AQA GCSE Maths grade boundaries: June 2018
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Higher tier
The lowest mark you need for each grade: the whole exam out of 240, and each paper out of 80.
| Grade | Total (240) | % | Paper 1 | Paper 2 | Paper 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 201 | 84% | 65 | 68 | 68 |
| 8 | 169 | 70% | 53 | 58 | 58 |
| 7 | 138 | 57% | 42 | 48 | 48 |
| 6 | 107 | 45% | 32 | 37 | 37 |
| 5 | 77 | 32% | 23 | 27 | 26 |
| 4 | 47 | 20% | 14 | 17 | 16 |
| 3 | 32 | 13% | 9 | 12 | 11 |
Foundation tier
The lowest mark you need for each grade: the whole exam out of 240, and each paper out of 80.
| Grade | Total (240) | % | Paper 1 | Paper 2 | Paper 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 161 | 67% | 54 | 53 | 54 |
| 4 | 125 | 52% | 42 | 41 | 42 |
| 3 | 92 | 38% | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| 2 | 59 | 25% | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| 1 | 27 | 11% | 8 | 10 | 9 |
In June 2018, a grade 4 on AQA Higher needed 47 out of 240 and a grade 7 needed 138; a grade 9 needed 201. On Foundation, a grade 4 needed 125 and a grade 5 needed 161.
These are the lowest total marks across all three papers, from AQA's official document. The Higher grade 4 boundary was 1 mark higher than June 2017.
How to use these boundaries
Sit all three June 2018 papers, add your marks out of 240, then find your grade in the table. What the numbers mean: our guide to grade boundaries.
Questions
What was the grade 4 boundary for AQA GCSE Maths June 2018?
47 out of 240 on Higher and 125 out of 240 on Foundation.
How many marks did you need for a grade 9?
201 out of 240 on Higher (about 84%). A grade 9 is only available on Higher.
Are grade boundaries the same every year?
No. They are set after every exam series, depending on how hard the papers were. Compare June 2017, on its own page.
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