Grade boundaries

WJEC A-level Economics A520QS grade boundaries

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A-level Economics A520QS

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The boundaries

June 2026 · whole subject

Grade	Needs
A*	280 of 360
A	240 of 360
B	200 of 360
C	160 of 360
D	120 of 360
E	81 of 360

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Marks for each grade in June 2026

In total

280 out of 360 on WJEC A520QS in total was a grade A* in June 2026.
240 out of 360 on WJEC A520QS in total was a grade A in June 2026.
200 out of 360 on WJEC A520QS in total was a grade B in June 2026.
160 out of 360 on WJEC A520QS in total was a grade C in June 2026.
120 out of 360 on WJEC A520QS in total was a grade D in June 2026.
81 out of 360 on WJEC A520QS in total was a grade E in June 2026.

Every paper in June 2026

Every series

10 series, newest first. Each mark is the least that reaches the grade, out of the total under the column’s name.

June 2026

From WJEC’s grade boundaries for June 2026: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	280	49	59	70
A	240	42	52	59
B	200	36	43	48
C	160	30	35	37
D	120	23	26	27
E	81	17	17	17

June 2025

From WJEC’s grade boundaries for June 2025: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	272	49	63	62
A	230	39	52	56
B	193	33	43	47
C	156	28	34	37
D	120	22	26	28
E	84	17	18	18

June 2024

From WJEC’s grade boundaries for June 2024: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	267	48	60	62
A	224	39	49	55
B	188	33	41	46
C	152	27	33	37
D	116	22	26	26
E	81	17	16	18

June 2023

From WJEC’s grade boundaries for June 2023: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	269	45	61	66
A	226	39	50	55
B	190	33	42	46
C	154	27	34	37
D	118	22	26	27
E	82	17	17	18

June 2022

From WJEC’s grade boundaries for June 2022: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	258	46	55	63
A	210	37	46	51
B	173	30	38	42
C	137	24	30	33
D	101	18	22	24
E	65	12	14	15

October 2021

From WJEC’s grade boundaries for October 2021: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	247	45	54	58
A	201	33	43	52
B	167	29	35	42
C	134	23	28	34
D	101	18	21	25
E	68	13	14	16

November 2020

From WJEC’s grade boundaries for November 2020: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	258	47	57	60
A	209	35	45	53
B	174	28	37	46
C	139	23	31	35
D	104	17	25	25
E	70	13	14	17

June 2019

From WJEC’s grade boundaries for June 2019: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	275	49	59	67
A	226	40	50	54
B	191	34	43	45
C	156	28	37	35
D	122	22	28	28
E	88	17	19	20

June 2018

From WJEC’s grade boundaries for June 2018: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	259	45	58	62
A	210	36	48	50
B	176	30	40	42
C	142	24	32	34
D	109	19	24	26
E	76	14	16	18

June 2017

From WJEC’s grade boundaries for June 2017: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	267	45	58	67
A	217	36	49	54
B	178	30	40	44
C	139	24	31	34
D	101	18	22	24
E	63	12	13	15

Questions

What mark do you need for a grade A in WJEC A-level Economics A520QS?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade A was 240 out of 360 in total.

What mark do you need for a grade C in WJEC A-level Economics A520QS?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade C was 160 out of 360 in total.

Which series of WJEC A-level Economics A520QS grade boundaries are there?

10 series, from June 2017 to June 2026: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, October 2021, November 2020, June 2019, June 2018 and June 2017.

Do WJEC A-level Economics A520QS grade boundaries change each year?

Yes. Across the 10 series here, a grade A in total needed from 201 out of 360 (October 2021) to 240 out of 360 (June 2026).

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A series, or the safe rule

A paper is graded against the boundaries of the series it was sat in. Choose that series and the grade is the one the board’s boundaries gave that sitting. Where a series published more than one set of boundaries for the whole subject, one for each combination of papers, each grade takes the highest of them, and the line under the grade says so.

The safe rule is for a mark with no series of its own, such as a mock. For each grade it takes the highest boundary in the board’s most recent summer series, up to three of them and leaving out 2020 to 2022, or the course’s main series where it has no summer one. A grade it gives would have been enough in each of them. The line under the grade names the series it counted.

In the app you log a paper in one line, or question by question where asterisk has its questions, and each grade comes from these same boundaries. Open the app.

Not here

CCEA, AS level, IB and AP: the app holds no grade boundaries for them, so they are not offered.

Where these numbers come from

Boards publish their grade boundaries after each series, and that is all this page holds: each grade’s boundary mark and what the subject or paper is out of, as the board printed them. The papers stay on the boards’ own sites; nothing here reproduces a question or a mark scheme.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	280	49	59	70
A	240	42	52	59
B	200	36	43	48
C	160	30	35	37
D	120	23	26	27
E	81	17	17	17

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	272	49	63	62
A	230	39	52	56
B	193	33	43	47
C	156	28	34	37
D	120	22	26	28
E	84	17	18	18

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	267	48	60	62
A	224	39	49	55
B	188	33	41	46
C	152	27	33	37
D	116	22	26	26
E	81	17	16	18

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	269	45	61	66
A	226	39	50	55
B	190	33	42	46
C	154	27	34	37
D	118	22	26	27
E	82	17	17	18

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	258	46	55	63
A	210	37	46	51
B	173	30	38	42
C	137	24	30	33
D	101	18	22	24
E	65	12	14	15

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	247	45	54	58
A	201	33	43	52
B	167	29	35	42
C	134	23	28	34
D	101	18	21	25
E	68	13	14	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	258	47	57	60
A	209	35	45	53
B	174	28	37	46
C	139	23	31	35
D	104	17	25	25
E	70	13	14	17

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	275	49	59	67
A	226	40	50	54
B	191	34	43	45
C	156	28	37	35
D	122	22	28	28
E	88	17	19	20

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	259	45	58	62
A	210	36	48	50
B	176	30	40	42
C	142	24	32	34
D	109	19	24	26
E	76	14	16	18

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	267	45	58	67
A	217	36	49	54
B	178	30	40	44
C	139	24	31	34
D	101	18	22	24
E	63	12	13	15

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	280	49	59	70
A	240	42	52	59
B	200	36	43	48
C	160	30	35	37
D	120	23	26	27
E	81	17	17	17

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	272	49	63	62
A	230	39	52	56
B	193	33	43	47
C	156	28	34	37
D	120	22	26	28
E	84	17	18	18

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	267	48	60	62
A	224	39	49	55
B	188	33	41	46
C	152	27	33	37
D	116	22	26	26
E	81	17	16	18

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	269	45	61	66
A	226	39	50	55
B	190	33	42	46
C	154	27	34	37
D	118	22	26	27
E	82	17	17	18

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	258	46	55	63
A	210	37	46	51
B	173	30	38	42
C	137	24	30	33
D	101	18	22	24
E	65	12	14	15

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	247	45	54	58
A	201	33	43	52
B	167	29	35	42
C	134	23	28	34
D	101	18	21	25
E	68	13	14	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	258	47	57	60
A	209	35	45	53
B	174	28	37	46
C	139	23	31	35
D	104	17	25	25
E	70	13	14	17

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	275	49	59	67
A	226	40	50	54
B	191	34	43	45
C	156	28	37	35
D	122	22	28	28
E	88	17	19	20

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	259	45	58	62
A	210	36	48	50
B	176	30	40	42
C	142	24	32	34
D	109	19	24	26
E	76	14	16	18

Grade	Whole subjectout of 360	A520U10out of 60	A520U20out of 80	A520U30out of 90
A*	267	45	58	67
A	217	36	49	54
B	178	30	40	44
C	139	24	31	34
D	101	18	22	24
E	63	12	13	15