The figures shown below are the suggested marks required for each grade in the 1389 specimen examination papers.
These boundaries are only intended to give centres a rough guide when using the specimen papers. Normally grade boundaries are set after the Principal and senior examiners have marked hundreds of papers; obviously this has not happened for this set of papers and the boundaries are based purely on the judgement of senior examining personnel without reference to a large quantity of candidates’ work.
| Paper |
Description |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
| Foundation |
Paper 1 F |
|
|
|
70 |
50 |
35 |
20 |
10 |
| Higher |
Paper 1 H |
80 |
65 |
45 |
25 |
15 |
|
|
|
There are now four sets of past papers available (2004-2007) from Publications and the grade boundaries for those can be found in the Examiners reports avaikable from http://www.edexcel.org.uk/quals/gcse/maths/gcse/1389/.