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Historical Grade Boundaries

SL Music

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HL

SL Music
Boundary*	Markband (≥)
Boundary*	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Average	0.0	10.5	20.3	36.0	49.9	63.6	77.4
SD	0.0	0.9	1.3	3.6	2.8	1.6	0.5
N25 TZ0	0	11	21	39	52	65	78
M25 TZ0	0	11	21	39	52	65	78
N24 TZ0	0	11	21	39	52	65	78
M24 TZ0	0	11	21	37	51	64	77
N23 TZ0	0	11	21	37	51	64	77
M23 TZ0	0	11	21	37	51	64	77
N22 TZ0	0	9	18	30	45	61	77
M22 TZ0	0	9	18	30	45	61	77

HL Music
Boundary*	Markband (≥)
Boundary*	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Average	0.0	12.8	26.1	42.3	55.2	68.1	81.1
SD	0.0	2.5	5.5	5.9	4.4	2.9	2.4
N25 TZ0	0	11	22	39	53	67	81
M25 TZ0	0	11	22	39	53	67	81
N24 TZ0	0	11	22	39	53	67	81
M24 TZ0	0	11	22	38	52	67	81
N23 TZ0	0	11	22	38	52	67	81
M23 TZ0	0	11	22	38	52	67	81
N22 TZ0	0	11	23	37	51	65	79
M22 TZ0	0	11	23	37	51	65	79
M21 TZ0	0	16	34	51	63	75	88
N20 TZ0	0	17	35	50	60	71	81
N19 TZ0	0	17	35	51	61	72	82
M19 TZ0	0	15	31	50	61	67	78

TZ0: Worldwide • TZ1: Americas • TZ2: Europe, Africa, Asia-Pac

COVID Trend: N20–N22 boundaries were artificially lower than standard cycles.

Syllabus: Beware of using outdated boundaries for updated subject syllabuses.

Regional Trends: TZ2 generally has higher boundaries than TZ1; ensure your timezone is correct.

Session Trends: November boundaries tend to be higher than May. Compare cycles carefully.