Grade boundaries
Edexcel International AS and A level Business XBS11/YBS11 grade boundaries October 2023
The least raw mark that reached each grade in October 2023, as Edexcel printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for October 2023: 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 October 2023.
- 54 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS11/1 was a grade B in October 2023.
- 48 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS11/1 was a grade C in October 2023.
- 43 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS11/1 was a grade D in October 2023.
- 38 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS11/1 was a grade E in October 2023.
Paper WBS12/2
- 45 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS12/2 was a grade A in October 2023.
- 39 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS12/2 was a grade B in October 2023.
- 34 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS12/2 was a grade C in October 2023.
- 29 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS12/2 was a grade D in October 2023.
- 24 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS12/2 was a grade E in October 2023.
Paper WBS13/3
- 48 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS13/3 was a grade A* in October 2023.
- 43 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS13/3 was a grade A in October 2023.
- 38 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS13/3 was a grade B in October 2023.
- 34 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS13/3 was a grade C in October 2023.
- 30 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS13/3 was a grade D in October 2023.
- 26 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS13/3 was a grade E in October 2023.
Paper WBS14/4
- 56 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS14/4 was a grade A* in October 2023.
- 49 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS14/4 was a grade A in October 2023.
- 42 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS14/4 was a grade B in October 2023.
- 36 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS14/4 was a grade C in October 2023.
- 30 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS14/4 was a grade D in October 2023.
- 24 out of 80 on Edexcel XBS11/YBS11 paper WBS14/4 was a grade E in October 2023.