Boundary unavailable for May 2025 (m25)
Reverted to May 2024 (m24) for this subject.
Language AB Initio
IB Language Ab Initio is a language acquisition course offered at SL only, designed for students with no prior experience of the target language, including IB French ab initio, IB Spanish ab initio, IB Mandarin ab initio, and other languages. Students develop receptive, productive, and interactive skills across five prescribed themes and twenty topics. This IB Ab Initio grade calculator helps students predict their final exam score.
Grade boundaries
Assessment inputs
Enter raw marks below — grades calculate live.
Paper 1: Writing
Max 30 marks
Paper 2: Reading Comprehension
Max 40 marks
Paper 2: Listening
Max 25 marks
IA: Individual Oral
Max 30 marks
More Group 2: Language Acquisition
These related subject routes strengthen the crawl path around this IB group and give students a faster way to compare adjacent subjects.
Classical Language
IB Classical Languages comprises Latin and Classical Greek, offered in Group 2 of the IB Diploma Programme.
Language B
IB Language B is a language acquisition course for students with some prior experience of the target language, including IB French B, IB Spanish B, IB German B, IB Mandarin B, and other languages.
Historical grade boundaries
Every published boundary across 5 sessions. Multiple dots per session are timezone variants.
Global grade distribution for SL Arabic Language AB Initio
Based on May 2024 results for SL Arabic Language AB Initio (251 candidates).
Best place to gain marks
One mark is worth more in some parts than others. The top items give you the biggest boost to your final score.
1. Paper 2: Listening
+1%final score for 1 mark
25% weight · max 25 marks
2. Paper 1: Writing
+0.83%final score for 1 mark
25% weight · max 30 marks
3. IA: Individual Oral
+0.83%final score for 1 mark
25% weight · max 30 marks
4. Paper 2: Reading Comprehension
+0.63%final score for 1 mark
25% weight · max 40 marks
Common questions about Language AB Initio
What levels are available for IB Language AB Initio SL?
Language AB Initio SL is currently mapped with SL calculator input on calculateIB.
Which syllabus versions are included for IB Language AB Initio SL?
This page tracks 1 syllabus version: 2020 to Present.
How are IB Language AB Initio SL boundaries handled on this page?
The page checks the selected exam session first. If that boundary is unavailable, it falls back to May 2024 and then to the nearest available session, while keeping the fallback local to this subject route.