Grade boundaries
Edexcel International AS and A level Accounting XAC11/YAC11 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 | WAC11/1out of 200 | WAC11/1Aout of 200 | WAC12/2out of 200 | WAC12/2Aout of 200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | – | – | 157 | 158 |
| A | 137 | 125 | 140 | 140 |
| B | 115 | 104 | 123 | 122 |
| C | 94 | 83 | 106 | 104 |
| D | 73 | 62 | 89 | 86 |
| E | 52 | 42 | 73 | 68 |
Marks for each grade
Paper WAC11/1
- 137 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC11/1 was a grade A in January 2026.
- 115 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC11/1 was a grade B in January 2026.
- 94 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC11/1 was a grade C in January 2026.
- 73 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC11/1 was a grade D in January 2026.
- 52 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC11/1 was a grade E in January 2026.
Paper WAC11/1A
- 125 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC11/1A was a grade A in January 2026.
- 104 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC11/1A was a grade B in January 2026.
- 83 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC11/1A was a grade C in January 2026.
- 62 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC11/1A was a grade D in January 2026.
- 42 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC11/1A was a grade E in January 2026.
Paper WAC12/2
- 157 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC12/2 was a grade A* in January 2026.
- 140 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC12/2 was a grade A in January 2026.
- 123 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC12/2 was a grade B in January 2026.
- 106 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC12/2 was a grade C in January 2026.
- 89 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC12/2 was a grade D in January 2026.
- 73 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC12/2 was a grade E in January 2026.
Paper WAC12/2A
- 158 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC12/2A was a grade A* in January 2026.
- 140 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC12/2A was a grade A in January 2026.
- 122 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC12/2A was a grade B in January 2026.
- 104 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC12/2A was a grade C in January 2026.
- 86 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC12/2A was a grade D in January 2026.
- 68 out of 200 on Edexcel XAC11/YAC11 paper WAC12/2A was a grade E in January 2026.