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Pearson Edexcel International A level Biology past papers

Pearson Edexcel has published 101 question papers for Biology (YBI11) from 2019 to 2025, each with its mark scheme. They are listed newest first, and each one opens the PDF on qualifications.pearson.com in a new tab. The grade boundaries for 20 series are on their own page, in our own tables. The specification (YBI11) is linked below as well.

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June 2025

6 papers · grade boundaries

January 2025

6 papers · grade boundaries

October 2024

6 papers · grade boundaries

June 2024

6 papers · grade boundaries

January 2024

6 papers · grade boundaries

October 2023

6 papers · grade boundaries

June 2023

6 papers · grade boundaries

January 2023

6 papers · grade boundaries

October 2022

6 papers · grade boundaries

June 2022

6 papers · grade boundaries

January 2022

6 papers · grade boundaries

October 2021

6 papers · grade boundaries

June 2021

6 papers

January 2021

6 papers · grade boundaries

October 2020

6 papers · grade boundaries

January 2020

4 papers · grade boundaries

October 2019

3 papers · grade boundaries

June 2019

3 papers · grade boundaries

January 2019

1 paper

Common questions

Where can I find Biology past papers from Pearson Edexcel?

This page links every Biology paper Pearson Edexcel publishes for everyone to download, newest first, starting with June 2025. Each link opens the PDF on Pearson Edexcel's own website. The most recent series is usually released a year or so after the exam, and it will appear here once Pearson Edexcel makes it public.

Are there mark schemes for these Biology papers?

Yes, every question paper here has a mark scheme, and 95 have an examiner report as well, which is worth reading for the mistakes that cost the most marks.

What were the Biology grade boundaries in June 2026?

In June 2026, an A needed 480 out of 600 uniform marks and an E needed 240 on International A level. On International AS level, an A needed 240 out of 300 uniform marks and an E needed 120. The grade boundaries for every series from June 2019 to June 2026 are on this course's grade boundaries page, and each series of papers here links to its own year's table, so you can mark a paper and read your grade.

Where is the Biology specification?

It is linked at the top of this page: Pearson Edexcel's own Biology specification (YBI11), a PDF on its website, which sets out what you can be examined on and how the exams are marked.

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cookie is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any exam board. Every paper here is a link to the board's own copy on its own website, and the papers belong to the boards that set them. If a link has stopped working, the board's own past paper page is linked on each course. The grade boundaries are copied from the boards’ own published documents, each linked under its table.