IGCSE English as a Second Language Speaking Endorsement (9-1) 0993 grade boundaries — June 2026

Cambridge IGCSE (CAIE) (0993). The official grade thresholds for the June 2026 series — the minimum raw mark needed for each grade, by tier and paper combination. Pick the option matching the papers you sat.

Cambridge publishes these as grade threshold tables: "grade thresholds" and "grade boundaries" are two names for the same numbers.

June 2026 at a glance

A 9 in English as a Second Language Speaking Endorsement (9-1) required 143/150 (96%) on papers 11, 21.
That 9 threshold is unchanged from November 2025.
Across paper variants, the 9 boundary ranged from 140 to 143 marks — variant choice mattered this session.
A grade 4 needed roughly 80% on papers 11, 21.

Papers 11, 21

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 11, 21, 31

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 11, 21, 81

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 11, 21, 91

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 11, 81, 87

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 11, 87

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 11, 91, 97

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 11, 97

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 12, 22, 32

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	141	94%
8	138	92%
7	136	91%
6	127	85%
5	119	80%
4	111	74%
3	95	64%
2	79	53%
1	63	42%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 12, 22, 82

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	141	94%
8	138	92%
7	136	91%
6	127	85%
5	119	80%
4	111	74%
3	95	64%
2	79	53%
1	63	42%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 12, 82, 88

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	128	86%
5	120	80%
4	112	75%
3	95	64%
2	79	53%
1	63	42%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 21, 81, 84

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	141	94%
8	138	92%
7	136	91%
6	129	86%
5	123	82%
4	117	78%
3	99	66%
2	81	54%
1	64	43%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 21, 84

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	141	94%
8	138	92%
7	136	91%
6	129	86%
5	123	82%
4	117	78%
3	99	66%
2	81	54%
1	64	43%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 21, 91, 94

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	132	88%
5	127	85%
4	123	82%
3	104	70%
2	85	57%
1	66	44%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 21, 94

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	132	88%
5	127	85%
4	123	82%
3	104	70%
2	85	57%
1	66	44%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 22, 82, 85

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	140	94%
8	137	92%
7	134	90%
6	125	84%
5	116	78%
4	108	72%
3	93	62%
2	79	53%
1	65	44%

Maximum mark: 150.

Papers 50

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	82	92%
8	79	88%
7	76	85%
6	69	77%
5	63	70%
4	57	64%
3	46	52%
2	35	39%
1	25	28%

Maximum mark: 90.

Papers 50, 60

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	82	92%
8	79	88%
7	76	85%
6	69	77%
5	63	70%
4	57	64%
3	46	52%
2	35	39%
1	25	28%

Maximum mark: 90.

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Figures sourced from the official Cambridge grade threshold tables. Always confirm with your exam board.

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	141	94%
8	138	92%
7	136	91%
6	127	85%
5	119	80%
4	111	74%
3	95	64%
2	79	53%
1	63	42%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	141	94%
8	138	92%
7	136	91%
6	127	85%
5	119	80%
4	111	74%
3	95	64%
2	79	53%
1	63	42%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	141	94%
8	138	92%
7	136	91%
6	127	85%
5	119	80%
4	111	74%
3	95	64%
2	79	53%
1	63	42%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	141	94%
8	138	92%
7	136	91%
6	127	85%
5	119	80%
4	111	74%
3	95	64%
2	79	53%
1	63	42%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	131	88%
5	125	84%
4	119	80%
3	100	67%
2	82	55%
1	64	43%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	143	96%
8	140	94%
7	137	92%
6	130	87%
5	124	83%
4	118	79%
3	100	67%
2	83	56%
1	66	44%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	141	94%
8	138	92%
7	136	91%
6	127	85%
5	119	80%
4	111	74%
3	95	64%
2	79	53%
1	63	42%

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	141	94%
8	138	92%
7	136	91%
6	127	85%
5	119	80%
4	111	74%
3	95	64%
2	79	53%
1	63	42%