Eduqas GCSE Computer Science grade boundaries 2026: the mark for each grade
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Eduqas GCSE Computer Science grade boundaries 2026
The official table is Eduqas GCSE Grade Points, June 2026, last updated on 20 August 2026. The column to read is the overall mark out of 200. The share column turns each boundary into a percentage so you can compare it with your own paper scores.
| Grade | Lowest total mark (out of 200) | Share of the total |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 170 | 85% |
| 8 | 152 | 76% |
| 7 | 134 | 67% |
| 6 | 116 | 58% |
| 5 | 98 | 49% |
| 4 | 80 | 40% |
| 3 | 57 | 29% |
| 2 | 34 | 17% |
| 1 | 12 | 6% |
For Maths and every other Eduqas GCSE in the same file, see Eduqas GCSE grade boundaries 2026.
Which grades moved most since 2025
The June 2025 figures come from Eduqas's 2025 file.
| Grade | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 161 | 170 | +9 |
| 8 | 148 | 152 | +4 |
| 7 | 135 | 134 | −1 |
| 6 | 115 | 116 | +1 |
| 5 | 95 | 98 | +3 |
| 4 | 76 | 80 | +4 |
| 3 | 54 | 57 | +3 |
| 2 | 32 | 34 | +2 |
| 1 | 10 | 12 | +2 |
Grade 9 rose 9 and grade 4 rose 4, while grade 7 slipped by 1 mark to 134. The bottom of the scale moved too: grade 1 went from 10 to 12. A student had to find a few more marks at almost every grade than a year earlier.
The mark on each component in 2026
Eduqas also gives notional boundaries for each component, and says they are a guide for centres and not official grades. Component 1 is the written paper out of 100. Component 2 is the on-screen programming paper out of 80.
| Grade | Component 1 (out of 100) | Component 2 (out of 80) | Overall (out of 200) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 76 (+3) | 75 (+5) | 170 |
| 8 | 67 (+3) | 68 (+1) | 152 |
| 7 | 59 (+4) | 60 (−4) | 134 |
| 6 | 51 (+5) | 52 (−3) | 116 |
| 5 | 42 (+6) | 45 (−2) | 98 |
| 4 | 32 (+5) | 38 (−1) | 80 |
| 3 | 24 (+4) | 26 (−1) | 57 |
| 2 | 16 (+3) | 14 (−1) | 34 |
| 1 | 8 (+2) | 3 (0) | 12 |
The brackets show the change from 2025. The written paper's boundaries rose at every grade: grade 4 went from 27 to 32 out of 100. The programming paper rose only at grades 9 and 8, with grade 9 up 5, and grade 4 fell from 39 to 38 out of 80.
A worked example
Take 66 on Component 1 and 48 on Component 2. Component 2 is scaled by its weighting factor of 1.25, so 48 becomes 60. The total is 66 + 60 = 126 out of 200. That is above 116 (grade 6) and below 134 (grade 7), so it is a grade 6, 8 marks short of a 7. Each programming mark is worth 1.25 on the total, so it is worth checking your code carefully.
What the 2026 figures mean for revision
- The written paper needs more than last year. A grade 4 asked for 32% of Component 1 in 2026 against 27% in 2025.
- Code correctly, not quickly. A grade 4 on the programming paper is 38 out of 80, or 48%, and every mark there carries extra weight.
- Know your target share. A 7 is 67% and a 4 is 40% of the total in 2026.
Sitting today's paper as a mock
GCSE Computer Science on our practice papers gives you a fresh short paper each day, with 8 questions worth 25 to 35 marks. It is not an Eduqas paper. Convert your score to a percentage and see where it falls in the share column, and read GCSE grades explained for what the result means.
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UK · GCSEEduqas GCSE Computer Science grade boundaries 2025Eduqas's official June 2025 GCSE Computer Science boundaries, with the mark for each component, how the 1.25 scaling works and a comparison with 2024.