IB Indonesian ab initio SL Grade Boundaries: 70-87% for a 7

Overall boundaries, every session on record

Minimum scaled mark, out of 100, for each grade in IB Indonesian ab initio SL. One row per session and timezone; May 2021 and 2022 and November 2021 and 2022 show the examination route.
Session	7	6	5	4	3	2	Gap 6 to 7
November 2025	80	66	52	38	23	10	14
November 2024	75	63	50	38	23	11	12
November 2023	74	60	46	33	22	10	14
November 2022 (exam route)	70	56	42	28	18	8	14
November 2021 (exam route)	71	55	43	30	18	8	16
November 2019	87	74	62	49	29	14	13

What do I need

IB Indonesian ab initio SL: the mark you need, paper by paper

Session

Grade

In November 2024 a 7 overall started at 75 out of 100 scaled marks. On each component:

Component	Out of	Minimum for a 7	As %
Internal assessment (oral)	30	27	90%
Paper 1	30	24	80%
Paper 2 (listening)	25	17	68%
Paper 2 (reading)	40	29	73%

Component grades come straight from the IB document for that session. The overall grade is on a 100-mark scale built from the components with the weightings in the subject guide, so it is not computed here: a strong component carries a weaker one, and the table shows how much room each one leaves.

Non-examination route, 2021 and 2022

Sessions in which schools that could not sit written examinations were graded on coursework and predicted evidence. The IB issued a separate boundaries document for that route.
Session	7	6	5	4	3	2	Gap 6 to 7
November 2022 (non-exam route)	70	56	42	28	18	8	14
November 2021 (non-exam route)	81	70	60	49	29	14	11

The gap between a 6 and a 7

In Indonesian ab initio SL the 6 sits on average 13.8 marks below the 7 on the 100-mark scale. That is roughly one question answered fully instead of half-answered, or the marks lost to misread instructions across a whole paper.

Use the range, not the last session. A student scoring 87% or more on full mocks under exam conditions has a 7 in every session on record. A student at 70% has a 7 only on the hardest paper, and should plan for the 6 to 7 gap rather than assume it.

Sources

All 6 sessions were read from the grade boundaries document the IB issues to Diploma Programme coordinators after each session (one document per session; 2021 and 2022 have an examination-route and a non-examination-route document). The full dataset for every IB subject is on the grade boundaries overview, as CSV and JSON.

Independent work, not endorsed by the International Baccalaureate. Last checked 4 November 2026. Corrections: pietro@pietromeloni.com.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage do you need for a 7 in IB Indonesian ab initio SL?

80% of the scaled marks in November 2025. Over 6 sessions since November 2019 the 7 has started between 70% and 87%, 76.2% on average. There is no fixed figure: the IB sets the boundaries after each session, once the papers have been marked.

How many marks separate a 6 from a 7 in Indonesian ab initio SL?

Between 12 and 16 on the 100-mark scale, 13.8 on average. In November 2025 it was 14 marks. That is the size of one question answered fully instead of half-answered, which is why exam technique moves this grade more than new content.

Where do these numbers come from?

Every row on this page was read from the grade boundaries document the IB issues to Diploma Programme coordinators after each session, for all 6 sessions shown. The document lists, for every subject and level, the minimum raw mark for each grade on each component and the minimum scaled mark out of 100 for the overall grade.

IB Indonesian ab initio SL grade boundaries: what you need for a 7