Group 1 HL Level

English Language A: Literature 2021–Present

Standard IB Subject

Syllabus

Language

Level

Paper 1: Guided Literary Analysis

Weight: 35%

/ 40

Paper 2: Comparative Essay

Weight: 25%

/ 25

Higher Level Essay

Weight: 20%

/ 20

IA: Individual Oral

Weight: 20%

/ 40

Predicted Mark

Using the M25 TZ1 grade boundary

Grade

NaN%

Points Away

N/A

M25 TZ1 Markband
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
0-13	14-26	27-36	37-49	50-61	62-75	76-100

Based on May 2024 session results (30,507 candidates)

HL English Language A: Literature Grade Distribution
Exam Session	Total Candidates	Mean	Markband (%)
Exam Session	Total Candidates	Mean	N	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
M24	30,507	4.6	2.3	0	1.6	8.9	35.5	36.9	13.7	1

Likelihood of each grade based on historical session boundaries

SL English Language A: Literature
Boundary*	Markband (≥)
Boundary*	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Average	0.0	12.1	24.9	37.6	50.9	63.9	77.0
SD	0.0	2.2	2.8	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.7
N25 TZ3	0	12	24	37	49	63	75
N25 TZ1	0	12	25	38	51	65	78
M25 TZ3	0	10	21	34	47	61	74
M25 TZ2	0	13	26	38	51	65	78
M25 TZ1	0	13	25	35	49	60	73
N24 TZ0	0	12	25	38	53	66	81
M24 TZ2	0	13	26	38	51	64	77
M24 TZ1	0	10	21	34	49	61	76
N23 TZ0	0	12	25	40	54	66	81
M23 TZ2	0	11	25	36	49	63	76
M23 TZ1	0	10	21	34	49	63	78
N22 TZ0	0	10	23	38	52	65	79
M22 TZ2	0	10	23	35	46	57	68
M22 TZ1	0	10	23	35	49	65	79
M21 TZ2	0	10	23	35	46	57	68
M21 TZ1	0	10	23	35	49	65	79
N20 TZ0	0	16	29	42	55	67	79
N19 TZ0	0	16	29	43	56	68	80
M19 TZ2	0	16	30	44	57	69	81
M19 TZ1	0	16	30	43	55	68	79

HL English Language A: Literature
Boundary*	Markband (≥)
Boundary*	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Average	0.0	14.2	27.9	40.3	53.7	65.6	78.8
SD	0.0	1.9	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.5
N25 TZ3	0	13	25	40	52	64	76
N25 TZ1	0	14	28	41	54	67	79
M25 TZ3	0	14	28	39	53	64	78
M25 TZ2	0	15	29	40	54	66	80
M25 TZ1	0	14	27	37	50	62	76
N24 TZ2	0	14	28	41	55	67	81
N24 TZ1	0	13	25	40	52	63	76
M24 TZ2	0	15	29	40	54	66	80
M24 TZ1	0	14	28	39	53	66	80
N23 TZ2	0	14	28	42	56	68	82
N23 TZ1	0	14	28	42	56	68	82
M23 TZ2	0	14	29	40	53	65	78
M23 TZ1	0	14	28	39	54	66	81
N22 TZ0	0	12	25	38	52	62	75
M22 TZ2	0	12	25	38	50	62	74
M22 TZ1	0	12	25	38	53	66	80
M21 TZ2	0	12	25	38	50	62	74
M21 TZ1	0	12	25	38	53	66	80
N20 TZ0	0	17	31	43	56	67	79
N19 TZ0	0	18	32	44	57	69	81
M19 TZ2	0	18	33	45	58	70	82
M19 TZ1	0	18	33	44	56	68	79

Educators Predicted Grades Excel Tool

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Syllabus: Beware of using outdated boundaries for updated subject syllabuses.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