CAIE 9700 Biology Paper 5 Planning, Analysis and Evaluation Past Papers
Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level 9700 Biology Paper 5 Planning, Analysis and Evaluation: practical-skills paper, 30 marks, 75 minutes. 27 past papers from 2021 to 2025; online practice is opening soon.
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Open any series below, then choose “Take this paper online”.
Variants: one series has several variants (v1/v2/v3); the last digit of the paper number is the variant, e.g. Paper 51 = v1, Paper 52 = v2, Paper 53 = v3. The Feb/March series usually has v2 only. Variants contain different questions of similar difficulty.
All series
| Series | Code | Max | Qs | Thresholds (min marks) | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May/June 2025 v1 | 9700/51/M/J/25 | 30 | 2 | A 19 / C 14 / E 10 | soon |
| May/June 2025 v2 | 9700/52/M/J/25 | 30 | 2 | A 16 / C 11 / E 7 | soon |
| May/June 2025 v4 | – | 30 | 2 | A 16 / C 11 / E 8 | soon |
| Feb/March 2025 v2 | 9700/52/F/M/25 | 30 | 3 | A 23 / C 17 / E 11 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v1 | 9700/51/O/N/24 | 30 | – | A 23 / C 17 / E 12 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v2 | 9700/52/O/N/24 | 30 | – | A 17 / C 13 / E 9 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v3 | 9700/53/O/N/24 | 30 | – | A 23 / C 17 / E 12 | soon |
| May/June 2024 v1 | 9700/51/M/J/24 | 30 | 3 | A 22 / C 17 / E 13 | soon |
| May/June 2024 v2 | 9700/52/M/J/24 | 30 | – | A 16 / C 11 / E 7 | soon |
| May/June 2024 v3 | 9700/53/M/J/24 | 30 | – | A 22 / C 16 / E 12 | soon |
| Feb/March 2024 v2 | 9700/52/F/M/24 | 30 | – | A 22 / C 17 / E 12 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v1 | 9700/51/O/N/23 | 30 | 2 | A 23 / C 17 / E 12 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v2 | 9700/52/O/N/23 | 30 | – | A 15 / C 11 / E 7 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v3 | 9700/53/O/N/23 | 30 | 2 | A 23 / C 17 / E 12 | soon |
| May/June 2023 v1 | 9700/51/M/J/23 | 30 | – | A 21 / C 15 / E 11 | soon |
| May/June 2023 v2 | 9700/52/M/J/23 | 30 | 2 | A 20 / C 14 / E 10 | soon |
| May/June 2023 v3 | 9700/53/M/J/23 | 30 | – | A 22 / C 16 / E 12 | soon |
| Feb/March 2023 v2 | 9700/52/F/M/23 | 30 | 2 | A 22 / C 17 / E 10 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2022 v1 | 9700/51/O/N/22 | 30 | 2 | A 19 / C 13 / E 8 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2022 v2 | 9700/52/O/N/22 | 30 | 2 | A 14 / C 10 / E 6 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2022 v3 | 9700/53/O/N/22 | 30 | – | A 19 / C 13 / E 8 | soon |
| May/June 2022 v1 | 9700/51/M/J/22 | 30 | – | A 18 / C 13 / E 8 | soon |
| May/June 2022 v2 | 9700/52/M/J/22 | 30 | – | A 18 / C 13 / E 8 | soon |
| May/June 2022 v3 | 9700/53/M/J/22 | 30 | 2 | A 18 / C 14 / E 10 | soon |
| Feb/March 2022 v2 | 9700/52/F/M/22 | 30 | – | A 21 / C 15 / E 9 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2021 v2 | 9700/52/O/N/21 | 30 | 2 | A 21 / C 15 / E 10 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2021 v3 | 9700/53/O/N/21 | 30 | 2 | A 23 / C 17 / E 13 | soon |
Grade thresholds (average of latest 8 series)
Grade thresholds are the minimum raw marks published by the exam board for each series and variant. A single paper has grades A–E (A–G for IGCSE); A* is awarded only on the whole-subject total.
| Grade | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min marks / 30 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Percent | 68% | 58% | 50% | 42% | 35% |
