CCEA A-level Computer Science (Digital Technology) grade boundaries 2025
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CCEA A-level Digital Technology grade boundaries 2025
The figures come from CCEA's Raw to Uniform Mark Boundaries for GCE Digital Technology, Summer 2025. CCEA has no A-level in Computer Science, so Digital Technology is the course our A-level computer science paper stands in for. Units are AS 1 and AS 2, then A2 1 and A2 2, with AS counting 40% and A2 60%.
| Unit grade | AS 1 Systems Development | AS 2 Fundamentals | A2 1 Information Systems | A2 2 Case Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out of | 100 | 100 | 150 | 120 |
| a | 58 | 52 | 86 | 102 |
| b | 48 | 44 | 73 | 90 |
| c | 38 | 37 | 60 | 79 |
| d | 28 | 30 | 47 | 68 |
| e | 19 | 23 | 34 | 57 |
| Unit grade | AS 1 Systems Development | AS 2 Fundamentals | A2 1 Information Systems | A2 2 Case Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most you can earn | 80 | 80 | 160 | 80 |
| a | 64 | 64 | 128 | 64 |
| b | 56 | 56 | 112 | 56 |
| c | 48 | 48 | 96 | 48 |
| d | 40 | 40 | 80 | 40 |
| e | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
Subject lines, AS and A-level
| Grade | AS, out of 160 | A-level, out of 400 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 128 | 320 |
| B | 112 | 280 |
| C | 96 | 240 |
| D | 80 | 200 |
| E | 64 | 160 |
Raw marks to a grade
Take a candidate on the grade a boundary in every unit in 2025: 58, 52, 86, 102. They convert to 64 + 64 + 128 + 64 = 320 uniform marks, an A at 320. The A2 units supply 192 of 240, 24 short of the 216 needed for an A*. On the grade e boundaries (19, 23, 34, 57) the total is 160, an E at 160.
Unit sizes matter here. A2 1 Information Systems is marked out of 150 and carries 160 uniform marks, 40% of the A-level. The three other units are 80 uniform marks each. A single bad A2 1 result therefore costs more than a bad AS one.
2025 compared with 2024
| Unit and grade | Summer 2024 | Summer 2025 | Change in last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AS 1, grade a | 63 | 58 | −5 |
| AS 1, grade c | 43 | 38 | −5 |
| AS 2, grade a | 57 | 52 | −5 |
| A2 1, grade a | 93 | 86 | −7 |
| A2 1, grade c | 65 | 60 | −5 |
| A2 2, grade a | 100 | 102 | +2 |
| A2 2, grade e | 57 | 57 | 0 |
AS 1 and AS 2 each fell five marks at grade a (63 to 58 and 57 to 52), and A2 1 fell seven (93 to 86). The Case Study went up two at grade a, from 100 to 102, and its grade e stayed at 57. The Case Study is internally assessed, and CCEA says boundaries for such units are normally close to fixed. In 2026 the Case Study boundaries were the same as 2025, while AS 2 and A2 1 came back up.
What to focus on
- The Case Study portfolio is a fifth of the A-level. Do it carefully, because its boundary hardly changes.
- A2 1 is a 2 hour 30 paper. Practise timing.
- Cash-in at AS is possible: the AS table is out of 160.
Sit today's computer science paper as a timed check. It is 8 questions worth 25 to 35 marks, set by us and not based on CCEA's specification. Our A-level Computer Science guide gives the wider picture.
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What was grade a in A2 1 in 2025?
Is Digital Technology the same as Computer Science?
How much is the Case Study worth?
What does an A* need?
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UK · A-levelCCEA A-level Computer Science grade boundaries 2026CCEA has no A-level Computer Science. Its Digital Technology grade boundaries for Summer 2026: raw and uniform marks for all four units and the A* rule.