Understand your exam grades. Explore grade boundaries.

Choose an available qualification, subject and level.Check reported thresholds by year, session and source status.

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A guide to this resource

Make sense of exam grade boundaries

Explore available grade boundaries and grade thresholds by course, examination year and session. Choose the relevant qualification and subject before comparing a reported mark range with a grade.

Match the report to the assessment

Check the subject, level, year and session shown in the report. A boundary for one paper or component is different from an overall subject boundary. Use the source and coverage information displayed with the data.

Read the boundary on the right scale

Before comparing your result, check whether the report uses raw marks, weighted marks or percentages and whether it covers a component or the whole subject. Do not compare a practice-paper percentage directly with an overall threshold on a different scale.

Keep historical results in context

Grade boundaries can change between examination sessions. Past thresholds are a reference for that assessment, not a guarantee for your next exam. Some courses or sessions may have no available report, or may be awaiting source verification.

How Grade Boundaries works

  1. Choose the course you are studying

  2. Choose an exam year and session

  3. Check the source status and compare reported thresholds

Common questions

No. Boundaries depend on the qualification, exam session and assessment version.

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