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Business Management

IB Business Management is a course in Group 3 of the IB Diploma Programme focused on business functions, management processes, and strategic decision-making. The IB BM course covers human resource management, finance and accounts, marketing, and operations management across both SL and HL. This IB Business Management grade calculator helps students predict their final exam score.

Subject

Syllabus
2024 to 2031
Level

Grade boundaries

Session
May 2025 (m25)
Timezone

Assessment inputs

Enter raw marks below — grades calculate live.

2024

Paper 1: Case Study

Max 30 marks

25%
/ 30

Paper 2

Max 50 marks

30%
/ 50

Paper 3

Max 25 marks

25%
/ 25

Internal Assessment

Max 25 marks

20%
/ 25

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Historical grade boundaries

Every published boundary across 12 sessions. Multiple dots per session are timezone variants.

12 sessions19 data points

Global grade distribution for HL Business Management

Based on May 2024 results for HL Business Management (22,190 candidates).

Session M24Average 4.922,190 candidates
N
1.2%
1
0.2%
2
2.2%
3
8.4%
4
23.3%
5
32.2%
6
24.8%
7
7.7%
Avg 4.9 · 22,190 candidatesSession M24

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 3

+1%final score for 1 mark

25% weight · max 25 marks

2. Paper 1: Case Study

+0.83%final score for 1 mark

25% weight · max 30 marks

3. Internal Assessment

+0.8%final score for 1 mark

20% weight · max 25 marks

4. Paper 2

+0.6%final score for 1 mark

30% weight · max 50 marks

Common questions about Business Management

What levels are available for IB Business Management HL?

Business Management HL is currently mapped with HL calculator input on calculateIB.

Which syllabus versions are included for IB Business Management HL?

This page tracks 2 syllabus versions: 2024 to 2031, 2016 to 2023.

How are IB Business Management HL 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.