Your grade journey
Cambridge IGCSE Urdu as a Second Languagegrade boundaries
Explore official boundaries. See where your marks take you.
05393 official seriesMaximum mark 90
Exam series
Papers
Flight log / June 2026
Grade boundaries
OfficialPapers 01, 02 · Out of 90
Grade A*
78
marks / 90
Grade A
69
marks / 90
Grade C
52
marks / 90
Grade E
36
marks / 90
All grade thresholds
| Grade | Minimum mark | Mark range | % of maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 78 | 78–90 | 87% |
| A | 69 | 69–77 | 77% |
| B | 60 | 60–68 | 67% |
| C | 52 | 52–59 | 58% |
| D | 44 | 44–51 | 49% |
| E | 36 | 36–43 | 40% |
| F | 28 | 28–35 | 31% |
| G | 20 | 20–27 | 22% |
| U | Below 20 | ||
These boundaries apply to this exam series and route.
How these boundaries have changed
Papers 01, 02, every official series. Boundaries move each year with how hard the papers were.
| Series | A* | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 78+1 | 69 | 60-1 | 52-2 | 44-1 | 36 | 28+2 | 20+4 |
| June 2025 | 77-6 | 69-7 | 61-8 | 54-8 | 45-7 | 36-6 | 26-5 | 16-4 |
| June 2024 | 83 | 76 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 42 | 31 | 20 |
+ higher than the same series a year earlier (harder to reach) · − lower (easier to reach).
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June 2026 · Papers 01, 02
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69 marks needed for Grade A.
Frequently asked questions
What did you need for a grade E in Urdu as a Second Language in June 2026?
In June 2026, grade E in Cambridge IGCSE Urdu as a Second Language (0539) needed 36 out of 90 on papers 01, 02; 36 out of 90 on paper 50.
What was the boundary for a grade A* in June 2026?
78 out of 90 on papers 01, 02; 74 out of 90 on paper 50 — the top grade for IGCSE Urdu as a Second Language in June 2026.
How is my grade worked out?
Your marks from each paper are added up (scaled by a weighting factor where papers count differently) to give your subject mark, which is then compared with the boundaries. Your grade comes from the total — not from each paper separately.
When will the next boundaries be published?
Cambridge publishes grade boundaries on results day for each series. Until then, any figures shown for a future series are Starley estimates, clearly labelled, based on recent years.