Grade boundaries

AQA GCSE Chinese (Mandarin) 8673 grade boundaries

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GCSE Chinese (Mandarin) 8673

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The boundaries

June 2026 · whole subject

Grade	Needs
9	212 of 240
8	178 of 240
7	144 of 240
6	123 of 240
5	102 of 240
4	81 of 240
3	70 of 240

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Marks for each grade in June 2026

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.

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.

Every paper in June 2026

Every series

8 series, newest first. Each mark is the least that reaches the grade, out of the total under the column’s name.

June 2026

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2026: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
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

Higher tier
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

June 2025

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2025: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LFout of 40	8673/RFout of 60	8673/SFout of 60	8673/WFout of 50
5	139	28	34	33	25
4	118	26	28	27	20
3	89	19	22	20	15
2	61	13	16	13	10
1	33	7	10	6	5

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/SHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	207	45	51	52	49
8	174	40	42	44	38
7	141	35	34	37	28
6	123	31	30	32	24
5	106	27	26	27	20
4	89	24	22	22	16
3	80	22	20	19	14

June 2024

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2024: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LFout of 40	8673/RFout of 60	8673/SFout of 60	8673/WFout of 50
5	136	28	31	33	25
4	114	25	25	27	20
3	84	18	18	20	15
2	54	11	12	13	10
1	24	4	6	6	5

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/SHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	202	43	50	52	48
8	166	36	40	44	37
7	130	30	31	37	26
6	113	26	27	32	22
5	96	23	23	27	18
4	79	20	19	22	14
3	70	18	17	19	12

June 2023

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2023: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LFout of 40	8673/RFout of 60	8673/SFout of 60	8673/WFout of 50
5	117	22	28	31	21
4	101	20	24	27	17
3	75	14	18	20	13
2	49	9	12	13	9
1	24	4	6	6	5

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/SHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	200	42	50	52	48
8	161	33	40	44	36
7	122	25	31	37	24
6	105	21	27	32	20
5	88	18	23	27	16
4	71	15	19	22	12
3	62	13	17	19	10

June 2022

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2022: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LFout of 40	8673/RFout of 60	8673/SFout of 60	8673/WFout of 50
5	96	18	25	24	16
4	82	16	22	20	13
3	62	12	16	15	10
2	43	8	11	10	7
1	24	4	6	6	5

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/SHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	185	39	46	48	44
8	149	32	37	40	34
7	114	25	28	32	24
6	98	22	25	28	20
5	83	19	22	24	16
4	68	15	20	19	11
3	60	13	19	16	8

November 2021

From AQA’s grade boundaries for November 2021: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	8673/LFout of 40	8673/RFout of 60	8673/WFout of 50
5	77	20	24	19
4	64	18	19	15
3	48	13	14	11
2	32	8	9	8
1	16	3	5	5

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	140	40	47	45
8	109	32	37	33
7	78	24	27	22
6	66	21	22	19
5	54	18	17	16
4	42	14	13	12
3	36	12	11	10

November 2020

From AQA’s grade boundaries for November 2020: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	8673/LFout of 40	8673/RFout of 60	8673/WFout of 50
5	78	21	24	19
4	64	18	19	15
3	47	13	14	11
2	31	8	9	8
1	15	3	4	5

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	143	41	48	46
8	111	33	37	34
7	80	25	27	23
6	68	21	22	19
5	56	18	17	16
4	44	15	13	13
3	38	13	11	11

June 2019

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2019: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LFout of 40	8673/RFout of 60	8673/SFout of 60	8673/WFout of 50
5	119	24	27	31	21
4	103	22	23	27	17
3	79	16	18	20	13
2	55	10	13	14	10
1	31	4	9	8	7

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/SHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	205	43	51	53	49
8	166	35	41	45	37
7	127	28	31	37	25
6	110	24	26	32	21
5	93	21	22	27	18
4	77	18	18	22	15
3	69	16	16	19	13

Questions

What mark do you need for a grade 7 in AQA GCSE Chinese (Mandarin) 8673?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 7 was 144 out of 240 on the Higher tier.

What mark do you need for a grade 4 in AQA GCSE Chinese (Mandarin) 8673?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 4 was 121 out of 240 on the Foundation tier and 81 out of 240 on the Higher tier.

Which series of AQA GCSE Chinese (Mandarin) 8673 grade boundaries are there?

8 series, from June 2019 to June 2026: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2021, November 2020 and June 2019.

Do AQA GCSE Chinese (Mandarin) 8673 grade boundaries change each year?

Yes. Across the 6 series here, a grade 7 on the Higher tier needed from 114 out of 240 (June 2022) to 144 out of 240 (June 2026).

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A series, or the safe rule

A paper is graded against the boundaries of the series it was sat in. Choose that series and the grade is the one the board’s boundaries gave that sitting. Where a series published more than one set of boundaries for the whole subject, one for each combination of papers, each grade takes the highest of them, and the line under the grade says so.

The safe rule is for a mark with no series of its own, such as a mock. For each grade it takes the highest boundary in the board’s most recent summer series, up to three of them and leaving out 2020 to 2022, or the course’s main series where it has no summer one. A grade it gives would have been enough in each of them. The line under the grade names the series it counted.

In the app you log a paper in one line, or question by question where asterisk has its questions, and each grade comes from these same boundaries. Open the app.

Not here

CCEA, AS level, IB and AP: the app holds no grade boundaries for them, so they are not offered.

Where these numbers come from

Boards publish their grade boundaries after each series, and that is all this page holds: each grade’s boundary mark and what the subject or paper is out of, as the board printed them. The papers stay on the boards’ own sites; nothing here reproduces a question or a mark scheme.

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/SHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	207	45	51	52	49
8	174	40	42	44	38
7	141	35	34	37	28
6	123	31	30	32	24
5	106	27	26	27	20
4	89	24	22	22	16
3	80	22	20	19	14

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/SHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	202	43	50	52	48
8	166	36	40	44	37
7	130	30	31	37	26
6	113	26	27	32	22
5	96	23	23	27	18
4	79	20	19	22	14
3	70	18	17	19	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/SHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	200	42	50	52	48
8	161	33	40	44	36
7	122	25	31	37	24
6	105	21	27	32	20
5	88	18	23	27	16
4	71	15	19	22	12
3	62	13	17	19	10

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/SHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	185	39	46	48	44
8	149	32	37	40	34
7	114	25	28	32	24
6	98	22	25	28	20
5	83	19	22	24	16
4	68	15	20	19	11
3	60	13	19	16	8

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	140	40	47	45
8	109	32	37	33
7	78	24	27	22
6	66	21	22	19
5	54	18	17	16
4	42	14	13	12
3	36	12	11	10

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	143	41	48	46
8	111	33	37	34
7	80	25	27	23
6	68	21	22	19
5	56	18	17	16
4	44	15	13	13
3	38	13	11	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/SHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	205	43	51	53	49
8	166	35	41	45	37
7	127	28	31	37	25
6	110	24	26	32	21
5	93	21	22	27	18
4	77	18	18	22	15
3	69	16	16	19	13

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/SHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	207	45	51	52	49
8	174	40	42	44	38
7	141	35	34	37	28
6	123	31	30	32	24
5	106	27	26	27	20
4	89	24	22	22	16
3	80	22	20	19	14

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/SHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	202	43	50	52	48
8	166	36	40	44	37
7	130	30	31	37	26
6	113	26	27	32	22
5	96	23	23	27	18
4	79	20	19	22	14
3	70	18	17	19	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/SHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	200	42	50	52	48
8	161	33	40	44	36
7	122	25	31	37	24
6	105	21	27	32	20
5	88	18	23	27	16
4	71	15	19	22	12
3	62	13	17	19	10

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/SHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	185	39	46	48	44
8	149	32	37	40	34
7	114	25	28	32	24
6	98	22	25	28	20
5	83	19	22	24	16
4	68	15	20	19	11
3	60	13	19	16	8

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	140	40	47	45
8	109	32	37	33
7	78	24	27	22
6	66	21	22	19
5	54	18	17	16
4	42	14	13	12
3	36	12	11	10

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	143	41	48	46
8	111	33	37	34
7	80	25	27	23
6	68	21	22	19
5	56	18	17	16
4	44	15	13	13
3	38	13	11	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8673/LHout of 50	8673/RHout of 60	8673/SHout of 60	8673/WHout of 60
9	205	43	51	53	49
8	166	35	41	45	37
7	127	28	31	37	25
6	110	24	26	32	21
5	93	21	22	27	18
4	77	18	18	22	15
3	69	16	16	19	13