds for the syllabus. You cannot for a Grade D.
usually work out a candidates syllabus grade from their component
grades. This is because a candidate whose component grades were
A, A and B might receive an A*, an A or a B overall. This will depend
on where they came within the A and B ranges for each paper, and
on the relative weights of the three papers.

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