Senior School - Understanding the IB Diploma
Presented by MartinMcKinnon
NatureoftheIBDiploma
IBDP• Global/Holistic• 2YearProgramme• Majorityexternallyassessed• Core:ExtendedEssay,TOKandCAS• ThreesubjectsatHigherLevel(240hours)• ThreesubjectsatStandardLevel(150hours)
• EnglishA1• ChineseA1
Group1
StudiesinLanguageandLiterature
• FrenchB• ChineseB• EnglishB• Spanishabinitio(beginners)
Group2
LanguageAcquisition
• Economics• EnvironmentalSystemsandSociety (SLonly)
• History
Group3
IndividualsandSocieties
• Biology• Chemistry• Physics• EnvironmentalSystemsandSociety(SLonly)
• Sports,ExerciseandHealthScience
Group4
ExperimentalSciences
• MathematicsHL• MathematicsSL• MathematicsStudiesSL
Group5
Mathematics
• Film• Music• VisualArtsOr• AdditionalGroup3or4Subject
Group6
ArtsorFreeChoice
Example1– HumanitiesFocusSubjects CoreRequirements
EnglishA1(HL)
Creativity,Action,Service
TheoryOfKnowledge
ExtendedEssay
Spanishab initio(SL)
History(HL)
EnvironmentalSyst andSocieties(SL)Or
SportsScience(SL)MathematicsStudies(SL)
Economics(HL)
Example2– ScienceFocusSubjects CoreRequirements
EnglishA1(SL)
Creativity,Action,Service
TheoryOfKnowledge
ExtendedEssay
Spanishabinitio(SL)
Economics(HL)
Chemistry(HL)
Mathematics(SL)
Physics(HL)
Example3– TalentedMusician/ArtistSubjects CoreRequirements
EnglishA1(HL)
Creativity,Action,Service
TheoryOfKnowledge
ExtendedEssay
FrenchB(SL)
History (HL)
Biology(SL)
MathematicsStudies(SL)
Film,MusicorVisualArts(HL)
IBCore:TheoryofKnowledge
• Challenges studentsassumptions.
• Deeperunderstanding• 5lessonsperfortnight.• PresentationandEssay.
IBCore:ExtendedEssay
• Anexternallyassessed,independentresearchassignmentof4,000wordsinoneofthesixsubjectareas.
• Studentsworkwithanassignedsupervisor
• Developsindependentresearchandanalyticalcapabilities.
Theoryofknowledge(ToK)
ExcellentA
GoodB
SatisfactoryC
MediocreD
ElementaryE
Extend
edessay
ExcellentA +3 +3 +2 +2
FailingCondition
GoodB +3 +2 +2 +1
SatisfactoryC +2 +2 +1 0
MediocreD +2 +1 0 0
ElementaryE FailingCondition
Theory ofKnowledge/ExtendedEssayBonuspointsmatrix
IBCore:CAS– Creativity,Action,Service• Creativity – music,art,drama,writing• Action – Schoolsport+otherphysicalactivities• Service – Activitiesintheschoolandlocalcommunity.
• Continuousengagementfor18months• ActivitiesarefocusedontheCASLearningObjectives.• CASProjectsarethekey(minimum1).• CASadvisorprovidingguidance(PC).• Studentsreflectontheirexperiencesandcollectevidenceoftheirlearning.
CalculatingIBDiplomaOverallScoreComponent MaximumScore6Subjects(Graded1-7) 6X7=42
CoreComponents(ToKandExtendedEssay) 3Creativity,Action,Service(CAS) CompulsoryCompletion
Total 45
English ASL
Italian ab initio
History HL
ChemistryHL
Maths Studies SL
Visual Arts HL
ToK / EE
5 7 6 6 7 6 2
IB Score 39
ATAR 97.60
For Example Student A achieved the following:
IBDiploma:ATARandUniversityEntrance• UniversitiesworldwideunderstandthequalityoftheIBDiploma.
• NationalATARconversion.
• Adjustedannually.
• SAUniversitiesLanguage,LiteracyandMathematicsBonusScheme.
• c2017PassingIBDiplomaScoreATAR forUniversityEntry
201845 99.9544 99.8543 99.7042 99.4041 98.8540 98.3039 97.6038 96.7537 95.8536 94.6035 93.4534 92.2533 90.9032 89.2031 87.3530 84.6029 82.1528 80.1527 77.9526 75.5025 72.4524 69.05
ACultureofDiplomaSuccess
• In2016thePrinceAlfredCollegecohortaveragewas35points.
• In2017thereare54 SeniorSchoolstudents(Year11and12)undertakingthefullIBDiplomaProgramme.
InformationandContactDetails• MartinMcKinnonIBDPCoordinator:[email protected]
• InternationalBaccalaureateWebsite:ibo.org