Question 1

What are Edexcel IGCSE GCSE History grade boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Grade boundaries are the minimum raw marks you need for each grade in Edexcel IGCSE GCSE History (specification 4HI1). Edexcel IGCSE sets them once marking is complete for the whole cohort, based on how the papers scored and how past cohorts performed.

Question 2

Why are there so many option rows per year?

Accepted Answer

Edexcel IGCSE GCSE History gives you a wide choice of topic combinations. Every combination that candidates entered for gets its own row of boundaries, because the papers have slightly different difficulty profiles. Check your statement of entry for your option code, then find the matching row for the year you sat.

Question 3

When are the boundaries published?

Accepted Answer

Edexcel IGCSE publishes GCSE grade boundaries at 8am on results day, alongside the grades themselves. They land as one large PDF covering every GCSE subject that series. We update this page shortly after Edexcel IGCSE releases the boundaries.

Question 4

How should I use these boundaries when I'm revising?

Accepted Answer

Sit past papers timed, mark against the official mark scheme, and compare your total to the boundary for the option code you sat. If you're consistently short of your target, use a [Cognito History past-papers library](https://cognito.org/past-papers) to work through more practice questions.

Question 5

Can I use Cognito for Edexcel IGCSE GCSE History practice?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We host Edexcel IGCSE GCSE History past papers on our [past-papers library](https://cognito.org/past-papers). Filter by your option code and sit the papers timed. Score against the official mark scheme, then check your total on this page against the boundary for your option.

Question 6

Which Edexcel IGCSE GCSE History exam series are covered on this page?

Accepted Answer

This page covers every published Edexcel International GCSE History (specification 4HI1) grade-boundary release we can source from Pearson. At time of writing that includes the Nov 2025, Jun 2025, Nov 2024, Jun 2024, Nov 2023, Jun 2023 and Jun 2022 series. Pearson did not publish a 4HI1 History entry in the Jan 2022 or Jan 2023 international series, and discontinued the January series after Jan 2023, replacing it with a November series from Nov 2023.

Boundaries are shown per paper-option variant, because Pearson sets a separate boundary table for each combination of papers you can sit. In Jun 2022 the qualification used a 90-mark structure with 1A/1B/1AR/1BR paper choices; from 2023 onward the specification uses a 120-mark structure with the 01/02, 01R/02R, 1C/2C and mixed-cash-in combinations. Match your paper combination to the tier when you're checking a total from a past paper.

Series	Max	Grade 9	Grade 8	Grade 7	Grade 6	Grade 5	Grade 4	Grade 3	Grade 2	Grade 1
Nov 2025Latest	120	98	89	81	72	64	56	42	28	14
Jun 2025	120	98	89	81	72	64	56	41	26	12
Nov 2024	120	98	89	81	72	64	56	42	28	14
Jun 2024	120	98	89	81	72	64	56	42	28	14
Nov 2023	120	97	87	77	69	61	53	39	25	12
Jun 2023	120	98	88	79	70	62	54	40	26	12

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