Introduction
For IB English A: Literature SL (TZ2) students, understanding the 2025 grade boundaries is essential for tracking progress and targeting a Grade 7. These boundaries convert raw scores from the Internal Assessment oral, Paper 1, and Paper 2 into final IB grades.
This guide presents each assessment component with its corresponding grade thresholds, plus the final grade boundaries.
Quick Study Checklist
- Practice structured oral commentary to improve IA scores.
- Analyze unseen texts for Paper 1.
- Develop comparative and analytical essays for Paper 2.
- Track practice scores against grade boundaries to measure performance.
IB English A Literature SL 2025 Grade Boundaries (TZ2)
Internal Assessment (Oral) – out of 40
- Grade 7: 34–40
- Grade 6: 29–33
- Grade 5: 24–28
- Grade 4: 19–23
- Grade 3: 13–18
- Grade 2: 7–12
- Grade 1: 0–6
Paper 1 – out of 20
- Grade 7: 16–20
- Grade 6: 13–15
- Grade 5: 10–12
- Grade 4: 7–9
- Grade 3: 5–6
