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IB English B Grade Boundaries

By Roxanne

February 10, 2024

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Do you need some guidance in preparing for your IB English B exams or preparing for the individual oral and are wondering how you can maximize your score? This post is here to help you identify the grade boundaries so you can plan yourself accordingly. These values change from session to session and hence are only an indicator of the approximate marks you would need for a certain grade, but feel free to use this guide as a planning tool!

 

 

IB English B HL Grade Boundaries

 

The following grade boundaries are based on official IB May 2024 grade boundaries.

 

Points needed

Grade

Paper 1

Paper 2 Listening

Paper 2 Reading

Individual oral

Final grade (%)

1

0-3

0-4

0-6

0-3

0-13

2

4-6

5-8

7-12

4-6

14-25

3

7-11

9-13

13-16

7-12

26-42

4

12-16

14-16

17-23

13-17

43-58

5

17-22

17-20

24-29

18-21

59-74

6

23-27

21-23

30-36

22-26

75-90

7

28-30

24-25

37-40

27-30

91-100

 

 

 

IB English B SL Grade Boundaries

 

The following grade boundaries are based on official IB May 2024 grade boundaries.

 

Points needed

Grade

Paper 1

Paper 2 Listening

Paper 2 Reading

Individual oral

Final grade (%)

1

0-3

0-3

0-5

0-2

0-10

2

4-6

4-7

6-10

3-5

11-23

3

7-9

8-10

11-17

6-10

24-39

4

10-14

11-15

18-23

11-15

40-55

5

15-19

16-20

24-28

16-21

56-71

6

20-24

21-25

29-34

22-26

72-87

7

25-30

26-30

35-40

27-30

88-100

 

 

We hope that this guide helps you in planning your studies and IO preparation. Make sure to also visit Clastify for many more free IA examples. Good luck!

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