Grade boundaries
Edexcel International AS and A level Arabic XAA01/YAA01 grade boundaries January 2026
The least raw mark that reached each grade in January 2026, as Edexcel printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for January 2026: the board’s document.
| Grade | WAA01/1out of 80 | WAA02/2out of 80 |
|---|---|---|
| A* | – | 57 |
| A | 58 | 48 |
| B | 47 | 39 |
| C | 36 | 30 |
| D | 26 | 21 |
| E | 16 | 13 |
Marks for each grade
Paper WAA01/1
- 58 out of 80 on Edexcel XAA01/YAA01 paper WAA01/1 was a grade A in January 2026.
- 47 out of 80 on Edexcel XAA01/YAA01 paper WAA01/1 was a grade B in January 2026.
- 36 out of 80 on Edexcel XAA01/YAA01 paper WAA01/1 was a grade C in January 2026.
- 26 out of 80 on Edexcel XAA01/YAA01 paper WAA01/1 was a grade D in January 2026.
- 16 out of 80 on Edexcel XAA01/YAA01 paper WAA01/1 was a grade E in January 2026.
Paper WAA02/2
- 57 out of 80 on Edexcel XAA01/YAA01 paper WAA02/2 was a grade A* in January 2026.
- 48 out of 80 on Edexcel XAA01/YAA01 paper WAA02/2 was a grade A in January 2026.
- 39 out of 80 on Edexcel XAA01/YAA01 paper WAA02/2 was a grade B in January 2026.
- 30 out of 80 on Edexcel XAA01/YAA01 paper WAA02/2 was a grade C in January 2026.
- 21 out of 80 on Edexcel XAA01/YAA01 paper WAA02/2 was a grade D in January 2026.
- 13 out of 80 on Edexcel XAA01/YAA01 paper WAA02/2 was a grade E in January 2026.