A week before results day, most IB students don’t panic about what they don’t know. They panic about what the system will do with what they know. One rumor about grade boundaries, one screenshot from a different timezone, and suddenly your calm revision plan turns into doom-scrolling.
This guide brings it back to reality: the IB Business Management SL grade boundaries for 2025 (Timezone 2), plus a simple way to use them to plan marks, not moods.
Quick checklist before you use IB grade boundaries
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Write your target grade and convert it into component targets (IA, Paper 1, Paper 2).
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Build a routine: concept review, timed practice, reflection.
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Use IB-style mark schemes to judge answers, not vibes.
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Keep your IA moving weekly so it doesn’t become a last-minute risk.
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Track your progress with a calculator, not guesswork.
Helpful tools to bookmark:
IB Business Management SL grade boundaries 2025 (Timezone 2)
These ranges show the raw mark bands associated with each grade for each component. Your final outcome is based on the combined total out of 100.
Internal Assessment grade boundaries (out of 25)
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Grade 7: 20–25
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Grade 6: 17–19
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Grade 5: 13–16
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Grade 4: 10–12
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Grade 3: 7–9
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Grade 2: 4–6
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Grade 1: 0–3
Paper 1 grade boundaries (out of 30)
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Grade 7: 26–30
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Grade 6: 23–25
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Grade 5: 20–22
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Grade 4: 17–19
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Grade 3: 12–16
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Grade 2: 6–11
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Grade 1: 0–5
Paper 2 grade boundaries (out of 40)
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Grade 7: 32–40
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Grade 6: 27–31
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Grade 5: 23–26
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Grade 4: 18–22
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Grade 3: 13–17
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Grade 2: 7–12
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Grade 1: 0–6
Final IB Business Management SL grade boundaries (out of 100)
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Grade 7: 80–100
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Grade 6: 69–79
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Grade 5: 57–68
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Grade 4: 45–56
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Grade 3: 32–44
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Grade 2: 16–31
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Grade 1: 0–15
How to turn IB grade boundaries into a scoring plan
Grade boundaries are most useful when they become weekly targets.
Start with the final total, then work backwards
If you’re aiming for a 7, you’re living in the 80–100 band. That’s not a promise, it’s a planning range. Now convert that into “marks you can actually practice.”
A practical method:
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Pick a buffered target, like 83 instead of 80.
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Decide where your safest marks come from (many students can stabilize marks via the IA).
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Set per-component goals and track them with the IB Grade Calculator.
Use component personality, not component fear
Paper 1 rewards precision: definitions, direct application, disciplined structure. Paper 2 rewards depth: selecting the right tool, applying it to the case, and evaluating trade-offs like a real manager.
For targeted improvement, build practice from:
Where RevisionDojo helps IB Business Management SL most
When students miss boundaries, it’s rarely because they never studied. It’s because their revision didn’t translate into marks.
RevisionDojo is built to close that gap:
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Study Notes to clarify concepts fast
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Flashcards for daily recall that sticks
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Questionbank for exam-style drills with feedback
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AI Chat to untangle tricky command terms and improve explanations
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Grading tools to check structure and evaluation
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Mock Exams and Predicted Papers for realistic timed runs
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Coursework Library and Tutors when you want human-level guidance and examples
Start here for the full subject hub: IB Business Management Resources.
Closing thought: make IB boundaries boring
The best outcome is when IB grade boundaries stop feeling like a cliff and start feeling like a map. You can’t control where the line is drawn, but you can control how often you practice crossing it.
If you want one place to review content, train with exam-style questions, run timed Mock Exams, and tighten your structure with AI feedback, use RevisionDojo throughout your Business Management SL prep. Then check your progress against the IB Business Management SL grade boundaries 2025 (Timezone 2) and keep moving your score upward.
