Grade boundaries
AQA GCSE Chinese (Mandarin) 8673 grade boundaries June 2026
The least raw mark that reached each grade in June 2026, as AQA printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2026: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 240 | 8673/LFout of 40 | 8673/RFout of 60 | 8673/SFout of 60 | 8673/WFout of 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 143 | 28 | 37 | 33 | 26 |
| 4 | 121 | 25 | 32 | 27 | 20 |
| 3 | 88 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 15 |
| 2 | 56 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
| 1 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 240 | 8673/LHout of 50 | 8673/RHout of 60 | 8673/SHout of 60 | 8673/WHout of 60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 212 | 46 | 52 | 53 | 51 |
| 8 | 178 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 40 |
| 7 | 144 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 30 |
| 6 | 123 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 24 |
| 5 | 102 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 18 |
| 4 | 81 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 13 |
| 3 | 70 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 10 |
Marks for each grade
Foundation tier, in total
- 143 out of 240 on AQA 8673 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 121 out of 240 on AQA 8673 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 88 out of 240 on AQA 8673 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 56 out of 240 on AQA 8673 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 24 out of 240 on AQA 8673 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Foundation tier, paper 8673/LF
- 28 out of 40 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/LF was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 25 out of 40 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/LF was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 18 out of 40 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/LF was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 11 out of 40 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/LF was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 4 out of 40 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/LF was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Foundation tier, paper 8673/RF
- 37 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/RF was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 32 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/RF was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 23 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/RF was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 14 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/RF was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 6 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/RF was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Foundation tier, paper 8673/SF
- 33 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/SF was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 27 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/SF was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 20 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/SF was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 13 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/SF was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 6 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/SF was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Foundation tier, paper 8673/WF
- 26 out of 50 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/WF was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 20 out of 50 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/WF was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 15 out of 50 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/WF was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 10 out of 50 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/WF was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 5 out of 50 on AQA 8673 Foundation paper 8673/WF was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Higher tier, in total
- 212 out of 240 on AQA 8673 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 178 out of 240 on AQA 8673 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 144 out of 240 on AQA 8673 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 123 out of 240 on AQA 8673 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 102 out of 240 on AQA 8673 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 81 out of 240 on AQA 8673 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 70 out of 240 on AQA 8673 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
Higher tier, paper 8673/LH
- 46 out of 50 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/LH was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 41 out of 50 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/LH was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 36 out of 50 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/LH was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 31 out of 50 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/LH was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 26 out of 50 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/LH was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 21 out of 50 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/LH was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 18 out of 50 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/LH was a grade 3 in June 2026.
Higher tier, paper 8673/RH
- 52 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/RH was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 43 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/RH was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 34 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/RH was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 29 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/RH was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 25 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/RH was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 21 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/RH was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 19 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/RH was a grade 3 in June 2026.
Higher tier, paper 8673/SH
- 53 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/SH was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 45 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/SH was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 37 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/SH was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 32 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/SH was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 27 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/SH was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 22 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/SH was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 19 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/SH was a grade 3 in June 2026.
Higher tier, paper 8673/WH
- 51 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/WH was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 40 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/WH was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 30 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/WH was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 24 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/WH was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 18 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/WH was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 13 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/WH was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 10 out of 60 on AQA 8673 Higher paper 8673/WH was a grade 3 in June 2026.