Grade boundaries
Edexcel International AS and A level Business XBS11/YBS11 grade boundaries January 2024
The least raw mark that reached each grade in January 2024, as Edexcel printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for January 2024: the board’s document.
| Grade | WBS11/1out of 80 | WBS12/2out of 80 | WBS13/3out of 80 | WBS14/4out of 80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | – | – | 48 | 56 |
| A | 60 | 45 | 43 | 49 |
| B | 54 | 39 | 38 | 42 |
| C | 48 | 34 | 34 | 36 |
| D | 43 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| E | 38 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
Marks for each grade
Paper WBS11/1
- 60 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS11/1 was a grade A in January 2024.
- 54 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS11/1 was a grade B in January 2024.
- 48 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS11/1 was a grade C in January 2024.
- 43 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS11/1 was a grade D in January 2024.
- 38 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS11/1 was a grade E in January 2024.
Paper WBS12/2
- 45 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS12/2 was a grade A in January 2024.
- 39 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS12/2 was a grade B in January 2024.
- 34 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS12/2 was a grade C in January 2024.
- 29 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS12/2 was a grade D in January 2024.
- 24 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS12/2 was a grade E in January 2024.
Paper WBS13/3
- 48 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS13/3 was a grade A* in January 2024.
- 43 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS13/3 was a grade A in January 2024.
- 38 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS13/3 was a grade B in January 2024.
- 34 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS13/3 was a grade C in January 2024.
- 30 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS13/3 was a grade D in January 2024.
- 26 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS13/3 was a grade E in January 2024.
Paper WBS14/4
- 56 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS14/4 was a grade A* in January 2024.
- 49 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS14/4 was a grade A in January 2024.
- 42 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS14/4 was a grade B in January 2024.
- 36 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS14/4 was a grade C in January 2024.
- 30 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS14/4 was a grade D in January 2024.
- 24 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS14/4 was a grade E in January 2024.