Grade boundaries
Edexcel International AS and A level Biology XBI11/YBI11 grade boundaries January 2021
The least raw mark that reached each grade in January 2021, as Edexcel printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for January 2021: the board’s document.
| Grade | WBI11/1out of 80 | WBI12/2out of 80 | WBI13/3out of 50 | WBI14/4out of 90 | WBI15/5out of 90 | WBI16/6out of 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | – | – | – | 58 | 55 | 43 |
| A | 40 | 43 | 33 | 49 | 47 | 38 |
| B | 33 | 36 | 28 | 40 | 38 | 31 |
| C | 26 | 29 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 24 |
| D | 19 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 17 |
| E | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Marks for each grade
Paper WBI11/1
- 40 out of 80 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI11/1 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 33 out of 80 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI11/1 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 26 out of 80 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI11/1 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 19 out of 80 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI11/1 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 13 out of 80 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI11/1 was a grade E in January 2021.
Paper WBI12/2
- 43 out of 80 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI12/2 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 36 out of 80 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI12/2 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 29 out of 80 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI12/2 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 22 out of 80 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI12/2 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 16 out of 80 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI12/2 was a grade E in January 2021.
Paper WBI13/3
- 33 out of 50 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI13/3 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 28 out of 50 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI13/3 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 23 out of 50 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI13/3 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 19 out of 50 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI13/3 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 15 out of 50 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI13/3 was a grade E in January 2021.
Paper WBI14/4
- 58 out of 90 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI14/4 was a grade A* in January 2021.
- 49 out of 90 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI14/4 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 40 out of 90 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI14/4 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 31 out of 90 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI14/4 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 22 out of 90 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI14/4 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 13 out of 90 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI14/4 was a grade E in January 2021.
Paper WBI15/5
- 55 out of 90 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI15/5 was a grade A* in January 2021.
- 47 out of 90 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI15/5 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 38 out of 90 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI15/5 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 30 out of 90 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI15/5 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 22 out of 90 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI15/5 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 14 out of 90 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI15/5 was a grade E in January 2021.
Paper WBI16/6
- 43 out of 50 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI16/6 was a grade A* in January 2021.
- 38 out of 50 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI16/6 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 31 out of 50 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI16/6 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 24 out of 50 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI16/6 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 17 out of 50 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI16/6 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 11 out of 50 on Edexcel XBI11/YBI11 paper WBI16/6 was a grade E in January 2021.